Template talk:WikiProject Computing

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Please change by   by  . Thomas Linard (talk) 14:32, 10 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

  Donexaosflux Talk 17:04, 10 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

Template-protected edit request on 26 April 2022

Add

|redirect=yes

To separate redirects from N/A articles 0xDeadbeef (talk) 06:47, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Done. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. put'r there 11:02, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Template-protected edit request on 27 April 2022

Null edit on the template to reflect changes to the class mask above. See Category:NA-Class Computing articles. 0xDeadbeef (talk) 23:15, 27 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

OK I did, — xaosflux Talk 00:03, 28 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Descendant WikiProject parameters

Description of suggested change:

Add the rest of the Descendant WikiProjects to the optional parameters (e.g, `security=yes|security-importance=Low`). Tule-hog (talk) 01:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:43, 20 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Added a link in OP to the sidebar which shows a list of descendant projects to Computing. Comment is in 'add X to Y' format. Tule-hog (talk) 23:42, 21 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
The NESTED parameter was missing, so this has been   completed for the Computer Security project. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 03:50, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Apologies, this is a distinct request from the one below it. Here I am referring to missing subproject parameters in the primary Computing template itself (used to mark subprojects as well as their importance via <subproj>-importance={Low/Mid/High}).
Currently missing (followed by a recommended parameter name) are:
Tule-hog (talk) 04:20, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Not done for now: has there been discussion about adding these? These additions appear to need a consensus. Please achieve consensus before using the {{edit template-protected}} template. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 04:32, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
This is the only discussion I've seen - I presumed it was a default behavior for WikiProject templates and their descendants, and this was simply out-of-date.
Is this post the right place to seek consensus, or should it be posted elsewhere? Tule-hog (talk) 04:40, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
This is the right place for a discussion about adding to this template, and a notification post at WT:WikiProject Computing should bring interested project members to this page to express their opinions. A search of the archives on that page might reveal past discussions about adding descendents. See also WP:WikiProject Computing/Templates#Article assessment and project identification, which would also need to be updated. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 05:03, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Did not realize I had stepped into a classic WikiProject snag with this. Thank you Paine for recommending a search through the archives. Here is a list of similar past discussions:
From browsing through these, my take-away is that a couple of bold edits created the initial banner feature, and further calls to standardize it went un-answered. The misunderstanding post is worrying, but as far as I can tell incorrect - the descendant parameters also add the article to the descendant project (e.g., Patch (computing) is correctly sorted). Tule-hog (talk) 05:49, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
How is the child-parent organization of projects established. Is there a database or a list or what? In other words, what is your source for your list above of missing children? ~Kvng (talk) 15:18, 24 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/sidebar Tule-hog (talk) 20:11, 24 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. Clearly there are many cases where a child project has it's own WP banners. It is currently acceptable to use either these banners or parameters in the parent banner, if available. The question is whether we need to improve the "if available" situation. I guess a reasonable answer is, why not? I can't think of a reason why not. ~Kvng (talk) 15:01, 25 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Further, I believe I've seen consensus established against editors systematically altering articles to use a parent banner+child parameter, instead of multiple banners. I am having trouble finding that discussion though. Tule-hog (talk) 22:08, 25 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Edit request 21 July 2024

Description of suggested change: Add missing display tags to descendant WikiProject previews in banner shell.

E.g., in the following example (now removed) both Software and CompSec are tagged `=yes`, but only Software displays. Tule-hog (talk) 03:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Completed – added the missing NESTED parameter. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 03:51, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Gorgeous, thank you! Tule-hog (talk) 04:08, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Happy to help! Paine  04:21, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Template:User WP Computing straggler category

Bumping an edit request for the userbox of this project. Tule-hog (talk) 22:50, 16 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Edit request 26 August 2024

Add a WikiProject Databases option (i.e. databases=yes).

This is a sub-proposal of an earlier one, split off because it is less significant. See all proposals for WP Databases, each of which already intended to add the suggested parameter to this template. Tule-hog (talk) 23:33, 26 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Not done: please make your requested changes to the template's sandbox first; see WP:TESTCASES. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:03, 28 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Tule-hog — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 05:21, 31 August 2024 (UTC)Reply