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Q: Will you add my website to this template?

A: No, we only add reviewers who are (1) vetted as reliable (having a reputation for fact-checking, accuracy, and editorial confidence), and (2) already commonly used in the article prose. Note that adding links to your website on Wikipedia is a conflict of interest—it creates cleanup for us and no added favor for your site.

Request: Siliconera[edit]

It is a commonly used site for reviews, especially of Japanese games, and is listed as a reliable source on WP:VG/S. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:00, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I too concur with this request. Captain Galaxy 03:57, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request: Strana Igr (Russia) and Level (Czech)[edit]

Since this is indeed the English Wiki, it makes sense that there's only a few non-English sources in the template. But a few more prominent ones wouldn't hurt, so I am requesting these two. Both are print magazines, they're already listed as reliable on WP:VG/S, and they have an extensive history (February 1996 for Strana Igr and January 1995 for Level). Thank! Xanarki (talk) 01:49, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just realized it's been about six months since this request. Can anyone help me out? Also, an entry for Personal Computer World would be nice too (a very long-running magazine that I recently discovered, lots of years of content there). Xanarki (talk) 02:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I find it difficult to believe that either of those are going to be regularly used on the English Wikipedia. 6 months of silence probably backs that. Can't you just add them on the custom field instead? Sergecross73 msg me 13:58, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, when using the custom field, it automatically places the custom ref at the very bottom, regardless of where the line is physically inserted..thus the refs aren't in alphabetical order. Unless there's a way around that? Xanarki (talk) 15:34, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Consoles +[edit]

Consoles + is unlinked, but there is a French and an Italian article. Since it is a French magazine, I suggest that we add an interlanguage link to the French article like this: Consoles + [fr]. Sjö (talk) 07:27, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Super power[edit]

Can someone please add Super Power, thanks. https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=20&num=2565&album=oui Oz346 (talk) 11:10, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]