Hey there, welcome to Wikipedia! Hope you decide to stay around. -- POWERSLAVE 01:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry bout that, I noticed I put my last response on your user page instead of on your talk page. Anyway, about the green letters, check out how my signature looks when editing a page. The <font color="green">username</font> part is how I did it. -- POWERSLAVE 12:02, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Heheh yeah, it probably is frowned upon now, but oh well. I learned HTML back when it was ok to do just about anything, but now there's all these do's and don'ts, so I ignore them. -- POWERSLAVE 00:22, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Smashbrosboy, we share a common interest in Super Smash Bros. I hope we can work together to assure each Brawl update is put up when and where it should be. --Oxico (talk) 11:30, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, interesting site. Smashwiki could use some merging and clean-up, but overall a great idea. Well, I tend to be (a little) humble, and i know for a fact there are people that know more about SSB than I. I like email better than discussing here. Mine is mmzero215@yahoo.com. Your's? --Oxico (talk) 19:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I see, nothing personal. I can see what you mean, most people here either don't know about Brawl or don't even know about SSB in general (sad, I know). I can't wait for tommorow's update. --Oxico (talk) 02:17, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
On the topic of SSB, I use mainly Jigglypuff (gonna be Meta Knight soon), secondly Samus, and thirdly Mewtwo. Jigglypuff is still my favorite and best character. --Oxico (talk) 03:44, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, it is that underestimating of Jigglypuff that earns me victories. I am a survival expert (gotta be) and I nail Rest almost everytime i try. I practice hourly against Fox. He is the top of tier list, so really, anyone can win with him. I saw dark link in his matches, and i saw today's update. And i have never heard of Super Smash Flash. I'll look it up. --Oxico (talk) 22:31, 21 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Gracias, but i have already given up trying that. Now I am just bored in trying to find ways to make things easier. Eh, the site's fine as it is. if i find a chance to fix something, i'll get on it. --Oxico (talk) 00:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah I am here, but I am mostly doing work in the WWE sections. --Oxico (talk) 16:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry it took so long to respond, my computer has been in repairs for a few days. Anyway, you asked why I think Game&Watch is in Brawl. If you go here you will see the smash icon. Change the 00 in the URL to other numbers and you'll see other icons. All of the Melee icons are listed and then the new Brawl ones are at the end.
These things are only added as they are needed, so there are a few missing ones that will give you a "File Not Found" error, and one of them is this one, located right between Fire Emblem and Ice Climbers. The only other Melee icon that isn't there yet is Game&Watch, so that's undoubtedly where it will go.
Sorry for the overly long explanation, but I can be wordy. -- POWERSLAVE 13:01, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
haha, thanks for the barnstar. I owe you one. -- POWERSLAVE 01:01, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, man. If you're interested, read WP:PROT for more information on Wikipedia's protection policy. The section I was referring to specifically is here:
Semi-protection should not be used:
As a preemptive measure against vandalism before any vandalism has occurred.
In a content dispute between registered users and anonymous users, with the intention to lock out the anonymous users.
With the sole purpose of prohibiting editing by anonymous users. Protection should be used only to prevent continuing disruption.
I'm so excited you decided to take my offer. Let me just briefly introduce myself. I'm 17 years old and live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've been with Wikipedia for about a year. Mostly what I do is work on wrestling articles or other articles; but mostly wrestling. I see that you like SuperSmash brothers, and to answer your question YES, I do like playing the video games. If its alright with you I'd like to know a little about yourself. Also tell me all you want to learn at my talk page and I will do the best I can. P.S. Yes I am both right-handed and ambidextrous. How you ask? Here's a little info: I play the guitar, how a left-handed person would, See: Paul McCartney. I play Baseball and I am a switch hitter, and often times I throw the ball with my left hand. And last but not least, I draw and color with my left-hand, and I gotta say that my coloring is Way better than my right-hand. If you'd like to know more about me, please don't be shy to ask. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 22:53, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually I've never seen an Indian movie. But I've heard they're pretty good. Its good to hear that you edit what you like, same as me when it comes to wrestling articles. What would you like to learn? -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 00:55, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It's tough to explain. Let's say you wanted to make a subpage called Ooba Dooba. To do this, create a new "article" called User:Smashbrosboy/Ooba_Dooba, or in other words, go here and start entering whatever you want. You can call it whatever you want, as long as it starts with User:Smashbrosboy/
I present this to you for acquiring three (now four) barnstars in an impressive amount of time. Happy editing, and remember that the walls have ears! ♣ Powerslave 03:17, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, how's life? Powerslave 03:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How'd you find out about the Captain? And aye, that's a cool toolbar. To answer your question, I do parkour mainly for entertainment, but it could come in handy at some point. I haven't been able to keep up with it lately because of the biting cold, though.
Anyhoo, what's the SSB task force all about? Sounds interesting. Powerslave 01:13, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sheesh, when I first read that title, I thought there was another delay. Don't scare me like that :o Anyhoo, slide me a link to that when you can, I want to see it. I actually wouldn't mind if it no more characters were revealed for a while. I want some things to stay a secret. :) Powerslave (talk - cont.) 19:09, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Smashbrosboy!
Congratulations on finding the page that does not exist. Here is your reward; you've earned it.
User:Selfworm/HiddenLinkAward
Congrats! selfwormTalk) 17:45, 26 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Long time no speak, cap'n. A week maybe? Thanks for the praise, I appreciate it. That Brawl subpage is a result of too much free time on my hands. If you look at its edit history, you will see I edit that thing obsessively. Kind of like "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Creepy... Anyway, what's up? Powerslave (talk|cont.) 07:35, 31 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Happy new year! I'd be glad to help out with the Task Force. I'm glad it was approved. For my first action, I added this. So now people just have to paste this:
Oh, and you were asking about how I found your hidden subpage. Well, my strategy is usually to look at the source of the userpage, then do control+F to find links to their subpages until I stumble upon the hidden one. By the way, I have a secret subpage that no one has found yet. Why don't you be the first? It's tricky :) Powerslave (talk|cont.) 06:31, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't write this. DFDL did [1]. It has the talk page of SBTF though :). And check the talk page of SBTF. Trevor"Tinkleheimer"Haworth 21:04, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Characters are listed in alphabetical order by their name. Question marks indicate that the character has neither been confirmed nor dismissed to appear as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
3.^ In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Samus Aran can become Zero Suit Samus when her armor is destroyed, which occurs after performing a Final Smash. She will regain the armor if she performs another Final Smash. [1]
Are you having any problems on Wikipedia? -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 02:08, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You might be surprised, but I do know how much vandalism there has been. For removing vandalism and stuff, I recommend you try out Twinkle, its a very usable tool, which helps out removing vandalism and stuff. Also, try not get into Edit wars, because if you do, you might get blocked. But, if you have anymore problems with a certain individual, it would be best to tell an Administrator and they will talk to them or even block them. Anymore questions, just hit me. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 21:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. But, I wouldn't really consider being one. Maybe when I'm in the 10,000 edit stage, then I would run and stuff. But, thanks for supporting your opinion on me. :) -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 02:08, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed you recently archived the Wii talk page, but you seem have mistakenly archived the "frequently asked questions" subsections as well. Would you mind putting those back? Just64helpin (talk) 03:16, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes for ex say manaphy was a sticker, characters who can use manaphys sticker would be Lucairo Pikacu Jiggly and Pokemon trainer.--DarkFierceDeityLink
L+ my 1st name
brun+ my last name but in random
12415= random number.--Lbrun12415 05:36, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't believe it at 1st until some one told me, also note that they took them off as soon as fans found out about them big mistake nintendo.--Lbrun12415 05:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Every one thinks Ness is out but the maker is giving us a surprise and once the video was shown the surprise was ruined.--Lbrun12415 05:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
as you can they are clicking on groundon i think(sorry not a pokemon fan) and it shows that Pikachu, Pokemon trainer, Lucairo and Jiggly can be equipped to it.--Lbrun12415 05:50, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes about that I don't want to start the second on until the 1st one reaches 100 notes.--Lbrun12415 23:14, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations, I knew you would get something that you'd like to edit to GA status. You know, just to show off, add this to your userpage. ----> {{User Good Article|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}. Again, congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 00:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thats very cool. Sure you could make one for me if you like but , I want to wait till brawl comes out b/c I might use Sonic a lot more then C. Falcon.--Lbrun12415 16:14, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That would be cool thanks, I have an idea for the task force, you should try to get the super smash logo or even the final smash item and make that into I believe its called a bran star??--Lbrun12415 16:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the boxes> If I may, I have your friend code so maybe when we have time we could have a tournament my friend code is on my page, I have dengrade and coreycubes.--Lbrun12415 16:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have seen your good article nomination of Super Smash Bros., and have began to review it for good article status according to the good article criteria.
I will maintain correspondence with you regarding the process in this topic.
If you have any comments, or would like to contact me in any way, please let me know on my talk page. - Robert Skyhawk (Talk|Contribs) 00:51, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not too long...I'm blasting through it. I'd guess by Sunday night...definitely no later than Tuesday. - Robert Skyhawk (Talk|Contribs) 04:03, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Good for you. ;) Then I guess you can add the box to your page and let everyone know all the hard work you put in the article. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 00:44, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Give me the link to the subpage and I'll request it for deletion. But, if you want to do it, you can go here and request for deletion. And Happy Valentine's Day to you too. ;) -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 01:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I added the request for deletion. Since your the author and you blanked the page, it means that you wanted deleted. Any more help, hit me up. ;) -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 02:13, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I did hear that Roy might be in but not Mewtwo b/c he has the same move set as Lucairo.--Lbrun12415 02:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
""If you look on my page under playable there a table thats says " how to unlock" you can use that if you want.--Lbrun12415 12:38, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, long time no hear. ;) How's Wikipedia treating you? -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 03:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Its alright, we are all busy with our lives and stuff. Remember, if your stuck on anything, don't hesitate to hit me with a message. ;) Your "mentor".... -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 02:09, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm, have you added this ---->{{subst:User:Smashbrosboy/mysig}} to "my preferences" signature? -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 02:21, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I recived your message, and read it. Are you reffering to the Gamestop SSBB Tourney? Just Askin. Thanks again.--Wikialexdx (talk) 03:47, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You have been invited to join WikiProject Artemis Fowl, a WikiProject dedicated to improving the Artemis Fowl-related articles on Wikipedia. You received this invitation due to your interest in Artemis Fowl and/or your many edits to Artemis Fowl articles. If you would like to join, please visit the project page, and add your name to the list of active project members.
And then put that new text into the Signature box in the My Preferences tab and check off the Raw signature box, then place the {{db-userreq}} tag on the sig page. ~ Dreamy§ 01:36, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In the text box, could you please put the subst: in the parameters. ~ Dreamy§ 01:08, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm enjoying Brawl so far, I think it's great. Unfortunately, I don't have a wireless adapter, so Wi-Fi isn't available to me yet :( But as soon as I can get one, I'll be sure to give you my Brawl code! Powerslave (talk|cont.) 02:36, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, no, I'm not Stepshep. Sockpuppetry ain't my gig. Powerslave (talk|cont.) 02:11, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean? If you're talking about the prefix-index dealio, I already knew about that before that message was posted. Powerslave (talk|cont.) 02:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey there. Brawl's great, isn't it? I haven't had the chance to play it over the last couple days because of too much homework :( I've been practicing with Wolf. How's life been? Powerslave (talk|cont.) 02:47, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, sorry about the uber-delay in responding :( That's a pretty cool Link guide you've made. He's your main, eh? I used to use Link in the original SSB, but I lost interest in the Zelda series by the time Melee came out. Twilight Princess was pretty good though. As for your Brawl addiction, here's what I would do. Every time you even think about playing Brawl, skip a meal. Eventually you'll be so starved that you wouldn't be able to play Brawl even if you wanted to :D ...bad idea? Powerslave (talk|cont.) 03:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much for my first barnstar! I'll make sure to keep on working on the Brawl article until its achieved FA status! --haha169 (talk) 17:47, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, really? Thanks! I wonder if you've seen the edit war going on in the Brawl article yet? That's a problem if we were to nominate it for FA, and the article seemed so close to being ready... --haha169 (talk) 03:22, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Smash Bros Task Force Barnstar .--Lbrun12415 14:16, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ah yes. That article. Its quite short in my opinion, and could do with a bit expanding. I'll probably come and help once I'm done with my work on Brawl. In fact, I'll take some look at it right now! --haha169 (talk) 00:00, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Smash, how you been? Nothing new with me, just doing my part for Wikipedia. That's good news for Brawl going for FA, I do help it pass, so you can add an FA to your name. ;) and congratulations on Smash Bros. being a GA. ;) Also, don't forget to add the GA box to your page, that's if you helped get the article to GA. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 03:42, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I haven't seen you doing much around recently. Super Smash Bros. has recently been delisted, and this issue is quite urgent, as a bunch of us is trying to make this topic Featured. I would love it if you'd help because I don't know a lot about the original. I own it, but don't know anything else about it...--haha169 (talk) 00:18, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Gameplay section is a crucial component of a good video game article. Although it may be relatively easy for an experienced gamer to write such a section, care must be taken to maintain an appropriate focus and balance. The section should be written for readers with little or no knowledge of video gaming and should not be filled with detailed information about weapons, levels, or other such topics that are only of interest to the video gamer or that might be found in a game guide. Your goal for crafting a good section is to have people who have never picked up the game understand the basic mechanics. Do note, however, that it's safe to assume the reader has at least a minor knowledge of what a video game is.
This section often begins the body text after the lead, but is sometimes placed after the Plot section. Games with little or no story can cover the plot in the Gameplay section. When writing about a game, use your head and common sense about the ordering. Generally, start off with a broad stroke—is the game a RTS or an FPS, etc. Don't talk about why the gameplay is like it is; generally, that is better placed in the 'Development' section later on in the article.
Images can be added to better illustrate some aspects of gameplay. Generally, a single screenshot will suffice. Because of screenshots are non-free content, usage should be minimalised. Multiple images can be used, but all images should add something to the article beyond what the prose states. All non-free images require a fair use rationale to be used on Wikipedia.
Things to remember
Don't add in cruft about weapons, levels, and minute details of trivia; gameplay sections should serve as a primer to the game, not an exhaustive list of every facet of the game.
Don't use gaming jargon which can be confusing to readers, such as "NPC" or "MMORPG". If you use these terms, state the full name and the abbreviation the first time it appears. For example, "Halo is a first-person shooter, or FPS."
Wikilink! So you don't have to describe what a god game is, link it.
Talk about what makes the game different from others; if you only talk about why StarCraft is a real-time strategy game, then readers could just visit the article about the game genre and be better served.
Sure, I'd love to! There are some problems though. That taskforce is relatively inactive at the moment, so I don’t really think a lot of maintenance work is required. (The original smash bros. article may need work, though). And another thing, I also have finals this week and I am in the middle of writing a Romeo and Juliet final essay as well as creating a game board based on World War I. I’m a little busy as well. I think the task force can go for a while without too much work (at least until Brawl goes on to FAC again, or if the EU release causes severe instability on the article.) I’ll make sure it goes on FAC again. :) Cheers! --haha169 (talk) 03:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Last night, I decided to add a Smash circle image to the taskforce and its userbox. (Uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, free-use image). I also did some general fixes, but most of it was done by a visitor. I think the new format looks great. You should check it out! --haha169 (talk) 02:51, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. One of these days, I'm going to do some major fixing to that image. But as it stands, that image is satisfactory. :) I wonder when we can finally achieve featured topic...--haha169 (talk) 02:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid the original Smash Ball would last less than an hour on Wikimedia Commons, and less than a day on English Wikipedia. It is copyrighted, and I had to do a rough copy of the image to avoid copyright issues and to maintain the license, "Simply Geometric Shapes". However, I'm sure a couple of tweaking would do some good. --haha169 (talk) 03:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank this image: Image:Triforce.svg and its copyright status discussion [2] for me being allowed to use this smash circle. Otherwise, I would have never been able to determine a perfect copyright license and statements. That discussion also protects this image from any deletion requests. --haha169 (talk) 03:04, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the userbox! I'll add it immediately. :) --haha169 (talk) 05:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I haven't been more active with the task force... Right around that time, some stuff came up and I always forgot to come back. Oops and oh well, right? Hehe, I see the Melee article has become featured. That's magnificent. I don't have much news except, Disturbed's new album is great. Oh, and I love how you can just link to whatever you're talking about on Wikipedia, you know? Powerslave (talk|cont.) 04:14, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what you mean... It's been forever since I've seen your secret page or even a fake one. I put a {{fact}} template on your page to mess with your head, though. Hehe. I'll get rid of it. Powerslave (talk|cont.) 16:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There's no history log on your "secret page". Thanks for telling me! I think you should check the deletion log and find the admin who deleted it. Ask him why. --haha169 (talk) 05:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have to admit, I have been awfully inactive in the task force, and actually in all wikiprojects I am part of. I will take a look to see if there is anything I can help with :) <3TinkleheimerTALK!! 23:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Development content is very important to include in an encyclopedic video game article. It provides a history of how the game came to be and provides real world information needed for an article to claim comprehensiveness. However, writing this section can be difficult because the amount and type of information available will vary for each game. One of the best sources for such information is a developer interview. These can provide insight into the thought process of the designers and give examples of influences and obstacles encountered. Previews can also be helpful by giving a snap shot of the game before it was released and may mention development issues that were still being addressed.
When writing about development, common sense should be used to organize content to maintain a sense of flow for the reader. Most times, it is best to give the information in a somewhat chronological order—though information can also be grouped by topics like audio, promotion, graphics, etc. If one such topic gets large enough, it can be split off into its own subsection or regular section. For example, Kingdom Hearts#Audio is a separate section from the rest of the development information because it focuses on the game's musical score and voice acting. Portal (video game)#Soundtrack, however, does not have as much content and is a subsection of the main development section.
What to include about development
Who are the developers? Which company or studio developed the game, and are there any prominent designers involved?
When did development begin?
When and where was the game first announced? (e.g. Tokyo Game Show, E3 Media and Business Summit, etc.)
What influenced the game's story, characters, music, and/or gameplay ? (e.g. past games, movies, books, etc.)
Were there any delays?
Was anything excluded because of time or technological constraints? (e.g. extra levels, game modes, characters, story arcs, etc.)
Things to remember
Avoid proseline. Though maintaining a sense to chronology is important, this section should not read like an ordered list of events.
Images in this section should be relevant to the information given and should add on to it.
Source everything to avoid information being tagged as original research.
Just wanted you to know, I finally got around to making a custom barnstar for our taskforce. It can be seen here. --haha169 (talk) 17:15, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! But...erm...could you translate that for me? "OMG WOW AWESOME THIS ROXORZ EVERYONEZ SOXORZ!!!" :) --haha169 (talk) 00:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ah...I see. And also, would you mind adding a link to your talk page in your signature? It would be really convenient. Thanks! (I think Brawl is finally going to pass FAC this time...hopefully... --haha169 (talk) 21:06, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Cool. Its green and purple. Very interesting. --haha169 (talk) 04:25, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thought I'd give you a laugh. Giggy's userpage has a link to the funniest edit ever, which can be seen here: Funniest Edit Ever. I personally found it hilarious, but didn't get it until a few minutes later. Check the image's caption, and who made the edit. :) Have a nice day!--haha169 (talk) 22:26, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In many video game articles, the Reception section is the last main section of prose. As its name suggests, within the section you should summarize the critical reaction to the game. The section should provide a high-level overview of what the critics liked and didn’t like about the game; it is a summary, not a repetition of what publications thought. Therefore, don’t put in excessive, long winded quotes or have a paragraph detailing IGN’s thoughts on the game. To prevent cluttering of the prose with scores, reviews table such as {{VG Reviews}} can be used to organize this kind of information.
A good way to lead off the section is a by-the-numbers or at a glance snapshot of the game’s reception; you can use aggregate scores to suggest an overall critical response to the game, and can provide sales figures (if you have them) for the game’s release. Commonly, the rest of the reception is broken into positive and negative paragraphs. Entirely separate ‘Praise’ and ‘Controversy’ or ‘Negative comments’ or the like are strongly discouraged as troll magnets. If the game has won any awards, then listing them at the bottom of the reception section is an option.
Other things to remember:
Don’t list every single review in the reviews table; likewise, don’t mention every award the game has ever gotten.
Generally, talk about what the reviewers say rather than speaking for them; for example, “Reviewer X of Publication Y took issue with elements of the game such as X, Y, and Z” instead of “Review X said that “I took issue with elements of the game such as X, Y, and Z.” If a reviewer has a good comment which sums up the positive/negative/overall reaction, or a particular sentiment common in many reviews, it might be more appropriate to use.
If adding sales data, make sure to provide context; did it sell those 4.2 million units within three months of release or three years? If possible, break down the sales by region; did the Japanese like the game, but Americans not buy it?
Use reviews whose scores are outliers from the average ratings to find key points that were liked or disliked about a game. If all reviews except for one average around a 9 out of 10, and the one is a 7 out of 10, there is probably some clear negative points to be found in it; the same works with very positive reviews.
Perhaps most importantly, give proper weight and keep a neutral point of view. If the game received mostly negative scores, having three paragraphs on positive aspects and glossing over the bad parts in a sentence or two conveys the wrong impression to readers.
I think it's sooo close, but I wouldn't suggest nominating it for FA just yet. After skimming over the first couple paragraphs, I found two small things that needed changing (you can see my edits in the history), and I suspect there might be more things like that. The wording is really well-done, but the article might need to be finetuned one last time.
And eeek, I apologize again for doing little to contribute to the task force :X
I just wanted to inform everyone that Brawl has passed its FAC! The entire series is now at WP:FTC, so if you want to give your support...(or oppose)... --haha169 (talk) 16:29, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So are you interested in leaving a comment at the series' FTC? --haha169 (talk) 23:58, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
P lol. So what are you planning on doing now? I've got my next course of action all planned out. :) Its un-related to smash bros., though.--haha169 (talk) 20:59, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The list of almost 700 articles has been checked and updated. Special thanks to MrKIA11, Dukeruckley, JFlav, FMF, and several other editors for checking the large number of articles.
Inactive project cleanup Proposal to consolidate inactive projects and taskforces. Project page can be found here.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Indie Game Developers deleted.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Arcade games moved to page under WP:VG. See new Arcade task force page.
Feature: Reliable Sources
A common issue with writing video games articles is that it's often natural for editors to turn to the internet for all their information. However, using only online sources can be problematic, especially if editors are not familiar with Wikipedia's sources guidelines. First off, for every notable, reliable web site about gaming that exists on the web, there are twenty-five fan sites or personal blogs. As per Wikipedia's, content guideline about reliable sources, a proper source that should be used in an article must meet the following criteria:
Articles should be based on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.
How do you determine if website X meets the criteria? Look around for information on who owns the website or if the website has a staff and established editorial processes; if the site doesn't have information posted online, send an email to the webmaster or editor. It can be hard to definitely prove the a website has a "reputation" for accuracy. Thus, it's probably easier to go with established sites to begin with, such as IGN or GameSpot. If you use a source with borderline qualifications, be prepared to justify the site at content review or to other editors. WikiProject Video Games has a partially-complete listing of vetted sources in print or online at Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources, as well as more detailed information on what constitutes a reliable source.
To find sources on the internet, checking Google News as well as simple web searches can help spot references you might have missed. Often, however, older news articles are locked behind pay gates or subscription services. A workaround is using a service like ProQuest or LexisNexis, although unless you have access to these through a college or education institution it will likely cost you money regardless. Libraries can have old newspapers and copies of magazines; to assist in finding print sources online, WikiProject Video Games has a Magazines Department where you can contact users to get copies of certain reviews, previews, or features from old magazines. If you have gaming magazines of your own, add yourself to the list!
Special note: The naming convention for the newsletter has altered. Instead of being labeled the month it is delivered, it is now labeled the month the content applies to. See discussion.
Assessment Department: This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's video games articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the WP:1.0 program, and more specifically in the Video games essential articles page.
Two new quality ratings have been implemented into the Assessment Department's scale. The new Wikipedia-wide C-Class rating (see category) has been added to the scale between Start-Class and B-Class. Because of this, the criteria of the B-Class has been tweaked to better illustrate the difference between a B-Class and C-Class article. An older rating, List-Class (see category), has been added to the scale as well. It is mainly used on pages that have very little prose and are primarily tables and lists of information.
Editors are encouraged to submit articles for assessment if they feel an article has made significant progress up the assessment scale or has gained importance within video game articles. Assessed articles generally receive some feedback to further improve the article. Experienced editors are also encouraged to help with assessment of articles when the number of requests gets too large.
Peer Review Department: The Peer review process for WikiProject Video games exposes video-game-related articles to closer scrutiny from a broader group of editors, and is intended for high-quality articles that have already undergone extensive work, often as a way of preparing a Featured article candidate. It is not a academic peer review by a group of experts in a particular subject, and articles that undergo this process should not be assumed to have greater authority than any other.
Editors are encouraged to use the Video game peer review process, as well as the regular Wikipedia-wide process, to improve the quality of articles. While a peer review can be done at any time, it strongly suggested to use this process before an article goes up for Good article nomination and Featured article or Feature list candidacy as articles cannot be a candidate for GA or FA while at peer review.
Editors are also encouraged to leave feedback for articles undergoing peer review. A process such as this will not work if editors do not give as well as take. Feedback can range from brief comments after skimming through a page to a full blown dissection of grammar, structure, and references. Either way, every bit helps.
39 of 393 articles have been prepared and submitted. Come help us prepare more at the workshop page.
Feature: Wikipedia 0.7
Wikipedia 0.7 is a collection of articles taken from the English version of Wikipedia, compiled by the Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team. It is designed for a DVD release, and the selection was put together using a Selection Bot, based on the quality and importance assigned by WikiProjects.
The Video games Project and its daughter projects have multiple articles among the selection and are currently working on cleaning up the articles to improve their presentation. A workshop page has been set up that is designed to assist and coordinate the effort. The status of and recommendations for articles is listed on the table. Discussion about which articles should be kept and removed from the list have been taking place on the talk page.
If you have assisted in working on and improving a current Featured article, Good article, or A-Class article, please check the workshop page to see if the article is recommended for inclusion.
Articles will need an id version submitted to ensure it is included. They will also need to be cleaned up if maintenance tags and other issues are present. Participation is not restricted, and if you can assist with the preparation effort, it would be greatly appreciated.
Things to remember for preparation
The workshop page has a notes section for each article. Clean up suggestions have been left for some articles.
Do a light sweep of the article to address any vandalism andclean up tags: citation needed, more references, lengthy plot, etc.
If you need help with an article, post on the talk page.
I haven't either, as per the big template on the talk of my userpage/talkpage, and subpages. I'm probably not the right person to be asking that. :P --haha169 (talk) 03:20, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
For some time now, the Video games project and the Military history project have been cross listing their articles undergoing peer review in an effort to improve the quality of articles, as well as the copy editing skills of editors. The idea was first proposed by User:Krator as a way to better prepare articles for Featured article candidacy. After being approved by both projects, the idea was implemented under a trial period, and eventually approved as a standard practice.
New, cross listed military history articles are announced on the Video games project talk page, and listed on the Video games Peer review page under a special section. Video game editors are encouraged to leave any type of comments that come to mind. If you don't know anything about military history, that's perfectly fine because that's the point. An editor lacking knowledge about the particular topic can provide a helpful point of view as a general reader—the intended audience.
A peer review process such as this will not work if editors do not give as well as take.
Peer reviews are meant to examine not just the prose, but the sources and images used in the article.
Feedback can range from brief comments after skimming through a page to a full blown dissection of grammar, structure, and references. Either way, every bit helps.
Reviewing another editor's article can help sharpen your writing skills, which in turn can improve the articles you write.
Article importance is an assessment of a topic's importance in understanding a specific higher level topic. Assessments are maintained by WikiProjects and reflect the project's view of what is essential to understanding their scope. In the VG Project's case, all importance scales are in terms of understanding video games.
Recent discussions at the VG Project's talk page have called for revisions to the practice of assigning article importance. The discussion began in mid-November with the goal of clarifying what level of importance should be assigned to certain type of articles. It eventually expanded to creating a standardized table of importance to serve as a guide for current and future editors.
The discussion has focused on and shifted to several topics including flaws of previous practices, new ways to view assessment, other project practices to emulate, and specific articles which are exceptions to proposed guidelines. A brief pole and discussion determined most editors felt that the bulk of some topics—specifically individual video game, series, and character articles—were not essential to understanding video games, making them ineligible for top importance. The discussion then shifted to tweaking the wording and layout of the table.
The current proposed table is being discussed on the project's talk page, and the issue of whether some topics—specifically character articles—should be allowed to be rated importance has also been brought up. As always, member are encouraged to voice their opinions and engage in discussion to determine consensus so the new assessment scale can be implemented.
A search bar has been added to the archive box on the VG project talk page. Searching the discussion archives is now much easier.
Feature: Video game notability
Video game related articles fall under niche categories on Wikipedia: "Culture and the arts" and "Everyday life". Because of this, they are often required to demonstrate notability more than other topics. Wikipedia defines notability as "worthy of notice", and considers it distinct from fame, importance, and popularity. Though it is acknowledge to be related to fame and the like, it is important understand that being famous, important, or popular does not mean a video game article should be on Wikipedia.
Being notable means that a topic has "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Wikipedia's policy also stipulates that this only presumes to "satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article." This means that though an article may meet the criteria on paper, it is up to the community to decide if a topic truly is notable and/or violates other policies such as WP:NOT. In short, just because a video game, character, or related topic exists, does not mean it should also exist as a Wikipedia article.
Dealing with non-notable topics
Articles that do not meet the criteria are either deleted or merged into a relevant topic.
WP:Articles for deletion (AfD) handles the deletion of non-notable articles, among other types, and has an established process to begin discussions about reasons for deletion.
If an article is a subarticle of a larger topic, merging it into the larger topic article is a more desirable action. For example, the main character of a video may not be notable, but has received some mentions in reviews. It would benefit both topics, the character and its video game, to include the content into the article of the video game; essentially using a small, weaker article to strengthen a larger more notable article.
Things to remember
The best way to show notability is to provide reliable sources about the topic.
Notability is less about keeping articles out of Wikipedia and more about making sure readers are provided articles about significant, quality topics.
While you may think a topic is notable, others may disagree. Try to keep a clear perspective when assessing notability so discussions can reach a consensus.
AfD is more of a last resort and is not always the best course of action to take.
Consider starting a merger discussion first, as some editors may not fully understand why an article they started is not suitable for Wikipedia.
This issue we are trying a new type of newsletter feature: "Featured editor". This is a chance to learn more about the various editors who contribute to the Video games project as well as the roles they fill. If you enjoyed this new feature and would like to see similar interviews in future issues, please drop us a note at the VG newsletter talk page.
David Fuchs (also known as Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs), is a long time video games editor that has written a large number of the project's Featured articles. He has been ranked high on Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations, and has assisted in reviewing and editing more many. Recently David has begun to assist with image reviews for Featured article candidates, and branched out into other types of articles in addition to video games. He can normally been seen on the project's talk page offering advice and his input on the various discussion taking place there.
What drew you to Wikipedia, and what prompted you to begin editing?
I got involved due in part to (I believe, my memory is fuzzy) finding the site while doing research for Advanced Placement Europen History during high school. My earliest contributions (in December 2005) were creating topics based on what I learned, as well as creating an article for my high school with another friend. I soon became involved with editing topics related to Halo video game franchise, specifically the article on the parasitic Flood.
What got you involved in writing Featured articles?
I think for most editors it's a shiny accomplishment you are striving for, and natural for most editors to try and get an FA. I first nominated an article for FA in 2007, after about a year of inactivity onwiki; it didn't pass as it was poorly written and didn't follow our guidelines for writing about fiction; I also took a couple of tries to get my first video game FA (Halo 2).
What article(s) are you most proud of writing or exemplifies your best work?
I suppose Myst is a sort of accomplishment I can point to; I started work on the article on May 2 2008, when it looked like this, and submitted it to Featured Article Candidates one day later. I think that's some kind of record, but I dunno. In terms of being a good read or something I'm very happy with, however, I'd have to look at my more recent work, specifically Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Bone Wars.
How do you pick the articles you work on?
Whatever hits me. There's many articles I haven't gotten around to editing and improving as planned because another article has caught my fancy.
What advice would you give to editors seeking to write quality articles?
In the words of one of my favorite cartoon characters when I was a child, "We must do reeea-search!" Even in video games, online sources don't usually cut it. Even after getting an article to FA, make sure you continually trawl the internet and elsewhere for more information to add to the topic.
Note: This is an abridged version. To read the full interview, click here.
The VG Project Collaboration of the Week is a new effort to improve important video game articles of low quality. Every week, an article is random selected by AnomieBOT from the Stub-, Start-, and C-class categories that are rated either High- or Top-importance. Such topics can offer a reader a good deal of encyclopedic information about video games, but are often too underdeveloped or lacking the proper level of writing and sourcing to accomplish this.
All editors are welcome and encouraged to participate by offering their insights and suggestions. Having a pool of different editors, both old and new, will help maximize improvements to the articles as well as our editing skills.
History
Collaborative efforts have come and gone within the VG project several times before. The first such effort, the "Gaming collaboration of the week", began in October 2004 as a result of the several otherweekly collaborations popping up on Wikipedia. It proved to be quite successful at improving articles to meet Wikipedia's standard at the time, but the effort eventually saw less and less participation. A second effort, the "Improvement Drive", began in August 2005 with the intent of improving articles to FA-quality. However, few nominations and articles were selected. The decline in participation in the collaborations and peer reviews resulted in a third effort. It began in February 2006 as a workshop, but never got off the ground.
Numerous discussions have taken place on at WT:VG to jump start collaborations and improve the process to prevent its decline again. While previous collaborations selected any video game article, most editors felt focus should be on video game topics more encyclopedic in nature—topics that are also generally in poor shape because of lack of attention. A common problem mentioned was that previous nomination processes were lengthy and hindered participation. The current idea to automate the process was brought up by JohnnyMrNinja, which was further discussed to iron out the details.
Current collaboration
The current collaborative efforts began in mid-January 2009, and several articles have been improved by editors. The random choice is intended to minimize the selection process, which allows editors to focus on article improvement. Improvements include better organization of content, massaging and copy editing the prose, removing excess non-free images, and much more. The random choice is also meant to encourage participation from editors of varying interest and help prevent burnout. If the present selection is not to your liking, wait until next week. Editors are encouraged to add Template:Collab-gaming to their watchlist to see which article is selected. Recently selected articles are:
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.
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.
If you are not already aware, the Super Smash Bros. task force (formerly WikiForce Super Smash Bros.) has very recently been merged into the Nintendo task force (formerly WikiProject Nintendo). As a result, the memberlist of the old task force has been merged into the Nintendo task force's memberlist. In order to gauge who is still active and willing to participate actively in the Nintendo task force, I have placed all those members under the inactive participants list, which is located below the active participants list at WP:NIN.
If you wish to continue participation as a member of the Nintendo task force, then go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Nintendo/left panel, remove your entry from the inactive list, and place your entry at the bottom of the active list. If you don't wish to be a member of the Nintendo task force, then simply remove your name from the list. One month from now, on May 16, 2009, all remaining entries on the inactive list will be removed. Thank you, MuZemike 14:55, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Due to an apparent lack of interest, the WPVG Newsletter will be switching from a monthly publication schedule to a quarterly one. The next issue be delivered on July 1, 2009, and will pertain to the second quarter of the calendar year. If you have any comments regarding this, or suggestions to improve the newsletter, please post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter.
—VG Newsletter Contributors
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Congratulations, I knew you would get something that you'd like to edit to GA status. You know, just to show off, add this to your userpage. ----> {{User Good Article|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}. Again, congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 00:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
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