Talk:Hypothetical technology

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Wholly WP:OR?

The main definition in the first paragraph, while sensible, seems to be the very essence of WP:OR. I came here from Flying Car where I had trimmed down it's definition because it was OR in the same way it is here. Here the page seems to be not based on notable published definitions, but rather on a need to define the term for common use within Wikipedia. There is often a need for documentation of well-enough-agreed-on definitions like this. But, when it's done as an article like this it can be OR unless there are notable outside-WP sources cited. Here there are none. 108.20.78.162 (talk) 16:27, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The definition merely sets a boundary on the scope of the article. Defining the scope of the article is a requirement of WP:LEAD. It's really stretching it to portray that as OR. SpinningSpark 07:36, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vaccines

In what way are HIV malaria vacccines hypothetical technologies? Vaccines are not a new technology, they have been around for centuries now. Sure, these diseases don't currently have vaccines and may do so in the future, but there is not necessarily any new technology involved there. SpinningSpark 15:21, 19 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Are Jetpacks Hypothetical?

I do not think it's accurate to list Jetpacks on this article since they do exist. FireInMe (talk) 22:26, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think flying cars or robot helpers are hypothetical either. They have both been done for some time. SpinningSpark 17:54, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]