Talk:Napster/Archives/2015
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Defunct yet implicitely presented as active?
The {About} tag starts with "This article is about the defunct peer-to-peer service" and the lead contains a mention of the company's acquisition by Rhapsody, but the infobox includes a link to napster.com (also in the "External links" section), which doesn't exist anymore. (The link is not technically dead because there is a redirect to Rhapsody, but this is still misleading.) Shouldn't these links be removed? Also, shouldn't the infobox contain a "Fate" line? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.130.179.8 (talk) 14:05, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- 66.130.179.8, these are all good and valid points. I urge you to Wikipedia:Be bold and make these changes yourself. If anyone disagrees, they will revert and then the matter can be discussed, but your suggested changes do not sound controversial, they sound useful. I also urge you to create an account, as many disadvantages exist for IP users while advantages exist for registered users (see Wikipedia:Why create an account?). Cheers. Prhartcom (talk) 14:12, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- I wouldn't know what to put on the "Fate" line, especially in light of what appears to be contradictory information at the end of the "Current status" section. Besides, isn't there a preset list of values that such fields can contain? I don't even know where to search for this kind of information. 66.130.179.8 (talk) 22:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- I see now that this article's infobox is for software, not a company, so there is no "Fate" parameter, but there is a "Discontinued" parameter. I found that out buy typing in the search box "Template:Infobox software" then reading the documentation. But you're right, someone else owns the Napster brand now, so it is not exactly discontinued. Perhaps just remove the website. Prhartcom (talk) 23:03, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- 66.130.179.8, I saw your changes, it really looks good. Now, consider getting that username.
Prhartcom (talk) 21:30, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
- 66.130.179.8, I saw your changes, it really looks good. Now, consider getting that username.
- I see now that this article's infobox is for software, not a company, so there is no "Fate" parameter, but there is a "Discontinued" parameter. I found that out buy typing in the search box "Template:Infobox software" then reading the documentation. But you're right, someone else owns the Napster brand now, so it is not exactly discontinued. Perhaps just remove the website. Prhartcom (talk) 23:03, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- I wouldn't know what to put on the "Fate" line, especially in light of what appears to be contradictory information at the end of the "Current status" section. Besides, isn't there a preset list of values that such fields can contain? I don't even know where to search for this kind of information. 66.130.179.8 (talk) 22:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
