Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DPI scaling in Windows


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Dots per inch. Consensus to not keep, but no consensus to merge, so this is a compromise solution. Mergers, if supported by consensus, can take place from the history.  Sandstein  12:18, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

DPI scaling in Windows

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This is small print in the manual stuff, I don't think it merits an article. There may me a redirect/merge target? TheLongTone (talk) 13:57, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * It does deserve an article - Windows' DPI scaling has a history and indeed (still) gets improvements with every release. Leaderboard (talk) 14:10, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Well you wrote the article, of course you think it should be retained. But you still make no credible claim of notability, and the sources do not suggest it either. TheLongTone (talk) 14:18, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * You're suggesting that my point has no value... Well it's notable because it explains how DPI scaling in Windows evolved (from Windows 95's simple font scaling, to Windows 10's multi-mode scaling combining ideas from Windows Vista and XP). In fact, I 'forked' it from the main DPI scaling article because I felt that article didn't cover enough of Windows' scaling methods. Leaderboard (talk) 14:42, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  CASSIOPEIA(talk) 16:11, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment I assume the main article referred to is Dots per inch. From what  has said we may have a WP:CFORK and WP:COPYWITHIN which might require resolution.  I confess when I first seen the article my thoughts were quite interesting and useful for me (and probably notable).  But the preferred option may be merge unless shown to be disruptive or would give undue weight on the target article. (NB: I am not volunteering do do any merge) and a merge by the creator might risk WP:UNDUE and not be welcome on the source.  Awaiting comments by others really.Djm-leighpark (talk) 21:07, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge to Dots per inch, since this article seems to share some prose with that article, and it's an appropriate merge topic. I don't think this topic is notable by itself, from doing some searches. Enterprisey (talk!) 23:24, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:21, 30 October 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   19:10, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge into dots per inch. And if that happens, can we not merge "The short-term gain of this trickery was twofold"? There is already a "How Microsoft Windows handles DPI scaling" section in the main DPI article.  Anarchyte ( talk  &#124;  work )  12:52, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
 * That section is simply a summary; it undermines the importance and history of Windows' DPI scaling which has evolved over the years. Leaderboard (talk) 14:22, 14 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete or incubate: We have a WP:SPLITOUT however content has been copied without attribution as required by WP:PROSPLIT/WP:COPYWITHIN and has remained that way for weeks since my early comment about this. There is no consensus between author of this article and others about merging content back to Dots per inch.  Given the violation and the contentiousness of the splitout and the possible merge back in I think the violation needs to win and then content can be re-introduced under discussion with gained consensus or via AfD.Djm-leighpark (talk) 14:44, 14 November 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.