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==Public To-Do List==
UPDATE, June 27th, 2025 - This was originally for all of my article ideas, but that purpose has been deprecated in favor of placing researched ideas onto the [[Incident backlog]] (more people will see them there anyway). This section is now for incidents/ideas I intend to research so I can place them on the backlog, or existing pages I wanna address that don't belong in the backlog.

===Top Priority===

*Sony article - Bumpgate mention; needs fixed for tone and the sources need upgraded.
*Microsoft article - Bumpgate mention; probably same problem as with Sony, but at least needs checked for issues.

===Car Stuff===

*JATCO (Nissan) CVT transmissions - Reputation for being unreliable; investigate.
*Northstar Engine (General Motors) - Early 2000's, infamous engine used primarily in Buick vehicles that constantly blew head gaskets. Bolts that held the motor head down were poorly designed, causing the problems. Many Northstar engine cars still have this issue; GM may have had poor response?
*Hyundai/Kia engine issues - Some engines prone to failure- companies recalled those motors. May just end up being a mostly positive incident.

===Gaming Stuff===

*Ideas for the Switch article (some may be moved to the article discussion later) -
**MrMario2011 had to send in his launch Switch for repairs multiple times. Investigate these videos to see what happened; see if there were many others experiencing the same issues.
**'''Joy-Con Drift''' - Should probably be a dedicated article; red links on Switch article and it was major- lawsuits and all.
*Platform-exclusive games - Unsure if this is something that should be on the wiki; dropping it here to think about it. Hurts consumer choice and even ownership, as some platforms don't like it when you own things. General topic article?
*Epic Games - Check if there's an article for 'em; they need one:
**Online-only DRM on singleplayer games - Lookin' at you, Kingdom Hearts series Epic Games version. I wanted to play overcomplicated w(h)acky key game on my Steam Deck while waiting in the car for my mom at the optometrist before the Steam version came out (which does not have this problem), but ''no~ooo'', we had to be Mr. "no internet means no fun" for no reason. >:| PC version was exclusive to Epic from 2021-2024.

===Tech Industry Stuff===

*YouTube - The page needs some minor tone and grammar edits.
*Discord alternatives - Might be wise to have some pages about alternatives to Discord, considering winter is coming for it and users might be looking for places to jump ship to if it gets too bad. Not much research done yet, but some alternatives from a quick search have some questionable policies.
**Guilded - Forced arbitration in TOS.

===Shopping Stuff===

*'''AliExpress''' (Alibaba?) - Should probably have a company page. Bad customer service; believes company over consumer. Not US-based, but sells to US and internationally. Folks should be aware of their practices- especially since their products are usually very cheap (and hence, enticing). MattKC video on Surface Studio monitor could be a source?