User talk:TheJoebro64/Archive 4

Your GA nomination of Sonic Blast

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New Sonic interviews

I wanted to share some interviews I just scanned from the newly published The Untold History of Japanese Video Games Vol. 3 with Yutaka Sugano, Naoto Ohshima, Manabu Kusunoki, and Kotaro Hayashida. The most interesting bits are I believe: how Oshima's initial design proposal for Sonic was a human boy, Jackson recorded an acapella demo tape for Sonic 3, clarity on who designed each of the Chaotix characters, and a trademark dispute which led to the "SegaSonic" title for SegaSonic the Hedgehog...things all previously unknown to me. 10 pages, scanned HERE. TarkusAB^talk 02:43, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

@TarkusAB: Nice! I'll look through it when I get some time later today. (P.S.: I actually knew Sonic was once a human boy; ComicBook.com recently published an article about it.) JOEBRO64 10:39, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

@TarkusAB: I've gone and expanded the development sections of SegaSonic and Chaotix based on the information provided in the source. I was also able to expand a draft I have for the Eggman article using it. Thanks again! JOEBRO64 00:35, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Regarding the use of the Sonic Blast instruction manual in the article Sonic Blast

Hello TheJoebro64,

I'm currently in the process of reviewing the GAN you submitted for the article Sonic Blast. The article heavily references the game's instruction manual. Just for clarification, I wanted to know whether you meant the US version or a different one. Thanks. ~ P*h3i (📨) 23:09, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

@P*h3i: Yep, that's the one. JOEBRO64 23:10, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks very much. It is only a matter of time until it is done. ~ P*h3i (📨) 23:15, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Regarding the use of "Jogo Rapido" in the article Sonic Blast

Hello again TheJoebro64,

I was wondering whether you had a copy of the article "Jogo Rapido" from the magazine Ação Games? It isn't linked in the article and its required to complete its GAN review. I couldn't find it in Wikipedia's reference library or online. It is the eighteenth reference in the article and is used to cite that the game was distributed in Brazil by Tectoy. Thanks. ~ P*h3i (📨) 03:58, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

@P*h3i: Here's a scan of the page. It's from the 1997 issue of the magazine; you can download the entire issue's PDF here. JOEBRO64 10:39, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks very much. The GAN review should be wrapped up very soon. ~ P*h3i (📨) 11:23, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Blast

The article Sonic Blast 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 needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sonic Blast for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of P*h3i -- P*h3i (talk) 12:01, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Congratulations on your recent successful GAN for Sonic Blast. It was a great article to review. You've now GA'd the "Blast duo" of Sonic games. Good luck with the rest! I can't wait to read your next GAN article. ~ P*h3i (📨) 23:10, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

@P*h3i: and thanks for taking the time to review another one of my GANs. Your commentary is always very helpful and I greatly appreciate it. JOEBRO64 23:13, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm doing my best to improve my reviews. ~ P*h3i (📨) 23:14, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Blast

The article Sonic Blast you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sonic Blast for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of P*h3i -- P*h3i (talk) 23:21, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Knuckles' Chaotix scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Knuckles' Chaotix article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 20, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 20, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:30, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Mania

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sonic Mania 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 Legobot, on behalf of Mz7 -- Mz7 (talk) 01:41, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Heroes

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sonic Heroes 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 Legobot, on behalf of P*h3i -- P*h3i (talk) 09:41, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

New Page Review Newsletter No.10

Hello TheJoebro64, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

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Your GA nomination of Sonic Mania

The article Sonic Mania you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sonic Mania for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mz7 -- Mz7 (talk) 21:21, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Request to watch Sonic X-treme for me

Hi Joebro. Really digging what you're doing with Sonic articles. Absolutely fantastic work. I might be down for a collaboration someday if you decide you want some help with one. The FAC for Sonic X-treme has gone on for a really long time, but should be about ready to close. That being said, I'll actually be away for the next week and a half or so because I'll be out of the country and won't have internet access or time to be here. Since you have done so well so far, do you think you could address any remaining comments for me should they arise before the FAC is closed? I should be back by around April 12th or so. Thanks, Red Phoenix ^talk 05:35, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

@Red Phoenix: No problem. JOEBRO64 10:42, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Deactivators

Not trying to rush you but when will you be reviewing Deactivators for GAN? GamerPro64 05:55, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

@GamePro64: Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately. I'll finish the review either today or tomorrow. JOEBRO64 10:40, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

@GamerPro64: Whoops, messed up the ping! JOEBRO64 10:41, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Sonic Gems Collection

Hello! Your submission of Sonic Gems Collection at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Nomader (talk) 14:03, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Crisis notes

I've added some info on Crisis to my sandbox. I'll get around to including it in the article sometime, but feel free to use it sooner if you'd like. I have some more notes to add soon. Argento Surfer (talk) 20:48, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

@Argento Surfer: Nice! I'm planning on coming back to the article by Sunday; I just got distracted by how bad Wikipedia's coverage of the early Vertigo comics are (I plan to make Black Orchid (comic book) and Doom Patrol (Vertigo) articles by summer). JOEBRO64 23:28, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

I read something about Black Orchid not too long ago... I'll look through my recently-read stack and see if I can find it. Argento Surfer (talk) 12:50, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Heroes

The article Sonic Heroes 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 needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sonic Heroes for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of P*h3i -- P*h3i (talk) 04:02, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Heroes

The article Sonic Heroes you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sonic Heroes for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of P*h3i -- P*h3i (talk) 12:41, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Congratulations on your recent successful GAN for Sonic Heroes. Sorry for making you wait so long! This barnstar represents all the hard work you do here bringing Sonic the Hedgehog articles to good article status. I hope you continue to keep making great, unbiased and well-sourced articles on the blue blur and his friends. ~ P*h3i (📨) 12:42, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

@P*h3i: Thank you! JOEBRO64 13:52, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Sonic Gems Collection

On 13 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sonic Gems Collection, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that SegaSonic the Hedgehog was desired for inclusion in Sonic Gems Collection, but was left out due to difficulties emulating its trackball controls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sonic Gems Collection. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sonic Gems Collection), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Ritchie333 (talk) 00:02, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Triple Crown

Congratulations to TheJoebro64, who is awarded the WikiProject Video games Triple Crown for their Sonic the Hedgehog related articles. Well done. Freikorp (talk) 10:15, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

No pressure but if you could review my own nomination for this award that would be appreciated. I seem to be the only person who processes the nominations and I don't think it would be appropriate to award one to myself haha. Freikorp (talk) 10:15, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Precious

video games

Thank you for quality articles about video games such as Knuckles' Chaotix and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game), performed in collaboration, for "It's shocking how bad Wikipedia's coverage on such a significant subject is." - Joe, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:01, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you! I really enjoy working on these articles and hope to improve more! JOEBRO64 19:08, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Death of Superman

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Death of Superman 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 Legobot, on behalf of Argento Surfer -- Argento Surfer (talk) 16:40, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

I found some additional info in my books last night and added them to my sandbox. You can use any of it that you'd like. I also have the Wizard special on Superman along with regular Wizard articles. They did a retrospective with the writers in 2003 or so, but I'll have to locate it. Is it ok if I email you scans of these? Argento Surfer (talk) 15:14, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

@Argento Surfer: No problem. JOEBRO64 20:13, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Are you still developing this article? I found an article from Hero Illustrated that has some development material I've never seen anywhere else. Apparently, they considered more than just four replacements for reign, including a "rock Superman". I can email a scan if you'd like. Argento Surfer (talk) 14:21, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@Argento Surfer: I'm planning on coming back to the article once I finish rewriting Sonic Dreams Collection. I'll ping you when I do start working on it again. JOEBRO64 19:08, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@Argento Surfer: I'm ready for the scans; just finished implementing the Wizard article. JOEBRO64 19:02, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Ok - it'll probably be a few days before I get a chance to send them your way. I'll try to dig up the Gaiman/Black Orchid article too. I'll ping you here when they're sent. Argento Surfer (talk) 19:06, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

The DoS article is in your inbox. Argento Surfer (talk) 12:43, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

@Argento Surfer: Downloaded it. Thanks again! I'll implement it in the article by Friday. JOEBRO64 16:56, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Breath of the Wild

I'm not a major contributor? Sure, it's been a while since I edited Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but a huge chunk of the gameplay section was written by me (and that text still remains), the plot section as it currently stands was largely copyedited by me (with some help from other editors too), and I made significant contributions to the lead and wrote a paragraph in the development section as well. For a previously constantly changing article of this size, these are pretty hefty (and lasting) contributions in a formerly constantly evolving article. Besides, GAN requirements state that a nomination can be submitted by anyone.

Secondly, why on earth should the refideas be included in order to qualify for GA? Refideas are simply suggestions -- I think that the content in the article as it currently stands satisfies WP:GA? section 3 regarding comprehensiveness. Looking at the refideas list, I don't see any articles that would add anything significantly new except for the Eurogamer article about the difficulties in moving the game from WiiU to Switch. That is information that probably could be a sentence in the third paragraph of "Development", but hardly merits pulling the GAN nom. --haha169 (talk) 02:00, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

@Haha169: I hadn't known about your edits to the gameplay, plot, and development section; I had only seen your copyedits before you nominated the article. I don't object to you nominating anymore. However, I will say that I don't think it's quite up to GA standards yet. The reception section isn't exactly the best; it's got a lot of "A said B" rather than a broad overview of the critical reception (see WP:RECEPTION for more about this). Also, there's no "legacy" section. This is technically one of the most acclaimed games of all time and there were articles about its impact and legacy written the day it was released. I'm pretty sure most of the refideas are about the game's legacy. Overall, I recommend copyediting the reception section and making a legacy section, but it's up to you. JOEBRO64 12:05, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments! The reception section is one of the sections that I have not been involved in. It looked fine to me on a quick read-through, however, but I will take a deeper look at it again before nominating. As for a legacy section, I personally think it is a bit too early for that (any media mentions about legacy soon after the game's release really should be attributed in the reception section), but I will let the GAN reviewer decide on that. --haha169 (talk) 15:22, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Death of Superman

The article The Death of Superman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Death of Superman for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Argento Surfer -- Argento Surfer (talk) 13:41, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Half Million Award

	The Half Million Award
	For your contributions to bring The Death of Superman (estimated annual readership: 7005500000000000000♠500,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Half Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! — Bilorv(c)(talk) 01:54, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

@Bilorv: Thank you! JOEBRO64 12:20, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Extreme

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sonic Extreme 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 Legobot, on behalf of TarkusAB -- TarkusAB (talk) 04:02, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Extreme

The article Sonic Extreme 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 needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sonic Extreme for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TarkusAB -- TarkusAB (talk) 00:01, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Extreme

The article Sonic Extreme you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sonic Extreme for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TarkusAB -- TarkusAB (talk) 23:41, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018

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Your GA nomination of Sonic Dreams Collection

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sonic Dreams Collection 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 Legobot, on behalf of Nomader -- Nomader (talk) 19:41, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Dreams Collection

The article Sonic Dreams Collection 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 needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sonic Dreams Collection for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nomader -- Nomader (talk) 05:41, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonic Dreams Collection

The article Sonic Dreams Collection you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sonic Dreams Collection for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nomader -- Nomader (talk) 01:03, 12 June 2018 (UTC)