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Excellent article! - Mmartins 21:09, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Thanks... it was the first thing I did on wikipedia, before I even registered a username. -- Stevefarrell 14:41, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Good article this. Surprised I got mentioned by name as I never appreciated how many late nights I spent reverse engineering Z80 assembler or typing up solutions. Ironically I haven't played a new game in well over ten years - turns out I was always more interested in code. Ritchie333 ( talk) 15:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
As the article's original author (as stated above) this time last year, in fact, I'm planning on doing a revamp of the whole article, expanding on 'legendary' writers, articles and other stuff, possibly including a 'where are they now?' section.
Basically because this article is looking rather thin in comparison to the one about AP, which expands on many key features and writers.
I'm wary of using any copyio stuff, but I'll certainly be using the likes of the YS Rock 'n' Roll Years as sources. I'm not saying I'll be able to get it up to the standard required for a feature article (not many people outside the UK will even have heard of YS, anyway) although that would be nice, just an improvement on what's already here.
Stay tuned. Or not. Whatever springs your lock.
Use this talk page for suggestions, if any.
-- Stevefarrell 02:33, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
The parts you removed from the article did not need to be removed. Especially the bit about issue 94. However, your username amuses me, so I'll let it go.
-- Stevefarrell 13:01, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
I'd like to suggest some corrections and updates to this article, as I was there (Pete Shaw, Deputy Editor of Your Spectrum/Your Sinclair and more often called Troubleshootin' Pete within the pages of YS).
End of the second paragraph. The language of YS was not culled from Monty Python or Viz (actually, I think Viz may have culled from YS, as an early edition was bundled with YS and that caused an outcry from parents who 'didn't expect to get that filt with little Tommy's computer magazine'). The language really was the invention of the first editor, Roger Munford, who stamped the personality on the publication which effectively lasted throughout its existance.
End of the 4th paragraph. The Flannel Panel was the internal name for the publishing info boilerplate (ie, the bit that told you who the editor was, who contributed, the address, etc). Don't think this was an exclusive YS term, as it was commonly used on all titles at Dennis Publishing.
Pete
Is anyone up for trying to get this to 'featured article' type quality? I know it's unlikely that a British magazine that's been dead for thirteen years would ever actually get featured on the front page, but I feel like this article has potential to be "good", in Wikipedia terms. -- Stevefarrell 01:56, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Marcus Berkmann crops up all over the place, he's written a few books and I think I saw him on University Challenge a few months back. -- 84.64.76.94 08:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Everything in this article is true. However, as someone pointed out at the peer review, there are no sources cited. Well, there are two now, but still not enough. So I need help in finding exact sources to cite. Most of the information is culled from the four websites linked to - YS - A Celebration; The YS Rock 'n' Roll Years, YS2/100 and YRUA? - The Unofficial Your Spectrum Archive. Some information, however, comes from the magazine itself, in particular the 94th issue produced for Retro Gamer. So if you care about this article being considered 'good' at some point, please help me cite sources, and add any you think are useful. -- Stevefarrell 11:52, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
If YS2 and YS3 get italics, shouldn't YS itself also be in italics? -- Oscarthecat 20:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the ISSN needed tag since I retrieved it from portal.issn.org. Unfortunately, WorldCat does not seem to know about this ISSN ... -- Keesiewonder talk 23:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
While I must admit the article is excellently written, especially the 'Content' section, I still believe there is room for expanding some areas. I'm a firm believer of placing the contents box right after the initial introduction, then starting the first section 'History', then 'Content' etc. Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 & 6 could be placed under a 'History' section and expanded, while paragraph 5 could be moved into the 'Content' section. -- Nreive 10:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Also other subjects might need mentioning...
This section is liable to constant change as ex-staff can move around a lot, and indeed parts are out of date. e.g. Dave Golder is back at SFX as special projects editor. Perhaps this section could be renamed to 'Editorial Staff' or something similar, detailing what they did on YS and where they went, not necessarly 'where they are now'. -- Nreive 10:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Can anyone explain this 2004 publication referenced in the Official Top 100 section? I can find no evidence of it. Was it a retro gamer special? Marasmusine ( talk) 17:38, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Should somebody upload the Megagame logo? We could use it in multiple places http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue50/Pages/YourSinclair5000014.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.37.100 ( talk) 21:15, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
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Excellent article! - Mmartins 21:09, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Thanks... it was the first thing I did on wikipedia, before I even registered a username. -- Stevefarrell 14:41, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Good article this. Surprised I got mentioned by name as I never appreciated how many late nights I spent reverse engineering Z80 assembler or typing up solutions. Ironically I haven't played a new game in well over ten years - turns out I was always more interested in code. Ritchie333 ( talk) 15:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
As the article's original author (as stated above) this time last year, in fact, I'm planning on doing a revamp of the whole article, expanding on 'legendary' writers, articles and other stuff, possibly including a 'where are they now?' section.
Basically because this article is looking rather thin in comparison to the one about AP, which expands on many key features and writers.
I'm wary of using any copyio stuff, but I'll certainly be using the likes of the YS Rock 'n' Roll Years as sources. I'm not saying I'll be able to get it up to the standard required for a feature article (not many people outside the UK will even have heard of YS, anyway) although that would be nice, just an improvement on what's already here.
Stay tuned. Or not. Whatever springs your lock.
Use this talk page for suggestions, if any.
-- Stevefarrell 02:33, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
The parts you removed from the article did not need to be removed. Especially the bit about issue 94. However, your username amuses me, so I'll let it go.
-- Stevefarrell 13:01, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
I'd like to suggest some corrections and updates to this article, as I was there (Pete Shaw, Deputy Editor of Your Spectrum/Your Sinclair and more often called Troubleshootin' Pete within the pages of YS).
End of the second paragraph. The language of YS was not culled from Monty Python or Viz (actually, I think Viz may have culled from YS, as an early edition was bundled with YS and that caused an outcry from parents who 'didn't expect to get that filt with little Tommy's computer magazine'). The language really was the invention of the first editor, Roger Munford, who stamped the personality on the publication which effectively lasted throughout its existance.
End of the 4th paragraph. The Flannel Panel was the internal name for the publishing info boilerplate (ie, the bit that told you who the editor was, who contributed, the address, etc). Don't think this was an exclusive YS term, as it was commonly used on all titles at Dennis Publishing.
Pete
Is anyone up for trying to get this to 'featured article' type quality? I know it's unlikely that a British magazine that's been dead for thirteen years would ever actually get featured on the front page, but I feel like this article has potential to be "good", in Wikipedia terms. -- Stevefarrell 01:56, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Marcus Berkmann crops up all over the place, he's written a few books and I think I saw him on University Challenge a few months back. -- 84.64.76.94 08:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Everything in this article is true. However, as someone pointed out at the peer review, there are no sources cited. Well, there are two now, but still not enough. So I need help in finding exact sources to cite. Most of the information is culled from the four websites linked to - YS - A Celebration; The YS Rock 'n' Roll Years, YS2/100 and YRUA? - The Unofficial Your Spectrum Archive. Some information, however, comes from the magazine itself, in particular the 94th issue produced for Retro Gamer. So if you care about this article being considered 'good' at some point, please help me cite sources, and add any you think are useful. -- Stevefarrell 11:52, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
If YS2 and YS3 get italics, shouldn't YS itself also be in italics? -- Oscarthecat 20:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the ISSN needed tag since I retrieved it from portal.issn.org. Unfortunately, WorldCat does not seem to know about this ISSN ... -- Keesiewonder talk 23:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
While I must admit the article is excellently written, especially the 'Content' section, I still believe there is room for expanding some areas. I'm a firm believer of placing the contents box right after the initial introduction, then starting the first section 'History', then 'Content' etc. Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 & 6 could be placed under a 'History' section and expanded, while paragraph 5 could be moved into the 'Content' section. -- Nreive 10:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Also other subjects might need mentioning...
This section is liable to constant change as ex-staff can move around a lot, and indeed parts are out of date. e.g. Dave Golder is back at SFX as special projects editor. Perhaps this section could be renamed to 'Editorial Staff' or something similar, detailing what they did on YS and where they went, not necessarly 'where they are now'. -- Nreive 10:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Can anyone explain this 2004 publication referenced in the Official Top 100 section? I can find no evidence of it. Was it a retro gamer special? Marasmusine ( talk) 17:38, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Should somebody upload the Megagame logo? We could use it in multiple places http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue50/Pages/YourSinclair5000014.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.37.100 ( talk) 21:15, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
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