Vindicator4021

==Article Ideas (Public To-Do List)==

DISCLAIMER: These are just <u>ideas</u> for topics <u>potentially</u> worth researching in the future for documented cases of consumer rights violations. In other words, I have not researched these topics (yet); they are based on anecdotes and hearsay (for now). I'm posting them on my page because I am just one person with limited time, and someone else may see this and go "oh, hey! That sounds like a good idea!" and then I don't have to do it. :P Do note, though, I may remove any of these ideas at any time if I think at some point that they're not worth mentioning on this Wiki or I find out there's already an article or a good enough mention of it, or I may move them to the discussion page of a relevant article. Also note that some of these topics may be already mentioned on the Wiki; I have not read every page. <small>(I know, shocker lol)</small>

As for why I don't just make stubs out of these... ''mainly'' because I'm not 100% sure if all of these are Wiki-worthy, but I also just personally don't like making stubs. When I make a page, I consider myself the "head" of that project and I want to only be focused on the main topic of that one page instead of dividing my attention too much between other major projects. If you want to take an idea from here and make a stub for others to edit, that's fine with me- I just won't make a page until I'm ready to write it.

*JATCO (Nissan) CVT transmissions - These transmissions have a bit of a reputation for being unreliable. Might be worth looking into.

*Northstar Engine (General Motors) - Back in the early 2000's, there was a rather infamous engine used primarily in Buick vehicles that blew head gaskets like crazy. Basically, there were these bolts held the motor head down that had threads that were too wimpy to do their job- hence, blown head gaskets. Clearly a defect. Lots of those cars still have this issue, which makes me wonder how GM actually responded to it...

*Hyundai/Kia engine issues - I've heard these things have certain engines that fail left-and-right- to the point that the companies recalled those motors. May just end up being a mostly positive incident, but I think we need more of those, too.

**This was many years ago, and probably an isolated incident, but I will mention it: I recall that MrMario2011 had to send his launch Switch to Nintendo to get fixed ''at least'' three times. I'm thinking I should go back to these videos to see what happened and investigate if there were many others experiencing the same issues.

**Joy-Con Drift - There needs to be a dedicated article, because there's red links on the Switch article, and it was a major debacle. Basically, there was a major defect with the Joy-Cons' joysticks that made them very prone to stick drift that Nintendo staunchly refused to acknowledge or admit to for a long time. If nobody beats me to it, I'll write this one after Bumpgate's done.

*Platform-exclusive games - I don't ''know'' if this is something that should be on the wiki, but I'm dropping it here. Personally, I find that it hurts consumer choice and even ownership because some platforms don't like it when you own things. May be good for a general topic article that connects to other issues.

*Epic Games putting 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. >:| The PC version of these games were exclusive to Epic from 2021-2024, hence why I thought of this when I thought of "platform-exclusives".

*Oxenfree access revoked - I think there's something on the wiki about game licenses being revoked already, but I don't think this specific instance was mentioned. Last year, in 2024, the game Oxenfree was pulled from various storefronts- including DRM-free ones. Because Potatoes. But seriously- I don't think it was ever officially explained ''why'' (or at least, I didn't see anything when I tried looking into it last year). Folks ''guessed'' it was probably because Netflix bought out the developer (or might've been the publisher) and Netflix (presumably) doesn't want people owning stuff because "profit number not go up". This is very notable because the game was part of the Black Lives Matter bundle on itch.io back in 2020. Definitely worth looking into.

*YouTube - This is a goldmine (junk-mine?) of consumer rights violations. This is a topic Louis talks about frequently, so there's plenty of options to adapt videos to articles as well. Maybe if any of those videos aren't adapted yet, I'll do one after Bumpgate's done before a bigger article as a "break". :P

*AliExpress - I've heard a lot about this one being really bad for consumers, but I was reminded of it when I watched a MattKC video last night. He tried to turn a Surface Studio into a really big, nice monitor, and he had a ridiculously horrible time with an AliExpress seller and the company itself. I know they aren't US-based (pretty sure they're Chinese?) but they of course do sell internationally, and I think folks should be aware of their practices- especially since their products are usually very cheap (and hence, enticing).