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Slow down on the color edits[edit]

Shark, go a bit slower when making substantive changes to material that other editors have a lot of good work invested in. Dozens of edits in a row in one day makes it very hard for others to check and collaborate on your contributions. Dicklyon (talk) 05:22, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible to see a cumulative log of changes on the History page of an article by clicking on the left radio button for the first edit, and the right radio button for the last edit. This is a very convenient tool, as you can see all the interim changes on a single page. There aren't a lot of people contributing to the article, so I didn't think it was that important to monitor changes. SharkD (talk) 05:26, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Right, I know how to use it. But when you've done a ton of section rearrangements and rewrites, it's very hard to tell what meanings might have changed without inspecting each edit. And when there are 4 or 5 in a row to get the wording right on a section, it's that much harder. And all that in one day makes you look too much like User:Brews ohare :). Dicklyon (talk) 05:48, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Bastille Day![edit]

Dear fellow Wikipedian, on behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just want to wish you a Happy Bastille Day, whether you are French, Republican or not!  :) Happy Editing! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 23:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pool of Radiance[edit]

Hey there. :) I've put in a bunch of work on Pool of Radiance, and I'd like to take it to GA before the month is over. If there's any way you can help out, great! BOZ (talk) 03:56, 15 July 2009 (UTC)\[reply]

I've nominated the article for GA. :) BOZ (talk) 16:58, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2 Speedy moves you proposed[edit]

I removed the proposals for Category:Video games by license and Category:Lua-scripted games because neither qualifies for speedy renaming. The first one doesn't because "not specific enough" is not one of the accepted reasons. And the second one doesn't qualify because conformity is only acceptable if it's x by y or x of y or x in y. I will say, though, that if you nominate both in the regular Wikipedia:Categories for Deletion page, they will probably be approved. They simply don't fit in the speedy guidelines. --User:Woohookitty Diamming fool! 05:12, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VG review template[edit]

Are you satisfied enough to move it out of the sandbox? There hasn't been any comments in about a week.陣内Jinnai 21:32, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't you mean User:Guyinblack25? He's the guy who made the template. SharkD (talk) 00:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yea, sorry about that.陣内Jinnai 01:39, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VG template[edit]

I think i've clarified it as best I can without knowing the code. Several of the new items would require parent fields.陣内Jinnai 04:09, 16 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Labor Day![edit]

Dear colleague, I just want to wish you a happy, hopefully, extended holiday weekend and nice end to summer! Your friend, --A NobodyMy talk 04:32, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please update your status with WP:VG[edit]

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File:Rhombic dodecahedron.jpg[edit]

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This template should only be used on file (image) pages.

Rhombic dodecahedron, rendered in povray 3.5. See also Image:Rhombic_dodecahedra.jpg.

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Povray code

The file was produced via the command "povray rhombic_dodecahedron.ini" on a Mac OS X machine with the fink installation of POV-Ray. The following three files are used. (GFDL applies to all)

File "rhombic_dodecahedron.povi"

#declare A=sqrt(2);
#declare R=0.025;

#declare rhombdod =
intersection {
    box { < -2, -2, -2>, <2,2,2> }
    plane { < 1, 1, 0>, A } 
    plane { < 1,-1, 0>, A }
    plane { <-1, 1, 0>, A }
    plane { <-1,-1, 0>, A }
    plane { < 1, 0, 1>, A }
    plane { < 1, 0,-1>, A }
    plane { <-1, 0, 1>, A }
    plane { <-1, 0,-1>, A }
    plane { < 0, 1, 1>, A }
    plane { < 0, 1,-1>, A }
    plane { < 0,-1, 1>, A }
    plane { < 0,-1,-1>, A }
    }

#declare tripod = 
    union{
        cylinder { <2,0,0>, <1,1,1>, R }
        cylinder { <0,2,0>, <1,1,1>, R }
        cylinder { <0,0,2>, <1,1,1>, R }
        sphere { <1,1,1>, R }
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    union {
        object { tripod }
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        object { tripod rotate 270*z }
        object { tripod rotate 180*x }
        object { tripod rotate 180*x rotate 90*z }
        object { tripod rotate 180*x rotate 180*z }
        object { tripod rotate 180*x rotate 270*z }
        sphere { < 2, 0, 0 >, R }
        sphere { <-2, 0, 0 >, R }
        sphere { < 0, 2, 0 >, R }
        sphere { < 0,-2, 0 >, R }
        sphere { < 0, 0, 2 >, R }
        sphere { < 0, 0,-2 >, R }
        }

File "rhombic_dodecahedron.pov"

#include "colors.inc"
#include "rhombic_dodecahedron.povi"

global_settings{ ambient_light White }
background { color White }

#declare LX = 20;
#declare LZ = 50;
light_source { <LX,-LX,LZ> color White}
light_source { <-LX,LX,LZ> color White}
light_source { <LX,LX,LZ> color White}
light_source { <-LX,-LX,LZ> color White}

object { rhombdod
    texture {
        pigment { colour rgbt <1,1,0.4,0.3> }
        finish { ambient 0.1 diffuse 0.9 phong 1 }
        }
    }


object { rhombdodedges
    texture { pigment { colour Black } }
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camera {
    location 15*y
    direction -y
    right 0.3*x
    up 0.3*z
    rotate 10*x
    rotate 30*z
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File "rhombic_dodecahedron.ini"

Input_File_Name="rhombic_dodecahedron.pov"
Output_File_Type=N
Library_Path="/sw/share/povray-3.5/include/"
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— Edokter • Talk • 16:15, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Halloween![edit]

File:Halloween Hush Puppies.jpg
Photograph of my Halloween-themed Hush Puppies plush basset hounds in my bedroom.

As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Halloween! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 16:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

eMusic[edit]

Hi there - i have some draft copy for the eMusic page on my user talk page. The first section would replace the "Selection" section in the existing entry, and the second section, "Site Features," is new. Take a look and let me know your thoughts. (Note I'm still working on a few of the links.) Melomania (talk) 20:38, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll look over it in the next couple of days. SharkD (talk) 00:09, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TUSC token eee046ff651bb14693b1ce449737201a[edit]

I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!

Software[edit]

See: Stella_(software) Tom Ruen (talk) 02:26, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! SharkD (talk) 02:57, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sphere problem still[edit]

this image still has two HSL spheres, one of which has no grays. Did you mean one to be HSV? I'd be happy to review any changes you may consider. Dicklyon (talk) 02:18, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Should be fixed now. You might have to refresh your browser cache. SharkD (talk) 23:44, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Thanksgiving![edit]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 06:05, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would you like a mop?[edit]

If you don't wish to run for adminship, that's OK. I understand. Q3 does kind of concern me as will many others at RFA. MuZemike 08:37, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
IMHO, perhaps now might not exactly be the best time to run for adminship. Apart from Q3, I notice you haven't been very active in the past few months. I think you might want to get a few months of sustained editing before attempting RfA...just my two cents. Regards, FASTILY (TALK) 09:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, maybe that would be for the best. Some weeks I am very involved in Wikipedia, others I am totally absent. SharkD  Talk  13:17, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No problems with me. I really appreciate you being upfront about it. MuZemike 16:50, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Naming/content of Role-playing game[edit]

Hi, I see from your previous posts that you have an interest in the naming/content of Role-playing game. That article currently describes tabletop roleplaying games, with other forms of roleplaying such as video RPGs and LARP described as a variety of tabletop game. Based on the comments on the talk page, it seems that many users are surprised to find that the article Role-playing game is about tabletop role-playing games.

I have made a proposal that in order to meet the WP:NAME policy that article should describe all activities commonly described as role-playing games on an equal footing, and that a new article Tabletop role-playing game should be created to describe tabletop roleplaying games. If you have the time I'd be grateful if you could give your opinion on my proposal at Talk:Role-playing game. Ryan Paddy (talk) 23:18, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AFD for Comparison between Roman and Han Empires[edit]

You are invited to join the discussion at [AFD] for Comparison between Roman and Han Empires, since you have participated in the last AFD.Teeninvestor (talk) 21:22, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas[edit]

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To those who make Good Arguments, who are appreciative, or supportive. Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 18:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another gentle ping from WP:VG[edit]

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AfD nomination of Console role-playing game[edit]

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Template:Vgrelease new[edit]

You may or may not be aware that the current consensus is for dates no longer be linked, and a bot was assigned to delink full dates with the blessing of Arbcom. With that in mind, with regards to the above template which you authored, I would ask that you disable the linking function within the template, and any other such template you are involved in maintaining. Thanks, Ohconfucius ¡digame! 02:12, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I posted a proposed changed in Template talk:Dts vgr. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look. I have not tested the change, but I've double checked it visually. Thanks. -- 02:59, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

TOC for 1980's Console RPG's[edit]

I put the 1980's Console RPG list back together as one list, so the list can be sorted as a whole again. But I added a few tags and changed the Table of Contents so that one can jump straight to a specific year. See what you think. I won't be offended if you choose to revert to the default TOC, or use a different TOC altogether. Dawynn (talk) 16:25, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Once again, good job. I'd like to see a TOC like that on all the video game lists. SharkD  Talk  00:04, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation[edit]

I'm about two years late in commenting on this, but I noticed in the past you moved Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation to Super Robot Wars: Original Generation with the comment that the latter was the English title. I have an English copy of the game and the official English title is the former, as seen on the official English Web site for the game, so I went ahead and moved it back. --Evice (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, my mistake. :) SharkD  Talk  00:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination for deletion of Template:N&[edit]

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AfD nomination of Transcendence (video game)[edit]

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Bias in your topics[edit]

I find the topics you write about that pertain to RPGs are highly biased in the favor of WRPGs. You should do something to fix this 69.253.43.211 (talk) 00:12, 18 April 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Good for you. SharkD  Talk  05:52, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Revision to Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri articles[edit]

I noticed that you have revised either Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri or Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire.

I intend to revise those articles following the Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines. There are more details on the discussion pages of those articles. I'd be interested in any comments you have. It would be best if your comments were on the discussion pages of the two articles.

Thank you.

Vyeh (talk) 13:49, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are now a Reviewer[edit]

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Nomination for deletion of Template:-•[edit]

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Trouble on HSL and HSV; 3RR warning[edit]

SharkD, I notice that you've been doing a lot of reverting on HSL and HSV, including 3 in less than 24 hours a few days ago, with no explanation beyond that you don't like the wording. Please review WP:3RR, and realize that even without getting to 4 reverts in 24 hours you may be subject to being temporarily blocked for edit warring. Instead of reverting, use the talk page to explain your objections, or do the edits that will improve the wording. Dicklyon (talk) 04:44, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey SharkD, I agree with you that some of the captions you have been reverting to your re-write aren’t ideally worded, and can use some work. I adopted several of your changes, but in other cases I think that your version either changes the meaning, or is wordier or less clear than the original. Instead of just reverting, I've been trying to make some compromises or further improvements, but if you just revert every one of my tries with a short and non-descriptive summary, we can’t really make any effective progress. I welcome your discussion at the talk page; I think we should be able to iron this out amicably and find text we can all agree on. That can only happen if you take part in the discussion though. –jacobolus (t) 05:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Vgrelease tbl/sub[edit]

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Many, minor edits[edit]

I'm making too many numerous small edits and hogging up the Talk pages, I know. Sorry! SharkD  Talk  03:17, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Ivg test[edit]

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Your work on the History of role-playing video games page[edit]

I just wanted to say that your hard work on the History of role-playing video games page is much appreciated. I'm not an admin or editor or anything - just a regular user stopping by who appreciates the work you've been doing this week.Caidh (talk) 03:47, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, thank you for the complement! Luckily for me a lot of the content and structure were already there to begin with, and I instead was able to concentrate on minor refinements and fleshing things out with additional (and often, updated) information. Thanks again! SharkD  Talk  03:59, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games[edit]

Hey SharkD, great work converting this article to a sortable table. Here's a wikignome mini-barnstar: *

One thing I noticed though is that the letter rows ("0-9", "A", etc) look a bit strange when the table is sorted using a non-alphabetic criteria. Do you think we need them at all? Marasmusine (talk) 18:14, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I left them in there in case someone wanted them. If removing them would be better, that would be OK too. SharkD  Talk  23:06, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fallout (video game)[edit]

Hello. Some IP keeps on removing section you've added (about character development). Maybe article should be temporarily blocked for anonymous users? Thanks, Sir Lothar (talk) 10:55, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it's pretty annoying. But I don't think a general lock would be a good idea since it's most likely the same guy. SharkD  Talk  12:09, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Video game lists[edit]

While digging around the online print archive, I stumbled across PC Gamer UK's 2001 list of the 100 best games ever. The link is here, if you're interested in adding it to your list of lists. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 18:37, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Found this one, too. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 03:22, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot!! SharkD  Talk  05:11, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No problem at all. I may find more in the archive as time goes on; if I do, I'll let you know here. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 16:37, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, I thought I'd compliment your highly impressive work on that list. Before I gave you those links, I never really paid attention to it; I decided to check it out recently, and was amazed by how helpful and usable it was. Thanks for all your hard work; I'll definitely be using it in the future. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 00:48, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Glad you like it! SharkD  Talk  23:52, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work making the online print archive's indexing system more usable. I figured that most people wouldn't bother with the raw archives; they were largely set up for my own convenience while digging up reviews and other material. However, your efforts have greatly improved their transparency for the average editor, without sacrificing their aforementioned convenience on my end. Great job.

One thing I'd like to mention, though: the CGM articles' login issue can, in fact, be bypassed. You first need to copy the link from the greater archive, since clicking on it redirects you to that broken page forever; then, paste it into the Wayback Machine and go for one of the 2003 dates. It works for all of them, as far as I know. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 08:22, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it looks like the version you selected automatically avoids that. In that case, I've never encountered the issue you mentioned in all my time editing the archive. Could you describe it in detail? JimmyBlackwing (talk) 08:27, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't realize there was a way to get around it. Will take another look at it later today. SharkD  Talk  13:58, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Again, impressive work. I've made a few tweaks, and will probably make a few more before I'm done, but you've drastically improved the quality of the index system. Thanks. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 05:55, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome!!! SharkD  Talk  07:06, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting comment on a reliable source discussion[edit]

I'm looking for folks to comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources#XBLAfans. Can you drop in and take a look and comment on my proposal? --Teancum (talk) 18:36, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Computer Games Artist[edit]

Hi! I nominated Computer Games Artist you nominated for merger to Game art design for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Computer Games Artist. I explained the details in the AfD. Regards. —  HELLKNOWZ  ▎TALK 16:44, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Rspan[edit]

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Delete this[edit]

Delete this and then delete this. — CpiralCpiral 07:49, 13 March 2011 (UTC) (I do.)[reply]

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Geneforge[edit]

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Merchant Prince II listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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Puzzles template[edit]

Hi, Recently I have skimmed long lists of articles with titles *problem, *puzzle, or *paradox, and along the way I have discovered Template: Puzzles, which you created by a move from Template: VG Puzzle. Do you recall any discussion of how to cover puzzles in generally? Did the effort grow out of a video games project?

P.S. The closest page that concerns paradoxes in name is List of paradoxes which is claimed by the philosophy project. --P64 (talk) 18:28, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of History of role-playing video games[edit]

The article History of role-playing video games you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:History of role-playing video games for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of said article. If you oppose this decision, you may ask for a reassessment. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. Yes, it is neutral. The main problems are the fair-use tags and the unaddressed tags that are already in the article. Everything else is looking good. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:35, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Glass Joe[edit]

While you may be busy, I was hoping that you could give Glass Joe a copyedit and/or provide a comment on its FAC. In return, I could help out with your History of RPGs in some way. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 04:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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"Find video game sources" Template[edit]

I realize you've not been directly involved in the conversation, so I thought I'd give you a quick heads-up regarding why I altered this template.

  • The Custom Google Search engine (CSE) that was used by WP:VG was way out of date and contradictory. Originally WP:VG had been using Gwern's Anime RS CSE to find related material on video games.
  • Then in July 2009, it seems that User:Odie5533 created his own CSE, got it whitelisted, and changed the links but accidentally left Gwern's name as the CSE operator. Since then Gwern has been getting questions regarding the WP:VG CSE and has been disclaiming ownership. Odie5533's CSE is sort of useful, however it only seems to cover 5 sources, 2 of which are now considered NON-RS, one of which is listed as "situational", and 1 of which is unlisted.
  • Before discovering that this was Odie5533's CSE I created my own set of them in order to help me personally search for RS sources. After a discussion at WT:VG/S, User:Salvidrim got these new CSEs whitelisted and they're now listed as WP:VG's CSE.

So that's the whole story. I just wanted to let you know in case you had this template on your watchlist and were curious about the change. Cheers, -Thibbs (talk) 19:05, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and I just got around to changing the link in "Find video game sources short" as well. -Thibbs (talk) 18:58, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for letting me know. SharkD  Talk  07:00, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute resolution survey[edit]

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Your GA nomination of History of Western role-playing video games[edit]

The article History of Western role-playing video games you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:History of Western role-playing video games for things which need to be addressed. You've done some amazing work, and I look forward to promoting the article soon. —Torchiest talkedits 17:35, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Just wanted to double check to see if you'd noticed my good article review. I saw that you'd made some changes, but it doesn't look like you addressed any of the issues I raised. I'll leave it open for a while longer to make sure you have a chance to fix the problems. —Torchiest talkedits 21:27, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free rationale for File:Spaceempires.jpg[edit]

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Video games article bot[edit]

I think someone from the Video Games project is using a bot to collect assessment data from the WP 1.0 project on toolserver - but I don't know who it is, I just have the records of the web requests on toolserver. Do you know of any frequently-updated stats that for the project that could be generated that way? — Carl (CBM · talk) 18:37, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not frequently collected stats, no. I also don't know how to use bots. SharkD  Talk  19:47, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks. — Carl (CBM · talk) 20:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar[edit]

The Video game Barnstar

For the History of Western role-playing video games, the first good work on a genre article I've seen for a long time. bridies (talk) 16:44, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think getting it up to FA was too big a task for the time allowed, but then taking something to peer-review at WP:VG doesn't tend to get one very far... Better luck next time. bridies (talk) 16:44, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, thanks! Yeah, I'm a little disappointed it didn't make it. Maybe it will at some point in the future. SharkD  Talk  19:46, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Space Empire Elite[edit]

The article Space Empire Elite has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

I love BBS history, but this game game does not meet WP:N criteria. It doesn't have significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject.

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Your contributed article, Brave Saga[edit]

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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter (4th Quarter 2012)[edit]

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WP:VG newsletter interview[edit]

Hey there. Are you interested in being interviewed for the Q2 2013 WikiProject Video Games Newsletter? Considering the amount of substantial work you've done over the years, I think you'd be a good editor to talk to about what your work. We're going to put it out in early July, so there's still a good amount of time to decide if you want to. If so, let me know and I'll post a link to a page with some questions. Cheers. —Torchiest talkedits 14:16, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, October 2013[edit]

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