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The WPVG Newsletter (March 2009)

The WikiProject Video games Newsletter

The WikiProject Video games Newsletter
Volume II, No. 3 - March 2009

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Project At a Glance

As of March 2009, the project has:

Changes to Featured and Good content

Promoted FA/FL:

Sam & Max: Freelance Police, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

Promoted FT:

None

Demoted FA/FL/FT:

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Promoted AA:

Pong, Rock Band (video game), Super Mario Bros. 3

Promoted GA:

Dragon kill points, Final Fantasy (video game), First-person shooter, Halo Wars, Joseph Staten, Light gun shooter, LocoRoco, Machinima, Metroid, My French Coach and My Spanish Coach, Ninja Gaiden (NES), Planescape: Torment, Popotan, Shoot 'em up, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

Promoted GT:

None

Demoted GA/GT:

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (NES)

News

There were 209 new articles in March 2009
Inactive project cleanup: Proposal to consolidate inactive projects and taskforces. Project page can be found here.
- Old "left over" project pages have been added to a clean up page to discuss appropriate courses of action. Come help out and voice your thoughts.
Several video game articles appeared on Wikipedia's main page this month. Congratulations to the contributing editors.
- A fact from Christopher Erhardt appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 3.
- A fact from St.GIGA appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 3.
- Giants: Citizen Kabuto was "Today's featured article" for Mar 5.
- A fact from Makoto Kanoh appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 6.
- A fact from Nintendo DSi appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 7.
- A fact from Clean Asia! appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 16.
- A fact from Gang Garrison 2 appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 22.
- A fact from 5th British Academy Video Games Awards appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 23.
- A fact from My French Coach and My Spanish Coach appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 23.
- A fact from 4th British Academy Video Games Awards appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 24.
- A fact from Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 25
- A fact from Male Restroom Etiquette appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 26.
- A fact from Rufus (Street Fighter) appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 27.
- A fact from Factions of Command & Conquer appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 29.
- A fact from Darkness over Daggerford appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 30.
- A fact from Bloody Fun Day appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 30.
- A fact from Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (video game) appeared in the Did you know? column on Mar 30.

Editor KieferSkunk was interviewed by video game magazine Edge. Comments from the interview were used in an article in issue 199, and an abridged online version is available on their website. Kiefer has also provided the transcript of his interview.

Reader Poll

The WikiProject Video games Newsletter released its first issue a year ago. The newsletter is meant to help connect editors, keep them up-to-date with the activities of the VG project, and improve the knowledge of our members. We've compiled a list of questions to help gauge the effectiveness of the newsletter's first year.

Answers will be accepted for a three week period following the deliver of the March 2009 issue on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Just to clarify, this is not an April Fools' Day gag, and we would really appreciate honest criticism. Information obtained from this poll is intend to alter the newsletter for the better. So don't feel you should hold back or give answers similar to everyone else.

Feel free to voice your opinion on the Poll page.

Feature: VG Barnstar

		The Video Game Barnstar
		The VG Barnstar is an award given to Wikipedians recognized for efforts and contributions to improve and develop video game related articles.

The VG Barnstar is one of many Wikipedia Barnstars designed to be given to editors that have helped further the overall quality of Wikipedia. It was created in February 2006 by Jacoplane—see past discussion for details—and has been given to numerous editors since. Sometimes editors with multiple Barnstars use an alternative way to display them: ribbons.

Barnstars are designed to be given by anyone, so don't be shy as everyone enjoys appreciation. If you have noticed or have been impressed with the work of an editor, feel free to let them know by placing {{subst:Barnstar VG|"message" ~~~~}} on their talk page. The template uses a parameter to include a message expressing the reasons behind the award.

See also

Things you can help with:

Summary of Video games WikiProject open tasks

AfDs

Merge discussions

Other discussions

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Featured content candidates

Good article nominations

Setzer Gabbiani (start)
Talim (Soulcalibur) (start)
Klefki (nom)
Sobble (start)
Exdeath (start)
Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome (nom)
Pikachu (start)
Fallout Online (start)
Donkey Kong (start)
Horizon Forbidden West (start)
Surround (video game) (start)
AirCars (start)
Laura Matsuda (start)
Puff-puff (Dragon Quest) (start)
Sands of Destruction (start)
Counter-Strike 2 (start)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC video game) (start)
Sorceress (Dragon's Crown) (start)
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary (start)
Hyper Duel (start)
Fortnite Festival (start)
Jacksepticeye (start)
Snorlax (start)
Bonfire (Dark Souls) (nom)
Raymond (Animal Crossing) (start)
Gengar (start)
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (start)
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (start)

DYK nominations

DarkZero Esports

Reviews and reassessments

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (nom)
Pokémon Channel (nom)
Rain World (rev)
Mario Kart: Double Dash (nom)
Amiga Format (rev)
Kim Kitsuragi (rev)

Articles that need...

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Newsletter delivery by xenobot 16:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for March 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter
Issue 24 - March 2009

"I got a lot of shit for the Rolling Stone review of Reckoning because the guy really likes my guitar style and he wrote, 'on this record, Pete Buck does everything.' We'd stop for gas and it would be, 'Pete Buck does everything. Why don't you go pump the gas, Pete?'" - Peter Buck
Project news

Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000.
We collaborated on Liam Gallagher, Riot Act (album), Automatic for the People, Jane's Addiction, and "Give It Away" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) during the past month.
During the month of March, "Lovers in Japan", "Hello Sunshine", Evergreen, Reckoning (R.E.M. album), Love Kraft, "Golden Retriever" (song), and Delorentos were promoted to good article status.
This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985).

New members

LizParker and Cavie78 joined the alternative music fold during March.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 02:11, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

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User_talk:Dihydrogen_monoxide

Is that you? I'm assuming not. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 19:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

The account was created on 10 April so it's unlikely. GT5162 ^{(我的对话页)} 21:04, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

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