Rename "Installation & Troubleshooting" category to "IDE 1.x" #361
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The previous name of this category was very ambiguous. It could be interpreted by the user to be the appropriate category for requesting assistance with solving problems with their project, even though we have categories specifically dedicated to that purpose. Based on the the term "Installation" in the category name and the original description: > For problems with Arduino itself, NOT your project the forum maintainers have interpreted the purpose of the category to be discussion related to Arduino IDE (which is sometimes referred to as "Arduino"). The maintainers have restricted the use of the category to that subject matter for years and the current category description clearly explains the scope. However, a disproportionate number of miscategorized topics are still created in the category. The previous ambiguous category name is likely a significant factor in this misuse. We now have a dedicated category for discussion of Arduino IDE 2.x, so it is necessary to specify that this category is only for Arduino IDE 1.x-related discussion. The naming follows the established convention of dropping the "Arduino" from the software product name from the category where that is implicit (e.g., "Web Editor", "IoT Cloud", "PLC IDE").
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The previous name of this category was very ambiguous. It could be interpreted by the user to be the appropriate category for requesting assistance with solving problems with their project, even though we have categories specifically dedicated to that purpose.
Based on the use of the term "Installation" and the original description:
the forum maintainers have interpreted the purpose of the category to be discussion related to Arduino IDE (which is sometimes referred to as "Arduino").
The maintainers have restricted the use of the category to that subject matter for years and the current category description clearly explains the scope. However, a disproportionate number of miscategorized topics are still created in the category. The previous ambiguous category name is likely a significant factor in this misuse.
Naming Considerations
We now have a dedicated category for discussion of Arduino IDE 2.x, so it is necessary to specify that this category is only for Arduino IDE 1.x-related discussion.
The naming follows the established convention of dropping the "Arduino" from the software product name from the category where that is implicit (e.g., "Web Editor", "IoT Cloud", "PLC IDE").
Impact on Links
The name change will not break any links.
Links to Category Page
Although the forum software adds a cosmetic text "slug" to the category page URL, the only technically significant part of the URL is the ID (
18). Even though the "slug" will be changed as part of the renaming, the previous links will still lead to the category page as always.Links to Topics and Posts
Topic and post URLs are not category dependent so there is no impact on links to any topics or posts under the renamed category.
Discussion
In addition to formal reviews here, a forum topic is available for general discussion on the proposal:
https://forum.arduino.cc/t/proposal-rename-installation-troubleshooting-category-to-ide-1-x/1118516/1