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[edit] Standby power & standby mode

Not like many people check this article, but I think Standby power and Standby mode although two seperate things are also slightly redundant, or could easily become redundant.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dphrag (talk • contribs)

Try the Template:Merge then.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:34, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! I've never done much wiki editing, sort of fun. Added the template. dphrag 16:57, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Because Standby Power uses up to 5% of total residential electricity use in the U.S. and can be easily reduced in many cases by unplugging an unused appliance or switching it off at a power strip, I would love to see it stay separate (and be expanded), if only to raise awareness about this issue.Sustainableyes 18:49, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Agreed with last point. In addition Sleep Mode is different mode that more subtly pertains to the behavior or requirements of the device regarding the power consumption as opposed to the power consumption itself. rijksband 0:23, 28 December 2006 (GMT +2)

[edit] Neutrality

"As global warming becomes more of a factor, reducing power consumption gets more and more important and eliminating standby power is a urgent measure to adopt a hard line to save the environment. Standby power is often wasted energy that evaporates without people recognizing. If a majority senses the importance of that "hidden" energy consumption, this could be a first step to face global warming"

Sorry, but doesn't sound very neutral.

-- I agree, whilst elimination or management of standby power could reduce CO2 emissions, I don't think it's a "urgent measure to adopt a hard line," or a "first step to face global warming." dphrag 19:01, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
The way to do this is to avoid discussion of controversial points like global warming except as explicit quoted in the press. I expect this to be fairly easy, as I've seen a lot of discussion of the idea of "vampire power" popping up in recent news. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 16:43, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

It looks to me like this problem has been taken care of. Can we remove the dispute tag?Ccrrccrr (talk) 01:21, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. Removed tag. Muffinon (talk) 00:44, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Why the anti-standby bias?

I just noticed how much power my laptop saves by being put on standby. I'd assumed it wouldn't be much, but apparently the consumption drops from about 25 Watts to less than three! If I want to walk away from it for a few minutes, the keystroke it takes to put it to sleep and the one it takes to wake it up again are certainly worthwhile. D021317c 21:49, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I think this bias is regarding standby vs unplugging your equipment, and not what you described. Assimilateur (talk) 04:07, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal: Merge pages into standby power

The following discussion is archived. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

Discussion closed. Merging Phantom load and most of sleep mode into Standby power. Zodon (talk) 18:35, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The Standby power, Sleep mode, and Phantom load pages cover very similar material.

The Phantom load and Standby power entries seem to be two pages about the same thing. Since Standby power page is a bit further developed than phantom load, I think the phantom load page material should be incorporated into standby power, and that page made to redirect to standby power.

Though sleep mode has a separate meaning for computers, most of the material now on the page at the moment seems to refer more to standby power in general, rather than sleep mode specifically. Suggest that the material there that is germane to the broader topic should also be moved into standby power.

Zodon (talk) 09:11, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, they should be merged. The sleep mode article could in theory be a separate topic, but the article there now is a jumble of disconnected ideas, so a merge is a good idea.Ccrrccrr (talk) 01:29, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Support merger per above arguments.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 18:12, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.


[edit] Completing the phantom merge

The stuff under the heading "Phantom Load" really needs to be merged into the corresponding sections of the rest of the article. Ccrrccrr (talk) 12:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree, don't hesitate to go ahead and work on it. Zodon (talk) 19:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)