Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dual Screen


 * 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 no consensus. After two re-lists, there was no consensus (non-admin closure) Britishfinance (talk) 18:47, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Dual Screen

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Extremely short disambiguation page that links to the Nintendo DS and Multiple Monitors. Do not see this as a plausible redirect or disambiguation page, especially now that there are numerous dual-screen and foldable devices being available soon, including the Surface Duo/Neo, Huawei Mate X, and Galaxy Fold. Awesome Aasim  22:18, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Addendum: it may be too early to have a disambig page on this topic, but maybe in the near future! Awesome Aasim  04:04, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:33, 23 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. To start, disambiguation pages with two entries are just fine. Now, think of it this way. The disambiguation page for Dual Screen refers to two topics that are named for their dual screen. The simple act of having two screens is not enough to warrant an entry on the page. See Computer (disambiguation) for this. The The two entries for this disambiguation are Nintendo DS and Multiple Monitors. For the former entry, the "DS" stands for Dual Screen, as the system's name showcased the introduction of using two screens for a handheld device. The latter entry, working with multiple monitors can be equated to working with dual screens, or Dual Screen. While the Galaxy Fold and similar technology could be added to the list, as they do showcase their multiple screens, the existence of these devices do not minimize the need for a disambiguation page. In the end, they aren't truly synonymous with the term "Dual Screen". Utopes (talk) 00:53, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect both Dual screen and Dual Screen to Dual-touchscreen which is almost always the context where "dual" is used.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 15:59, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Hey, how do you feel about my reccomendation? While it's true that "dual screen" can commonly refer to having two touch-screens on smartphones, it is not impossible that "Dual Screen" would refer to the Nintendo DS, or the act of having two computer monitors open. Because of the ability to associate multiple names with a topic, a disambiguation page should exist. If not at Dual Screen, then at Dual Screen (disambiguation). Requesting comment from as well here. Utopes (talk) 00:40, 31 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Redirect both Dual screen and Dual Screen to Dual-touchscreen.4meter4 (talk) 21:23, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep This has the potential to be a useful redirect.Lovelylinda1980 (talk) 22:04, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect: what said is a good alternative to deletion as the redirect is plausible, although I agree with the nom's sentiment regarding the uselessness of an outdated DAB.    SITH   (talk)   12:02, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Yet, the new phones with multiple screens are not titled as the "Dual Screen Phone". The disambiguation page should only hold entries of articles that are named, or heavily associated with the name "Dual Screen". See Phone (disambiguation). That page is not a list of phone models, but only the articles named "Phone" or imply such. Sure, it's an extreme example, as there are many articles that could come close to this. But for something that is more uncommon, such as "Dual Screen", terms such as "Second screen" and "Dual touch-screen" make perfect sense on the list. Every two-screened piece of technology does not. Utopes (talk) 23:39, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: There seems consensus that this should be either kept or redirect. Relisting to try and establish firmer consensus about which.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 02:13, 2 November 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Probably heading for a no consensus (split of Keep and Redirect); try one last re-list
 * Sorry to make the split equal, but Keep. The distinction between dual-touchscreen technology and having a second screen for a computer is clear, each has an obvious article to point to, and both may be meant by the search term. That makes for a sensible disambiguation page. - An alternative might of course be a couple of hatnotes at the respective targets instead. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 18:59, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Britishfinance (talk) 01:52, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge As mentioned above by User:Zxcvbnm this is almost always used in context to the Nintendo DS, Therefor it should be merged to Nintendo DS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dellwood546 (talk • contribs) 02:08, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. The term dual screen has been in use for decades for dual computer monitors – long before game consoles even existed. Diambiguation is therefore required by some means.  Furthermore, I would challenge whether Nintendo DS should even be on the page.  There is no indication on its page that it is referred to as Dual Screen and the fact that that is what the acronym stands for is irrelevant.  It is still only an example of a dual screen game console; even if the name contained the (expanded) term, it would still fail WP:PARTIAL as a partial match. SpinningSpark 20:47, 10 November 2019 (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.