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Welcome to the cleanup department of the WikiProject Video games! This department focuses on improving the overall quality of Wikipedia's video games articles and complying with the policies and guidelines of Wikipedia. The cleanup effort is meant to reduce the amount of unnecessary content and articles with the WikiProject Video games. It also aims to help in the progression of articles that require work to climb up the assessment scale.
1: What is the purpose of cleaning up articles?
2. Who can clean up articles?
3. Can I request that someone else clean up an article?
4. Why was a lot of game content removed from [insert article name]?
5. What if I have a question not listed here?
Though the department focuses on improving the overall quality of video game articles, there are some functions that it is not meant to perform.
Articles on Wikipedia must comply with various policies and guidelines to stay on Wikipedia. While these must not be complied with immediately, leaving an article in disarray can lead to it being deleted from Wikipedia or merged into an article of related topic.
Some of the more important rules that must be taken into account are:
Violation of certain rules, such as copyright, is grounds for immediate removal of content or an article. Not satisfying the notability criteria can lead to either the deletion of the article, selectively merging content into another article, a parent article or related topic, or the selective merging of multiple related articles into a new consolidated article or list.
Game articles must comply with the guidelines listed on WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines. Many game articles start out as a stub or start article. While this is acceptable in the beginning, it is expect that the article will progress beyond this point. A stub or start article may lack the content needed to establish notability and therefore could be a candidate for deletion or merging.
According to Wikipedia:Notability, "notability is an inclusion criterion based on encyclopedic suitability of a topic. The topic of an article should be notable, or 'worthy of notice'. This concept is distinct from 'fame', 'importance', or 'popularity'. A subject is presumed to be sufficiently notable if it meets the general notability guideline below, or if it meets an accepted subject specific standard listed in the table to the right."
Notability requires objective evidence from secondary or third party sources. First party sources are acceptable for citations, but do little to help establish a topic's notability. As first party sources tend to be biased, care must be used with them per WP:SELFPUB.
Fictional game elements refer to various in-game elements that are part of a game's story and plot. Examples include but are not limited to the world or universe they take place in, the characters in the story, and specific in-game items, vehicles or abilities. While there are many notable fictional elements in video games, there are many more that do not satisfy the notability guidelines of Wikipedia. What this means is that though many game elements are often popular among gamers, they sometimes do not have the available real world information necessary to qualify as an "encyclopedic article". Such articles begin as a stub or start article and sometimes progress to a B-class article. However, without out-of-universe content, the article could be a candidate for deletion or merging, and furthermore, it will not become a Good article or a Featured article.
Examples of sections for real world content include:
One solution to meeting notability of fictional elements is to merge separate articles into a single consolidated list or article. Both have their own pros and cons; lists require less real world content but are stricter on the use of images, articles require more real world content but have more leeway with image use. The plus to both is that available resources for citations are pooled together into one page, normally making it easier to establish notability.
In addition to containing real-world content, the articles and lists should be written in an objective, out-of-universe style. What that means is that an average reader should not feel like they are reading a story or a magazine article/review on the subject. Avoiding subjective and/or fictional writing styles is meant comply with Wikipedia's guidelines for encyclopedic articles.
Examples
Here are some examples of quality articles that feature sections of real world content.
According to Wikipedia:Trivia sections, "Such sections should not be categorically removed: it may be possible to integrate some items into the article text. Some facts may belong in existing sections; others can be grouped into a new section of related material. Convert bullet points to prose or narrowly-focused lists (such as "Cameos" or "Continuity errors"), as seems most appropriate."
Because Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, trivia sections are normally frowned upon. While they may contain some pertinent information, the manner in which they are often organized and displayed can lead to excessive detail and general clutter. Trivia sections should be evaluated for useful relevant content, have trivial content removed, and have the remaining content integrated into the an appropriate section within the article.
Anyone is allowed to assist and be a part of Clean up department, provided that the participant will work to improve articles within the guidelines of the department. Simply add your name below by signing your name with three tidles, ~~~.
Please list your user name below:
The following is the current list of articles and lists the department is collaborating on to clean up. Assistance is always appreciated so long as the clean up guidelines are adhered to.
Articles |
Lists
|
Categories
|
Note: Due to lack of participation in dealing with such a large scope, requests are no longer being addressed.
If you would like assistance in cleaning up an article and/or would like an outside opinion regarding clean up, please feel free to list it below. If you are interested in more extensive comments on an article, please use the peer review department instead. When adding a request here, please add the |cleanreq=yes parameter to the {{
WikiProject Video games}} template. Also, please add the {{
todo}} template to the article talk page, and fill it out with what you feel the cleanup should focus on.
Note: Due to lack of participation in dealing with such a large scope, requests are no longer being addressed.
A majority of the material has been transwiki'd to U.M.N. Network. However, as decided on the U.M.N. Network page, the notice I put on a majority of these pages was considered badly done, and the U.M.N. network page is being deleted. As a result, I am unsure how to notify the reader that most of the links they click will be taken to a transwiki. They need to be cleaned up to an out of universe style. I'd love to do it myself, but I've never even played the game - I was trying to figure out about the game from the article itself, and found it to be a mess. Please help fix these pages. Especially remove links to the following redirected pages:
See /Automated for a list of pages needing cleanup within our project space according to Wikipedia editors. They are all marked with {{ cleanup}} or a similar template.
This page is currently inactive and is retained for
historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
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Welcome to the cleanup department of the WikiProject Video games! This department focuses on improving the overall quality of Wikipedia's video games articles and complying with the policies and guidelines of Wikipedia. The cleanup effort is meant to reduce the amount of unnecessary content and articles with the WikiProject Video games. It also aims to help in the progression of articles that require work to climb up the assessment scale.
1: What is the purpose of cleaning up articles?
2. Who can clean up articles?
3. Can I request that someone else clean up an article?
4. Why was a lot of game content removed from [insert article name]?
5. What if I have a question not listed here?
Though the department focuses on improving the overall quality of video game articles, there are some functions that it is not meant to perform.
Articles on Wikipedia must comply with various policies and guidelines to stay on Wikipedia. While these must not be complied with immediately, leaving an article in disarray can lead to it being deleted from Wikipedia or merged into an article of related topic.
Some of the more important rules that must be taken into account are:
Violation of certain rules, such as copyright, is grounds for immediate removal of content or an article. Not satisfying the notability criteria can lead to either the deletion of the article, selectively merging content into another article, a parent article or related topic, or the selective merging of multiple related articles into a new consolidated article or list.
Game articles must comply with the guidelines listed on WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines. Many game articles start out as a stub or start article. While this is acceptable in the beginning, it is expect that the article will progress beyond this point. A stub or start article may lack the content needed to establish notability and therefore could be a candidate for deletion or merging.
According to Wikipedia:Notability, "notability is an inclusion criterion based on encyclopedic suitability of a topic. The topic of an article should be notable, or 'worthy of notice'. This concept is distinct from 'fame', 'importance', or 'popularity'. A subject is presumed to be sufficiently notable if it meets the general notability guideline below, or if it meets an accepted subject specific standard listed in the table to the right."
Notability requires objective evidence from secondary or third party sources. First party sources are acceptable for citations, but do little to help establish a topic's notability. As first party sources tend to be biased, care must be used with them per WP:SELFPUB.
Fictional game elements refer to various in-game elements that are part of a game's story and plot. Examples include but are not limited to the world or universe they take place in, the characters in the story, and specific in-game items, vehicles or abilities. While there are many notable fictional elements in video games, there are many more that do not satisfy the notability guidelines of Wikipedia. What this means is that though many game elements are often popular among gamers, they sometimes do not have the available real world information necessary to qualify as an "encyclopedic article". Such articles begin as a stub or start article and sometimes progress to a B-class article. However, without out-of-universe content, the article could be a candidate for deletion or merging, and furthermore, it will not become a Good article or a Featured article.
Examples of sections for real world content include:
One solution to meeting notability of fictional elements is to merge separate articles into a single consolidated list or article. Both have their own pros and cons; lists require less real world content but are stricter on the use of images, articles require more real world content but have more leeway with image use. The plus to both is that available resources for citations are pooled together into one page, normally making it easier to establish notability.
In addition to containing real-world content, the articles and lists should be written in an objective, out-of-universe style. What that means is that an average reader should not feel like they are reading a story or a magazine article/review on the subject. Avoiding subjective and/or fictional writing styles is meant comply with Wikipedia's guidelines for encyclopedic articles.
Examples
Here are some examples of quality articles that feature sections of real world content.
According to Wikipedia:Trivia sections, "Such sections should not be categorically removed: it may be possible to integrate some items into the article text. Some facts may belong in existing sections; others can be grouped into a new section of related material. Convert bullet points to prose or narrowly-focused lists (such as "Cameos" or "Continuity errors"), as seems most appropriate."
Because Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, trivia sections are normally frowned upon. While they may contain some pertinent information, the manner in which they are often organized and displayed can lead to excessive detail and general clutter. Trivia sections should be evaluated for useful relevant content, have trivial content removed, and have the remaining content integrated into the an appropriate section within the article.
Anyone is allowed to assist and be a part of Clean up department, provided that the participant will work to improve articles within the guidelines of the department. Simply add your name below by signing your name with three tidles, ~~~.
Please list your user name below:
The following is the current list of articles and lists the department is collaborating on to clean up. Assistance is always appreciated so long as the clean up guidelines are adhered to.
Articles |
Lists
|
Categories
|
Note: Due to lack of participation in dealing with such a large scope, requests are no longer being addressed.
If you would like assistance in cleaning up an article and/or would like an outside opinion regarding clean up, please feel free to list it below. If you are interested in more extensive comments on an article, please use the peer review department instead. When adding a request here, please add the |cleanreq=yes parameter to the {{
WikiProject Video games}} template. Also, please add the {{
todo}} template to the article talk page, and fill it out with what you feel the cleanup should focus on.
Note: Due to lack of participation in dealing with such a large scope, requests are no longer being addressed.
A majority of the material has been transwiki'd to U.M.N. Network. However, as decided on the U.M.N. Network page, the notice I put on a majority of these pages was considered badly done, and the U.M.N. network page is being deleted. As a result, I am unsure how to notify the reader that most of the links they click will be taken to a transwiki. They need to be cleaned up to an out of universe style. I'd love to do it myself, but I've never even played the game - I was trying to figure out about the game from the article itself, and found it to be a mess. Please help fix these pages. Especially remove links to the following redirected pages:
See /Automated for a list of pages needing cleanup within our project space according to Wikipedia editors. They are all marked with {{ cleanup}} or a similar template.