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Thank you! BRLibertarian (talk) 17:49, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 2024

Hello, I'm Remsense. I noticed that you recently removed content from TeX without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Remsense诉 17:13, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I've reverted a few other of your recent edits on the basis that WP:Wikipedia is not a how-to guide, or generally a place where one is linked to software utilities related to a topic—generally, ask yourself if Britannica would link to a relevant github repo, even if it is useful. Cheers! Remsense诉 17:21, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Remsense, I explained in the summary, but I can explain to you:

I couldn't find the mime Type described in the box "application/x-tex" in the IANA media type list, as my understanding they are responsible for defining this types.

Initial release info is redundant.

File extension I do not think it is critical, even on the project website they say that "You can, of course, “just read it”, since it’s a plain text file; the problem is that the markup tags in the document may prove distracting. Most of the time, even TeX experts will typeset a (La)TeX file before attempting to read it. [...] Are you “put off” by all this? — remember that TeX is good at producing PDF: why not ask the person who sent the TeX file to send an PDF copy?"

Type format: sure, it is a text file, but can you read it? It's more like html, markup.

The LaTex article, software based in TeX, doesn't have this info box. I think it is more suitable because it is just a typesetting software.

By the way, I've updated the Stable release version in the article, if you don't mind.

P.S.: The DeGoogle github is a project related to the "DeGoogle Movement", it shows that it exist, the same as the "De-Google-ify project" but in another format. I think Wikipedia is more dynamic than Britannica, and that is why it exists. Search about DeGoogle in Britannica. Nothing right? No problem about the reversion on the other page, unary operation, agreed.

Bst rgds! BRLibertarian (talk) 18:39, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but if we're discussing TeX encyclopedically, it's important to acknowledge the .tex format, I would argue, though it's certainly a bit low level these days as you describe. In any case, I think each of your inclusions could have merit, but I think discussion on the respective talk pages could establish a firmer consensus. Remsense诉 00:21, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I posted it on the article's discussion page. Although, I was acting WP:BOLD. If you read the discussion page of TeX, unresolved issues are waiting for ages. BRLibertarian (talk) 17:40, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]