User talk:TheJoebro64/Archive 11

Sir Donkles

Hey, JoeBro! Would you be able to let me know how you learned videogamedunkey's middle name is 'Yevgeniy'? Thanks for creating the Dunk wiki - Chronicler — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChroniclerSprite (talk • contribs) 21:45, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

ChroniclerSprite, hey! Sorry for the late reply. His middle name's provided in this source, which is cited at the beginning of the article. JOEBRO64 11:53, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks! I was thinking whether not to add in a video I was working on but it's probably too much info. You can check out the video here if you'd like! =) ChroniclerSprite (talk) 16:28, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Thank you for helping Total Recall become a Featured Article. You helped get it over the finish line and I really appreciate that as I thought I was going to have to wait two weeks and try again. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 13:22, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Darkwarriorblake, happy to help! Very much looking forward to seeing your next projects JOEBRO64 01:26, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

New Page Review queue March 2022

Hello TheJoebro64,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 810 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 861 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

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Your GA nomination of Katana Zero

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Mario Pinball Land

I’ve started a vote thingy upon your suggestion on the page. To note, the game's page has been “Super Mario Ball” since October 2018. It was changed back to the US title in May by a user who was later blocked, and then I changed it back in December. it remained that way for two years without any problems, and then another user changes it back in May, and now I’m the one who should be wrong about this. Luigitehplumber (talk) 18:40, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

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Your GA nomination of Katana Zero

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Morbius

See talk page before reverting again, thanks. The editor has been reverting multiple users who object to his edits and in spite of what sources say. The discussion ended with no consensus for the removal of that content, given the multiple sources provided.--Earthh (talk) 13:36, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello TheJoebro64,

Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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Gungeon

Saw in your neat list that you were looking at bringing Enter the Gungeon to FA status. Coincidentally, I was hoping to bring it to GA after I finished my current nom Dead Cells. Do you mind if I help out a little bit? CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 06:01, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

@CollectiveSolidarity: I'd absolutely love to collaborate! Let me know when you'd like to start. I'm pretty busy in real life at the moment but I'll let you know as soon as my schedule's cleared up JOEBRO64 08:51, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Tell me when you're available! I've finished my other projects. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 18:25, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

CollectiveSolidarity, I can get started on the reception section later this week. Probably around Friday or Saturday JOEBRO64 23:29, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

What is an "Easter egg link"?

Your edit created a dead link. Could you please explain what is an "Easter egg link"? Please link to the relevant Wikipedia policy pages in your answer. Either remove the link entirely or link it to the correct page. - wneo (talk) 06:49, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@Wesleyneo: WP:EASTEREGG JOEBRO64 09:45, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

@TheJoebro64: Since the article already mentions that Rogue One is an "immediate prequel" of Star Wars in the introduction of the article, the reader doesn't need to open the link to understand what the reference is. Besides, my main issue is with the dead link. If it indeed an easter egg link (which it is not, in my humble opinion), then the entire link should be removed and just the text left there. I see no reason for a dead link there. - wneo (talk) 13:17, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Never mind. The dead link has been removed in a recent edit. I still contest the fact that it is an easter egg link but I have decided not to pursue it. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day. wneo (talk) 13:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

It is objectively an easter egg link. "Hope" would reasonably link to hope, not to Star Wars (film). —El Millo (talk) 17:04, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Respectfully disagree. To quote the help page: "Keep piped links as transparent as possible. Do not use piped links to create 'Easter egg' links that require the reader to open them (or, at least, to move their mouse pointer into this link) before understanding where they lead." As I mentioned in my previous comment, the reference to the other Star Wars film is already mentioned in the introduction. So this link would simply be helpful in navigation. The reference itself is not lost. If I am reading the policy correctly, this is the intention of discouraging easter egg links. If the primary explanation of the policy is that there will no link in the printed version and the reference is lost, then this is not an easter egg link. The connection between the two films is not established through this link. It is mentioned explicitly in the text, much before this link. All the link does is allow the reader to click through to the other film at this point in the web version of the article. It does not create new knowledge. Removing the link does not subtract from the knowledge gained in reading the article, on the web or otherwise.

Of course, the question of whether the link itself is helpful or necessary is an entirely different one. There can be too many links, etc., wneo (talk) 03:55, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

No, it's definitely an easter egg link, because it requires the reader to open the link to see where it goes. There's no way to be confident about it beforehand. Popcornfud (talk) 10:46, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Well, the help page has a valid example (not present in the current version of the page from where it is taken though) where one must click on the link to see where it goes. What do you make of that?

a war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes.

The phrase "loose confederation of elements" in this example is linked to Pontiac's Rebellion#Origins.

If my reading is correct, the intent of the policy is to prevent the loss of knowledge resulting from the loss of the link. It is not a blanket ban on all links whose piped text don't match the title of the target.

Anyway, the original issue is resolved. The dead link has been removed. So the matter is closed. wneo (talk) 14:30, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

I am just going to leave an example here.

In the 'Plot' section of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the phrase "Judgement Day" links to Terminator (franchise)#Judgment Day and not Judgement Day. Can one now claim that it is an easter egg link because "it requires the reader to open the link to see where it goes"? No. The sentence immediately elaborates the concept in the context of the film after an em dash. Similarly the reference between Rogue One and Star Wars (film) is already established in the introduction. In fact, the piped text for that reference is "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope". So, the reader is not entirely ignorant about where the link with the text "hope" may lead.

One could argue that the the "Judgment Day" is actually an easter egg link. Since the explanation for "Judgement Day" comes after the link, it is strictly an easter egg link. At the point of encountering the link, the reader is still in the dark about the term. It should therefore be removed. In that case, "hope" in Rogue One does not qualify as the reference precedes it! A counter-argument could be the distance between the link and its explanation but that's just nitpicking. wneo (talk) 16:30, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

You're hiding a link to Star Wars (film) behind a normal, everyday word people use (hope). That's the epitome of an Easter egg link. That Judgement Day example you provide is a false equivalency, and doesn't even work because it's not an Easter egg link (it literally goes to something called "Judgement Day". Stop clogging up my talk page with this nonsense. You're wasting my time, and you've wasted Facu-el Millo and Popcornfud's too. JOEBRO64 16:54, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

I am sorry for clogging up your talk page but "Judgement Day" is also "a normal, everyday word people use" (at least in Judeo-Christian and Islamic cultures) and the normal sense of the word is not what it means in the context of the universe of the Terminator franchise. But I repeat myself.

That's it. I am done. Thank you for all your time. Have a splendid Sunday. wneo (talk) 03:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

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Wizards of Waverly Place FAC

Hi, I appreciated your review on the Hannah Montana FAC back in January. If possible, I would greatly appreciate a comment on my Wizards of Waverly Place FAC if you have the time. I understand if you are unable to. Thanks in advance. SatDis (talk) 02:57, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

SatDis, I'd be willing to review in exchange for a review of Donkey Kong Country, which I just nominated JOEBRO64 06:17, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Absolutely. I will get to it over the next week. Thanks in advance! SatDis (talk) 06:26, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Discussion on Template:Donkey Kong

Hi! Totally get the potential for disagreement on the edit I made, was hoping you'd be open to talking about a different way of organizing it since it's not the first time it's been proposed this way on this template. I started a discussion on the talk page. ArmosNights (talk) 21:03, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Amazon Luna games

Hi, I recently made edits to articles adding in Luna games similar to the way I did with Katana Zero, and you recently undid this revision. What stops Luna from being a platform? Aren't the architectures to bring the game to Luna vastly different from the likes of Windows? What makes Stadia a platform, but not Luna? Venky64 (talk) 10:40, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

If Luna isn't allowed in the infoboxes I will subsequently undo the rest of the revisions of the pages I edited. Venky64 (talk) 10:42, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Venky64, if my understanding is correct, we're only supposed to be listing streaming services as a platform if a PC game is exclusive to said platform. This applies to Stadia as well. Katana Zero is already on PC, so I don't think it'd qualify to list Luna as a platform. Of course, this is a question that's more oriented towards WT:VG, as this is just based on my memory of previous consensus. JOEBRO64 11:05, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 152#Amazon Luna - also a platform like Stadia?

As far as I can tell here, there are several comments in favor of adding Luna to the infobox; however, I'm still unclear on what the consensus is. They say Stadia isn't a streaming service because of the consumer's ability to purchase individual games. Stadia, as far as I can tell, has been added under the infobox for almost every game it supports. I posted on WT:VG yesterday and didn't receive a response because I assume they don't like to revolve around already-resolved talking points. Venky64 (talk) 11:13, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

@Venky64: just wanted to let you know I've restored Luna in Katana Zero, I realized I was wrong. Sorry for the misunderstanding! JOEBRO64 20:23, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

@TheJoebro64 Thank you so much for letting me know! The reverts you made to my edit cast a lot of doubt onto whether I should make similar edits to other pages, but this clears a lot of that up! Luna access is apparently only exclusive to mainland US users, so I think it would be appropriate to give it a US tag in the infobox. Would this be the right move? Venky64 (talk) 13:44, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

@Venky64: sounds about right. JOEBRO64 14:39, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

About Template:Donkey Kong and Yooka-Laylee

I was wondering on your rationale on putting Yooka-Laylee on Template:Donkey Kong. It does not seem to fit in as well as the others in that area. (Oinkers42) (talk) 14:49, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

(Oinkers42), it was developed by the same staff, shares many gameplay similarities (including minecart levels), Impossible Lair is widely described as a spiritual successor in reliable sources, and Donkey Kong is repeatedly mentioned in both Yooka-Laylee articles. You could've found this out by just reading the articles or doing a simple Google search. JOEBRO64 16:23, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

It just does not feel connected enough compared to the others listed. For instance, Conker (series) had Conker the Squirrel appear in Diddy Kong Racing, as did Banjo from Banjo-Kazooie. That is the kind of direct connections we are looking for. I will say Impossible Lair makes sense for the template, but the original game does not have as strong a connection. (Oinkers42) (talk) 17:07, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

Hello TheJoebro64,

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Promotion of Donkey Kong Country

Congratulations, TheJoebro64! The article you nominated, Donkey Kong Country, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:06, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

I was just about to post here when an edit conflict got in the way, but a job well done! SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 12:09, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! I couldn't have done without Jaguar, it was a fantastic collaboration and it's immensely satisfying to see it finished. JOEBRO64 12:13, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Not a problem :) SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 03:52, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Half Barnstar Get!

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		I must congratulate you and Jaguar for your extraordinary efforts getting Donkey Kong Country to Featured status. To see a title that carried such significant influence (including on one particular series I hold near and dear) join those ranks is a great personal joy and absolutely requires my thanks. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 03:49, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

@Cat's Tuxedo: thank you! Means a lot to hear this! JOEBRO64 11:19, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

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DKC

Joe, thank you for your unflagging and tireless work with Donkey Kong Country. Honestly I feel that it was 90% you, and to a certain extent I piggybacked off the glory! I hoped that I offered enough help, despite my long absences. The article is unrecognisable from its GA state, and is among WPVG's finest work IMO. If you ever wanted to work on DKC2 let me know - I don't know how much coverage there is on development but it's an interesting prospect, and it's my favourite in the series. ♦ jaguar 21:57, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Jaguar, thank you for the kind words! It was a collaborative effort in my eyes - your GA work on the article still largely formed the basis of our work in my opinion, and I immensely enjoyed the project. I'd be down to work on DKC2 in the future; I'm working on the first Retro Studios DKC at the moment. I know Retro Gamer did a Making Of feature and there might be a Pix'n Love book with development details for DKC2 so it won't be too tough a project. (Also, Nick Thorpe has informed me that the next issue or Retro Gamer will have a massive DKC feature) JOEBRO64 12:31, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

FAC request

Hi Joe, if you have any time would you be able to take a look at the FAC for Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine? It's struggling to attract attention and I'd appreciate any comments you could provide. Anarchyte (talk) 12:15, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Anarchyte, I'd be glad to help out. Sorry for the late reply - I got COVID and have been wiped out these past few days - but I've marked my spot and should have a review up within a few days. JOEBRO64 00:17, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much. No worries about any delays. I'll be happy to review your comments whenever you're ready. Anarchyte (talk) 04:54, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive

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Nomination for merger of Template:Sonic the Hedgehog characters

Template:Sonic the Hedgehog characters has been nominated for merging with Template:Sonic the Hedgehog. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. (Oinkers42) (talk) 04:11, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

Hello TheJoebro64,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

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Promotion of Katana Zero

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This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

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"PlayStation Gear" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Celeste

Hiya! I noticed that over at your video game project, you have 2018's game listed as Celeste. I just started a draft for the game, and just wanted to alert you, so we don't end up making "competing" articles, so feel free to help of there if you want. I've been looking a lot at your project (and used things like Katana Zero as a recent video game FA to base things off of), and it's excellent work, so the last thing I'd want to do is 'step on your toes'. Cheers! DecafPotato (talk) 02:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

DecafPotato, no problem! I honestly don't care if you want to go ahead with Celeste—I wasn't going to get around to it in a while, and there were so many games released in 2018 that I enjoyed that I can easily just choose another article. Good luck! JOEBRO⁶⁴ 13:39, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Sonic Frontiers

I see what you're referring to now. I looked at the one relating to Washington Post and kept misreading it not seeing how it was talking about the player reviews. Maybe it could be moved? Regardless how it's put in the lead is a little awkward. Maybe it could be reworded to say that many publications (or maybe news outlets?) commented on the positive reception from players. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 17:56, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

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Heads up

FYI, looks like someone nominated one of your articles for deletion but failed to follow protocol and notify you. It's Sonic P-06. Sergecross73 msg me 15:28, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Sergecross73, sorry for the late reply haha, but thanks for the heads up. I've been extraordinarily busy lately with finals and such so I haven't had too much Wiki time, but I saw that the P-06 article wasn't going anywhere because cooler heads prevailed, so I didn't chime in. Thanks for the notification though! Should get back to normal within the next week. JOEBRO⁶⁴ 16:07, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

No worries. At first I was going to try to bother you more to make sure you saw it, but as you say, it was never really in danger of being deleted, so I didn't bother. Hope finals went well. See you around when you're back around more. Sergecross73 msg me 16:22, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

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Merry Christmas, TheJoebro64! Have a quantumanic new year! InfiniteNexus (talk) 06:53, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you InfiniteNexus! To you as well! JOEBRO⁶⁴ 16:48, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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Trailblazer101, thank you! You as well! JOEBRO⁶⁴ 14:10, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Donkey Kong Land

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Donkey Kong Land you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Shooterwalker -- Shooterwalker (talk) 19:01, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

TheJoebro64,
Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:52, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

Hello TheJoebro64,

New Page Review queue December 2022

Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

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Your GA nomination of Donkey Kong Land

The article Donkey Kong Land you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Donkey Kong Land for comments about the article, and Talk:Donkey Kong Land/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Shooterwalker -- Shooterwalker (talk) 23:22, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

B-a-r-n-s-t-a-r

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		A good article from start to finish in just about one week is seriously impressive. Congratulations and thank you for yet another GA! DecafPotato (talk) 00:18, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

DecafPotato, thank you! Nice to see my work hasn't gone unnoticed. It's been a while since I did a smaller article like Donkey Kong Land and it was nice to have it go so breezy—maybe I'll do some more smaller ones over the next few weeks/months... JOEBRO⁶⁴ 00:22, 5 January 2023 (UTC)