Template talk:Big Five tech companies
What the heck is this?
[edit]I am flabbergasted by the existence of this template. It's also got numerous major problems which I'd like to bring up:
- First up, why is this even a thing? Wouldn't a regular table at Big Tech suffice? I cannot think of a reason why we need a transcluded template.
- The colors are very probably not MOS:COLOR-compliant. They should be removed immediately.
- The location of the template on Big Tech is very odd, much wider than a standard infobox and taking up a lot of space in the lead. And when collapsed, the heading is shrunk awkwardly. If we keep this table, it should be in another section in the body of the article, and should not be collapsible.
- The template only discusses U.S. Big Tech companies, which is smaller than the scope of the article. This raises serious WP:WORLDVIEW concerns.
- It's entirely unsourced. There's not a single reference anywhere on the table, nor does it pull references from the article itself.
These issues need to be dealt with ASAP, or else this template should not exist, or at the very least be moved to draftspace. I see from the edit history that there is also Template:Big Oil, which has the same exact issues as this template. I'm not sure if there are other similar templates like these two, and if so, they need to cleaned up as well. InfiniteNexus (talk) 06:06, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
- Support deletion because (i) it is unsourced and (ii) the period these figures refer to is not stated (iii) the colours are meaningless. Dormskirk (talk) 09:32, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Strong Oppose deletion. If something is wrong, WP:FIXIT before calling it junk. Other tech firms can be added, and refs can be added. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 21:46, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- Both templates look much better than they were a couple months ago, I believe most of my concerns have been addressed. Though I still do not understand why these can't just be regular tables on the two articles. InfiniteNexus (talk) 04:06, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
- I'd like to leave open the possibility of transclusion to other relevant articles personally; we've put the Big Oil table in some of the oil majors' articles. Big Tech may be harder to get consensus on, but leaving options open when in doubt enables easier merging of consensus. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 07:26, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
- Both templates look much better than they were a couple months ago, I believe most of my concerns have been addressed. Though I still do not understand why these can't just be regular tables on the two articles. InfiniteNexus (talk) 04:06, 18 November 2022 (UTC)