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Code V
The article entitled Code V does not have sufficient reliable sources to be considered notable and merit inclusion. In the edit history, an editor recommended merging the article to the company that markets this product - Synopsys.
But, I don't really see a place for it in that article. This is because doing so would seem to be promoting a trivial subject by giving Code V its own section, when compared to the notable material already in "Synopsys" article. It doesn't fit with the tone of that article.
So, I am inclined to AFD the "Code V" article. However, I am looking for alternate opinions or solutions, so that is why I am posting this here. Thanks in advance.
I am also posting this on the WikiProject Physics Talk Page. -- Steve Quinn (talk) 17:29, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
- I am now thinking a good solution is to remove the content and make it a redirect. I think this is what the other editor actually recommended, not a merge. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 20:23, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
- My comment from WPPHYSICS: his should be a disambiguation page. "Code V" is used in many different fields and subjects outside of physics. I would move the current page to Synopsys Code V, and then redirect it, to clear the edit history. Then rewrite "Code V" into a disambiguation page. (for instance: ATC code V , [1] , etc ) -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 06:22, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- FWIW I don't see any reason not to merge. I would create a section Synopsys § Products and drop this material there with {{expand section|other products|date=August 2014}} on top of it. Then I would disambiguate Code V per IP and assume the issue resolved. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk•track) 09:47, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- I think both these suggestions are good and thanks to both of you for contributing. It did not occur to me to make a new section entitled "Synopsys products", nor did it occur to me to make a disambiguation page. I guess this is why it is best to confer with others.
- Now that the page has been renamed, I agree with the merge, which would create a redirect. This would then leave the "Code V" main-space name available for changing to a disambiguation page. Can we all agree to this? Should we wait a few more days for more comments? I think a good solution has been found. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 05:26, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- Question - Why should we clear the edit history? ---Steve Quinn (talk) 05:34, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- If the disambiguation page is subsequently moved to "Code V (disambiguation)" it would be inappropriate to have Synonpsys' in the edit history, so moving the edit history to a topic specific title for the particular topic would keep the edit history clear so that those traversing through it to determine why a disambiguation page would not have an article in its history to confuse the meaning of the disambiguation page's history. -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 06:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- OK thanks - this makes sense to me. I guess this can wait a couple more days to see if anyone else comments. --- Steve Quinn (talk) 05:46, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
- If the disambiguation page is subsequently moved to "Code V (disambiguation)" it would be inappropriate to have Synonpsys' in the edit history, so moving the edit history to a topic specific title for the particular topic would keep the edit history clear so that those traversing through it to determine why a disambiguation page would not have an article in its history to confuse the meaning of the disambiguation page's history. -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 06:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- Question - Why should we clear the edit history? ---Steve Quinn (talk) 05:34, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- There a bunch of independent competing products that have their own articles (see Category:Optical software). I'm not trying to make an WP:OTHERSTUFF argument, just pointing out that any action should be considered in a larger context of how this area is covered on WP - likely the whole area needs work. I personally would leave this article alone. At most I would give it a {{notability}} tag but won't here because notability research on a product that has apparently been around since 1975 is not easy to do well. If you're looking for merges to do or articles that deserve deletion, we have barrels of those at the WP:ORPHANAGE. ~KvnG 15:43, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Phoenix Labs Wikipedia Page request edit
Hi there!
I'm wondering if someone could help me with getting some edits applied to this page: [[2]] I represent the current Phoenix Labs (we're an independent video game developer based in Canada) and we have all legal rights to the company name, but I am unsure as to how to apply edits to this page as the former Phoenix Labs should likely be kept as either a disambiguation or a "Phoenix Labs (former)"
Would someone be willing to assist me with getting our presence properly added to this wikipedia entry?
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" Phoenix Labs is a Canadian-based, independent video game developer founded 2014 by video game veterans Jesse Houston, Robin Mayne and Sean Bender. They are focused on highly connected, cooperative gameplay experiences that feature strong experiential narratives (1).
(1) - http://www.phxlabs.ca/press "
Our logo is also directly available on the site.
Thanks so much for your help. Let me know if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Jessie Gagnon, Writer + Communications, Phoenix Labs
http://www.phxlabs.ca/
Not done I would not modify the Phoenix Labs page, as that refers to something completely different from your company, whether or not you "own the name" (meaningless), unless you purchased the company referred to by Phoenix Labs. It would certainly be inappropriate to move the current page to Phoenix Labs (former), as that is 1.) not descriptive and 2.) probably not even accurate. I'm personally not convinced that either company is notable under WP:GNG. If the other company is deleted as non-notable and is defunct, I doubt it will ever become notable, whereas your company may well become notable if it ends up meeting the general notability guidelines. In that case, your company's page will likely be located at Phoenix Labs. If both are notable, then we'd probably put your page at Phoenix Labs (video game studio) with a hatnote on the current page. If your page is the much more popular search term, then we'd probably want to switch them around per WP:2DAB.
- Honestly, best of luck with your company. If you are interested in helping Wikipedia's coverage of your company in the future, keeping a list of press coverage you get would probably be very useful to future editors when they are looking for citations (either to prove notability or to verify factual statements). Independent, secondary sources are crucial to Wikipedia's verifiability. 0x0077BE [talk/contrib] 19:31, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
Engineering job openings at WMF
Hi, There are currently some job openings in a few of the WMF's Engineering teams, that I thought might be of interest to someone here, or you might know someone to nudge. Hope that helps. :) Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 01:54, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
Help with an article?
I'm not exactly sure where to ask for help with this, but I've been helping an editor (@Drcarver:) with an article concerning CoSign by ARX. He's been pretty diligent about looking for sources but I'm not entirely certain about everything. I figured that it'd be best to get someone a little more savvy with computers and digital technology as a whole to take a look over the article and see what they think. Anyone up for it? You can find the article at User:Drcarver/CoSign by ARX. Do any of you think that this is ready for the mainspace? Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:21, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
Unique Identifier Header
Hello, I found this article on UIDH, a tracking bug insterted to HTTP headers by internet providers like Verizon. Can you make an article on it? --NaBUru38 (talk) 20:50, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Surely this edit is too promotional, and reads like a blatant advertisement? --benlisquareT•C•E 19:00, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
I created this stub, and people are looking at the article (60hitsperday or so). does anyone want to tackle expanding it? i dont seem to have the drive to do that, and i dont normally write computer articles.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 16:01, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
Recent cleanup of Open-source software development
I have done a major cleanup of the article (diff), let me know of any conerns. Thank you! Posted on article talk page also. --AmritasyaPutraT 05:45, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
SiSense
I now completed short article about SiSense (mentioned here previously, see archives from July 2014). I hope I have succeeded in keeping the article neutral and well sourced. If anybody has feedback, suggestions, or concerns about the article, please let me know, or improve the article as you see fit. -Itayerez (talk) 09:21, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Proposed merge: Consistency (database systems) and Data consistency
I've opened a discussion at Consistency (database systems) on merging Data consistency into it, and would appreciate any input. Thank you. — Sasuke Sarutobi (talk) 12:41, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for the notice, I commented there. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:59, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello, computer experts! Is Draft:Newline delimited JSON a notable topic? --Cerebellum (talk) 15:46, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
- Nope. Looks like nothing of any note uses it. --h2g2bob (talk) 16:32, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
- Great, thanks for the quick response! --Cerebellum (talk) 17:38, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
Internal System Proxy
- Internal System Proxy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- Internal system proxy (redirect to above)
Is this a hoax? Johnuniq (talk) 22:56, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Expanding Arch Linux ARM
I plan to expand the Arch Linux ARM article, which is currently a stub. Linux o'Linus (talk) 22:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)