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Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 ( talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
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The article Star Trek (1971 video game) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Star Trek (1971 video game) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 18:20, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello, how are you doing. I have been working in the visual novel character Shirou Emiya and found a sketch about his early look in a spinoff here. However, the final look ended up being quite different as you can see here or here when the spinoff was animated. The author talks a bit about why he changed the design but I don't know what image takes more priority or if it is possible to put both looks. Any suggestion? Cheers. Tintor2 ( talk) 15:40, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
The article Star Trek (1971 video game) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Star Trek (1971 video game) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 15:43, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
Hiya! Do you know whether there is some place that lists former GAs/FAs in a topic area? I vaguely recalled WP:VG/GA/FA compiling these but it appears not. czar 18:37, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hunt the Wumpus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CelestialWeevil -- CelestialWeevil ( talk) 19:00, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
The article Hunt the Wumpus you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Hunt the Wumpus for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CelestialWeevil -- CelestialWeevil ( talk) 15:20, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
The article Hunt the Wumpus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hunt the Wumpus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CelestialWeevil -- CelestialWeevil ( talk) 04:41, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi, PresN. I'm just posting to let you know that List of games by Firaxis Games – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for February 22. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 02:23, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
Not sure if you're tabulating these somewhere, but wanted to register a vote for making your "new WikiProject article" list generator/script (from the 1.0 assessment data, right?) into a bot. I think it could be really valuable for other WikiProjects, on par with the Article Alerts bot. It would also help to turn WikiProject talk pages into subject-area noticeboards (which, imo, is their inevitable future). czar 01:11, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
feature requests are appreciatedCame back to post this again. :) Such a bot would be extremely valuable for breathing life/regularity into other WikiProjects, a key step towards making them into more of topic-based noticeboards. czar 13:03, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for weighing in on the esports arena discussion. I'm hoping the article will be updated soon. I've also submitted a request to re-add mention of the campus' size here, if you're interested to share your thoughts. Thanks, Inkian Jason ( talk) 18:56, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello again! I posted this edit request nearly 3 weeks ago and I'm struggling to get an editor to update the article even after posting multiple requests for help at related WikiProjects. Might you have a moment to take a look? Inkian Jason ( talk) 16:24, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi again. I am struggling to get an editor to review my request at Talk:Full_Sail_University#Awards. Since you've helped before, I thought I'd reach out to see if you had a moment to take a look. If not, I understand, but thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason ( talk) 15:15, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I know some editors don't have notifications turned on, so I wanted to make sure you saw this update regarding the esports arena at Full Sail. Are you willing to review this request, or shall I try to find another editor to take a look? Thanks so much, Inkian Jason ( talk) 15:05, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
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I see you have turned to one of the earliest known computer programs to give it your usual solid treatment. Two things you should know from sources you have not made use of yet. First, in Alan M. Turing, a biography written by Turing's own mother, Donald Michie describes creating an algorithm called Machiavelli to challenge Turochamp. Second, the definitive Turing biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma has more detail on the relationship between Turochamp and Machiavelli. As can be pieced together from letters reproduced in the book, Turing and Champernowne did not fully develop Turochamp until after learning that Michie had created Machiavelli. In the letter reproduced on page 489 and dated 18 September 1948, Turing explicitly states he has not written down a definitive version of Turochamp yet and that he was aware of the Machiavelli program. He further states his plan to finish Turochamp and then implement both programs on a computer to have them duke it out. You will also note reference to earlier discussions with Jack Good about chess. These are described in another part of the book. Basically, Turing and Good first explored the theory behind a chess-playing machine in 1941, though they produced to code at that time.
So to summarize the info in the two books: Turing first discussed a chess program with Jack Good in 1941 and came up with the concept of using decision trees and minimaxing at that time, but did not actually create a program. Then, in late sumemr 1948, Turing and Champernowne hashed out a program in some detail called Turochamp. but did not finish it. Finally, Donald Michie and Shaun Wylie learned of Turochamp and were inspired to create their own program called Machiavelli, which in turn inspired Turing to finish Turochamp sometime after 18 September 1948 so that he could implement both programs on a computer to play against each other. Hope that helps. Indrian ( talk) 21:47, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, how are you doing? As a fellow user copyedited the article Shirou Emiya, he removed an analysis between two artists that involved his relationships with three heroines from the visual novel. You can check it in the talk page. However, another user expressed the possibility of readding the commentary about Shirou's relationships but not exactly sure were? Any idea about it? Regards. Tintor2 ( talk) 16:03, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
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I was browsing the list of Barnstars searching for the best choice of award to give to another user, when I read the description for this and instantly thought of you. I think the design of your page is exceptionally elegant, with a beautiful and functional design. Neuroxic ( talk) 04:44, 17 February 2019 (UTC) |
I have restored the sales data on this page. I agree with you about restoring sales column. so per WP:BEBOLD, I've restored sale data. thank you for your hard work on sales data -- Misconceptions2 ( talk) 22:55, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
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Why did you allow dissident93 to remove the sales data you added in the way he did. There was no consensus. He should have kept status quo then discuss. Now it may lead to him engaging in a revert war. -- Misconceptions2 ( talk) 23:36, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
I'm really not seeing it, and text searches for "Prince" and "eat your" both produce no results in either the linked version or the archived version of the page. Is it in a hidden sidebar or something?-- Martin IIIa ( talk) 15:22, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.
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These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
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Hey, thanks for getting it to GA. I had the urge to do it myself while I was talking to my girlfriend about things, and let out an audible 'woah' when I saw it had already been done! - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 01:56, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
Hey. I was wondering if this FLC has enough input to be promoted (4 supports, all concerns addressed). I actually plan a lengthy wikibreak after this one is promoted, hence bothering, and also since you do source reviews. :)— N Ø 22:06, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
Hey Pres. Would it be possible for you to review the FAC to Deactivators? I'm worried it might fail due to a lack of feedback. GamerPro64 01:07, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
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You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Sakura Wars. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:41, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I'm thinking about creating some pages regarding the music of Sakura Wars, given that we've done Final Fantasy music articles before. I've been working on the series and first game in my sandbox (they are located at User:Sjones23/Music of the Sakura Wars series and User:Sjones23/Music of Sakura Wars). We may need to expand on this with the reception and songs. Care to join forces? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:54, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi, PresN. I'm just posting to let you know that Arthur C. Clarke Award – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for May 6. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:22, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Turochamp you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 21:41, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Shin'ichi Kameoka was co-producer in Heroes of Mana. Ishii is NOT ONLY main staff. Various staff including Ishii and Kameoka weren't involve since Heroes of Mana. At least important staff were credited to Special Thanks. Rise of Mana hadn't have previous any Mana staff, because they had already left in Square Enix. See Series credits Windywalk ( talk) 16:45, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
An analysis of early video game journalism and terminology, thought you might find interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXVWtE80KmU Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 08:46, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:
Other notable performances were put in by Barkeep49 with six GAs, Ceranthor, Lee Vilenski, and Canada Hky, each with seven GARs, and MPJ-DK with a seven item GT.
So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.
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Hi PresN, I'm Kelt Reeves the president of Falcon Northwest. I've been trying to draw an editor's attention to a proposed rewrite I shared on Talk. I thought you might be interested since you created a Good Article rated page on Nimrod, which is a similar topic. Kelt at Falcon ( talk) 20:36, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
The article Turochamp you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Turochamp for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 21:22, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, I hadn't realised that. Now that I've seen them I think they could all benefit by a similar treatment - I may propose that on the main Hugo Talk page. - Snori ( talk) 03:38, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
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I'm happy to see you completed this page. I see it is clearly inspired by the french article i wrote. I even found severals sentences i wrote. It is also an evidence the page is based on the french article... The translation make no doubt for me, even the artcile has been re-wrote and remade.
Sad part is i can't find the licence respect and citation of the french article in talk page (at least). Did i missed it ? It seems the Wikipedia licence is not respected. When i use and translate english pages, i cite it : [2] you can check the pages listed on that template that have been tranlated, i.e. .
Regards. -- Archimëa ( talk) 12:10, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, PresN. I'm just posting to let you know that List of 3D Realms games – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 8. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:21, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
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Hello and Happy New Year!
Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 ( talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).
The article Star Trek (1971 video game) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Star Trek (1971 video game) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 18:20, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello, how are you doing. I have been working in the visual novel character Shirou Emiya and found a sketch about his early look in a spinoff here. However, the final look ended up being quite different as you can see here or here when the spinoff was animated. The author talks a bit about why he changed the design but I don't know what image takes more priority or if it is possible to put both looks. Any suggestion? Cheers. Tintor2 ( talk) 15:40, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
The article Star Trek (1971 video game) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Star Trek (1971 video game) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 15:43, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
Hiya! Do you know whether there is some place that lists former GAs/FAs in a topic area? I vaguely recalled WP:VG/GA/FA compiling these but it appears not. czar 18:37, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hunt the Wumpus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CelestialWeevil -- CelestialWeevil ( talk) 19:00, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
The article Hunt the Wumpus you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Hunt the Wumpus for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CelestialWeevil -- CelestialWeevil ( talk) 15:20, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
The article Hunt the Wumpus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hunt the Wumpus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CelestialWeevil -- CelestialWeevil ( talk) 04:41, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi, PresN. I'm just posting to let you know that List of games by Firaxis Games – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for February 22. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 02:23, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
Not sure if you're tabulating these somewhere, but wanted to register a vote for making your "new WikiProject article" list generator/script (from the 1.0 assessment data, right?) into a bot. I think it could be really valuable for other WikiProjects, on par with the Article Alerts bot. It would also help to turn WikiProject talk pages into subject-area noticeboards (which, imo, is their inevitable future). czar 01:11, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
feature requests are appreciatedCame back to post this again. :) Such a bot would be extremely valuable for breathing life/regularity into other WikiProjects, a key step towards making them into more of topic-based noticeboards. czar 13:03, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for weighing in on the esports arena discussion. I'm hoping the article will be updated soon. I've also submitted a request to re-add mention of the campus' size here, if you're interested to share your thoughts. Thanks, Inkian Jason ( talk) 18:56, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello again! I posted this edit request nearly 3 weeks ago and I'm struggling to get an editor to update the article even after posting multiple requests for help at related WikiProjects. Might you have a moment to take a look? Inkian Jason ( talk) 16:24, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi again. I am struggling to get an editor to review my request at Talk:Full_Sail_University#Awards. Since you've helped before, I thought I'd reach out to see if you had a moment to take a look. If not, I understand, but thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason ( talk) 15:15, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I know some editors don't have notifications turned on, so I wanted to make sure you saw this update regarding the esports arena at Full Sail. Are you willing to review this request, or shall I try to find another editor to take a look? Thanks so much, Inkian Jason ( talk) 15:05, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
Six years! |
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-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:14, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for Aquaria (video game)! - DYK Der Ring in Minden? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:05, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
... seven years now -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:04, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
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I see you have turned to one of the earliest known computer programs to give it your usual solid treatment. Two things you should know from sources you have not made use of yet. First, in Alan M. Turing, a biography written by Turing's own mother, Donald Michie describes creating an algorithm called Machiavelli to challenge Turochamp. Second, the definitive Turing biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma has more detail on the relationship between Turochamp and Machiavelli. As can be pieced together from letters reproduced in the book, Turing and Champernowne did not fully develop Turochamp until after learning that Michie had created Machiavelli. In the letter reproduced on page 489 and dated 18 September 1948, Turing explicitly states he has not written down a definitive version of Turochamp yet and that he was aware of the Machiavelli program. He further states his plan to finish Turochamp and then implement both programs on a computer to have them duke it out. You will also note reference to earlier discussions with Jack Good about chess. These are described in another part of the book. Basically, Turing and Good first explored the theory behind a chess-playing machine in 1941, though they produced to code at that time.
So to summarize the info in the two books: Turing first discussed a chess program with Jack Good in 1941 and came up with the concept of using decision trees and minimaxing at that time, but did not actually create a program. Then, in late sumemr 1948, Turing and Champernowne hashed out a program in some detail called Turochamp. but did not finish it. Finally, Donald Michie and Shaun Wylie learned of Turochamp and were inspired to create their own program called Machiavelli, which in turn inspired Turing to finish Turochamp sometime after 18 September 1948 so that he could implement both programs on a computer to play against each other. Hope that helps. Indrian ( talk) 21:47, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, how are you doing? As a fellow user copyedited the article Shirou Emiya, he removed an analysis between two artists that involved his relationships with three heroines from the visual novel. You can check it in the talk page. However, another user expressed the possibility of readding the commentary about Shirou's relationships but not exactly sure were? Any idea about it? Regards. Tintor2 ( talk) 16:03, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
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I was browsing the list of Barnstars searching for the best choice of award to give to another user, when I read the description for this and instantly thought of you. I think the design of your page is exceptionally elegant, with a beautiful and functional design. Neuroxic ( talk) 04:44, 17 February 2019 (UTC) |
I have restored the sales data on this page. I agree with you about restoring sales column. so per WP:BEBOLD, I've restored sale data. thank you for your hard work on sales data -- Misconceptions2 ( talk) 22:55, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=List_of_Square_Enix_video_game_franchises
Why did you allow dissident93 to remove the sales data you added in the way he did. There was no consensus. He should have kept status quo then discuss. Now it may lead to him engaging in a revert war. -- Misconceptions2 ( talk) 23:36, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
I'm really not seeing it, and text searches for "Prince" and "eat your" both produce no results in either the linked version or the archived version of the page. Is it in a hidden sidebar or something?-- Martin IIIa ( talk) 15:22, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.
Our top scorers in Round 1 were:
These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
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Hey, thanks for getting it to GA. I had the urge to do it myself while I was talking to my girlfriend about things, and let out an audible 'woah' when I saw it had already been done! - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 01:56, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
Hey. I was wondering if this FLC has enough input to be promoted (4 supports, all concerns addressed). I actually plan a lengthy wikibreak after this one is promoted, hence bothering, and also since you do source reviews. :)— N Ø 22:06, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
Hey Pres. Would it be possible for you to review the FAC to Deactivators? I'm worried it might fail due to a lack of feedback. GamerPro64 01:07, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
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You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Sakura Wars. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:41, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I'm thinking about creating some pages regarding the music of Sakura Wars, given that we've done Final Fantasy music articles before. I've been working on the series and first game in my sandbox (they are located at User:Sjones23/Music of the Sakura Wars series and User:Sjones23/Music of Sakura Wars). We may need to expand on this with the reception and songs. Care to join forces? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:54, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi, PresN. I'm just posting to let you know that Arthur C. Clarke Award – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for May 6. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:22, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Turochamp you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 21:41, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Shin'ichi Kameoka was co-producer in Heroes of Mana. Ishii is NOT ONLY main staff. Various staff including Ishii and Kameoka weren't involve since Heroes of Mana. At least important staff were credited to Special Thanks. Rise of Mana hadn't have previous any Mana staff, because they had already left in Square Enix. See Series credits Windywalk ( talk) 16:45, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
An analysis of early video game journalism and terminology, thought you might find interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXVWtE80KmU Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 08:46, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:
Other notable performances were put in by Barkeep49 with six GAs, Ceranthor, Lee Vilenski, and Canada Hky, each with seven GARs, and MPJ-DK with a seven item GT.
So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.
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Hi PresN, I'm Kelt Reeves the president of Falcon Northwest. I've been trying to draw an editor's attention to a proposed rewrite I shared on Talk. I thought you might be interested since you created a Good Article rated page on Nimrod, which is a similar topic. Kelt at Falcon ( talk) 20:36, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
The article Turochamp you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Turochamp for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Indrian -- Indrian ( talk) 21:22, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, I hadn't realised that. Now that I've seen them I think they could all benefit by a similar treatment - I may propose that on the main Hugo Talk page. - Snori ( talk) 03:38, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
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I'm happy to see you completed this page. I see it is clearly inspired by the french article i wrote. I even found severals sentences i wrote. It is also an evidence the page is based on the french article... The translation make no doubt for me, even the artcile has been re-wrote and remade.
Sad part is i can't find the licence respect and citation of the french article in talk page (at least). Did i missed it ? It seems the Wikipedia licence is not respected. When i use and translate english pages, i cite it : [2] you can check the pages listed on that template that have been tranlated, i.e. .
Regards. -- Archimëa ( talk) 12:10, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, PresN. I'm just posting to let you know that List of 3D Realms games – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 8. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:21, 14 June 2019 (UTC)