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Which metrics should have minimum valuable software project?

I have a question related to proposition to deletion of my article Fhirbase: Which metrics should have minimum valuable software project? May be number of github contributors or mail list subscribers? DanilKutkevich (talk) 16:21, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

ISPmanager

Hi all, anyone care to take a look at ISPmanager? Looks a little promotional-y to my weary gnome eyes. Many thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:54, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Help with ShareFile?

Hello! I've been working on behalf of Citrix Systems to research and suggest improvements to the article for their ShareFile product. I posted a note on the Talk page with an updated draft for the article last month. My draft significantly condenses the material and trims out quite a few details that were either poorly sourced or irrelevant. I'm hoping someone here might be able to review it since I haven't had a response yet. Because of my COI, I will not be making any edits myself, but instead ask that other editors review my work and move it to the live article if they agree with the changes. I'll be watching the Talk page and can respond to any thoughts editors have. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 17:57, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

This has been done. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 21:12, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

"Monkey test" and "monkey testing"

The usage and topic of monkey test and Monkey testing is under discussion, see talk:monkey test -- 70.51.46.195 (talk) 06:17, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

COI edit requests for Splunk

Hi, I work for a communications firm that represents Splunk and I've made a few suggestions for improvements on the article's Talk page. Any chance someone here could take a look and lend a hand? Thanks much! Mary Gaulke (talk) 01:30, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Done by Drm310. ~Kvng (talk) 13:21, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Requesting review of proposed changes

I work for Bounce Exchange. The article had some problems, which I have tried to address in a recent edit. I have been trying to discuss them on the article’s talk page, but further perspectives would be helpful -Cxob (talk) 00:13, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Things seem reasonable there. We don't like COI editors changing articles. Especially so if changes downplay criticisms and insert promotional content. ~Kvng (talk) 01:24, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

OpenBSD

I have nominated OpenBSD for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Tonystewart14 (talk) 15:12, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Help with GoToMyPC?

Hi there. I have been working on updates to GoToMyPC, another Citrix-related article. I'm hoping editors here might review a draft I posted to the Talk page last week. As stated before, I am working as a paid consultant on behalf of Citrix Systems as part of my work with Beutler Ink. I will not edit the article directly because of my COI and will only participate in Talk page discussions. Thanks in advance! Heatherer (talk) 22:53, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Auto-assessment of article classes

Following a recent discussion at WP:VPR, there is consensus for an opt-in bot task that automatically assesses the class of articles based on classes listed for other project templates on the same page. In other words, if WikiProject A has evaluated an article to be C-class and WikiProject B hasn't evaluated the article at all, such a bot task would automatically evaluate the article as C-class for WikiProject B.

If you think auto-assessment might benefit this project, consider discussing it with other members here. For more information or to request an auto-assessment run, please visit User:BU RoBOT/autoassess. This is a one-time message to alert projects with over 1,000 unassessed articles to this possibility. ~ Rob^Talk 01:23, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

• Support: This bot skips any article with conflicting classes from different WikiProjects, such as a B from one and a C from another, so it will simply fill in unassessed articles with high accuracy. Tonystewart14 (talk) 05:31, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support - I routinely fill in missing assessments manually in this manner and it would be helpful if it happened automatically. ~Kvng (talk) 13:40, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
• After a few days, there appears to be some support and no opposition to opting in. You may want to consider listing this project at User:BU RoBOT/autoassess to opt-in. I'm unfollowing this project page, so please ping me if anyone has any questions that require the bot operator's response. ~ Rob^Talk 17:01, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Looking for feedback on TechSoup Global edits

Hello, I am improving the TechSoup Global page. It has had a cleanup tag on it since 2015 and I am addressing the issues cited. I have done some work on it already, and I would appreciate any guidance or help with the editing from more experienced editors.Bajeckabean (talk) 18:15, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Reorganize browser-engine categorization

We need to reorganize the rendering engine, Web browser, and browser-based app categories, such that browsers, and apps with an HTML/CSS rendering engine, are categorized distinctly from each other, then are sorted into separate categories for Gecko-based, Webkit-based, and Blink-based (and other); then have Blink-based software be a subcategory of Category:Software based on WebKit (and a Blink-based browsers subcat be in turn also a subcat of a Webkit-based browsers subcat of Software based on Webkit), but individual articles about Blink-based browsers (and other software) not being categorized directly under WebKit, which is misleading. Blink is a years-old fork from Webkit, and Blink-based browsers, mobile apps, etc., are developed with the Blink APIs, often with no prior knowledge of Webkit, and no direct connection to Webkit. It's also of value to keep Webkit and Blink browsers (and apps) separately categorized, as the feature and bug sets continue to diverge. Proper categorization would be helpful to Web and app developers looking for browsers (etc.) with which to test; if they know that these X browsers are all Blink, and these Y browsers are all non-Blink WebKit, they can narrow their testing choices.

The situation is exactly the same as the relationship of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc., to Ubuntu (operating system) and Debian; they are categorized in Category:Ubuntu (operating system) derivatives, which in turn is a subcategory of Category:Debian-based distributions, with Kubuntu, et al., not categorized directly as Debian-based, because they are directly derived from Ubuntu, not independently derived from Debian. Meanwhile, Category:Debian-based distributions has other things in it than Ubuntu and the Ubuntu derivatives subcat, just as a category for Webkit-based software and its Webkit-based browsers subcat will have more in them than Safari and the respective subcats for Blink-based software and Blink-based browsers.
 — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  20:46, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

@SMcCandlish: Hi! It seems you are writing this in response to a problem in your mind, which you didn't state. (When you start with "We need to ...", you are describing a solution. But what is the problem here?) I am not saying you must provide a description of problem just to satisfy some bureaucratic need; you can imply the problem. You see, at this I have no idea at what range of articles I must look, to get started with helping you. (Sure, I can start with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera (web browser) and Safari (web browser) to work out the problem for myself but then the problem that I work out for myself might be different from yours.)

Best regards,

Codename Lisa (talk) 08:06, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

I guess I'm not sure what you're asking for, since the nature of the problem is already rather explicit in what I wrote above. The tl;dr version: We're presently treating all Blink-based releases as WebKit-based releases, and this is confusing and counterfactual. Blink itself is a fork of WebKit, but Blink-based apps are not developed from the WebKit codebase, but from the Blink codebase, and developers of them may often never deal with anything WebKit-specific at all. As I already said, it's exactly the same as treating Kubuntu as a Debian fork instead of (or in addition to) an Ubuntu fork (other than by being categorized as an Ubuntu variant, and Ubuntu itself being categorized as Debian-derived). By way of another analogy, it's like treating birds and people as an evolutionary split from fish, when they are in fact evolutionary splits from, respectively, dinosaurs and earlier mammals, which were in turn splits from early reptiles, which split from amphibians, which developed from fish. While it is true that Chrome and Opera are descended ultimately from WebKit, just as you and your parrot are descended from fish, this is basically useless trivia in most contexts, and when presented as a bare fact, as our present categorization system does with this software, its very misleading. Perhaps more to the point – because WebKit continues to develop independently from Blink, and they fork further apart, with things based on the latter having features not present in the former and vice versa, it gets more misleading as time goes on, like suggesting that birds and humans are descended from the same fish we find in our oceans today, rather than primitive fish from billions of years ago.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  08:16, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

When you said "We need to reorganize the rendering engine, Web browser, and browser-based app categories", I thought you are talking about at least three categories and that the WebKit problem is just an example of the whole scope. —Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 11:36, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Stacked layout for infoboxes

Hello everyone

Those who watch Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome articles may have noticed that I have implemented a new stacked layout for version information in {{Infobox web browser}}. This occurred on 31 May 2016 and I haven't had any complaint yet.

I intend to implement this in {{Infobox software}} eventually, so if anyone has any feedback, now would be a good time.

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 12:53, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject PHP

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RFC notice

Hello :)

An RFC about the {{Infobox software}} is open at Template talk:Infobox software § Should we add a "source code repository" field to the infobox? Participants are welcome.

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 08:26, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi

WT:SOFTWARE requests the installation of the Centralized Announcement System on a users talk page. Would someone please kindly advise this relatively new user, where one finds this item, and how one installs it? I originally posted this question on my Talk page, but was directed to re-ask this question here. Many thanks!
(RedDwarfPlanet (talk) 21:16, 5 December 2016 (UTC))

Please help out with Category:Emergency management software

So I just created Category:Emergency management software - could you please help out with it? Btw there is probably a plenitude of notable software that is relevant to the category but doesn't have an article... --Fixuture (talk) 15:06, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Feedback sought: new article, and redirected existing article

I have just created a new article for Spredfast, my company. I also deleted (by replacing with a redirect) an old article, on Mass Relevance, which is now our subsidiary; that article had been tagged as "advertising" since 2013. Any feedback, improvements, or suggestions welcome.

-{{SUBST:User UDel|grad}} (talk) 22:10, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Please help out with Category:Emergency management software

So I just created Category:Emergency management software - could you please help out with it? Btw there is probably a plenitude of notable software that is relevant to the category but doesn't have an article... --Fixuture (talk) 15:06, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Feedback sought: new article, and redirected existing article

I have just created a new article for Spredfast, my company. I also deleted (by replacing with a redirect) an old article, on Mass Relevance, which is now our subsidiary; that article had been tagged as "advertising" since 2013. Any feedback, improvements, or suggestions welcome.

-{{SUBST:User UDel|grad}} (talk) 22:10, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Notice about adminship to participants at this project

Many participants here create a lot of content, may have to evaluate whether or not a subject is notable, decide if content complies with BLP policy, and much more. Well, these are just some of the skills considered at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship.

So, please consider taking a look at and watchlisting this page:

• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll

You could be very helpful in evaluating potential candidates, and even finding out if you would be a suitable RfA candidate. Many thanks and best wishes, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:40, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Feedback please - Talk:Collaborative software

Hello, I have started a thread about the current status - and possible removal - of a vendor list in Collaborative software. The post is here. The list has been part of the article since 2014, so any additional feedback would be appreciated. GermanJoe (talk) 15:06, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

With no objections so far, I have removed the list. The flaws of this list are just too many for a policy-compliant fix imo. GermanJoe (talk) 16:34, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Popular pages report

We – Community Tech – are happy to announce that the Popular pages bot is back up-and-running (after a one year hiatus)! You're receiving this message because your WikiProject or task force is signed up to receive the popular pages report. Every month, Community Tech bot will post at Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Archive 5/Popular pages with a list of the most-viewed pages over the previous month that are within the scope of WikiProject Software.

We've made some enhancements to the original report. Here's what's new:

• The pageview data includes both desktop and mobile data.
• The report will include a link to the pageviews tool for each article, to dig deeper into any surprises or anomalies.
• The report will include the total pageviews for the entire project (including redirects).

We're grateful to Mr.Z-man for his original Mr.Z-bot, and we wish his bot a happy robot retirement. Just as before, we hope the popular pages reports will aid you in understanding the reach of WikiProject Software, and what articles may be deserving of more attention. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at m:User talk:Community Tech bot.

Warm regards, the Community Tech Team 17:16, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Merger help request

Can someone from the project help with the following merger request?

Merge numerous non-notable KDE applications into KDE Applications. This has already been done with other Desktop environments/operating systems such as non-notable MacOS and Haikuos applications being merged into "List of OS X components" and "Haiku Applications". Suggested KDE articles to be merged together are: RSIBreak, KWallet, KRename, Kile, Kaffeine, KPilot, Tellico, Yakuake, Konsole, Kinfocenter, KDE System Guard, KMLDonkey, Skanlite, KSnapshot, KPhotoAlbum, KDesktop, KColorEdit, Kolf (video game), KAtomic, RKWard , kst (software), KBibTeX, Kalzium, KTurtle, KTouch, KmPlot, KAlgebra, KLettres, KHangMan, Kanagram, Lokalize, KImageMapEditor, KDESvn, KDbg, Cervisia. Dlpkbr (talk) 14:18, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, GenQuest ^{"Talk to Me"} 08:07, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi.

This just my two cents: We have a List of KDE applications. We can use a template similar to {{Japanese episode list}} to list each app with its icons, screenshots and one or two paragraphs of description. (Stress on "similar to".)

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 10:18, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

An AfD entry in need of attention

Hi.

There is an AfD entry on a software product that I opened a long time ago, but it has received zero responses so far (apparently due to a glitch). I was wondering if you'd be interested in taking a look at it. This discussion is at:

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Apache Mobile Filter

Thanks

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 12:15, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

RfC Announce: Wikimedia referrer policy

In February of 2016 the Wikimedia foundation started sending information to all of the websites we link to that allow the owner of the website (or someone who hacks the website, or law enforcement with a search warrant / subpoena) to figure out what Wikipedia page the user was reading when they clicked on the external link.

The WMF is not bound by Wikipedia RfCs, but we can use an advisory-only RfC to decide what information, if any, we want to send to websites we link to and then put in a request to the WMF. I have posted such an advisory-only RfC, which may be found here:

Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: Wikimedia referrer policy

Please comment so that we can determine the consensus of the Wikipedia community on this matter. --Guy Macon (talk) 21:45, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Epicflow‎

The detailed source review may be a bit off-putting, but I'd appreciate any kind of additional feedback for this discussion. GermanJoe (talk) 13:38, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Works Applications - NPOV, self-promotion

I am getting a little low on motivation at the moment, but maybe someone else is interested in such topics and has a bit time to clean up this self-promotional mostly unsourced mess. Also, some of the provided sources are either misrepresenting interview claims (about "one-of-a-kind") as facts, or are not credible to begin with (i.e. ref #2 is authored by a "marketing communications professional" and a pure advertorial). Several other claims are based on sources of similar "quality". The entire article needs a thorough in-depth check by an uninvolved editor and consequent trimming of unsourced promotional content - any help would be appreciated. GermanJoe (talk) 12:28, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

I took a first crack at it - nothing fancy just trimming superlatives etc. Still needs work but it's better than it was. CodeCurmudgeon (talk) 00:45, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

File:Apache Mynewt Logo.png

Hi, a user recently uploaded the logo (linked above) for Apache Mynewt (website). Normally I would go ahead and license these type of files but I wasn't 100% sure if the Apache Software Foundation license covers all logos. Any chance someone could let me know and I will go ahead and apply the correct license (whether Apache license or fair use). Thanks, Salavat (talk) 13:46, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

WP:Manual of Style/Computing#Definite article section proposed for revision

FYI

 – Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

The WT:MOSCOMP#Definite article section is proposed, here, to be substantially revised for better agreement with RS practice, linguistics, and MoS norms.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ >^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ<  17:11, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Context-sensitive help

I note that the article on Context-sensitive help is rated 'High' on this project's scale of importance, yet has not had any references added to it since it was templated for having no citations back in 2011. If this doesn't change, it's very likely to get put forward for WP:AfD, just as Tip of the day is currently under review. Any takers? Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:00, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

What would be the rationale for deleting Context-sensitive help? WP:NODEADLINES. WP:NOTCLEANUP. Tip of the day deletion proposal also appears to be ill advised. ~Kvng (talk) 13:17, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Low-code development platforms

Nothing terribly urgent at the moment, but it would be great if some interested editors could take a look at this relatively new article - it has been edited by contributors with a possible COI. While I have trimmed some of the more obvious tone and NPOV problems, the article still could use more work from knowledgeable editors to provide an unbiased detailed description of LCDP as a new technology (more than 2/3 of the article focus on reception-related information instead of describing the concept first and foremost). GermanJoe (talk) 18:51, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

I took a flight at rewording the intro slightly to be a bit more clear and push the jargon later. You did an excellent job getting the article to where it is. Not sure if a COI issue was the original motivation for article creation, it is a bit of a stretch of an article topic, kind of just this side of WP:NEO. debating if it should be merged with Fourth-generation programming language or End-user development, these terms are somewhat fuzzy.Cander0000 (talk) 00:39, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

External link query

Would someone from WP:SOFTWARE mind taking a look at The Faery Tale Adventure#Macintosh port Video? An IP added an external link to the article, but it was subsequently removed by a bot. I gave the IP a general explanation as to why this probably happened, but perhaps someone more familiar with software-related articles could take a look and provide further clarification. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:18, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Resolved

~Kvng (talk) 16:01, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Restrictions for entries in software list articles

Hi, WikiProject Software editors. I'm hoping to start a discussion on restrictions on inclusion pertaining to lists of software. Currently, the requirement is that the software should have a Wikipedia article, however many entries are made on the basis of just the software developer having a Wikipedia article, and I'd note that in some cases, it's hard to separate the two.

This is a question that came up when I proposed adding HubSpot CRM at Comparison of CRM systems and Comparison of Mobile CRM systems (I posted edit requests as I have a COI, since I was making the requests on behalf of HubSpot through my work with Beutler Ink). Both edit requests were denied.

While I understand the idea of ensuring that these lists only include notable software, limiting to only software that has its own Wikipedia article seems too restrictive. These restrictions do not take into account entries like Salesforce, which has an article for the company but not a separate one for the CRM system, yet I doubt anyone would say that Salesforce isn't notable enough to be included in this article. (Other existing entries on those two pages that send readers to the company articles include: Zoho CRM sends readers to Zoho Corporation, Pipedrive to the Pipedrive company article, and Elements CRM to Ntractive.)

I'm curious what editors think about the current restrictions and whether there could be some more leeway for software where the developer is clearly notable. Looking forward to hearing what others think. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:09, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

WP:CSC #1 allows redlinks in some cases. Do you think HubSpot CRM satisfies the WP:GOLDENRULE? ~Kvng (talk) 16:23, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Well, I tried. There's a strong sentiment within the community of late to reject all contributions potentially tainted with WP:COI, WP:PROMOTIONAL or WP:PAID. ~Kvng (talk) 16:00, 17 December 2017 (UTC)]

Thanks for weighing in, Kvng. I've been leaving this discussion open, hoping more folks would give their 2c, so I'd like to ping a few active members from this project to see what they think about the general restrictions (and the HubSpot CRM request in particular, if they're willing to comment on that). @Dane2007, Brianreading, Guy Macon, Jeh, Tinucherian, Warren, JC713, and George Rodney Maruri Game: Wondering if any of you have thoughts on the restrictions on inclusion in lists of software and whether these rules need to be amended to account for software where the developer is notable but there's not a separate Wikipedia article for the software? Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 16:15, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Other than redlinking, what is the process to request review whether a software (or topic) is to be included? My 2c is that a notable developer does not automatically mean that a software they create should be included. However, if we have a page on a notable developer, we should have a process to review whether a software (or new topic referred to on any page) should have it's own page. I like the rule that it's not included in lists unless it has a page. Apologies in advance for my ignorance on this. Pursuedbybaer (talk) 16:36, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I don't like the "must have an article" rule because some software is notable but well covered in the article about the author or the company. I don't like the "an article about the author is enough" rule because some authors create both notable and non-notable software. Yet I have great sympathy for the editors who have to have a simple rule for dealing with the boatload of COI and promotional crap that get added to such lists on a daily basis. What I don't have is a good answer to the problem. --Guy Macon (talk) 17:03, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

My view is that we don't need separate articles for both a software company and their solitary/primary product. See Facebook, LinkedIn and salesforce.com for examples. HubSpot CRM is definitely notable, given that a variety of independent sources are available that cover it. But Wikipedia:Summary style needs to be our guide -- information about HubSpot CRM and other products should be added to the company's article first, before we contemplate splitting that article up. Warren -talk- 19:20, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I agree with Warren and Guy Macon. No hard and fast rule. But if a company and a software have separate names and are equally notable and have enough for substantial entries, perhaps they should have pages of their own. Pursuedbybaer (talk) 20:34, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Agree with Guy Macon as well for notable products. Maybe WP:CSC should be amended with 2 additional points: First, "no entry without existing stand-alone article" should be explicitly mentioned as valid list criterion (it is already de-facto consensus in several lists that have been constantly flooded with advertising for years). Of course it's up to editors to choose the most suitable list criterion for each list anyway (smaller or less-spammed lists might work with less restrictive handling). Second, the "no redirects" rule should be handled less restrictive: if a notable sub-topic is covered in sourced detail as part of a larger main article, a redirect to this main article should be permitted in lists. The second clarification would cover cases like Salesforce (and Hubsport CRM, in case it is deemed notable by uninvolved consensus). GermanJoe (talk) 08:02, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

This looks like a productive suggestion. It would be nice if editors working on lists could spend less time discussing suitability of every entry. I definitely see room for improvement in this regard at WP:CSC. Your proposal is broad enough that it should include participation from editors at Wikipedia talk:Stand-alone lists. I have left a message there. ~Kvng (talk) 15:20, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Looking for uninvolved editor to review MicroStrategy discussion

Hello! I'm looking for editors here who may be able to help review a request that I have for MicroStrategy, the business analytics software company. Earlier this month, I suggested replacing the article's poorly sourced Awards and recognition section with content that focuses on high marks from Forrester Research and Gartner, as reported by Information Week and CMS Wire.

As you'll see, the reviewing editor declined my request, dismissing Forrester and Gartner, as well as the sources ("They are from marketing and advertising publications with deep connections to the industry", the editor wrote). I think this is an incorrect assessment, so I explained why, and asked the editor to reconsider. However, they have not responded. For this reason, I hope that someone active in WikiProject Software—who is familiar with the industry and the topics under discussion—can take a look and offer an opinion.

Since MicroStrategy is a client and I therefore have a financial conflict of interest, I will not edit the article directly and am seeking other editors' input and assistance. Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 16:12, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

I have briefly reviewed your request and the reviewer's actions here. Though there may be something to your assertion that the reviewer is "inventing requirements," to my eye, the proposed replacement is not a clear improvement over what's currently in the article and especially so given the potential COI attached. ~Kvng (talk) 14:29, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

System requirements

I'm currently in a content dispute on Opera (web browser) (I haven't touched the article beyond rvv, but am looking to resolve the dispute through talk avenues). This is regarding the treatment of system requirements. Soilentred has been adding the system requirements for the latest version (or more precisely, sysreq.minWindowsVersion... the minimum windows version). I think it makes the infoboxes look messy, and would support a system requirements section in the article body. However, since this probably is applicable to software products generally, I felt that this was the appropriate venue.

Pinging other involved editors: SarekOfVulcan ViperSnake151 ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 16:10, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Woops, didn't look at all talk venues. Dorsetonian, ANI: Blackmane Hijiri88 ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 16:18, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I feel that the infobox should be showing the OSes that ever supported the product, not just the current version. Look at Microsoft Word, for example, that was first released on Xenix, then DOS, then Windows, etc. I can see the argument for only showing the currently supported version, but I'm not yet convinced by it. After all, according to http://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide, XP+Win7 still take up 45% of usage, despite both being past EOL... --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:24, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

What do you say to a "former operating systems" field on the Infobox? I think splitting would make sense, and I certainly do support the "all versions, even deprecated" argument. ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 16:30, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I think that could be a reasonable option in some cases, probably most of them including Opera. In some other I think it's not the best idea though. For instance, SarekOfVulcan mentioned Microsoft Word and it seems to me that the current article is best left alone as it is. I'm talking strictly in terms of editing infoboxes, of course, it's perfectly fine to mention all historical OS support in article body. Soilentred (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

The more I think about Microsoft Word, the less sure I am about my position. But "hard cases make bad law". Microsoft has of course wanted it to only run on the most recent OS, so it could sell more of both. WinAmp, on the other hand... --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:45, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

My original take on it, as I said at ANI, was based on a simple reading of the infobox. We know that many readers will use Wikipedia as a first port of call for information. I opened up the Opera article and upon looking at the infobox, the first thought that came to mind, as a reader not as an editor, is that there is version information in the infobox. I'd then look to the supported operating systems. Logically, at least to me, if one shows the most current version, then by extension it should only show the OS that particular version would work on. If every supported OS was entered into the infobox, then it better be under something like "Previously supported Operating systems", but that would end up looking quite messy and inelegant. Alternatively, one could have an entry in the supported Operating system with the version number in brackets. For example, Windows 2000 (Up to version X.X.XXXX.X), Windows NT (up to version Y.Y.YYYY.Y). Or something similar. Whatever is decided upon, it just needs to be clear what information we're trying to impart. Blackmane (talk) 08:15, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

I do not think the infobox should limited to the OS for only the current release, for a number of reasons: (1) This is an encyclopaedia and is interested in the full history of the software product. (2) The release of a new version of a product does not immediately cause all previous versions to cease to exist; if there was a version of the product for a particular operating system, there still is, even if it's not the most recent one. (3) Limiting the OS to just the most recent release is going to be impossible to achieve. Suppose the same product follows different release cycles on different operating systems - how would you determine what is "the most recent release"? What is the point at which an OS should be removed? If the software is discontinued are all operating systems removed (which is not at all helpful) or are they frozen at the last release (which would be inconsistent with products in active development)? Such issues would inevitably lead to errors and/or WP:OR. (4) The most recent version number of a software product is just one of the many pieces of information the infobox contains and I see no reason why its also being in the info box limits the rest of it to only that version - indeed, how would that square with the "released" parameter? Dorsetonian (talk) 10:29, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

IMO, the info box is intended to contain a summary of pertinent facts. If it starts to get full of conditionals and other junk, it is no longer a summary and is not useful as such. Full details (a non-summary) should be in the body of the article. If readers are likely to be mislead over-summarization in the info box, consider omitting it or attaching a footnote to it. ~Kvng (talk) 14:38, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

With the location map series of templates, you're able to switch between maps. I don't see any reason precluing a similar template with system requirements (defaults to current version, shows some significant previous versions on request). Also worth a look is History of the Opera web browser. ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 14:43, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

@Bellezzasolo: Can you link to "location map series of templates"? We want the full details in the body. If we're also putting full details in the info box, perhaps selectively revealed by template magic, we're probably creating article maintenance issues of trying to keep everything up-to-date and in sync. ~Kvng (talk) 20:39, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

@Kvng: I refer to {{Location map}} and {{Location map+}}, with the helper {{Location map~}}. They use the switcher gadget, e.g. the span class switcher-label. ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 20:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Collaboration tool - essay

A good-faith student assigment, but unfortunately large parts of it are written in a personal essay-like manner. The topic is somewhat loosely related to collaboration software, so any improvements from interested knowledgeable editors would be greatly appreciated. I am not completely sure which projects would put this article within their scope - so please feel free to improve the talkpage's project tagging. Thanks in advance. GermanJoe (talk) 14:28, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

I'll give it a go and see if I can copyedit it :) Dsalinasgardon (talk) 23:55, 20 April 2018 (UTC)Dsalinasgardon

Input needed at Talk:AV1

Hi there. A user is asking quite a lot of questions on this page that falls under the scope of this WP but I have no idea how to answer them. Could someone more knowledgeable have a look please? Regards SoWhy 07:26, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Forms are missing and I think article should be moved to another, summary name. "About Google Docs" section contains "Google Docs", "Google Sheets", "Google Slides" and "Google Forms". Eurohunter (talk) 11:17, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Scene 7 FAR nomination

I have nominated Scene7 for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Leefeni de Karik (talk) 04:18, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

WikiProject collaboration notice from the Portals WikiProject

The reason I am contacting you is because there are one or more portals that fall under this subject, and the Portals WikiProject is currently undertaking a major drive to automate portals that may affect them.

Portals are being redesigned.

The new design features are being applied to existing portals.

At present, we are gearing up for a maintenance pass of portals in which the introduction section will be upgraded to no longer need a subpage. In place of static copied and pasted excerpts will be self-updating excerpts displayed through selective transclusion, using the template {{Transclude lead excerpt}}.

The discussion about this can be found here.

Maintainers of specific portals are encouraged to sign up as project members here, noting the portals they maintain, so that those portals are skipped by the maintenance pass. Currently, we are interested in upgrading neglected and abandoned portals. There will be opportunity for maintained portals to opt-in later, or the portal maintainers can handle upgrading (the portals they maintain) personally at any time.

Background

On April 8th, 2018, an RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals.

There's an article in the current edition of the Signpost interviewing project members about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.

Since the reboot, the Portals WikiProject has been busy building tools and components to upgrade portals.

So far, 84 editors have joined.

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If you have any questions about what is happening with portals or the Portals WikiProject, please post them on the WikiProject's talk page.

Thank you.    — The Transhumanist   07:56, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Proposed updates to the Scaled agile framework article

Hello. On behalf of my employer, Scaled Agile Inc., I've proposed some updates to the Scaled agile framework article here, in order to bring it up to date. I've suggested specific improvements and shared a few possible to consider. I invite WikiProject members to contribute to the discussion, especially those who may be familiar with scaled agile. Thank you. JB at Scaled Agile (talk) 22:45, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Marlin (firmware)

I just started Marlin (firmware), I'm not experienced in writing articles about software so if someone could take a look that would be great.

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 09:25, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Comparison of content-control software and providers - more input needed

Two questions have recently come up about 1) the defunct status of K9 without published sources to verify this claim (although it is probably correct), and 2) the inclusion of Kaspersky Safe Kids in this list (although the topic has no Wikipedia article). For the related threads please see Talk:Comparison of content-control software and providers, a bit of additional background info can be found at User talk:GermanJoe - we are trying to use the article talkpage now though. The discussion has been very collegial so far, but would benefit from additional feedback by uninvolved knowledgeable editors. Any input would be appreciated. GermanJoe (talk) 02:16, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Request for comment on Brave (web browser)

There is a request for comment on the Brave (web browser) article:

Should the Brave web browser be classified as a pay-to-surf web browser?

If you are interested, please participate at Talk:Brave (web browser)#Request for comment on "pay to surf" classification. — Newslinger talk 20:21, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Xterm

The article Xterm has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable software with only "how-to" mentions in tech website articles.

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Speedy keep ~Kvng (talk) 14:52, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

3Delight

The article has multiple issues and the subject does not appear to be notable to me. Before nominating the article for AfD, I thought I'd check in here to see if there's an interested in improving the article. Thank you. --K.e.coffman (talk) 03:00, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

I've slapped a notability tag on it to try to bring attention to your concern. I do see coverage of this in industry and scholarly publications so I don't think it deserves to be nominated. WP:NOTCLEANUP, WP:DEMOLISH ~Kvng (talk) 13:59, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

Need help with a software article

Hey, I created an article for Zenkit. Because I work there, I have concerns that it will be deleted. I hope you and the community can help by editing the article until it doesn't seem like advertising.

That's the page: Zenkit

Zenkit is a Software for project management and is a real competition for Trello and Wunderlist (it's mentioned in several press magazines). It was launched in 2016 in English language but meanwhile, it's also available in German and other languages. Because it's already in the German Wiki and is used in over 100 countries it needs to be added to the English Wikipedia as well. --Jessica Lu. (talk) 12:32, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Articles about companies are hard to keep from being deleted these days. Especially if the author has a WP:COI. If you use WP:AFC to submit this draft, it won't be immediately deleted and you may get some useful feedback. ~Kvng (talk) 13:19, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

This is not about the company but about the product/software. Thanks for your recommendation. I will try this. --Jessica Lu. (talk) 11:43, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Draft:List of Excel functions

Draft:List of Excel functions has been submitted. Please chime in on this if you have any opinions on whether this should be an article. Compare with List of Unix commands AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 00:41, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

I have declined this with the following note: "Appears to run afoul of WP:NOTMANUAL. External links to Microsoft man pages are particularly troublesome in this regard." If there is dissent, anyone is welcome to (improve and) resubmit the draft for another review by a different AfC reviewer. ~Kvng (talk) 15:16, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

Featured quality source review RFC

Editors in this WikiProject may be interested in the featured quality source review RFC that has been ongoing. It would change the featured article candidate process (FAC) so that source reviews would need to occur prior to any other reviews for FAC. Your comments are appreciated. --IznoRepeat (talk) 21:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

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Move discussion notice - Talk:AMD_Radeon_Software_Crimson#Requested_move_13_December_2018

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Draft:Handsontable

Is this software notable or not? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:22, 15 October 2018 (UTC) Please Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:32, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Yes, it is notable, because it is the most popular data grid for Web, as measured by the project popularity on GitHub (11k stars). Source: [1] xxx --Warpech (talk) 20:46, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Requested move: Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Free Software to Wikipedia:WikiProject Free and Open-Source Software

There is currently a requested move from Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Free Software to Wikipedia:WikiProject Free and Open-Source Software. If you are interested, please participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Software/Free Software § Requested move 23 December 2018. Thanks! — Newslinger talk 15:10, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Discussion of JAXenter (jaxenter.com, jaxenter.de) and HTML.it at the reliable sources noticeboard

There is a discussion on the reliability of JAXenter (jaxenter.com, jaxenter.de) and HTML.it at the reliable sources noticeboard. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § JAXenter (jaxenter.com, jaxenter.de) and HTML.it for Draft:Eclipse Theia. — Newslinger talk 13:49, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

WP 1.0 Bot Beta

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Discussion of LWN.net on the reliable sources noticeboard

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Nomination for merging of Template:Infobox OS component

Template:Infobox OS component has been nominated for merging with Template:Infobox software. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. — Newslinger talk 07:05, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of CommSuite 95

The article CommSuite 95 has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as unreferenced since 2009 and there's no indication that this passes WP:GNG or WP:PRODUCT.

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Mahara (software)

Newly created article that might not be notable per WP:GNG or WP:PRODUCT. There may be specific notability guidelines for software, so I was wondering if someone could take a look at this and assess it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:26, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

A new newsletter directory is out!

A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.

– Sent on behalf of Headbomb. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Help with Unity (game engine) article

Hi editors, I am here as the representative of Unity Technologies on Wikipedia. I have a request at Talk:Unity_(game_engine)#Updated_Overview that could interest members of WikiProject Software. Thank you! -- Matthewpruitt (talk) 18:13, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Discussion on reliability of SitePoint on the reliable sources noticeboard

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Discussion of Xconomy and HealthLeaders on the reliable sources noticeboard

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Discussion of The Next Web on the reliable sources noticeboard

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Comparison of Internet forum software

I read Comparison of Internet forum software today as a consumer, i.e., I searched the Google for forum software reviews and (of course) found the Wikipedia article in the first five results.

The article answered many of my questions about forum software, I did not find any discrepancies (although I did not conduct an exhaustive evaluation by any means), it's well-written, and—despite the cleanup tag from 2011—it seems to have a good number of reasonable references.

I therefore changed the quality rating ("class") to "C" from "Start". I am writing this post hoping some of you will take a look and see if you agree since I am not an expert in this area. Thanks!   - Mark D Worthen PsyD (talk) (I am a man. The traditional male pronouns are fine.) 05:35, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

C-class is higher than Start so changing to Start would not be a promotion. The existing C-class assessment looks reasonable. I have removed the cleanup tag. ~Kvng (talk) 15:33, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

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AVG Technologies COI edit request

A declared COI editor/employee of Avast has drafted a version of the AVG Technologies article at User:Empey at Avast/AVG Technologies Draft. See discussion on the article talk page, where the user has agreed to leave the Controversy section intact. I am not familiar with the computer security realm, so anybody who is, I would appreciate their input on the other drafted changes. Thanks. --Geniac (talk) 20:23, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Portal:Software

Portal:Software, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Software and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Portal:Software during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Guilherme Burn (talk) 18:29, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

Noticeboard discussion of Hacker Noon and InfoSec Handbook

There is a noticeboard discussion on the reliability of Hacker Noon (hackernoon.com) and InfoSec Handbook (infosec-handbook.eu). If you're interested, please participate at WP:RSN § Hacker Noon (hackernoon.com) and InfoSec Handbook (infosec-handbook.eu) for /e/ (operating system). — Newslinger talk 03:32, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Microsoft for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Microsoft is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Microsoft (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:15, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Looking for help for Citrix article

Hi there! Wondering if anyone from this project can review a request at the Citrix Systems Talk page? I've suggested simplifying the current Products section to a much more straightforward statement of the company's major offerings. I am here on behalf of Citrix Systems as part of my work at Beutler Ink and will not edit the article directly, due to my financial COI. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 19:04, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Request for comment on reliability of Liliputing (liliputing.com)

There is a request for comment on the reliability of Liliputing (liliputing.com) on the reliable sources noticeboard. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § RfC: Liliputing. — Newslinger talk 20:43, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

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Quicken Loans updates

Hello, I'm Aaron and I'm here on behalf of my employer, Quicken Loans. I am looking for editors interested in financial technology to help with a few simple updates to the Quicken Loans infobox. Specifics of my request are at Talk:Quicken_Loans#Sidebar_updates. Because of my conflict of interest, I won't edit the Quicken Loans article myself. Thanks! AE at Quicken Loans (talk) 14:20, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

 Done ~Kvng (talk) 15:02, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

@Kvng: Thank you for implementing the infobox updates. AE at Quicken Loans (talk) 18:28, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

History of Quicken Loans

I am following up here with another request, this time to update the history of Quicken Loans. Specifics of my request are at Talk:Quicken_Loans#"History_Updates". Because of my conflict of interest, I won't edit the Quicken Loans article myself. Thanks! 12.165.188.169 (talk) 15:14, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Need help in order to get an article reviewed

Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, if not please be gentle and just provide me with the right one. Thanks in advance for your help.

I wrote an article about a rendering software called Enscape more than 3 months ago and it still has not been reviewed. In the 'where to get help' section inside the draft, I read that I should ask for help in a relevant wiki project. So here I am and hope that you are able to help me out.

--F7o F7o (talk) 13:55, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Accepted. Thanks for your patience. ~Kvng (talk) 15:02, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Good at find software.... but bad at wirteing...

So yeah... I'm good at finding software and info but i'm not the best at wirteing but want to help somehow. Thanks,Has a Username (talk) 02:02, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Draft:Druva

Hi! Sharing in case this is of interest to anyone here: a draft article about Druva Inc. is currently under review in the AfC queue. I have a COI here – after an initial draft was rejected last year, I've stepped in as a representative of Druva and created the majority of the current draft of the article. Happy to answer any questions or hear any feedback. Thanks! Mary Gaulke (talk) 19:33, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Cortana reassessment

Cortana, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community 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. TheAwesomeHwyh 16:41, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

WikiProject Barcode

I have started WikiProject Barcode to improve and add new articles related with barcode technology, software and hardware.

Barcode is a single technology, which allows to add machine reading tag to any object of real world with less than one cent and in the same way it uses hardware to read these tags with less then one hundred dollars cost. It is less expensive in markings than RFID technology and less expensive in recognition as other classic neural networks recognition technologies. In this way this technology will be widely spread (already spread) and requested in the next one hundred years.

Anyone could join the project. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexandr.gavriluk (talk • contribs) 18:35, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Help with Citrix Workspace confusion

Hi all! On behalf of Citrix Systems through my work with Beutler Ink, I wanted to raise with editors a suggestion for fixing current confusion on Wikipedia regarding Citrix Systems' Citrix Workspace. There are currently two articles for Citrix Workspace, one of which should be for a different product and the other needs a fix to the title and content. If you'd be able to help, I've explained in more detail in this Talk page request. Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 19:58, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Update: An editor is looking into this request. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 19:58, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

We need a list of reliable sources for reviews and such

There is one for video games at Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources, but I can't find any for this project in the Category:WikiProject lists of online reliable sources. Anyone feels like starting it? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:39, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

There are a couple to get started with: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources, Wikipedia:New_page_patrol_source_guide#Science_and_technology ~Kvng (talk) 14:42, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Codepage deletions or transwikification

I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing#Codepage deletions/transwikificaion about the AFD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Code page 875 and a possible transwikification to WikiBooks to resolve. Anyone interested in contributing to the discussion or assisting in a transwikification please take a look. The result may set precedents for other deletions and transwikis. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 14:29, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Software notability guidelines

Hi. Is there any draft of software notability guidelines, please? I looked in WP:N but it seems hard to apply to software. Thanks. fgnievinski (talk) 16:12, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Fgnievinski, there's WP:NSOFT, which is an essay. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 07:12, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

There is also WP:NPRODUCT which is good as far as it goes but doesn't actually present a notability criteria. ~Kvng (talk) 14:10, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

OpenQRM

Perhaps some members of this WikiProject can take a look at OpenQRM. I've reverted a recent edit made by a declared WP:PAID editor who appears to be editing on behalf of the software's developer. The content I removed seemed excessively detailed and also rather promotional in tone, but it might only need some rewriting and trimming. It would probably be better for a major expansion such as this to be proposed on the article's talk page first so that it can be vetted by editors familiar with the subject matter but not connected to the subject of the article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:27, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

WP:PAID editors should not be directly editing articles where they have a WP:COI. Use the talk page or, more formally, WP:EDITREQ. ~Kvng (talk) 16:55, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Bitwarden Inc.

There is no information on the coporation Bitwarden Inc. Please create a page and link it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitwarden — Preceding unsigned comment added by Polarbark (talk • contribs) 22:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

WikiProject Jupyter on Meta

Hi all, I started WikiProject Jupyter over on Meta in order to help coordinate Jupyter-related Wikimedia activities. -- Daniel Mietchen (talk) 02:36, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Rational Software edit war

Please visit Talk:Rational Software/Archives/2021#Edit war to help resolve a question about coverage of Rational Software products. ~Kvng (talk) 15:08, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Dental software

Please help fix the issues tagged. Bearian (talk) 20:21, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Tricky article title

The article Notion (app) uses a disambiguator – "app" – in its title that is probably too narrow, as the subject is not just an app, but apparently a platform. The disambiguator is also too broad, as the unrelated Notion (music software) also turns out to include an app (or to itself be "an app" if you use the term in its broader sense). Any ideas about a new title? – Uanfala (talk) 21:09, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Uanfala, how about Notion (productivity software)? ~Kvng (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Splitting discussion for TYPO3

An article that been involved with (TYPO3 ) has content that is proposed to be removed and moved to another article (Neos (content management)). If you are interested, please visit the discussion. Thank you. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 19:45, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

List of quantum chemistry and solid-state physics software

There is a conflict at List of quantum chemistry and solid-state physics software about what to include in this list. Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists suggests that a selection criterion of "being notable/having its own article" is valid. Unfortunately someone else disagrees and keeps restoring the full list including many red links. The discussion is going nowhere so more eyes are needed at Talk:List_of_quantum_chemistry_and_solid-state_physics_software#Notable. Thanks in advance. The Banner talk 14:13, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Word choice for discontinued software

Hello

Reading Comparison of web browsers saw some are marked as 'discontinued'. In my view this should be marked with some other word to emphasize that this project is 'free to take' instead, so that the reader understands that there is opportunity for the project to become alive again. Personally I wouldn't use any word - the last release date already speaks for itself. I am a foreigner, though, so maybe someone here can help with finding the better label for this scenario? I think it occurs in many articles.

In my view free software is never dead, as the source remains available for anyone to take. A free encyclopedia would be interested in correctly reflecting that (even if the official project home page says the project is deprecated, dead, discontinued, etc).

Thanks! --Gryllida (talk) 01:00, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Gryllida, how about inactive ~Kvng (talk) 18:08, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Multi-editor discussion requested for Cloudflare

There is a new discussion on the Talk page of Cloudflare, the ISP, about three issues that were looked at by one editor as part of a conflict of interest review. Talk:Cloudflare/Archives/2021#Further Discussion for Proposals June 2021 I think the discussion would benefit from multiple editors weighing in. Thank you. Ryanknight24 (talk) 22:57, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Citrix Workspace request

Hello! I am looking for editors to review a request at Talk:Citrix Workspace to expand the stub slightly and offer some additional detail on Citrix Workspace on Citrix Systems' behalf. Might a WikiProject Software editor be able to take a look and update the page if my suggestions look appropriate?

Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 14:32, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Virus Creation Laboratory for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Virus Creation Laboratory is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virus Creation Laboratory until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Skyerise (talk) 13:57, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Software Package Data Exchange - request for review in coming weeks

I'm a volunteer for the SPDX Working Group. We're looking to update some parts of Software Package Data Exchange to bring it up to date - many of the statements in the page are no longer correct as of 2021. I was informed on IRC that, given my conflict of interest, I should propose changes on the page's talk rather than editing directly. The first of such proposals is there already, and there should be more coming in the next few weeks. If there are editors in this project who could review the drafts, that would be most appreciated. Thanks! Seabass-labrax (talk) 15:20, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:NEC Software Solutions#Requested move 19 September 2021

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:NEC Software Solutions#Requested move 19 September 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 13:42, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Category:Firefox OS software

Category:Firefox OS software was deleted. The possibility of listifying it is available at DRAFT: List of Firefox OS software -- 65.92.246.43 (talk) 02:32, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Help needed on some drafts

Original discussion(link) Greatder (talk) 09:02, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Pegasus (spyware) has an RFC

Pegasus (spyware), which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 22:37, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Requesting for some help to Draft:Pixelfed

Hello, I am newbie here and trying to write one, which is Draft:Pixelfed and has been rejected for the third time. I am really furious at first after being rejected for the third time and I blamed the rejector (sorry for my unprofessional behavior) since I have always been asking my friends about my draft and they think nothing wrong with it. But after I rethink, I find out that there must be something wrong or not explained to cause my draft rejected. I do not know what to fix and hence I would like to ask for assistance. Thank you, User:A._C._Santacruz and User:RPSkokie for being patient with me. They are excellent and very professional. Bertverse (talk) 14:30, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

@Bertverse: Reviewers have flagged notability and promotional issues. The former is the most serious sticking point. I have added a comment to the draft suggesting a way forward with this submission. ~Kvng (talk) 16:41, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Help Updating Icertis Infobox

Hi WikiProject Software! Is anyone here able to help with a quick edit request for a contract management software company? I recently posted a request to the Icertis article Talk page with some ideas for improving the Infobox citations and fixing a couple outdated facts and people. I’m not able to make edits to the page myself due to my conflict of interest as an Icertis employee, so I thought this WikiProject might be a good place to ask for help. If someone is interested in reviewing my suggestions or has any advice for how I might find help, I’d be grateful. Thanks in advance, Icertis Laura (talk) 16:38, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Diligent Corporation

Hi, would an editor be interested in updating SaaS company Diligent Corporation's article? I posted an edit request on the Diligent Talk page addressing the missing sources from the live article and consolidating the history of the company.

I work for Diligent and have a COI. That is why I am seeking editor assistance. JHDiligent (talk) 00:42, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Modification of Notability Policy for Academic/Scientific Software

We (IntFOLD group members) are writing to ask if you could hopefully change the policy for accepting publication of scientific software in the Wikipedia. Our software IntFOLD, which is in the List_of_protein_structure_prediction_software though the draft is not yet accepted was previously rejected and has been re-submitted, but most likely will be rejected again due to notability policy. From our discussion with folks in (https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat/wikipedia-en-help), the notability policy requires a software to be independently judged by people in the media coverage who are not users. We think this needs be modified, because first notability is very subjective especially in science. For instance, when a tool like ours is cited by hundreds of scientists in the peer reviewed journals, that would account as notable regardless of media mentioning/coverage. Secondly many tools if not all in the list above doesn't meet this criteria, why this applies only for us.

Therefore, we are asking this policy to be slightly relaxed or modified accordingly especially in this field, because many useful bioinformatics tools in future will be rejected on the basis of notability which would deprive the public an opportunity from understanding these tools considering millions of people who are visiting Wikipedia and how useful these are for public health and life science in general.

We do hope our requests will be accepted.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bsalehe (talk • contribs) 09:13, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

• Comment — I wanted to add a sort of endorsement of this request, since it was my suggestion that Bsalehe bring this up here. As we have WP:NACADEMIC for the case of academics who do not receive much in the way of ordinary media coverage, it raises the question of whether a similar carve out could be made for scientific software where widespread use in the community, as defined by citation counts, for instance, could substitute for media coverage as a signal for notability. What might this modified threshold for notability look like?

  Please ignore the OTHERSTUFF arguments; those other examples are software packages whose pages were created 10 or more years ago, but Bsalehe is too new to know better. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:05, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Notability can also be established by coverage in academic papers. I have accepted, without problems, articles about obscure software that is used in important research. I will have a look at this draft. ~Kvng (talk) 15:36, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@Bsalehe Draft accepted. Apologies that AfC can sometimes feel like a gauntlet. ~Kvng (talk) 15:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Help updating Pitney Bowes infobox and intro

Hello! I've identified a few factual inaccuracies in the infobox and introduction of the Pitney Bowes article. As a Pitney Bowes employee, I understand that I shouldn't make edits to fix those details myself. Instead, I posted a request with the specific parameters and claims that need updating on the Pitney Bowes talk page. I made that initial request back in mid-January but unfortunately have not had any luck getting it implemented. I would deeply appreciate it if an editor from this WikiProject could take a look at my proposed changes. Thanks so much! MTatPitneyBowes (talk) 13:44, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Reviving IRC

To support community socializing I recreated our IRC channel which died with the explosion of Freenode. Wikipedia is now on Libera. Feel free to join and say hello

Server host	irc.libera.chat
Port	6697
channel	#wikipedia-en-software
quick access	https://web.libera.chat/?#wikipedia-en-software

GavriilaDmitriev (talk • they/them) 09:45, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

PixelFed

Hi, Draft:Pixelfed has been lingering around in a zombie-AFC state for a few weeks after numerous declines. I think that the newest sources assert notability under WP:NSOFT. posting here to get consensus and feedback, or maybe a bit of extra help in getting this into article space. riffic (talk) 20:20, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

I feel the same way @Riffic. It's also on the WP:FOSS space. Sadly the situation is not that easy for PixelFed. I don't even feel like there is a good recommendation to give.

I tried to dig up some sources and found this one:

• https://www.fosslinux.com/38572/pixelfed-a-potential-open-source-alternative-to-instagram.htm

But the source is from 2020 and it shows clearly that recently no reputable secondary source cared enough to write about it.

Is there any good parking spot for this article? Or is being a AfC the best way to park this article? It would also be rather sad to throw away if it barely suffices a creation.

GavriilaDmitriev (talk • they/them) 18:34, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@GavriilaDmitriev that's the best source that I've seen on this topic. One more like this and it will be over the hump. We could even add this and move it to mainspace now and see if anyone tries to delete it. Otherwise it can remain in draft space limbo and as long as someone does an edit at least every 6 months. ~Kvng (talk) 00:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Copy edit needed

Copy edit needed at Tek Fog. The DYK reviewer suggested copy editing. The article is about a PsyOps software. Venkat TL (talk) 11:37, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Evernote: Company section updates

Hey there! I'm Greg, an Evernote employee trying to get some help updating and improving the company's article. User:Evernotebrian, whom you might be able to tell from the name is a colleague of mine, assembled a new draft for the article's Company section. It covers some recent company history that isn't included in the current version of the Evernote article and adds some more Wikipedia-appropriate sources to the existing content in that section. You can view his draft at this link. I'll also provide an additional link to Brian's edit request on the Evernote Talk page. You can see my COI disclosure and follow-up note right below his post. We were also hoping to get the Company header changed to History, because we feel that's a more accurate description of what the section contains, but if an editor from this WikiProject could at least take a look at the new section draft, that would be a great start. Thanks very much for your time. Evernote Greg (talk) 15:12, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources

Main page: User:Headbomb/unreliable

I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like

• John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14. (John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.)

and turns it into something like

• John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} and {{doi}}.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.

- Headbomb {t · c · p · b}

This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:02, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:DOS Navigator#Requested move 23 April 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:DOS Navigator#Requested move 23 April 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. _signed, 511KeV ^(talk) 15:46, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:OpenSearch (software)#Requested move 12 May 2022

Members of this WikiProject may be interested in the proposed move of OpenSearch (software) to OpenSearch and OpenSearch to OpenSearch (syndication); see discussion. --Macrakis (talk) 13:46, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Requested move: Java

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Java (programming language)#Requested move 16 May 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Certes (talk) 09:04, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Multiple PRODs by an IP reverted

The Spanish IP range 85.48.184.0/22 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) has had several PROD rationales on software reverted. All of the PROD rationales read, "Not notable. There are no independent sources."

• ILAsm (stil live)
• Clip (compiler)
• GameMonkey Script
• CorVision (previously AfD'd)
• Clip (compiler) (previously AfD'd)
• Lexico (programming language) (previously AfD'd)
• Limnor (previously AfD'd)
• Script.NET
• Cω
• FlagShip
• QuickWin (still live)
• XAMLPad (still live)
• Windows Driver Kit
• Microsoft Speech API
• Truevision3D (redirected in response to deprod)
• Microsoft Script Debugger
• ASP.NET Web Matrix
• Microsoft XNA
• Open Inventor
• Base One Foundation Component Library
• Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture
• MyInfo (previously AfD'd)

The Amitie 10g (talk · contribs) accusing them of being an LTA in the edits they reverted. The IP also blanked large amounts of unsourced content at several pages; I have asked them to explain why they think this user is an LTA. Other users' rationales varied, but generally assumed good faith. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 18:18, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

I was told by the user that they had done similar vandalism at the Spanish Wikipedia since 2019. Theysee: es:Wikipedia:Tablón_de_anuncios_de_los_bibliotecarios/Portal/Archivo/Nombres_inapropiados_y_vandalismo_persistente/2021/11#Nombre_de_usuario_no_válido_30. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 18:25, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding several pages in the scope of this WikiProject. The thread is Software projects crosswiki LTA. Thank you. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 18:48, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Reliable sources discussion at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#heise.de (heise online / Heinz Heise) / c't (c't 3003)

There is a discussion whether particular sources are reliable in context at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#heise.de (heise online / Heinz Heise) / c't (c't 3003) that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 84.250.14.116 (talk) 17:08, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Suggestion to merdge - Hiptop Included Software

Hi all,

Just wanted to get some eyes on a suggested merge on Hiptop Included Software to Danger Hiptop. In my opinion, the topic doesn't have notability on it's own and any additional information on that page can be merged with the Hiptop article. Skipple (talk) 20:46, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to update HubSpot

Hello! On behalf of HubSpot, I've submitted a request to update the Software and services section. I've proposed specific text additions based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources about some the company's major products, similar to what's already said about HubSpot CRM Free. I've disclosed my conflict of interest and included Template:Request edit, but so far the request has gone unanswered. Might a member of WikiProject Software be willing to take a look and update the article appropriately? Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 14:00, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to update Adobe Creative Cloud Express Article Name

Hello! On behalf of Adobe, Inc. I've submitted a move request to update title of the Adobe Creative Cloud Express article to "Adobe Express" to accurately reflect the name of Adobe's rebranded product. Relatedly, there is an existing redirect from Adobe Express to Adobe Photoshop Express which prevents me from using "Adobe Express" as the amended article title for Adobe Creative Cloud Express. I've disclosed my relationship with Adobe on my user profile and on the move request. In the request, I've provided primary and secondary sources that reference the rebranded product, "Adobe Express." I was hoping that a WikiProject Software member might be able to take a look at my request and update the title of the article accordingly. Thanks very much for your time and consideration! P Coie Updates (talk) 15:20, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: @P Coie Updates: This is the wrong venue. For requesting article move (rename), please see WP:Requested moves. However, please note that the article is currently a subject of deletion discussion. So, any move request might be declined. If the article survives deletion discussion, feel free to propose a move. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 20:32, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Accountability software has an RFC

Accountability software has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Keithgreenfan (talk) 15:01, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Request Review of Absolute Software Corporation edits

I work for Absolute Software Corporation, and in the past year I have been trying to gradually improve this article, adhering to Wikipedia's own quality standards. I have tried to use a light touch, removing low-quality references, adding new higher-quality references, and removing statements that are poorly referenced, focus on small details that are years out of date, and the like.

I have hoped and expected that uninvolved Wikipedia editors would review my work, but there has been little substantive review to date. I of course appreciate the efforts of Wikipedia volunteers, and that there are many articles to work on besides this one. But I hope one or more editors can take a look now that I have proposed (on the article's talk page) a replacement for the existing "Products and services" section, which at present has only two footnotes, and which does not accurately express the range of products offered, focusing exclusively on the "Persistence" technology. I proposed a replacement with stronger sourcing on the talk page.

I also hope to propose changes to the "Partnerships" section, which (appropriately) has a quality banner. It is also thinly sourced, and it is not an accurate reflection of the role partnerships have played in Absolute's business model.

I hope someone would be willing to review the proposed "Products" section, and consider my proposed changes to the "Partnerships" section when I post them. -Karenarlenereynolds (talk) 18:37, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Diligent Corporation and Brian Stafford - open edit requests

Hi WikiProject Software, I'm Julia and I work at Diligent Corporation, a company that creates software for corporations to collaborate and share board documents. I have a few open edit requests for the company and its CEO that members of WikiProject Software might be interested in reviewing. Diligent Corporation

• History updates
• Acquisitions and expansion request

Brian Stafford (businessman)

• Diligent section updates

While the Brian Stafford request is relatively new, the Diligent ones have been around for months. I'm happy to discuss them on the article Talk pages if editors have any questions. I have a COI so I will not edit these articles myself. Thanks in advance. JHDiligent (talk) 18:20, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Help with AfD: Early Warning Labs

• Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
• Early Warning Labs (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs|google) AfD discussion

Early Warning Labs, An R&D partner with the USGS for the ShakeAlert project, was nominated for deletion. Please see COI! Any help with references or thoughts on ATD would help. EricFishers11 (talk) EricFishers11 (talk) 20:50, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

The logo of this WikiProject

What does a grey and red box and a grey donut have to do with software? I don't get it. 49.180.71.132 (talk) 03:17, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

The "donut" is a CD. I don't know what the box is supposed to represent. The file[2] has no description. --DB1729^talk 03:55, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

It was an icon from the Tango icon set used to represent software manager applications and installers. I believe that in the early days of Linux, software would come on DVDs/CDs, and that's why it's a disc with the box being the box that the disc would come in. You would insert the disk, open your software manager, and install what you wanted from the disk, so it kind of makes sense that that icon would be modeled after what you were actually doing. But now when you just get software off the internet, the visual metaphor of software on a disk doesn't make sense, leading to things like the Apple's App Store being kind of just an abstract icon. CoderThomasB (talk) 04:49, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Riot Games Criticism and controversies draft

Hello! I'm a Riot Games employee looking for help with an edit request I've made on the company's Talk page. I've composed a draft, available here, that seeks to improve the article's Criticism and controversies section by making it more readable and adding information about some developments that have been covered in press outlets like L.A. Times and the Washington Post. New content that I've added to the existing section text is green.

My initial edit request for that draft, which you can see here, summarizes the substance of my proposed improvements. After realizing that asking editors to review an entire section draft might be unreasonable, I closed the full section edit request and opened a new one that deals specifically with Riot's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can see that request here.

If someone wants to review the entire Criticism draft, that would be great, but the open edit request right now is for the Ukraine part of it, which I think is relatively straightforward. Any help I can get with this would be deeply appreciated. Thanks! JHixson at Riot Games (talk) 23:40, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Barnstar

A barnstar is now available for this WikiProject, see Template:The Software Barnstar. Jerium (talk) 22:27, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Media Player (Windows 11)#Requested move 13 March 2023

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Media Player (Windows 11)#Requested move 13 March 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 13:27, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Move discussion

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Windows Virtual PC#Requested move 1 April 2023 that may be of interest to this WikiProject. --GoneIn60 (talk) 20:09, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments

Quality assessments by Wikipedia editors rate articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Wikipedia:Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a |class= parameter to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.

No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.

However, if your project has decided to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass {{WPBannerMeta}} a new |QUALITY_CRITERIA=custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:22, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello, Please note that Audio editing software, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing! Delivered by — MusikBot talk 00:05, 15 May 2023 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team

Good article reassessment for IOS 10

IOS 10 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. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:00, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Can anyone help improve Zeiss ZX1

Hi all

I'd really appreciate anyone wanting to take a look at Zeiss ZX1, its the only camera with Adobe Lightroom built in and one of very few which use Android as an OS.

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 19:13, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Reliable source for Bush hid the facts bug

Hello!

This old, formerly unexplained Windows bug has been explained completely in a recently published YouTube video. Unfortunately, the explanation in the Wikipedia article is wrong, and the YouTube article doesn't look like a suitable source. The video does say how to reproduce the bug though, which I believe hasn't been done before. Someone familiar with what sources might work in an article like this should have a look. Thanks! --Renerpho (talk) 19:36, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Can someone improve this article?

The article is Shared library. its made by splitting Library (computing). Stevannus rua (talk) 11:54, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Office Assistant has an RFC on which name to use for the paperclip character

Office Assistant, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for which name to use for the paperclip character. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Averixus (talk) 14:29, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Outlook

Outlook on the web was moved to Exchange Online despite no clear concensus and support, and something that in my opinion is plain wrong as well since they are two separate things. I have made an argument on Talk:Exchange Online. Sparatys (talk) 20:01, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Help improve or give feedback to Draft:HyperOS

I do not want to make the article Draft:HyperOS go to waste.

I've attempted to follow the Chinese article (https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperOS) after the initial declination to improve the article and I do not feel like it is good enough.

I am not wanting to rush it to submit though so no deadlines (although someone else attempted submitted it and I hate that).

Any help is appreciated. 114514goose (talk) 06:56, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Gamemaker#Requested move 9 January 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gamemaker#Requested move 9 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:07, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Proposal of new WikiProject: Operating Systems

Hello, I am working on creating a new WikiProject, and I am looking for others to join in the creation of WikiProject Operating systems. If you'd be interested in joining and supporting the project, add your name to the proposal support list here. Thanks! OnlyNano 21:31, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Seeking comments on the open source software page.

Hello, I'm a paid student editor who has recently made some changes to the open source software Wikipedia page. I am requesting someone to look over my work and give comments.Thanks! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software Policy1257 (talk) 15:16, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Pages for Windows-only Microsoft Office applications include macOS version numbers

Hello! I noticed several pages for Microsoft Office applications seem to include a current macOS version number even though no macOS version of those applications exists. It seems the pages all include the template Template:Latest_stable_software_release/Microsoft_Office.

In particular, this affects the pages for Publisher, Visio, Access and Project. Tech234a (talk) 03:29, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Artificial intelligence art/Archive 1#Requested move 28 February 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Artificial intelligence art/Archive 1#Requested move 28 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 08:03, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments on MP4 as an open format needed

There's a bit of edit warring going on at MP4 file format, and since we've reached the limit of the three-revert rule, I would like to ask for opinions at Talk:MP4 file format § MP4 and ISOBMFF are open formats, even if an access fee is required. Fernando Trebien (talk) 16:42, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

A related discussion is now also going on at Open file format § Open formats require an open licence?. --Fernando Trebien (talk) 19:20, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Open discussions

The above three RfCs are closely related. Is it possible to combine them? Should I C-P my response at Talk:Open_file_format#RfC_on_requirements_defining_open_file_format to the others? ~Kvng (talk) 14:38, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Lyfeguard Request

Hi editors, I'm Fraser. I've created a page for Lyfeguard Limited. I'd appreciate it if anyone could take a look both for improvement and for the review! Fintechfraser (talk) 17:32, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Planon

Hi editors,

I have created a draft for Planon. I'd appreciate it if someone could take a look and review it. Open for any adjustments!

Thanks, Stella2707 (talk) 07:45, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:CounterSpy (software)#Requested move 27 April 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:CounterSpy (software)#Requested move 27 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 22:59, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Ongoing merge request

A request was made to merge Free software and Open-source software into Free and open-source software. Sink Cat (talk) 02:16, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello, Please note that Sun Management Center, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing! Delivered by — MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 May 2024 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team

Requested move at Talk:Internet Information Services#Requested move 17 May 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Internet Information Services#Requested move 17 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 00:39, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Seeking help with Fastly History request

Hello, I'm an employee at the content delivery and edge computing company Fastly, and I'm looking for help with an active edit request I placed on the company article's Talk page a couple months ago. When I first placed the request, I was trying to add an Acquisitions section to the article, but on another editor's advice, I amended the request and have now put forward a revised History section draft that includes various acquisitions the company has made over the past few years. Because I have a COI, I need somebody who has no connection to Fastly to review this draft and, if everything looks alright, add it to the article.

Here's a link for anyone who might be interested. If you have thoughts on the draft, please respond on the Talk page and I'll do my best to address your feedback. Thank you! Jagger at Fastly (talk) 15:45, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

New Drafts That Could Use Some Help

Hi there. I've created two drafts for text editors that were notable as per WP:GNG. These editors are Draft:Kakoune and Draft:Helix (text editor). Since this is my first time writing an article, I'd appreciate any and all help. Thanks!

Sink Cat (talk) 00:46, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of LSE/OS

The article LSE/OS has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

originally written by developers of the OS, does not seem notable, page about the lab was also previously deteled

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Gnisacc (talk) 22:32, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

FAR for Microsoft Security Essentials

I have nominated Microsoft Security Essentials for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sohom (talk) 03:10, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ecolego#Requested move 6 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ecolego#Requested move 6 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 11:05, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Arrest of Pavel Durov#Requested move 28 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Arrest of Pavel Durov#Requested move 28 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 05:13, 2 September 2024 (UTC)