Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing
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Descendant project parameters
[edit]I am boosting an edit request for Template:WikiProject Computing to add the rest of the descendant wikiprojects as parameters to the main template. A list of missing projects is collected there.
Consensus is needed. Tule-hog (talk) 05:09, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Template:JavaScript and Template:ECMAScript merge proposal
[edit]There was an unofficial merge proposal that did not reach consensus or take action. Bumping here. Tule-hog (talk) 17:14, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Wi-Fi 6#Requested move 29 August 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Wi-Fi 6#Requested move 29 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 18:38, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
New source for IBM System/23 Datamaster, also requesting help
[edit]Hello,
I am studying the foresaid computer and fixing part of the information in the article. Wikipedia is not a primary source, therefore I am updating data in my website, then updating the wikipedia article. While I cannot leave the wrong data at place, I am facing a moral dilemma on wether I should be updating it if I am also one of the sources.
For this reason I would like to ask a revision on the foresaid article by somebody else that is not me who could also be critic of my own work. I am open to suggestions and questions.
Also, I am facing the language barrier for the other wikipedias that still display the wrong information. Could anybody help me, please?
Thank you in advance and sorry for the trouble.
Buran Biggest Fan (talk) 12:03, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- I not sure I see a WP:COI here. However, it does not smell right to use your own site as a citation for improvements you make. You must have gotten your information from somewhere else; can you cite that? If you feel you can't make corrections, consider using {{Dubious}} and talk page discussion to help other editors help you. Admittedly it is a niche topic and help may not be immediately forthcoming but there have been 35 contributors to the article over its 20-year existence. ~Kvng (talk) 16:20, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Oracle Cerner#Requested move 19 September 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Oracle Cerner#Requested move 19 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 03:18, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:2024 Lebanon pager explosions#Requested move 19 September 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Lebanon pager explosions#Requested move 19 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Web-julio (talk) 03:48, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!
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15.ai has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:58, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
Fixing watchlist
[edit]Per Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/sidebar#recent_Computing-related_changes and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Archive_13#Project_watchlist (courtesy ping to DFlhb), I propose appending the target of /Recent changes to the home page's article alerts, similar to WP:COMPSEC.
Here is a preview (styling sourced from COMPSEC):
Recent changes
[edit]List of abbreviations (help):
- D
- Edit made at Wikidata
- r
- Edit flagged by ORES
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- New page
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- Minor edit
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- Bot edit
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- Page byte size change
17 December 2024
- diffhist File:Thefacebook screenshot (2004).png 19:58 −50 The lorax talk contribs (used on Facebook)
- diffhist Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing 15:36 +458 65.92.246.77 talk (→"Predictive analytics": new section) Tag: New topic
- diffhist m Multi-mode optical fiber 11:39 −2 Tisiu2 talk contribs (Changed OM5 colour in comparison table, from violet to lime green.) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- diffhist Template:Amstrad 08:30 −74 4throck talk contribs (simplify - combined models according to existing articles) Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
- diffhist Template:Amstrad 03:01 +21 DigitalIceAge talk contribs (**PPC512 **PPC640)
- diffhist m Template:Amstrad 02:36 0 DigitalIceAge talk contribs
- diffhist Draft:Ribon 00:16 −66 Chaotic Enby talk contribs (Declining submission: adv - Submission reads like an advertisement (AFCH))
- diffhist Talk:Loci Controls 00:15 +137 Sink Cat talk contribs (Assessment (Low): banner shell, +Companies, +Environment, +Software (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:Localeze 00:14 +90 Sink Cat talk contribs (Assessment (Low): banner shell, +Internet, +Software (Rater))
16 December 2024
- diffhist Template:Latest stable software release/macOS Big Sur 23:10 0 Aoi talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by 2601:40:C300:6C30:E174:F2B5:C804:EEF4 (talk): Date vandalism) Tags: Twinkle Undo
- diffhist Template:Latest stable software release/macOS Sonoma 23:09 0 Aoi talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by 2601:40:C300:6C30:E174:F2B5:C804:EEF4 (talk): Date vandalism) Tags: Twinkle Undo
- diffhist Template:Latest stable software release/macOS Monterey 23:09 −1 Aoi talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by 2601:40:C300:6C30:E174:F2B5:C804:EEF4 (talk): Date vandalism) Tags: Twinkle Undo
- diffhist Talk:Jump server 22:59 −30 Widefox talk contribs (Assessment: banner shell, Computing (Rater))
- diffhist N Draft talk:Ribon 22:57 +71 Moriah Rickli Pacheco talk contribs (Adding WikiProject tags using AfC-submit-wizard)
- diffhist Draft:Ribon 22:57 +197 Moriah Rickli Pacheco talk contribs (Submitting using AfC-submit-wizard)
- diffhist Talk:Bastion host 22:56 +37 Widefox talk contribs (Assessment: banner shell, Computing (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:Bastion host 22:56 +19 Widefox talk contribs (Assessment (Low): banner shell, Computing (Rater))
- diffhist N Draft:Ribon 22:51 +3,572 Moriah Rickli Pacheco talk contribs (Ribon is a workplace giving technology primarily used by healthcare nonprofit organizations to enhance participation in employee giving programs.) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Talk:Skaleet 22:26 +99 Sargdub talk contribs (review project importance)
- diffhist m File talk:Microsoft Security Essentials.png 22:26 −12 Tom.Reding talk contribs (-redundant class param; cleanup) Tag: AWB
- diffhist Skaleet 22:23 0 Sargdub talk contribs (→History: add link)
- diffhist Skaleet 22:22 +65 Sargdub talk contribs (rmv tags after previous edits and add cats)
- diffhist Skaleet 22:19 +621 Sargdub talk contribs (tidy refs)
- diffhist N Category talk:Bell System modem standards 22:18 +69 SomethingForDeletion talk contribs (Assessment: +banner shell, +Computer networking (Rater))
- diffhist N Category:Bell System modem standards 22:17 +19 SomethingForDeletion talk contribs (added Category:Modems using HotCat)
- diffhist Skaleet 22:07 +775 Sargdub talk contribs (tidy)
- diffhist m Template talk:Windows 11 21:39 −50 Tom.Reding talk contribs (-redundant class params (3); cleanup) Tag: AWB
- diffhist Proof of stake 21:35 0 RhymeWrens talk contribs (ce) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit App section source
- diffhist Infinite Craft 21:28 −265 Willondon talk contribs (revert last 3 edits; unsourced; none of this appears in the current source) Tag: Undo
- diffhist Template:EmacsNavbox 21:23 −43 PorchBanter talk contribs (rm rd (ad))
- diffhist Template:Latest stable software release/macOS Monterey 21:22 +1 2601:40:c300:6c30:e174:f2b5:c804:eef4 talk Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Template:Latest stable software release/macOS Big Sur 21:22 0 2601:40:c300:6c30:e174:f2b5:c804:eef4 talk Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Template:EmacsNavbox 21:21 −35 PorchBanter talk contribs (No information regarding this)
- diffhist Template:Latest stable software release/macOS Sonoma 21:21 0 2601:40:c300:6c30:e174:f2b5:c804:eef4 talk Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Infinite Craft 21:17 +62 69.84.70.138 talk (→Gameplay) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Infinite Craft 21:15 +16 69.84.70.138 talk (→Gameplay) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Infinite Craft 21:15 +187 69.84.70.138 talk (Added additional notes about offensive results) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Talk:OBJREF 21:05 +4 Christian75 talk contribs (class start)
- diffhist Fiducia IT 20:16 +11 Sargdub talk contribs (fix staff numbers)
- diffhist Talk:Fiducia IT 20:13 +154 Sargdub talk contribs (review project importance)
- diffhist Fiducia IT 20:12 +326 Sargdub talk contribs (tidy)
- diffhist Talk:Perkeep 19:31 +7 Jason Quinn talk contribs (not a stub... and importance low)
- diffhist Perkeep 19:29 +6 Jason Quinn talk contribs (minor copyedit to source... no reader-facing changes)
- diffhist Sapan Saxena 16:13 +141 2600:4041:57b1:3e00:106c:dc3d:71ce:b816 talk (→References: add "portals" and "see also" section)
- diffhist m Kaypro 16:09 −455 Kvng talk contribs (separate refs and notes. grammar.)
- diffhist Talk:Norton System Insight 15:59 +44 Christian75 talk contribs (Assessment (Low): banner shell, +Software (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:Novabench 15:59 +50 Christian75 talk contribs (Assessment (Low): banner shell, +Software (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:MicroBee 15:55 0 Kvng talk contribs (Assessment: banner shell, Computing (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:Kaypro 15:47 −2 Kvng talk contribs (Assessment: banner shell, Computer science, Computing (Rater))
- diffhist Sapan Saxena 15:33 +532 2600:4041:57b1:3e00:e51e:8e0e:ff63:f535 talk (Copyedit; expand categories) Tag: possible unreferenced addition to BLP
It relies on the Editorial Team quality log, which I'm not totally sure of the mechanics of but it gives recent changes to articles rather than the previous just talk pages. Tule-hog (talk) 18:46, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- Given typical interaction levels on this page, I'll just boldly follow through with this. Feel free to raise any objections. Tule-hog (talk) 18:48, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- From observing for a little while, I think its clear this is an almost uselessly small subset of the actual articles tagged with WP:COMP. A better solution still awaits. Tule-hog (talk) 01:42, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested merge at Talk:BitTorrent#Requested merge 30 September 2024
[edit]There is a requested merge discussion at Talk:BitTorrent#Requested merge 30 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Sceeegt (talk) 19:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
History of programming languages as a list class article
[edit]History of programming languages is pegged as a "list class" article. It has a lot of lists in it but it also has a lot of text. Do you think this categorization is appropriate? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 04:22, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
- I've updated the rating to C class. ~Kvng (talk) 15:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
Information Security
[edit]Hi all,
I'm in the process of rewriting Information Security and could do with someone looking over my shoulder/helping clear out some of the general fluff. All welcome. Joe (talk) 15:38, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Meta Platforms#Requested move 29 October 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Meta Platforms#Requested move 29 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 21:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:.zip (top-level domain)#Requested move 19 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:.zip (top-level domain)#Requested move 19 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 03:07, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Identity management#Requested move 12 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Identity management#Requested move 12 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 16:28, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Gapo#Requested move 10 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gapo#Requested move 10 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:CloudPets#Requested move 18 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:CloudPets#Requested move 18 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 19:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Making spoken Wikipedia audios (it may double Wikipedia reads & they're useful)
[edit]Is anybody interested in making spoken Wikipedia audios at scale? I think it could up to double Wikipedia reads and that many readers would be interested in these: most people don't like to read long articles as texts on screens but millions frequently listen to podcasts.
I increasingly find myself listening to these audios instead of to podcasts or audiobooks as Wikipedia covers more interesting things, things fitting better to my interests or needs, covers things better than podcasts (e.g. more neutral, accurate & critical), and is more succinct than overly long audiobooks.
Here is the process to create these as far as I developed it and it could already be used to e.g. fulfill all audio requests. I think most people don't scroll below the large References section to the External links section and the current audio player is outdated with a way too narrow width and without a button to jump back x seconds. Let me know if you have questions. I don't know if there's a better place to ask about this so if there is, please also let me know, thanks!
Prototyperspective (talk) 17:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
- I suggest we can maximize the impact of this effort by working popular pages first. ~Kvng (talk) 15:51, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good idea, thanks. Currently, it's more about first maximizing participation I think but making popular pages available probably also helps with that. I thought of creating audios for these next so I'd create audios for a mix of these two kinds of articles and the ones I had already planned earlier the next time I get to it. I also thought about enabling people to request audios on the WikiProject page. I think audios are most useful for 1. lengthy articles that are interesting but not so nice to read on a screen (like the example above) 2. articles about topics that are well podcastable/audiobookable like 'History of xyz'-articles.
Several of those popular pages are already available as audio, e.g. Internet Archive & Artificial intelligence. Developing the process further would probably be most useful, e.g. to make it automatically replace abbreviations with their written out form (like e.g. to for example or M to million) or remove the periods after name initials (like J. K. Rowling to J K Rowling) which results in long pauses which then need to be fixed at some point with a reupload if only noticed afterwards. Issues with audios can be reported using this template. Prototyperspective (talk) 22:42, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good idea, thanks. Currently, it's more about first maximizing participation I think but making popular pages available probably also helps with that. I thought of creating audios for these next so I'd create audios for a mix of these two kinds of articles and the ones I had already planned earlier the next time I get to it. I also thought about enabling people to request audios on the WikiProject page. I think audios are most useful for 1. lengthy articles that are interesting but not so nice to read on a screen (like the example above) 2. articles about topics that are well podcastable/audiobookable like 'History of xyz'-articles.
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ChatGPT
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Wiki
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Artificial intelligence
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History of wikis
- By the way I added audios for many of those popular pages by now. However, they or many of them are not particularly well suited for the audio format like the examples in Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia spoken by AI voice. If the article is long (ie too long to read) and you're interested in the particular subject they can still be interesting; and of course visually impaired people would also benefit from these. Prototyperspective (talk) 12:17, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Gateway, Inc.#Requested move 20 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gateway, Inc.#Requested move 20 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:28, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
"Predictive analytics"
[edit]In 2023 [1], this article turned from a general topic to a business topic; and from a non-AI topic to an AI-topic. This seems odd, as the article already describes non-business uses; and uses that are not-AI based. -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 15:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)