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Vandalism

Page got vandalized. I don’t know how to revert to previous version. Robertrtk ( talk) 22:11, 14 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Fixed. Dan Bloch ( talk) 22:36, 14 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Shouldn’t the shortened version be spelt with the letter

Generation X and Gen X.

Millenial, Generation Y, and Gen Y.

Generation Z or Gen Z.

So shouldn’t it be Generation Alpha or Gen Α α 2604:3D09:1F80:CA00:602A:5268:4F01:13A3 ( talk) 18:08, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Because rolling over to Greek Letters when you run out of English letters is pretty common for this sort of thing. The Upcoming/Just Started generation of Generation Beta would be Gen 142.59.71.36 ( talk) 18:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply
Wikipedia reports existing usage, it doesn't prescribe usage, and people don't usually refer to Gen Alpha as Gen A. Dan Bloch ( talk) 18:57, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply
I mean they do refer to it as that, I'm pronouncing it Alpha when I read it single letter, not A(Aye).
If we were to do that it would probably be the lower case despite that breaking tradition because I think that's what people recognize. Just pointing out all the previous ones were just the letter and we weren't writing it phoenetically (It's not Generation Ex, Generation Wi, or Generation Zee) 2604:3D09:1F80:CA00:B9C6:B709:21A4:6ADC ( talk) 07:07, 20 July 2024 (UTC) reply
Feel free to find reliable sources where the Greek letter is shown to be usually used by people in general, rather than anecdotes. From what I've tried to find so far, "gen alpha" is being used in news articles -- probably because the writers and readership are both accustomed to the Latin alphabet, and because A (latin A) and Α (greek Alpha) look identical. A Wikipedia talk page is not the best place to ask for the usage to be changed - for that, feel free to write to the editors of the publications where you see the usage you disagree with. Komonzia ( talk) 18:03, 26 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Screen time sources are bad

94 and 95 links to press articles and not to the actual sources. Forbes has a dead link to its source. The VICE source is https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2020_zero_to_eight_census_final_web.pdf

I did not searched the Forbes' source, but source from VICE says 77% have access and the average screen time is from 40mn to +3h, depending on the age range. The current state of the section is badly sourced at best, misleading at worst. 2A01:E0A:226:BA00:A042:F90B:67BA:A953 ( talk) 18:39, 21 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2024

Change 2010 to 2012. That is in most places. SillMozes ( talk) 16:58, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. There are existing sources for both years, so unless a very strong consensus says 2012 we probably need to mention both per WP:DUE. Jamedeus ( talk) 17:43, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vandalism

Page got vandalized. I don’t know how to revert to previous version. Robertrtk ( talk) 22:11, 14 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Fixed. Dan Bloch ( talk) 22:36, 14 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Shouldn’t the shortened version be spelt with the letter

Generation X and Gen X.

Millenial, Generation Y, and Gen Y.

Generation Z or Gen Z.

So shouldn’t it be Generation Alpha or Gen Α α 2604:3D09:1F80:CA00:602A:5268:4F01:13A3 ( talk) 18:08, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Because rolling over to Greek Letters when you run out of English letters is pretty common for this sort of thing. The Upcoming/Just Started generation of Generation Beta would be Gen 142.59.71.36 ( talk) 18:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply
Wikipedia reports existing usage, it doesn't prescribe usage, and people don't usually refer to Gen Alpha as Gen A. Dan Bloch ( talk) 18:57, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply
I mean they do refer to it as that, I'm pronouncing it Alpha when I read it single letter, not A(Aye).
If we were to do that it would probably be the lower case despite that breaking tradition because I think that's what people recognize. Just pointing out all the previous ones were just the letter and we weren't writing it phoenetically (It's not Generation Ex, Generation Wi, or Generation Zee) 2604:3D09:1F80:CA00:B9C6:B709:21A4:6ADC ( talk) 07:07, 20 July 2024 (UTC) reply
Feel free to find reliable sources where the Greek letter is shown to be usually used by people in general, rather than anecdotes. From what I've tried to find so far, "gen alpha" is being used in news articles -- probably because the writers and readership are both accustomed to the Latin alphabet, and because A (latin A) and Α (greek Alpha) look identical. A Wikipedia talk page is not the best place to ask for the usage to be changed - for that, feel free to write to the editors of the publications where you see the usage you disagree with. Komonzia ( talk) 18:03, 26 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Screen time sources are bad

94 and 95 links to press articles and not to the actual sources. Forbes has a dead link to its source. The VICE source is https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2020_zero_to_eight_census_final_web.pdf

I did not searched the Forbes' source, but source from VICE says 77% have access and the average screen time is from 40mn to +3h, depending on the age range. The current state of the section is badly sourced at best, misleading at worst. 2A01:E0A:226:BA00:A042:F90B:67BA:A953 ( talk) 18:39, 21 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2024

Change 2010 to 2012. That is in most places. SillMozes ( talk) 16:58, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. There are existing sources for both years, so unless a very strong consensus says 2012 we probably need to mention both per WP:DUE. Jamedeus ( talk) 17:43, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply

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