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The article for the company Media Molecule is IMHO notable because it is:
Felsir 12:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Just wondering, does this compare to Monkeystone Games? I mean there weren't any legendary game titles from Monkeystone, it seems the company's notability draws from its' founder John Romero. So that article is only used as navigational hub for Hyperspace Delivery Boy!. Is it me or is the Media Molecule article as notable as the Monkeystone Games article? (I don't want to 'try to force' this Media Molecule into Wikipedia, but I want to understand how this company that gains worldwide attention fails to be notable.) Felsir 07:08, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
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Cmt | I think the article would benefit from a round of WP:Copyediting because the writing is not concise enough in both the history and the philosophy section. Some paraphrasing efforts would also improve the article. However, my major concern is the scope of the article. 10 years of history are missing. OceanHok ( talk) 13:48, 5 March 2020 (UTC) |
Thank you for the feedback; I will start addressing and fixing the outstanding issues. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 19:41, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
@ Spy-cicle: I still feel like the note regarding founders needs amending, starting with the sourcing. It is not necessary to include fourteen source for a single claim, as per WP:CITESPAM. Even if you wish to show that a large quantity of source only name four founders, in the eyes of an outsider, you could have (by chance or on purpose) inserted only these specific 14 sources that say this, so it makes no difference whether it's 14 or two. Additionally, none of the sources used actually say that the credit of Reddy as a founder is erroneous, rather the opposite. The source from Mm's official website (an official, first-hand account of the events) should generally suffice, as it includes the full timeline, including Reddy joining after the foundation. In an ideal situation, there would be no need for the note at all, with both the lead (briefly) and the body (in detail) explaining the 4+2 founders situation and Reddy's joining thereafter, without needing to specifically point out that Reddy did not co-found the company. IceWelder [ ✉] 13:59, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Media Molecule was founded by Kareem Ettouney, Alex Evans, Mark Healey and David Smith, a group of developers formerly of Lionhead Studios.
Ettouney, Evans, Healey and Smith incorporated Media Molecule on 4 January 2006. They were joined by Chris Lee, cited as the "man with the business plan", and accountant Mags Hardwick. Evans and Smith became joint technical directors, while Healey and Ettouney assumed the roles of creative director and art director, respectively. The company moved into offices within Guildford in March. Around this time, Media Molecule hired Siobhan Reddy as a producer for LittleBigPlanet. [13] Other early hires were Anton Kirczenow and Francis Pang.
It was founded in January 2006 by former Lionhead Studios developers Kareem Ettouney, Alex Evans, Mark Healey and David Smith. Siobhan Reddy, Media Molecule's studio director, joined the company shortly thereafter.
Some sources refer to Chris Lee and Mags Hardwick as co-founders (source 1, 2, 3, etc). Smith stated in an interview that "I am one of the original four or five or six [co-founders], it depends on how you count us".
I think the article would benefit from a round of WP:Copyediting because the writing is not concise enough in both the history and the philosophy section. (...)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Alex Evans (Video Game Developer). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 31#Alex Evans (Video Game Developer) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. IceWelder [ ✉] 02:25, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
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The article for the company Media Molecule is IMHO notable because it is:
Felsir 12:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Just wondering, does this compare to Monkeystone Games? I mean there weren't any legendary game titles from Monkeystone, it seems the company's notability draws from its' founder John Romero. So that article is only used as navigational hub for Hyperspace Delivery Boy!. Is it me or is the Media Molecule article as notable as the Monkeystone Games article? (I don't want to 'try to force' this Media Molecule into Wikipedia, but I want to understand how this company that gains worldwide attention fails to be notable.) Felsir 07:08, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
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1b | it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation |
2 | Verifiable with no original research |
2a | it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline |
2b | reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose) |
2c | it contains no original research |
2d | it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism |
3 | Broad in its coverage |
3a | it addresses the main aspects of the topic |
3b | it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style) |
4 | Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each |
5 | Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute |
6 | Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio |
6a | media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content |
6b | media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions |
Cmt | I think the article would benefit from a round of WP:Copyediting because the writing is not concise enough in both the history and the philosophy section. Some paraphrasing efforts would also improve the article. However, my major concern is the scope of the article. 10 years of history are missing. OceanHok ( talk) 13:48, 5 March 2020 (UTC) |
Thank you for the feedback; I will start addressing and fixing the outstanding issues. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 19:41, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
@ Spy-cicle: I still feel like the note regarding founders needs amending, starting with the sourcing. It is not necessary to include fourteen source for a single claim, as per WP:CITESPAM. Even if you wish to show that a large quantity of source only name four founders, in the eyes of an outsider, you could have (by chance or on purpose) inserted only these specific 14 sources that say this, so it makes no difference whether it's 14 or two. Additionally, none of the sources used actually say that the credit of Reddy as a founder is erroneous, rather the opposite. The source from Mm's official website (an official, first-hand account of the events) should generally suffice, as it includes the full timeline, including Reddy joining after the foundation. In an ideal situation, there would be no need for the note at all, with both the lead (briefly) and the body (in detail) explaining the 4+2 founders situation and Reddy's joining thereafter, without needing to specifically point out that Reddy did not co-found the company. IceWelder [ ✉] 13:59, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Media Molecule was founded by Kareem Ettouney, Alex Evans, Mark Healey and David Smith, a group of developers formerly of Lionhead Studios.
Ettouney, Evans, Healey and Smith incorporated Media Molecule on 4 January 2006. They were joined by Chris Lee, cited as the "man with the business plan", and accountant Mags Hardwick. Evans and Smith became joint technical directors, while Healey and Ettouney assumed the roles of creative director and art director, respectively. The company moved into offices within Guildford in March. Around this time, Media Molecule hired Siobhan Reddy as a producer for LittleBigPlanet. [13] Other early hires were Anton Kirczenow and Francis Pang.
It was founded in January 2006 by former Lionhead Studios developers Kareem Ettouney, Alex Evans, Mark Healey and David Smith. Siobhan Reddy, Media Molecule's studio director, joined the company shortly thereafter.
Some sources refer to Chris Lee and Mags Hardwick as co-founders (source 1, 2, 3, etc). Smith stated in an interview that "I am one of the original four or five or six [co-founders], it depends on how you count us".
I think the article would benefit from a round of WP:Copyediting because the writing is not concise enough in both the history and the philosophy section. (...)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Alex Evans (Video Game Developer). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 31#Alex Evans (Video Game Developer) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. IceWelder [ ✉] 02:25, 31 December 2020 (UTC)