Talk:Figma

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acronyms?[edit]

"TA for the CS department" Any idea what those acronyms mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.122.180.75 (talk) 07:28, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Teacher Assistant for the Computer Science department.

Joedf (talk) 13:44, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Company vs Product?[edit]

In theory this page describes the software product Figma, but the text switches to describing Figma Inc. (the company) in numerous places. This should be made clearer (not sure if the company warrants a custom article?) SilentGameWriter (talk) 13:09, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I somewhat agree, but I don't think there's enough to warrant a separate article. I believe this is rather common pattern with tech companies that focus on one product which ultimately is then their company name as well. Facebook originally, and maybe close to this pattern is Synergy (software) was under CosmoSynergy. Although I did not write this article and language can be ambiguous, much of it can be determined from context. Joedf (talk) 14:18, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Joedf:@SilentGameWriter: Yes it is a mix of company and product. The lead paragraph is so much jargon, it is almost comical. Is it possible for that paragraph to be in plainer language? Maybe something like “Figma is software created by Figma, Inc., a company based in Seattle. The software makes it easy to draw and make images online, alone or collaborating, that works on most operating systems“ and more like that.

Put the jargon down in the article, with context in plain language. - - 12:06, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Prairieplant (talk) 12:06, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I think that's a good idea. Sure it sounds redundant, but it actually isn't. Joedf (talk) 13:54, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

acquisition[edit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Figma_%28software%29&type=revision&diff=1112921333&oldid=1112142209

Some of the text about the acquisition was deleted because of the source of the editorial, lack of sources, and typos, but I don't think editorials should not be used as sources, and typos should be subject to correction, not deletion.

Therefore, I propose that the deletion of the text be rescinded. The typo "criticised", which I believe was pointed out by the user who deleted it, seems to be used mostly in British English. (The source, theguardian.com, is a British newspaper.)

(I wrote this comment using machine translation as English is not my native language) --Sato 482903 (talk) 02:10, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I see, thanks for sharing. I did not know about this, but I believe it was removed because it does not have a neutral tone. It is more-opinion based news reporting, and rather speculative. It does not look like it belongs in an "encyclopedia" type of medium. This is also likely somewhere in the wikipedia regulations. Joedf (talk) 13:44, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For taking a leave of absence from college.[edit]

" Field was named a Thiel Fellow in 2012, earning him $100,000 in exchange for taking a leave of absence from college. " this sentence is not clear. It is not clear what exactly is meant. "for taking a leave of absence from college." I am translating the article into Azerbaijani. could you please change the sentence a bit? Atakhanli (talk) 06:50, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

? Atakhanli (talk) 06:07, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the late response. But now I can tell you what that phrase means. It means that he was a university student, but he needed to take a break from his studies in order to become a Thiel Fellow (and thus earn the money). I have also edited the article to make a link to leave of absence. You may want to read that. Hope this helps! 😊 Mayhair (talk) 10:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Figma?[edit]

The other pages listed in Figma seem to be significantly less notable than this. Perhaps this article should be moved to Figma, with the rest under a disambiguation page. BanjoZebra (talk) 22:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]