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Archive 1

Archive 2

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Why you’re delete vote logic was flawed

Shooterwalker, this is an attempt to explain in detail why I believe your deletion logic at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional Jews was flawed.

Article titles are governed by our naming convention policy WP:Article titles. The List title convention in WP:Lists is a derivative of this policy.
Article subjects, not titles must be notable for inclusion. Notability of subjects is determined by WP:RS which is a content guideline supporting our verifiability policy WP:V
Any attempt to equate an article title literally with an article subject and impose notability requirements on the literal title is not consistent with our policies.
Original research WP:NOR is simply a policy that says any content in WP must be attributable to reliable sources. It does not say a literal article title must be attributable to reliable sources. When arguing OR, one must simply state that a specific fact or conclusion in the content is un-attributable to a reliable source.
Synthesis policy, a sub-set of WP:NOR simply says that editors cannot add content that states a conclusion of otherwise attributable facts, that cannot in itself by attributed to a reliable source. When arguing Synthesis, one must identify the conclusions that an editor is making that is not attributable to a reliable source. It is an often misunderstood policy because most all WP content is synthesized (the common interpretation of the term) from reliable sources. Our policy refers to a special case of synthesis, in that un-attributable conclusions are not allowed. There is a very important distinction here. The operative condition is un-attributable, not un-attributed. Something that is un-sourced, is not de-facto Original Research or Synthesis. Something that cannot be attributed is.

When evaluating an article for notability, evaluate the SUBJECT, not the title, they are not the same. When evaluating an article on OR or SYN, focus on un-attributable facts and conclusions not un-attributed content. Un attributed content can be fixed, un-attributable content cannot. OR and SYN are serious allegations and one must make their case properly if they are to carry any weight.--Mike Cline (talk) 02:23, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

- I suspect that the problem is that you're splitting hairs between titles and subjects. I'm not looking for literally "list of fictional Jews" being covered in reliable sources. But some sources that address the topic of Jews in fiction in some direct way would be a necessary ingredient for the topic to warrant an article. If the topic hasn't been covered by sources in a significant (direct, detailed) way, then someone is essentially making up the topic themselves by compiling a bunch of factoids. I could do the same thing for an article about "fictional redheads" or "television shows with lyrical theme songs". I could easily verify a bunch of individual facts, but can I establish the notability of the topic among reliable sources? All this theory aside, thanks for pointing me in the direction of Colonel Warden's sources. I will try to look at them later today and may revise my !vote accordingly... but seeing as there is no consensus to delete it doesn't look like it's all that urgent. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:53, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

- - Thanks for re-considering your position on the AfD in question. OR and SYN are very serious allegations to make in the context of both entire articles or specific article content. It is an easy allegation to make because the words have common meanings far beyond the WP policies they reference. Most OR or SYN allegations just not correct and the only way to ensure they are is to provide concrete examples of material and conclusions that are simply un-attributable (not unattributed). I am confident I overreacted to your litany of deletion rationale in this AfD, so my apologies. That said, I think any allegation of OR and SYN must be supported strongly and will probably overreact again when I see otherwise by any editor. Happy editing.--Mike Cline (talk) 15:03, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
    - I just don't believe in creating an article out of a pastiche of passing mentions or quotes. If you're going to advance the conclusion that the topic for an article is notable, you can't synthesize that out of a bunch of passing mentions. You need that direct and detailed coverage that one of the editors found. That's quite consistent with policy and actual good practices too. It's a theoretical discussion now but it might give you some insight into my !vote if a similar topic comes up again. Shooterwalker (talk) 23:16, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Foot odor

I have proposed that Smelly socks be merged to Foot odor. Since you contributed to the recent AfD on Smelly socks, you might be interested in participating in the discussion to merge at Talk:Foot odor#Merger proposal. SnottyWong ^confer 05:22, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of List of fictional magic users

An article that you have been involved in editing, List of fictional magic users, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional magic users (2nd nomination). Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Axem Titanium (talk) 14:55, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Lists and notability

Urgently needed at Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Inclusion criteria for Lists: a reliable third party defintion for a list or listacle. Can you help? --Gavin Collins (talk|contribs) 09:20, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Happy to mediate and offer a third-opinion. Wasn't sure which topic you needed help so I focused on the discussion between you and Masem. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:13, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

SW: FYI - Here's one example where the List Title argument was being made to delete an otherwise notable subject. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of management consulting firms. There were many more.--Mike Cline (talk) 14:05, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I looked it over and had trouble finding the part... looks like one user found a list in a textbook somewhere. But if you honestly say that people are nitpicking about the title, I believe you. We verify topics, not titles. Facts, not the exact expression of those facts. I'm just nervous that saying so means that every topic gets a list, which means that we're just putting more weight on how to define "indiscriminate" and how to define "unencyclopedic cross-categorization" and such. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:13, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. It is important to break this issue into two parts: 1) what is the verbage that determines where the burden of notability is--List title or List topic. 2)Is that verbage notable--we know how to do that. WP:RS. The sticking point is part I, not Part II.--Mike Cline (talk) 14:26, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

WP:EVENT

I reverted your addition to this guideline, I don't see the motivation and the tone wasn't in keeping with how we write guidelines. Is WP:EVENT being misused/abused? It very much defers to WP:BLP1E and WP:Notability (people), it is not a guideline about when to write about people. I feel that adding disclaimers like "don't game the system using this guideline" is redundant - we could add something like this to every sentence of every policy and guideline... Fences&Windows 23:53, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I respect your right to revert and I won't push it any further. I may be overly cautious here. But I feel like this is the kind of clarification that bares worth mentioning. Would you object to me migrating this conversation to the guideline's talk page, just in case someone else wants to chime in? Shooterwalker (talk) 23:58, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Of course, raise it on the talk page or on an appropriate noticeboard like WP:VPP. Reverting doesn't end the discussion, and a clarification might be necessary - I just don't see it myself. Was there anything that prompted this, or was it just a general worry that it would be misinterpreted? Guidelines are often misinterpreted, sometimes wilfully, but it is hard to prevent even when the clearest of wordings is used (the most interpreted in my experience in WP:NOTTEMP). Fences&Windows 14:25, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I tried to add something to the talk page. Feel free to chime in at the guideline talk page. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:53, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Closing the List RFC

SW - I have asked Admin J. Milburn, selected at random to see if he can close this RFC. You might want to second the request. Thanks.--Mike Cline (talk) 15:16, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I posted a comment at the user talk page. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:46, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

September 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, as you did to the article List of Star Control races, please cite a reliable source for the content of your edit. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. Take a look at Wikipedia:Citing sources for information about how to cite sources and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Cameron Scott (talk) 07:58, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Pending changes/Straw poll on interim usage

Hi. As you recently commented in the straw poll regarding the ongoing usage and trial of Pending changes, this is to notify you that there is an interim straw poll with regard to keeping the tool switched on or switching it off while improvements are worked on and due for release on November 9, 2010. This new poll is only in regard to this issue and sets no precedent for any future usage. Your input on this issue is greatly appreciated. Off2riorob (talk) 23:48, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

SW - Re your userpage/Lists

Stick {{db-u1}} on the page instead of the Prod and it will get speedly deleted. --Mike Cline (talk) 16:08, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! I wasn't sure what to do there. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:09, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

inre Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lisa Loopner

The article you offered comment on no longer exists. Using User:Mandsford's comments as a guide, Uncle G did a complete rewrite, added some quite decent sources, and moved the article to its new name... "The Nerds". Perhaps you might wish to revisit the AFD? Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:30, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Re List redux

SW - although I agree with you that option 3 might seem less than ideal, it is probably the best way to go. My suggestion would be to ask user:Masem to close the RFC without any additional summary of findings, indicating only that attempts to have an uninvolved admin close and summarize were unsuccessful. The current bevy of summaries in the RFC are sufficient to support any policy/guideline changes that might be proposed. That said, given that there is no evidence that drastic changes are needed in List policy anyway, having the initiator of the RFC close it would seem to be in order. --Mike Cline (talk) 15:09, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

SW: as I was going to ask Masem to close the RFC, it dawned on me that it is already closed. Beeblebox did so when he agreed to summarize it. Therefore the RFC does not need to be closed again. The fact that an uninvolved admin has not (nor may never) summarize the results may prove problematic should someone come out of the blue and contest the summaries already contained and endorsed in the RFC. But, that is something I believe will be unlikely now that GC is gone and even if it does occur, the objections can be dealt with through the usual discussion mechanisms. So, my new recommendation would be: do nothing except to refer to the RFC as needed in any subsequent policy discussion.--Mike Cline (talk) 17:20, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

SW: Have started the process with this proposal at: Wikipedia_talk:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates#Proposed_language_changes_to_WP:CLN_and_WP:ATA_based_on_List_RFC. Will be thinking about others in the next few days. --Mike Cline (talk) 15:39, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Sounds alright. We'll chip away at this. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:09, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi :)

Hi :) I reverted one change you did to a policy page. Do kindly discuss the change on the talk page as I believe the wording you used, though perfectly right in principal and philosophy, might not be appropriate for the page. Do please chat up with me on my talk page in case you wish further clarifications. Apologies for the inconvenience this is causing. My sincere regards Wifione _.......^{Leave a message} 16:24, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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I've answered the question you asked at ACE2010 :-) Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 12:33, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

AfDs

Hi. As you just participated in discussions on a closely related topic (also a current AfD re a Jewish list), which may raise some of the same issues, I'm simply mentioning that the following are currently ongoing: AfDs re lists of Jewish Nobel laureates, entertainers, inventors, actors, cartoonists, and heavy metal musicians. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:39, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Nice job

Just wanted to say "Nice Job" and Thank You on the discussion in the lists RfC, and the changes to WP:NOTE. I look forward to getting to the undecided parts! Jim Miller ^{See me | Touch me} 22:01, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words. It was hard to find the areas where we agreed since opinions were all over the place. But there are a few basics that people agree on. Shooterwalker (talk) 23:15, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Polargeo

Hello Shooterwalker. David Fuchs knows exactly who I am. Polargeo (talk) 17:17, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Re: Polargeo

He's actually not new (although he seems to be creating new accounts to avoid past scrutiny). Either way, he's one of the people topic-banned in the Global Warming case, so I can't say I value his opinions much. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 17:17, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm not trying to avoid any scrutiny. And that kind of comment is pretty dire and poor for an arb candidate. Polargeo (talk) 17:20, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Looks like you're trying to avoid scrutiny to me. Seriously, try to disengage. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:21, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Please try to review contributions. Polargeo (talk) 17:24, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

What are you trying to accomplish here? Shooterwalker (talk) 17:24, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

I have a full guide on all of the candidates User:Polargeo 2/ACE2010 this is linked to in the election template Template:ACE2010. I am trying to offer analysis of the candidates from the position of an editor who is an ex admin with over 10000 edits. David Fuchs is just a candidate to me and I have no history regarding him. Therefore his smear of me is very poor. Polargeo (talk)

No one here is smearing you. If you're a former administrator who's been topic banned, maybe some of us are trying to help you be more constructive. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

So please review David Fuch's contributions as I am trying to do in the election pages rather than unconstructively attacking me for either being a new editor or topic banned. Polargeo (talk) 17:39, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Good luck and try not to get yourself into trouble. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:45, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Putting the List Notability guideline to the test

FYI I just referenced the new List Notability guideline in this AFD. It will be interesting to see how it is recieved. --Mike Cline (talk) 15:13, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

By my interpretation... it's a keeper too. I'll sit back and watch just in case someone thinks this is stealth canvassing or something. But I expect it to be kept. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:01, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

sockpuppet investigation

Mathewignash has started a bunch of SPIs as a precautionary measure. You're listed. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wiki brah. Likely due to him trying to be careful and get rid of all sockpuppets than you displaying any truly suspicious behaviour. NotARealWord (talk) 16:56, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate the notification. I will go on record saying I'm not Wiki brah. But just to curtail checkuser abuse, I'm going to ask for a little more evidence before submitting to a checkuser. If the evidence is good, you won't even need my permission. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:24, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Note: there is no such thing as "submitting to a checkuser". Although the evidence was a little thin, I did check and have marked the case above showing that this account appears unreleated to User:Wiki brah. Please do be aware of the situations in which multiple accounts are permitted under WP:SOCK#LEGIT; there is a fine line between acceptable circumstances and abuse. Frank | talk 00:33, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Reply to you

(In response to the message you left on my talk page, entitled "Sympathies") I really don't think you should stay out of the topic area. This is Wikipedia, and any legit help should always be welcome. NotARealWord (talk) 14:49, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

List

Hi! I saw you were involved with a previous nomination for deletion of List of suicides in fiction, and felt you should be informed of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of suicides in fiction (3rd nomination). Thanks!--Yaksar (let's chat) 17:34, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

WP:Notability (video games)

I've done some edits to condense info and posted what changes were made and why what remains, remains. Since, aside from those opposing it for reasons that don't make sense, yours is the only opposition, I'd like you to comment on the changes. If you feel more can be trimmed, please explain what you think needs further trimming. Thanks.陣内 _Jinnai 22:28, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

I've done some more editing and added an explanation, but I'm not sure how to really merge the sections you talked about entirely. I've explained more on the proposal's talk page why.陣内 _Jinnai 05:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

You haven't commented on the proposed way of adding examples.陣内 _Jinnai 19:13, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Hey sorry... things got busy. I like your approach for examples. I would say that not every single one needs an example. Some go without saying. Shooterwalker (talk) 03:04, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a stamp catalogue nor ...

Hi, Shooterwalker! Thought you might like to know that a thread you participated in recently has come to a !vote in the event you don't already have that page watchlisted. Cheers, – OhioStandard (talk) 03:33, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I already put in my opinion but figured I'd try to help move the discussion along. Shooterwalker (talk) 03:47, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

AH edits

Hey, I have noticed some of the edits you have been doing to several alternate history related articles. Good job, it had to be done and I am happy to see someone taking the initiative. BTW, anything I can do? Zombie Hunter Smurf (talk) 13:34, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm trying to organize the categories and make them more clear, with the occasional clean-up. Mostly just gnoming around. I could maybe use some help relocating some of the book series from the root alternate histories category, into the alternate history book series category. But I will get around to it in due time if no one else pitches in. Shooterwalker (talk) 23:47, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Just categorized a few into the book series category you made. I think next I might work on categorizing them by nation. Besides American and British, I know there is some French and Polish novels out there. Zombie Hunter Smurf (talk) 14:35, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure how big the category is... but if there enough articles, do it. I'm personally wary of categories with less than 10 items in them though. Strikes me as overcategorization. Thanks for helping out! Shooterwalker (talk) 00:03, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Good point. I will do my research and see if the number of articles is large enough to deserve a category. Zombie Hunter Smurf (talk) 12:50, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

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AfD

With respect to [1], I don't want to see redirect/merge discussions being taken to AfD. Proposals to put them at AfD (and effectively change to "articles for discussion") have failed in the past, it would further overwhelm AfD, and you end up with non-subject specialists making calls about content. So I tend to object to all uses of AfD for that purpose. I feel, in this case, that the bureaucracy has a very good reason for existing. Not expecting you to agree, just letting you know I've got reasons for my opinion there beyond slavishly following rules. Hobit (talk) 09:16, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Yeah I wasn't trying to be snippy. I just find it frustrating when people get hung up on procedure instead of just trying to build a consensus. What little I've seen, you seem like a smart and basically honest editor. I'm sure you could put out a real defense of the article if you wanted to, and still wish you would. You don't need to be a subject specialist to look for sources. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:44, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

A good point, I really should have done both. Hobit (talk) 20:43, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Yeah... even if you don't agree that procedural roadblocks aren't really compatible with Wikipedia... they're also pretty weak in achieving a favorable result. The AFD closed as no consensus and I can't imagine someone won't at least try to take another kick at the can a few months from now. (That's not a threat, BTW... more talking about what other editors will probably do.) Anyway... I'm sure you already know that finding sources is one of the most powerful counterarguments at AFD. Shooterwalker (talk) 21:17, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

AFD/Saints Row characters

Hi there. I noticed that you contributed to the discussion for Saints Row 2 characters. The page List of Saints Row characters was also nominated, and your feedback would be appreciated here. Thanks. CR4ZE (talk) 07:21, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

WP:Notability (video games) - take 2

Since the info has been addressed at NOT and I've offloaded some to WP:GAMECRUFT, I wanted you to have a look at the current version before I put it up again. I've addressed some issues regarding giving stylization info (minor, but there), added some examples and rephrased the award section, including adding a notation about it not being a free-pass, but merely a holding measure before any final decision.

I would consider removing the awards except the fact I believe this would endager indipendant games who usually have their reviews done after such awards, not prior to and even then it may take several months.

Since you participated heavily in those discussions, I'd like your comments. Thanks.陣内 _Jinnai 20:35, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for including me. I like helping out. I think offloading some of this onto WP:NOT has been a good idea. But I think you need to do a more radical overhaul to get support for this. As of now it's too similar to the last proposal, which didn't get much support. The main objection is still that it's a wordy guideline that doesn't add much value to the GNG. There are two ways to address that: either offer more value (e.g.: get into more than just games and remakes), or reduce the wordiness. I might be misreading it... but wordiness isn't an issue of style or grammar. It's an issue of getting to the point. Or presenting the point in the clearest shortest way possible. You've actually made the guideline longer. I wouldn't personally support it, and I don't think it would gain consensus.
Take a different tact. Instead of having a multi-bulletted notability guideline, why not have a single general statement, followed by a brief section on what's an appropriate source? You could quickly state that good sources include reliable published works, scholarly works that can verify their importance in forming a genre, or certain awards (insert short list here). Then quickly state that press releases or basic announcement info aren't enough. I think that will make the first section shorter, and allow you to dispense with the awards section completely.
I also think there may be a better way to handle the derivative game releases. I know I helped you simplify it but either it wasn't enough or it got expanded back out again. Again, it's not a matter of trimming a few words. It's fundamentally rethinking this. Either you need to state a few very general principles that can be applied without an exhaustive list of examples, or you need to turn the examples list into a very concise and readable table.
And the lead is just long. You have to assume that people don't actually want to read these guidelines. Because in reality, most people don't want to read these guidelnes. Let them get to the point. Quickly.
I think your goal should be something that's either 8kb, or where everything between the "nutshell" and "see also" fits onto a single screen. Even if you fall just short, it will be far less WP:CREEPY. Keep in mind that this is already very similar to the GNG. Shooterwalker (talk) 22:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
- I think the second point is probably beyond what this is because it is handled by WP:VG/S. I could add a sentance pointing to that, but that just makes the subject more verbose.
- As for shortening it, I might be able to shorten the deritivite work section. The basic point of that section is that reception from multiple RSes and promotional and release info isn't enough for derivative works except sequels. In addition, splitting because of plot changes and gameplay changes are also not justified. Something more needs to be shown and the best way (we've come up with so far) is through signifigant and distinct development and reception. I think that deals with everything except episodic video games which i gave the comparison to chapters in a book.
- Not really sure how to cut down the awards section. I added the info basically to #1) address the issue that simply having the award would be allowing a perma bypass of the GNG and 2) to note why some major non-publisher awards, specifically Spike awards, aren't acceptable.
- I'm also probably not the guy to be coming up with the proposal to shorten it. I can do some basic copyediting to tighten it up, but if it would need a serious reduction then it probably needs a 2nd pair of eyes.陣内_Jinnai 03:38, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
  - I might take a shot at it. Busy this week. But I hope you don't mind if I'm WP:BOLD when I get around to it. You can always revert if you think I've mangled it. Shooterwalker (talk) 22:42, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/dispute resolution

Had you noticed this has reopened? I only did today. I stopped looking in after discussion faded away. Now I've put it on my watchlist. I've just checked and find the preceding one was opened just over two years ago and has still not been closed and archived. Peter jackson (talk) 14:41, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:53, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Narnian timeline

I've attempted to rewrite the Narnian timeline article to address some of your concerns, but I don't know the proper convention for doing such an edit during the deletion process. I was wondering if you could offer any advice. LloydSommerer (talk) 18:46, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't really know how to fix the issues. The main thing is that the timeline has been copied from a source under copyright. There's no rule against trying to improve the article at AFD though, and maybe you'll convince enough people that it will result in a keep (or buy you time with a no consensus). Even if it closes without a consensus to delete, I plan on visiting the library and bringing a photocopy with me, at which point I'll contact an administrator and it will be deleted under the speedy deletion policy. Shooterwalker (talk) 22:41, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Proposal to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles/Discussion on running a trial

Hi. This page appears to have been compiled from copy/paste merges. As such it would not be a valid discussion. Could you let me know what you think we ought to do with it. Cheers, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 20:43, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

It's actually a migration of a legitimate discussion that had wandered off topic from the main Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Proposal to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles discussion. See this diff for the cut/paste. The best thing to do would be to properly attribute it. You could also merge it back into the main discussion, but then it would get far too near a full Megabyte for my liking. Shooterwalker (talk) 22:45, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

DC Universe events AFD

I'm surprised my suggestion hasn't gotten more traction, as it would be an easy fix of all the list's problems. The source that Colonel Warden pointed out is about DC's crossover events as well, many of which have been motivated by attempts to deal with the seventy year-old company's continuity. postdlf (talk) 14:12, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't fully agree it solves anything. But at least it attempts to, in good faith, address the rationale for nominating it. If the AFD closes again as no consensus, I'd be willing to try it out and see if it makes the list more discriminate with more consistent sources, instead of just !voting "keep" and running away. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:14, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

What constitutes a crossover event is clear: a storyline that crosses over into multiple titles. I don't know how familiar you are with comics (I was an avid reader as a boy), but the crossovers are usually anchored by a limited series, and then the ongoing titles that are tied to the crossover story are expressly branded by that series' title on their covers. So there's no guesswork involved as to what constitutes a crossover. All of these crossovers have articles (and merit them too: these are always big publishing events and so always get commentary from trade mags and comics critics), and a list of them would not be plot-only (fictional events) but focus on real world publication/marketing. So it then would just become a list index of article topics organized by a defining feature, and given the commentary in Warden's source, would have the potential for a lot of annotations. It's a list of articles at present actually, but it's an indiscriminate one because it doesn't distinguish between story arcs, limited series, and crossovers, and doesn't explain why some but not others have been included. postdlf (talk) 14:38, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

That's somewhat reassuring. I'm a casual fan of comics. I saw that the Template:DC events looks consistent with what you're proposing, just that the name of the template is vague. Something more discriminate would address a big part of rationale for the AFD (the rest is about the quality of sources and whether they can speak directly to the topic or only nibble at the edges). I'm not the type of guy to overhaul an article mid-AFD, but making some changes might invite a stronger a consensus to keep. Or you could take your chances on "no consensus" (which are always pretty good in these types of discussions) and try to make some changes after. People aren't inclined to keep revisiting an AFD if an article actually improves. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:58, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED mobile weapons (2nd nomination)

As someone who participated in the first AfD, you might be interested in participating in the new AfD. Due to the sockpuppet problem with the nominator and by suggestion of the original closing administrator, it was decided to relist the AfD even though there was no consensus to overturn at the deletion review discussion. I'm contacting you because, although it is mentioned as a relist in the deletion review closure, it is in fact a new AfD and, therefore, your previous rationale is not taken into consideration in it. Jfgslo (talk) 14:07, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Your votes on Bombshock and Dropshot

I noticed you voted merge to Micromasters for Bombshock and delete for Dropshot, yet they are nearly identical characters, they were released at the same time, appeared in the same comics as each other, had the same sources, they are nearly identical characters. I don't see the consistancy. Mathewignash (talk) 09:21, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I tend to lean different ways in an effort to reach consensus. Shooterwalker (talk) 12:50, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

So you are saying your vote is swayed by the majority? That's not really adding anything to the deletion nomination. Moreover, it doesn't make sense. These are two guys on the same team, who appeared in EXACTLY the same fiction. Deleting one and not the other is like saying you want to delete Abbot and keep Costello. Majority doesn't necessarely make the opinion correct. Also, per WP:BEFORE #5, you should look into redirecting or merging a page before deletion is considered. Since there is a page that this would be easily and correctly merged/redirected into, I can't see how a deletion vote makes any sense. Mathewignash (talk) 13:55, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

It's not a vote. The point of a discussion is to build a consensus. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:51, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

List of Marvel Crossovers

I feel that your editing of the "List of Marvel Crossovers" is wildly inappropriate. First that you did not discuss such major changes on the discussion pages. Secondly if you wanted to make such a page you could have made your own and not totally change the existing page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vashdog (talk • contribs) 23:22, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

You're entitled to your opinion. But it was changed to bring it in line with policies on discriminate lists. This has been discussed numerous times at AFD and a lack of action would only ensure that this type of article will be nominated for deletion. Shooterwalker (talk) 01:45, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Timeline AfD discussion

As you have been an involved editor at Talk:American comic book industry timeline, this is a neutral notice that the page has been tagged for AfD discussion, and that one editor today unilaterally attempted to close the AfD without discussion or consensus. --Tenebrae (talk) 18:14, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

About Eddie Quist

Hope I didn't step on anybody's toes, but when an arbitrator even looks like they're acting bitey or rash, they must be called on it for the good of the entire project. IMHO, that editor owes you an apology. BusterD (talk) 03:55, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

I appreciate the support. I've found Jclemens to be pretty reasonable and we've had disagreements on AFDs before. There are far worse comments I've endured. Jclemens strongly disagreed with the nomination, but didn't get personal. To that extent, I feel vindicated that most editors agree that this topic should not have a Wikipedia article. Thanks for looking out. Shooterwalker (talk) 03:59, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

IMHO, the editor did cross a line. I have also disagreed and agreed with Jclemens. But we have levels of trust here: Editor, Admin, Crat, and Arb. To my view, cavalier (and as it turns out completely unfounded) AfD comments like those displayed would never be tolerated in a run for Bureaucrat, much less ArbCom. Courtesy, fairness and neutrality are absolutely required for these positions. So now I have slightly less trust in ArbCom than I did before. Actions have consequences as it regards public perception and public trust. I even asked the relisting admin if I was too harsh myself, and was reassured. BusterD (talk) 04:10, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

It sounds to me like you think there's a pattern of behavior on his part. If it is, that's troubling. I'll keep an eye out for it. But I'm going to assume good faith for the time being, and treat it as something harsh but rare. Maybe after the AFD closes I will drop him a line to make sure there are no hard feelings, and invite him to help me tone down the rhetoric at AFD. Shooterwalker (talk) 04:15, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Wisdom in your consideration. I'm seeing many folks wielding BEFORE as a multipurpose tool lately, that editor among them. Have a nice night. BusterD (talk) 04:24, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

I usually DO look around WP:BEFORE. The biggest problem is that it's impossible to tell who really looked or not. In instances like this where there are a few sources that mention it, but none say anything of substance, it's easy to argue about who did their "WP:BEFORE AFD duties" more diligently. Like I said, I assume good faith here, but it probably warrants some kind of good faith conversation with him. Jclemens is a good guy in my experience. I'd take it differently if it was some AFD warrior who has been subject to an RFCU or major block. Have a good night and enjoy your weekend. Shooterwalker (talk) 04:29, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Dispute Resolution

You may be interested in this. Peter jackson (talk) 17:50, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Ultima Avatar

Two different editors have tried to restore it, the IP address guy and me. One seems to be against this. Do you not agree the reception section clearly proves notability? The majority was against eliminating that article to begin with. See [2] for information about that. Dream Focus 02:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

There are better places to have this discussion where we can hopefully solicit more feedback. Keep in mind Wikipedia is not a democracy and we don't do things based on local majorities. We do things based on policy which represents consensus best practice. Me personally, I don't think there's enough unique information about the character's reception and significance to support a stand-alone article. I summarized the quotes and added it back into the list article, which is where the consensus thought the information was more suitably covered. I would obviously yield if more sources could be dug up. Would you agree that covering this character in the list article is a good policy-based compromise? Shooterwalker (talk) 02:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Compromise? There is no compromise when you eliminate an article you don't like. And of course people ignore "consensus" of everyone else when they don't agree with it personally. It doesn't matter what the majority of the people that show up to comment say, you ignore everything they say, and do what you want. Dream Focus 02:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Can I politely ask that you retract all of that -- the accusation that I eliminated the article, that I ignored consensus, and that I'm acting on personal dislikes instead of policy? It's a huge assumption of bad faith and a personal attack. I'm asking you to work within the policy to build a consensus. Shooterwalker (talk) 02:46, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

You did eliminate it from the viewing masses by replacing it with a redirect. Whether you don't like it, or honestly believe it goes against policy somewhere, I can't be certain, nor do I really care. And I was referring to those in the past that ignored consensus and redirected it anyway. Dream Focus 02:50, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Despite your unwillingness to apologize, I'm going to be the bigger person and let this go. I hope you'll stop mischaracterizing other people's edits as deletion when you disagree with a merge. I also hope you know that ARS is for articles being deleted, not for disputing mergers. Shooterwalker (talk) 03:27, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
So its not a deletion even when most of the information is no longer seen, because a small token amount is put elsewhere? Fine, I object to the 90% deletion. And yes, ARS is for valid articles being eliminated, by actual deletion or replacing it with a redirect which achieves basically the same thing. All semantics really. All Wikiprojects cover deletions as well as redirects, mergers, and whatnot. Dream Focus 03:44, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Merges by definition can include as much of the article as is desired/necessary. It's completely appropriate to summarize quotes, which is what I did. Instead of mischaracterizing people's edits and using ARS completely out of process, why not just add whatever information you think is missing? Ordinary editing is very effective at achieving consensus. Shooterwalker (talk) 05:26, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I am intervening with a question. With first redirect you did, Shooter, your edit summery said "longstanding consensus that this is best covered in the list." - where can i find the discussion that you think reflects that? I saw the keep AfD with suggestion possible merge could be discussed later, but didn't dig around farther, I figure I could just ask.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 05:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I didn't dig deep into the discussion. I just looked at the edit histories of the article and the list it was spun out from, noting that Dream Focus was one editor against several who merged it three years ago. That's just an ordinary example of Wikipedia:CONSENSUS#reaching_consensus_through_editing. For the past three years, we covered this character in the bigger list, and it's been in decent shape. A drive-by IP tried to split it out again, so I reverted it. In all sincerity, I would yield to the spinout if a few editors who aren't so close to Dream Focus thought it made policy sense. (Maybe the video game WikiProject would be legitimate?) But I'm honestly a little frustrated that Dream Focus keeps twisting this reverted-spinout / re-merge as me "eliminating an article I don't like", instead of just helping me improve the full character list if he's so concerned about the alleged loss of information. I don't want to destroy information. Just comply with the WP:GNG which focuses on whether we should spin out new articles, not whether we should include the content. It seems to me we could meet policy and make Dream Focus happy by covering it in the list, but he doesn't want that for reasons I never seem to understand. Shooterwalker (talk) 06:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

By the way, your longstanding friendship with Dream Focus aside, I do appreciate that your first reaction to the conflict was to ask me my side directly and try to intervene. A little respect means a lot to me, and keeps Wikipedia a decent place to do work. Shooterwalker (talk) 06:17, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Shooter. It looks like you guys are working through the article and its issues, so whatever its outcome hopefully we have improved things a little bit.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 02:52, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Two years ago, I see two editors that kept trying to redirect things, while I reverted each of them once. Many people participated in the merge discussion on the list article's talk page, and most were against a redirect/merge saying the article was fine on its own.[3] Seven people were against any mergers, one said only the companions(not the Avatar but the companions) article should merge, and four said merge them all. This doesn't just include people from the Article Rescue Squadron, but others who happened by to notice. Lot of people worked on it during that time and made improvements. One person against the articles posted on the Wikiproject Videogames canvasing for deletion votes stating "I've attracted an inclusionist to this set of articles, so if I could get some more comments stating that no current Ultima character needs an article, that would be appreciated." [4] Instead of edit warring, I took it to the ANI for proper discussion, and waited, and it just got archived without response. Dream Focus 11:21, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

What exactly transpired three years is moot now, because consensus occurs naturally through the editing process and you still have to build a consensus when you change something three years later. If you had a problem with something three years ago, you should have either worked with those other editors through ordinary editing, or looked for a compromise. Whatever issue you had, the dust settled. Maybe not in the way that you wanted, but when something is a certain way for three years, that's a consensus. Read WP:CONSENSUS:
- "Any edit that is not disputed or reverted by another editor can be assumed to have consensus. Should that edit later be revised by another editor without dispute, it can be assumed that a new consensus has been reached."
By that token, it's sometimes acceptable to revise a three-year-old edit, because consensus can change. But if someone still reverts you, you should give it up or discuss a compromise. You did almost the worst possible thing: mischaracterize my edit, accuse me of operating in bad faith, and then run to ARS for a dispute outside their scope.
If you want to expand the scope of ARS to cover spinouts and disputed merges, we should have an honest and broad policy discussion instead of just unilaterally slipping this in under a completely different discussion about "speed deletes, prods for deletion, or redirects". If you want to change policy in the middle of a dispute, at least have the courtesy of letting me and others know about it, and represent the issue fairly and accurately.
Within this small dispute, there isn't a consensus to pull Avatar out of the list. My hand is still outreached to build a consensus where we preserve and expand the content at the list, instead of creating a new article. But you keep smacking my hand away by saying that keeping it at the list equals deletion. You don't even try working on it at the list. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:21, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

I didn't sneak over and post it where it didn't belong. Try to assume good faith and stop mischaracterizing my actions. Every single Wikiproject that I know of list redirects and mergers along with deletes, prods, and whatnot. There is no reason this one Wikiproject would be any different than the rest. The ARS is not out of their scope. They help find sources and work on improving things that should be saved. And you can't copy the entire article over to the list article, no way to fit everything, so some perfectly valid information would be lost. And I don't think anything changed in the past two and a half years. I just got tired of arguing nonstop with people, as did others, and moved on. Forgot all about it until someone else reverted it and started working on that article again. And when I Google for "Ultima" and "Avatar" I get 26 million results. Kind of hard to sort through all of that, or even the 2,440,000 results from a search of what the Video game Wikiproject has for their custom search of approved reliable sources. [5] So me asking for help for that is perfectly legitimate. Maybe someone will figure out a better search criteria to narrow things down. The ARS has done some pretty amazing work in the past after all. Dream Focus 15:58, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I never accused you of operating in bad faith. Only that you could have worked with me, and instead used very odd procedure instead of engaging with me. The rescue list is a new creation, and came about because of problems with the old template. It's not an uncontroversial issue. If the scope is going to expand from what it was when it started, then it needs a wide and fair policy discussion. It sounds like we disagree, and we need to have that discussion. Would you at least agree with that? Shooterwalker (talk) 16:04, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit warring

Kindly stop edit warring at Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Rescue list. Wikiprojects have always been allowed to list things like this for discussion among their members. Three members have stated it was fine, you the only person who seems to have a problem with it. You have not discussed your misgivings on the talk page with us at all, but instead keep trying to remove my post instead. Use the proper talk page to discuss this. Dream Focus 16:37, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

I won't revert any further, noting the WP:3RR. But I don't think consensus has been established. I guess we'll see after a few opinions trickle into this RFC. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Dispute resolution survey

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Romney AFD

Hi,

I had to restore an older version because when Edison made this edit he deleted my vote and possibly others. I did not see that you had added a comment and my restoration inadvertently deleted it. Would you mind readding it? Thanks and sorry. SÆdon ^talk 23:07, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for the heads up. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:28, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

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Lamia (D&D)

Hello, as you took part in the 1st AFD for Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons), which closed on "no consensus", I'm bringing to your attention that after a second AFD with the same result, a discussion on whether to merge or not has opened on the article talk page. BOZ (talk) 11:27, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

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Dispute Resolution IRC office hours.

Hello there. As you expressed interest in hearing updates to my research in the dispute resolution survey that was done a few months ago, I just wanted to let you know that I am hosting an IRC office hours session this coming Saturday, 28th July at 19:00 UTC (approximately 12 hours from now). This will be located in the #wikimedia-office ^connect IRC channel - if you have not participated in an IRC discussion before you can connect to IRC here.

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Thanks! I'm busy day today, but I'll take a look if I have time. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:25, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

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Cruise

Just a heads-up that your comment has been replied to. Also, have you read Tom Cruise#Litigation, more than half of which is about allegations that he's gay? He's a favorite example in law reviews and books on whether false allegations of homosexuality is defamation. WhatamIdoing (talk) 22:25, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I hope the discussion is taken in good faith. I certainly take it in good faith. Shooterwalker (talk) 00:59, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

RfC on differentiating reference syntax in text window

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Thanks! I checked in over there. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:13, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

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Conan

Sorry for the delay, yes please feel free to continue clean up. The reliable third party sources being used are minimal at best. i would presume that in some actual published content in magazine review/commentary or fantasy encyclopedias there must be some content about the chronology that could be added. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 15:37, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

I have added some information regarding the sources in the Talk section of the Conan Chronologies article, which address some of the questions that you had. I would ask that you take this information under advisement and reconsider some of the edits that were made. Thanks. Theagenes (talk) 17:27, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

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GA rev dates

Hey. Thanks for doing GAs lately. I noticed that when you're finished reviewing, you leave the nomination date in place (e.g. [6][7]). However, this should be changed to the review time, a/k/a the moment you change the template. The docs ask to use the five-tilde operator: {{GA|~~~~~|topic=|page=}}. I fixed this on I Hate Running Backwards and you should do the same for Cursed Mountain. Regards, IceWelder [✉] 11:21, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer. I think I fixed it. Let me know if I missed anything else. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:42, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

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Hey Shooterwalker, thanks for improving Accolade (company) to GAN status. I was gonna to do the same, but now you've done it well, so keep up the great work! -ias postb□x 05:45, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! It's not reviewed yet but I'd like to think it's close. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:39, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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DYK for Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche

On 6 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in a 2018 U.S. district court case, software company Stardock unsuccessfully tried to claim trademarks for the names of aliens from the game Star Control? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

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Estimate for best games list expansion under 3REFS

Hi, I'm going to post this here, as I'm concerned it will be lost in the shuffle of the discussion going on. User TarkusAB made an unofficial tally of sources back in 2017 (you can, of course, share this, if you wish.) It's outdated, but I think we can estimate, based on it, that a strict adherence to the 3REFS standard would approximately double the length of the "games considered the best" list. Phediuk (talk) 18:05, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for pulling this out. I think this is a workable standard and might quell some of the common criticisms or confusion of the list, which could be critical to preserving it. Again, WP:SIZE says that we only need to focus on the amount of readable prose. The bulk of the article will be references and markup, and don't count towards size restrictions. (Consider a list such as 2019.) Shooterwalker (talk) 18:11, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

No problem; hope it's useful for you. Phediuk (talk) 19:14, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for The Ur-Quan Masters

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On 21 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ur-Quan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ur-Quan from the 1992 science-fiction game Star Control II are ranked among the best game antagonists of all time, and have influenced character design in modern games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ur-Quan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ur-Quan), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

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Wikiproject Video games Newsletter survey

Hello Shooterwalker! I'm conducting a feature for the video games newsletter similar to that of a survey. I'm going to ask users their opinions on a specific matter and highlight unique and common answers to determine consensus on a subject. Your input would be very valuable, alongside others, to help answer this question.

The question is: How do you determine what makes a video game character notable enough for their own page? Do you follow pre-existing guidelines or have your own opinions on the matter?

P anini ^🥪 10:46, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Hey User:Panini! this is an interesting concept. Let me see if I can distill my thoughts:

Most people basically accept that notability requires significant coverage in reliable third party sources. And the guideline explains that significant coverage is more than a WP:TRIVIALMENTION, which is something I highlighted in an essay a long time ago. There's some disagreement about how much more than a trivial mention you need.
If you're trying to build a stand-alone article, you need meaningful out-of-universe sections for reception and development. Some people ask for a raw word count, but it's not just about quantity. Especially for video game characters, you can find sources that simply summarize the character's plot or subplot. Since Wikipedia articles are not WP:PLOT summaries, this doesn't really give us anything we can write a meaningful article about, and is better covered in the main article's plot summary.
It helps when a source provides meaningful analysis of the character, and one of the highest standards is if that analysis explains its importance to the industry or the art form. This kind of test is sometimes called a "qualitative-quantitative test". You can't have just high quantity, because that's how you end up with a WP:QUOTEFARM or WP:JUSTPLOT -- essentially just filler. But you can't have just high quality, because you can't write an article with only one short quality quote, even if that quote is "one of the most important characters ever created". (Though this would at least be a verifiable fact that should be covered at a parent article.)
The good news is that quality and quantity are usually co-related in reliable sources, and a character that can truly be developed into a meaningful article will usually have both quantity and quality coverage. It doesn't need to be the most important character of all time, but if there's a healthy reception section that explains its significance, you're on the right track.

I figure that's a lot to explain. But if it were easy to articulate we wouldn't need a discussion process at WP:AFD. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:59, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Shooterwalker, Thanks for your input! P anini ^🥪 17:32, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Accolade (company)

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DYK for Accolade (company)

On 7 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Accolade (company), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that because Accolade had focused their success around sports games, the packaging for the science-fiction game Star Control II accidentally included a sticker calling it the "Best Sports Game" of 1992? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Accolade (company). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Accolade (company)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

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Star Control edits

Noticed you just made your 3rd reversion on the Star Control page today. Please be aware of WP:3RR. Use the talk page before simply reverting other people's changes without providing a rationale. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EggsHam (talk • contribs) 00:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Update: Apologies. Mixed you up with a different user.--EggsHam (talk) 01:06, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that. Something to be mindful of as you approach WP:3RR yourself.[8][9][10] Shooterwalker (talk) 01:13, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

In the case you are talking about, a different user keeps putting an advert for Star Control: Origins at the top of the Star Control page. There was no consensus on adding that to the Star Control page. I doubt someone looking up Star Control was expecting to be greeted with a Star Control: Origins link.--EggsHam (talk) 01:44, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

It's not an advert so much as it's a WP:DISAMBIGUATION tool called a WP:HATNOTE. I don't personally think the article needs it, as I agree that anyone looking for "Star Control: Origins" would type in "Star Control: Origins". But it was included in the last stable version, which I've now reverted to. As you're new here I will cut you some slack with the 4th revert[11], but you should take some time to review the WP:3RR policy, as it doesn't matter if you're making the same changes or different ones. Discussion and consensus building is the only way that Wikipedia works. Shooterwalker (talk) 02:00, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

I did not violate WP:3RR. The examples you cite include ones that were pure additions with no subtractions. With regards to consensus building, there is no consensus that your preferred version of that page is the last stable version. The page was stable for years before your recent changes.--EggsHam (talk) 02:14, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

— EggsHam (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

User:EggsHam, let me try to help you before you dig yourself further. WP:3RR says "An editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page—whether involving the same or different material—within a 24-hour period. An edit or a series of consecutive edits that undoes other editors' actions—whether in whole or in part—counts as a revert." Again, I'm not trying to turn this into a conduct dispute, but you'd be advised to slow down and take a deep breath. Shooterwalker (talk) 02:19, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

I am familiar with the policy as well as WP:BATTLE. What I am saying is that you cited 3 examples. 2 of them do indeed revolve around removing the Star Control: Origins mention at the top of the page that we both agree is not a welcome addition to that page. The third item was simply an unrelated addition to the page. I'm not trying to be pedantic. As a fan of classic games and hardware I am interested in making these pages better. This is why I object so much to what I see as an advertisement for Star Control: Origins at the top of Star Control. I have no issue with Stardock (I have no problem listing them on the page as part of the franchise) but I do object to Star Control trying to send me to a different entry in the series and I suspect most readers would as well.--EggsHam (talk) 02:40, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Believe me, the last stable version isn't my preferred version, and if anything I agree with you about the hatnote. But that's something that needs consensus. If you want to propose just that removal, without the other changes, we might be able to discuss that. But it should be done at the article talk page so that we can see if it indeed has consensus. Just remember that the more complicated the proposal gets, the less likely it is to get consensus, as it's easier to get people to agree on one thing than to get them to agree to several things. Shooterwalker (talk) 02:48, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Understood. I opined on the talk page that the last stable version is the one from end of November. You began a series of significant changes that seemed to attempt to remove the newest Star Control game with someone else putting in changes that made the Stardock game appear at the start of the page which I think is objectionable. I don't know what triggered the recent changes to attempt to scrub out / throw in our faces the Stardock Star Control game. It is clearly part of the franchise (they could have named it Star Control 4 for instance). But it is not the game people care about. It's really Star Control 2 that people care about and seeing the Stardock game ad at the top of the page makes it a poorer page. I like what you did with the Accolade page and would like to see that consistency brought to the Star Control page.--EggsHam (talk) 03:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

EggsHam, it's worth reviewing other games with the same name. Here's a quick list:

Fight Night: Template, 2011 series, 1985 game
Portal: 2007 series, 1986 game
Fable: 2004 series, 1986 game
Overlord: 2007 series, 1994 game
Crackdown: 2007 series, 1989 game
Star Fox: 1993 series, 1983 game, 1987 game

Intellectual property law is a combination of laws, including Copyright and Trademark, but also contractual laws like licensing, or consumer protection laws like fraud. In fact, one of the issues in the lawsuit was whether Stardock was misleading consumers, and it's worth learning about commerce law before you suggest that Stardock only needs the Trademark to continue the series. But again, rather than discuss the finer points of IP law, just understand that the title =/= the series, and reliable sources have described them as separate series since the lawsuit.[12][13][14][15] Shooterwalker (talk) 03:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

The examples you cite are where a trademark was abandoned and a completely unrelated title was released and established a new chain of custody of the trademark. That is not what happened with Star Control. A more appropriate example would be the Atari trademark which has been transferred numerous times over the years. You can describe them as separate series from a canon/story perspective but that has nothing to do with how Wikipedia is organized. Star Trek TOS is a different series than Star Trek: TNG but they are both part of the Star Trek franchise. Unless you have evidence that the chain of custody of the trademark was broken between Accolade and Stardock then they are, by definition, related. Not only does Stardock own the trademark but they own half the actual games released under that trademark (Star Control 3 and Origins). Origins also contains aliens from Star Control 1 and 2 including the Arilou, Orz and others. None of your cited sources intimate that the games aren't related, only that Reiche and Ford would continue to own the copyrights to the first two games in the series and Stardock would continue to sell all the games in the franchise including the original series. In addition, this page will never be considered a quality page as long as it has an advert for Star Control: Origins leading in regardless of the justification. The Origins advert should be removed and should be restored to where it was near the bottom of the page where it was for years. --EggsHam (talk) 04:11, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Respectfully, I don't think you understand IP. It takes a long time to abandon a Trademark and for sure some of those situations involved complex behind the scenes negotiations for the titles. The Star Trek examples don't really apply here because they would have licensed all the IP, including the Copyright. If they only owned the name, they wouldn't have been able to create a licensed spinoff, and you can bet the (hypothetical) Copyright holder would have sued the (hypothetical) Trademark holder if they tried to use the design of the Enterprise without a Copyright license. I don't know what else to say without repeating myself. The IP split is indeed covered at the botttom of the page, describing the legal state of the IP with references to reliable sources. I'm not crazy about the WP:HATNOTE, but it's better than misleading people, and what you're suggesting is contradicted by the sources. Indeed it was the whole point of the lawsuit. Shooterwalker (talk) 04:29, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

No offense taken. I don't want to use an argument from authority fallacy here but my day job involves IP litigation. I am very familiar with trademark law in particular. The Star Trek series is a good example of where the IP has been very mixed up at various times to the point where different installments have had to make ships purposely different because of limitations in what was licensed. The Enterprise issue actually came up during Star Trek: Discovery where the ship had to be made slightly different because CBS did not have all copyright licenses from Paramount for the display of the ship. The Star Control lawsuit didn't have a ruling, it was a settlement. I highly recommend reading at least some of the page I linked to you earlier about the case. The case was not about seeing who owned what. Reiche tried to position his new game as a sequel to Star Control and Stardock sued. Reiche and Ford sued back because Stardock was selling 1 and 2 on GOG and Steam against their wishes. The ultimate settlement was that Reiche and Ford would not try to make their new game appear related to Star Control and would instead go with a completely new with their copyrights in Star Control 1 and 2 becoming the Ur-Quan Masters franchise. [[16]]. They also agreed that Stardock had the right to sell the entire franchise. The source for this is directly from Reiche and Ford who have no incentive to be biased favor of Stardock. There are other copyrights in Star Control 1 and 2 that were not owned by Reiche and Ford such as the music which is also in the new Star Control game. And if that isn't confusing enough, we are talking about a video game where the gameplay of Star Control: Origins is more similar to Star Control 2 than to 3 or 1 and all 4 have some level of overlap on alien characters. Strictly from a fan point of view, I think the original Star Control series ended with Star Control 2 as do many other fans.--EggsHam (talk) 05:04, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

I appreciate the civil dialog, but I think we're losing the thread. Star Trek had licensing between the parties that don't apply here. We have lots of media and other properties that have the same Trademarks and are rightfully distinguished as two different topics. We don't have the details of the settlement other than what was reported. All we know is that the parties have announced that they will continue operating with a split IP, each with their own series. Indeed, we know Stardock will unsurprisingly promote their series as "Star Control", and the original creators intend to lean on their legal claim to the "Ur-Quan Masters" Trademark for their series. But we won't know more until there are more announcements. And I'll suggest an opinion that we doesn't really help us (because of WP:CRYSTALBALL and WP:RS) but I'm willing to bet that one if not both games will end up with a more artful name in practice, because it's going to be very clumsy to put out a game called "Ur-Quan Masters 2", let alone "Star Control 2" ("the real one, no not that one, Stardock is the legal owner of the Trademark now"). Similarly, I know some fans will agree with you that the series ended in with the second game, but we can only report what the reliable sources say. And that's what I'm going to continue to do. Shooterwalker (talk) 05:44, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

You might want to read up on WP:BITE. It was pretty rude for you to accuse me of being a single user account. I admit I was motivated to finally create an account because of what I considered the vandalism of the Star Control page with the pretty flagrant attempt to steer people away from the Star Control entry but I have been contributing elsewhere. If you have a problem with my position argue the position. --EggsHam (talk) 23:58, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

I hope you've had time to take a deep breath. The talk page template I used wasn't an accusation. It's meant to document that the vast majority of your first edits have been around the IP dispute between the two series. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but I'm documenting it in case there is a pattern of WP:SPA activity around that specific area. If you're not here to push and re-push the same dispute, then you have nothing to worry about. On that note, your recent edits to that same topic area removed a reliable third party source and replaced it with a primary source. That's generally frowned upon according to WP:V and WP:RS, and I've reverted it. It's worth really understanding those content policies, and you might do well to review conduct policies such as WP:NPA, WP:AGF, and WP:AVOIDEDITWAR. I hope you figure it out and best of luck. Shooterwalker (talk) 06:05, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

It would be easier to take you seriously if you applied your standards consistently. You seem to have me confused with Jorahm contribs who only seems to work on Star Control related IP and nothing else in 2 years. By contrast, I have made only a couple of minor edits that only appear to make Star Control overrepresented in my contributions because you seem to be acting as a gatekeeper on all things Star Control. Please read up on WP:OWN to guide your editing practices in the future.

You rely extensively on quotes from Paul Reiche as a source. Like everyone, he has a POV. I could easily see out quotes from Stardock that say the opposite. Instead, I linked to the US Patent and Trademark office, the ultimate third party reliable source for copyrights. They literally own copyright Reg. PA799000[17]. for Star Control 3. Instead of spamming Wikipedia policies, I would recommend you begin reading them yourself. One visit to your talk page makes it pretty clear that your focus has been Star Control, Ur-Quan Masters, Accolade and Paul Reiche for some time. This includes the wholly inappropriate addition you made to the Star Control template where you tried to claim that the fan remake Ur-Quan Masters, was somehow part of the original series. You may also want to review WP:NPOV. --EggsHam (talk) 15:47, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

There's been dozens of other editors contributing to these pages and I've claimed no WP:OWN. The key is that they don't add primary sourced material. The patent office is not a secondary source. Again, if someone reverts you asks to discuss what we're trying to achieve, it's not an invitation to edit war, it's an invitation to discuss. Yeah, I do keep quoting Wikipedia policies because they protect the encyclopedia from misuse and misunderstanding, and I need you to start engaging with me on that and WP:AGF. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:55, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Legend Entertainment

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Your GA nomination of Legend Entertainment

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Your GA nomination of Legend Entertainment

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DYK for Legend Entertainment

On 8 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Legend Entertainment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that computer game studio Legend Entertainment was founded by veterans of the interactive fiction studio Infocom after it shut down in 1989? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Legend Entertainment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Legend Entertainment), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

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Accolade

Well, that sucks. I thought it was a stellar read. Leave a note on my talk page if you re-open the FAC and I'll leave support. Panini!^🥪 14:41, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the support. I feel like there was enough support that I was pretty close, so I'm going to work with the criticism and try again in due time. Good luck with your nominations as well and reach out if you need a copy-edit or review, any time. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:17, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Bubsy 3D copy-edit request at GOCE

Hi Shooterwalker, thank you for your copy-editing work at the Guild of Copy Editors. I hope you don't mind but I've changed your {{On hold}} on the request for that article to {{Partly done}}. Requests are usually put on hold when something about the request or the article needs to be discussed before a copy-edit should take place, which didn't seem to be the case there. If this was your intention, feel free to revert my change and discuss the request at the Requests talk page. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 02:31, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Baffle gab1978. Your edit helps me achieve my intended meaning. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:05, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Wait

Did Accolade make Bubsy? Panini!^🥪 22:00, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Wait again, the reason why I ask is because I didnt remember seeing this in the article. But there it is. right into he lead. Ignore this. Panini!^🥪 23:58, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

No problem! Shooterwalker (talk) 00:48, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Accolade (company)

Hello:

I discovered the Peer Review Request you asked for this article was closed on June 17th. I read through the article and decided that it would benefit from a light copy edit, so I have gone ahead and done so.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best of luck with the FAC when you get to it.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:57, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the copy-edit! Shooterwalker (talk) 17:51, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Re:Callahan's

Hey! Yeah, that was a project of mine a few years back. I only dimly remember the plot and haven't played the entire game yet, though. I can tell you that it's very episodic and fragmented—it would take some finagling to summarize its plot coherently for Wikipedia. I might revisit the page someday and finish what I started, but I'm just too swamped for Wikipedia work lately. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 16:54, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

It's not in bad shape and it could even be a WP:GA candidate one day. Hope things calm down in real life eventually. Take care. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:56, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Ur-Quan

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Good Job! --Panini!^🥪 06:40, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing and helping get this to quality! Shooterwalker (talk) 14:04, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations

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Going to keep participating and working here. Thanks for all your coordinating efforts. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:44, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Accolade (company)

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Good Job! --Panini!^🥪 01:30, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement and the review! Shooterwalker (talk) 14:57, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

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Promotion of Star Control 3

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Accolade (company) scheduled for TFA

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Also, the Ur-Quan article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 28, 2021. Please check at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 28, 2021. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:29, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

@Jimfbleak: Actually don't want Ur-Quan featured yet. I put in a TFA request and was trying to get a consensus to feature it on February 17, 2022. You can see the request at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/pending. Is there any way to delay (or, if necessary, cancel) the TFA? Shooterwalker (talk) 21:16, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for letting me know promptly Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:39, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! We'll revisit in 2022. Shooterwalker (talk) 12:44, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article "about a historic video game developer and publisher. They are of major importance in the early game industry, featuring veterans from highly notable peers such as Atari and Activision. They went on to create several notable franchises, especially in sports. Things get shaky in their final years, and the most detailed sources prefer to focus on their golden age. But there are enough reliable sources to explain their decline and overall fate."! More accolades in the making, but I'm too hungry right now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Precious

accolades

Thank you for quality articles around video games such as Accolade (company), Ur-Quan and Star Control 3, for List of Accolade games, for quality reviewing and for "I'm going to work with the criticism and try again in due time.", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2656 of Precious, a prize of QAI. (And now you know where the Yogo sapphire comes from.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Well, it's about time. Good Job! Panini!^🥪 11:23, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you today for Legend Entertainment, "about a video game company that had a good run in the 1990s, mainly in adventure games. They were heirs to the highly acclaimed interactive fiction studio Infocom, and showed early signs of impact with this successor company. But they were always lesser known compared to Sierra and LucasArts, who competed in the same space, before the adventure game market collapsed in North America in the late 1990s. - A lot of these types of articles slip through the cracks because the subjects were effectively "gone" by the time the internet hit mainstream. But I see these types of subjects as essential to Wikipedia's mission to preserve knowledge, as readers would otherwise have to cobble the story together from various online and offline sources." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:58, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for Ur-Quan, "about the main antagonist from Star Control II. This article is on the short side as the character is from the pre-interne era: not only before journalists had any deep analysis of a game's story, but arguably before any game character had enough depth to analyze. But there are enough later reviewers who remember this character as a sort of historic turning point, inspiring a later generation of game developers."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Archive your talk page

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Archive your talk page SnottyWong ^confer 05:22, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Panini!. I wanted to let you know that your talk page does not appear to be archived. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. Panini!^🥪 14:07, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Please archive your talk page on Wikipedia, as you didn't do to User talk:Shooterwalker, without giving a valid reason to not remove it in the edit summary. Your lack of content removal does not appear to be constructive. Thank you. Kncny11 ^(shoot) 17:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you don't archive your talk page on Wikipedia, as you didn't do at User talk:Shooterwalker. Ashley yoursmile! 17:09, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

(Good job on Accolade (company), but please. Archive your talk page. You're destroying my computer. Panini!^🥪 01:15, 8 October 2021 (UTC))

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Promotion of Legend Entertainment

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TFA Requests

Hi, you have listed Ur-Quan for TFA at pending. I have tentatively reserved a date for it for February, but if you would still like it be considered you will need to nominate it at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests. Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:24, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the reminder. Let me give this a shot... Shooterwalker (talk) 17:07, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Accolade

I know you and IceWelder are trying to protect the page from lengthy stuff because it was a previous TFA, but how come the E3 1998 stuff and Accolade's 1998 library is all kept on there while all my edits about E3 1999 and their planned 1999 lineup is all removed (even though I’ve sourced it and everything)? Is there any way that I can reduce all of that, or maybe remove the 1998 E3 stuff altogether?

I did re-add information about Demolition Racer (as Accolade did originally announce it) and altered some of the wording a bit, but I highly doubt that's enough though. I'll try again with slightly reduced information to match the 1998 side, but I'm not sure if you'll accept that despite my sources and stuff. Or is it more of something that IceWelder would be more knowledgeable about? Luigitehplumber (talk) 15:50, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

When writing the history of an entity with 15 years nearly 100 titles, it's just impractical to describe every game release, let alone every announcement, expo, cancellation, and platform change. Pulling up individual announcements on individual games starts to get into WP:SYNTH. A lot of this comes down to how secondary sources cover the topic, which is Accolade as a company. One of the best resources is from the retro gamer print edition covering the history of the company, which highlights major franchises (Hardball, Test Drive, Star Control). The history doesn't get lost in individual titles, but when it does it usually describes how it tied into the company's overall fate – the main topic. I'm not sure I really understand what your goal is with adding every individual title, because if it's completeness, that's stated to be more suitable for lists like List of Accolade games, and not suited to an article about a company. When you get to FA status it's because the article has been through multiple processes with multiple editors – for example, I had multiple editors tell me to migrate the list of games to its own article, and I had to respect that other editors felt it was better to cover it that way. It might help to get more experience with the FA process before attempting major edits. I'll tag User:IceWelder in case either of you want to engage on this. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Alrighty. I've split the Accolade game list page a few hours ago as well if that means anything (So the Infogrames North America-released titles are on a separate section on the page). Still, I'm confused about why the E3 1998 titles are kept in but not the 1999 ones, but oh well. Could it have something to do with the source used then? Luigitehplumber (talk) 19:46, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

It's about what the sources say when they discuss the company in the deepest and broadest sense. The topic is Accolade as a company, and not the individual games, and not every piece of news that mentions them as publisher. We focus on sources that are focused on Accolade -- their history, strategy, wider goals, and fate. Sources that talk about the company will mention major franchises, but they don't mention all games. If I had to guess why sources focused on the company don't really focus on their 1999 titles is because the main story was the company being acquired, and folding up. Shooterwalker (talk) 21:25, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Once again, alrighty. So, this means I can't add in what I added in unless it properly mentions the company and is from like, written sources (eg, Books). Weird rule, but I can guess it has to be followed for the TFA star to remain...

Oh, speaking of the Accolade game page, I was planning on adding several other Infogrames titles that they released during their final year (eg, The Smurfs, Pen Pen Triathlon) but I don't think they technically count as they were just regular titles from Infogrames they were publishing in the States to begin with. I only left in the titles that were originally announced by Accolade under that name, including Demolition Racer.

I did have a look on Accolade's old website (which was "Accolade.com") for any noteworthy content, so maybe you or IceWelder could have a look on the Wayback Machine on archive.org if you want (my tip is to use the site map, as you can look for specific pages easily with that, and many of the press-releases mention that Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation was Accolade's US distributor for their titles at the time within 1996 before they started distributing titles through Electronic Arts) Maybe go and check it out if you fancy doing so. Luigitehplumber (talk) 23:12, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm more taking a bird's eye view of that topic. If someone does another big retrospective about Accolade that goes into their history and legacy, I might see if it covers anything that the featured article doesn't already mention. But the idea of mining their deprecated website for more detail strikes me as WP:PRIMARY, original research. The site might be useful as a cross reference for the list of Accolade games, and if you're taking that on it could be a worthy project. The list had met a lot of the criteria for a featured list before being spun out. Just be careful to distinguish Infogrames North America from Infogrames the parent company based in France. I'm sure a lot of stuff was distributed through the north american entity once known as Accolade, but it's not to say the entity acted as the actual developer or the publisher. Best of luck. Shooterwalker (talk) 02:03, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

That's what I mean. I do distinguish both Infogrames and Infogrames NA to begin with (hence why TD6, TDO-R3, TDC, Slave Zero and Demolition Racer list Infogrames North America as they were all planned Accolade titles to begin with) but then there are games that were originally released by the parent company (eg, Le Mans 24 Hours/Test Drive Le Mans and The Smurfs on the PS1) but the US releases copyright Infogrames North America. That's why I decided against the idea because they were just titles published for the North American market and have absolutely nothing to do with Accolade. Luigitehplumber (talk) 20:45, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes, exactly. The details of corporate affairs can get pretty pedantic, so it's best to take special care with the sources. Shooterwalker (talk) 21:48, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Indeed so. Thanks for the chat with me about all of this and solving the issues on why my edits were being reverted. It’s hard to keep a TFA page as professional as it can be, and I can see why. So, if I were to add anything onto the page with sources again, I should use printed work then. Luigitehplumber (talk) 22:16, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Longform work, more than anything. Something that digs into the coverage of the company as a whole. Thanks for the good discussion. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:21, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Once again, you too. Bye for now! Luigitehplumber (talk) 18:57, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

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Peer review request

Hello, I would like to request your feedback on Fallout (video game) on the article's peer review page. It will be appreciated. I have plans to nominate for featured article candidacy. User:Bibliomaniac15 suggested I contact you for feedback as you have dealt with featured articles related to video games before. Biblio can't do it because of poor bandwidth. Lazman321 (talk) 22:58, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of Toys for Bob

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Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Paper Mario: Color Splash/archive1

Hey Shooterwalker, congratulations on the Toys for Bob promotion! It's great to see video game content work on a non-singular video game. Sadly, my current FAC is not getting too far in comparison and might be closed due to inactivity, and I would really appreciate if you could leave some comments. Panini! • 🥪 22:48, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Could you weigh in?

Hey, I seen you participating in other character AFDs. Would you mind weighing in on the AFD for Coco Bandicoot? Thanks. MoonJet (talk) 17:18, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

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Article creation/deletion pre-RfC discussion

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