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Currently it links to Natural language which is the neuropsych/linguistics term that basically just refers to human languages. That's a relatively niche article and it should probably link to either Language, or Internationalization and localization, or to nothing at all. Alpyne (talk) 05:56, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Alpyne:  Done I have removed the link altogether, as it is an Easter Egg no matter what it links to, and should be re-labeled (see below). — HTGS (talk) 04:32, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Label name for "Available in"

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I propose we rename this label "Languages" or "Languages supported". I don't think this particular field is that suitable for the infobox, but it should not be marketing jargon, even if we want to avoid the confusion between computer and human languages. I think "Languages" is fine, but if anyone's feeling particular, we could easily use "Human languages supported". — HTGS (talk) 04:36, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(I say "I propose", but really I'm only looking for objections. If you see a problem with this idea, please say so, or I will just change it.) — HTGS (talk) 04:37, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"List of Languages" dropdown should be merged into main label

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The "List of languages" dropdown list should be moved so that instead of looking like:

Available in 100+ Languages

List of Languages [show]

It looks like

Available in 100+ Languages [show]

The current formatting looks out of place and takes up an additional line for no reason. DeklinCaban (talk) 14:44, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Platform" vs "Instruction Set Architecture"

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The "Platform" field seems to be used more or less exclusively to refer to the supported instruction set architectures (ISAs). I think it would be more clear if the field was labeled "Architectures" or "ISAs", since "platforms" is a more ambiguous term - out of context, "what platform does [OS] run on" might get answers like "embedded and mobile" or "consoles and TVs" whereas "what ISAs does [OS] support" is very clear-cut. DeklinCaban (talk) 13:42, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]