I am puzzled and concerned about the mention of the fact that there is "no app" available for viewers to play along. For the following reasons;
- Wikipedia generally doesn't discuss things that a TV programme lacks, as this can be suggestive that they should have it. This is advancing an opinion. Armchair Detectives also lacks a twitter feed along the bottom of the screen. An online forum. A phone-in section. A green-room spin off show on BBC Three. A meet-the-actors YouTube channel. Do we mention all this? No. This is why Wikipedia doesn't itemise things that don't exist.
- Although appropriately cited, it's just to a passing mention in a tweet. I don't think Bodycombe was making an official statement, and certainly not suggesting that there might be an app in future.
- The viewing public can be 'armchair detectives' on their own without a smartphone app. The show works successfully without any need for one. This is the point Bodycombe was making. He was just emphasising the "anyone can play along" aspect.
- 1000s of gameshows are broadcast every year without an associated app. No-one feels the need to point out this glaring oversight on their articles. Why should Armchair Detectives be different?
Basically, it reads like a curious, out of place, criticism without any basis. Has anyone even suggested it should have one? --Escape Orbit (Talk) 11:52, 13 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
