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Open file format has an RfC

Open file format 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.

MP4 file format has an RfC

MP4 file format 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.

ISO base media file format has an RfC

ISO base media file format 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.

Request for Assistance: VP-Expert History Section Update

Hello WikiProject Computing,

I have a conflict of interest as the author of VP-Expert, so I cannot edit the article directly. I’ve posted a {{request edit}} on the article talk page asking for a very narrow, well-sourced addition documenting VP-Expert’s market position, using a reliable secondary source from InfoWorld.

Here’s the proposed addition for quick reference:

VP-Expert was widely adopted during the late 1980s. By December 1989, InfoWorld described it as "the best-selling expert-system software for personal computers."  

Would an uninvolved editor be willing to review and, if appropriate, implement this? Talk page request: Talk:VP-Expert#COI_Request:_Add_Secondary_Source_to_Document_Market_Position

Thank you very much!

-- Bns1743 (talk) 20:03, 12 September 2025 (UTC) Bns1743 (talk) 20:03, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

References

Requested move at Talk:Gemini (chatbot)#Requested move 17 September 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gemini (chatbot)#Requested move 17 September 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. veko. (user | talk | contribs) he/him 16:56, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

AfD for XenMan

I made an AfD for XenMan over at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/XenMan, and I figured that you all might want to know. Any thoughts? GrinningIodize (talk) 22:46, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

Request for assistance updating Mermaid Chart page

Hello, I've proposed updates to the Mermaid Chart article on its Talk page [1] but haven't received feedback.

Could someone review and help implement if the changes are appropriate? I work for the company and want to follow COI guidelines properly. Thank you! Sleepyfuecoco (talk) 19:06, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Form filler

Please add reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 21:58, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

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

Hello, Please note that Computer algebra system, 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, 1 December 2025 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team

Discussion about WikiProject banner templates

For WikiProjects that participate in rating articles, the banners for talk pages usually say something like:

• "This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale."

There is a proposal to change the default wording on the banners to say "priority" instead of "importance". This could affect the template for your group. Please join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council#Proposal to update wording on WikiProject banners. Stefen 𝕋ower ^{Huddle • Handiwerk} 19:49, 6 December 2025 (UTC) (on behalf of the WikiProject Council)

Request for input – Fortran

There is a discussion at Talk:Fortran on a long-term issue over the addition of Modern Fortran Explained to the further reading section, even without a link to the online seller. MrOllie considers it spam; a whole host of temporary accounts from an offwiki thread have defended the prestige of the book within the Fortran community and this has, perhaps unsurprisingly, made AN/I. I have said we need to focus this discussion on its substance—is this book one of the standard references on Fortran that should be under further reading?—rather than how the editors have behaved.

So, editors with relevant expertise in Fortran are invited to come and weighh in. Daniel Case (talk) 19:01, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:OKD § Requested move 28 November 2025

An editor has requested that OKD be moved to another page, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Joy (talk) 17:18, 16 December 2025 (UTC)