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Apple Inc. Project‑class

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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) 20:01, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia:" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Wikipedia: has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 July 2 § Wikipedia: until a consensus is reached. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 08:55, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

B-class checklist

Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council#Proposal to change B-class checklist behaviour — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:59, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Articles about trivial features

I've just discovered a bunch of articles entirely dedicated to features found on Apple devices. If it's something like AirDrop or AirPlay, that's totally fine, but ... Control Center (Apple), Crash Detection, Dictionary (software), Family Sharing, Night Shift (software), Notification Center, SpringBoard, System Settings?? Come on, seriously? This is trivial WP:FANCRUFT; none of these articles should exist. The only plausible explanation I can think of for why they were even created in the first place is that the article creators were diehard Apple fans — but this is Wikipedia, not the Apple fan wiki. To quote {{Overly detailed}}, [These articles] contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. InfiniteNexus (talk) 05:59, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And it appears Windows is suffering the same problem: Action Center, Feedback Hub, Get Help, Magnifier (Windows), Microsoft Messaging, Microsoft Tips, Snipping Tool, Windows Fax and Scan, Windows Mobility Center, Windows spotlight ... these are all WP:FANCRUFT that, like the Apple articles, fail WP:GNG and WP:SUSTAINED. InfiniteNexus (talk) 06:05, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree on most, but I'd argue that Crash Detection is notable due to secondary coverage & relatively widespread criticism of its bugs. DFlhb (talk) 06:15, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@InfiniteNexus I also think it's worth considering merging the articles on iOS versions, and the various iPod touch models, and the iPad models, recombining the base-model iPhones with Pro models (like iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro), and undoing the splits into Intel/Apple silicon articles (see top of this talk page). DFlhb (talk) 10:18, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am eager to get behind that, especially merging the base-model iPhones with the Pro models. But such merges will require formal merge requests on each article's talk pages. InfiniteNexus (talk) 22:50, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It makes sense to keep things consistent, and I'd like as much input as possible. Might want to add the merge templates to all, but direct all discussions to a single talk page (iPhone 15 Pro, where a merge was recently informally discussed). It's unusual but I feel it might work. DFlhb (talk) 08:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That would most certainly result in a WP:TRAINWRECK. InfiniteNexus (talk) 17:59, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree... Calculator (Apple)—seriously? BhamBoi (talk) 00:34, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Determining the future of B-checklists

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council § Determining the future of B-class checklists. This project is being notified since it is one of the 82 WikiProjects that opted to support B-checklists (B1-B6) in your project banner. DFlhb (talk) 11:25, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Apple apps in need of articles

iTunes U
- An educational app unveiled in 2012 that came preinstalled, but was later discontinued in 2021. ([1][2][3])
Journal
- A journaling app set to come out alongside iOS 17.2, and announced with the release of iOS 17. ([4][5])

BhamBoi (talk) 00:32, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No. Not every Apple app needs an article. We were just discussing this at #Articles about trivial features. InfiniteNexus (talk) 22:51, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikiproject " listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Wikiproject  has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 24 § Wikiproject  until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 01:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 20:43, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]