Template talk:Infobox OS#Contested addition of .7C forked from

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)

:{{ping|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)

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)

:(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)

• Oppose Like you said, "language" in a software infobox implies a programming language; at the same time, "human language" sounds awkward and unnecessarily wordy. The current use of "available in" is consistent with other infoboxes such as {{tl|Infobox software}} and {{tl|Infobox website}}. InfiniteNexus (talk) 21:46, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Don't introduce ambiguity; either keep as available in or change to natural language. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 14:03, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
• :I’m a little surprised by both responses. The phrase “available in” is {{em|far}} more ambiguous than “language”. Worth remembering that both of these labels are in some sense meaningless without the parameter content, but the label doesn’t display without the content anyway. — HTGS (talk) 04:29, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
• ::Editors are expected to reference the template documentation before filling out the parameter, if they are unfamiliar with what is supposed to go in there. InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:47, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
• :::I am concerned with the reader, not the editor. — HTGS (talk) 02:05, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)