Talk:blinkenlights

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RFD[edit]

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Rfd-redundant: (computing, slang) The front-panel lights on old computers; status lights on a modem, router, network hub, and so forth.

Merge into (computing, slang) The flashing lights on an electronic device that typically serve no useful purpose. , and perhaps fix up the definition a bit. -- Liliana 00:15, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would consider dropping "that typically serve no useful purpose". Even though this is a humorous term, it is quite rare for any device to have lights that do not serve a useful purpose, even if it is not obvious to non-experts. Then merge. Equinox 00:19, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, there is no implication of "no useful purpose" in the term. That's just an interpretation by people who don't know the purpose. Support curtail & merge as per Equinox. Dbfirs 11:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes just get on with it. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:45, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Dbfirs 17:40, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Closed per discussion. Untagged by Dbfirs (talkcontribs). — Ungoliant (Falai) 16:08, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]