[edit] Empires FAC
I notice that you're running into objections because of prose issues. I'm not a particularly good copyeditor, so I don't think I can help you on that. I do recommend that you get in touch with a computer and video game article copyeditor like User:TKD or User:Deckiller, however. User:Tony1, in particular, will only stop objecting after the article has been thoroughly copyedited, possibly by multiple people. He objected to a nomination I was heavily involved in awhile back, and the prose needed quite a lot of fine-tuning before it was up to his standards. JimmyBlackwing 08:15, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- Hi. I'm a small time user in need of some help. I've spent the past four months working on an article called Empires: Dawn of the Modern World. The game has been in an FAC for a while now, and just recently it was objected over prose by a couple users, one of them being Tony 1. I was told that are an excellent writer by a friend named JimmyBlackwing. He told me that until the article is copyedited by multiple editors, it will not be passed. If at all possible, could you maybe look it over if you get a chance? If you can't, that's okay, but I'm at the end of my rope. I've done everything in my power to improve this, but there is nothing I can do about prose. Thanks for taking the time to read this (if you still are).--Clyde Miller 01:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Sure, I'll try to take a look within a few days. — TKD::Talk 01:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks.--Clyde Miller 01:46, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Hey, I had some time, so I went through it real quick; I am purposely controversial with my copyedits, so check and see what you'd like to see nixed (probably the civilization term fork). — Deckiller 02:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Well I like the wording, but I think Tony liked it better with just the civilizations. I'll drop a note on the FAC page as what the general opionon is. by the way thanks for all the help (so far?).--Clyde Miller 03:04, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Can you tell me this?
How is Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker a FA even though there not a single reference under gameplay? FullMetal Falcon 15:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- Well my best guess would be that there are no references because they didn't have any orginal research, but that still is a little weird. You might consider going to featured article review on those grounds or take a look at wind waker's old one and see what they said.--Clyde Miller 20:33, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Good luck with copyediting that Empire Article
I was reading your comments on the FAC talk page, and I know how you feel. It's a frustrating process, and very arbitrary. My personal feeling is to just write the article *you* want to write, and let it go after you're satisfied yourself. Some of these people here have a very inflated sense of self-importance. Don't let the cult of Wikipedia get you down. Jeffpw 22:27, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the encouragement. I suppose you are no stranger to frustration.--Clyde Miller 03:19, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Empires
Is Empires rated A now?--Clyde Miller 21:26, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'd say so, yes. Marked as such. --PresN 23:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Empires
Don't worry about the failure; we'll nominate it again in a week or so after another round of copyedits. — Deckiller 04:19, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
- Okay. by the way, is it me or has the edit links become very large? What's the deal?--Clyde Miller 15:18, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Duck Hunt
Hey you've done tons of work with rating video games and I was wondering, is Duck Hunt a B article? I'm trying to get it to GA.--Clyde Miller 00:09, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'd say it's a B, and I marked it as such. I'd go through it (or have someone else go through it) and copyedit it, as the prose could use some cleaning up, though I doubt anyone at GAC will care. I removed one game guide-y line about the magnifying glass, but the rest looked alright. The only other suggestion I have is maybe try to find a few more references, possibly for the packaging/music section and the popular culture section, but other than that I think it's about ready for GAC. --PresN 02:56, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Empires in FAC
Empires failed. I suppose I'll wait for some copyeditors and then re-nominate it, or something.--Clyde Miller 21:58, 11 November 2006 (UTC) Hey thanks for all your help, by the way. If it wasn't for you, I would have never made it as far as I did.--Clyde Miller 22:00, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- Hey Jimmy I was wondering, is it in good taste to mention the people who supported Empires before, or should I contact them, or should I leave it? Or should I wait unless I need more supports?--Clyde Miller 19:58, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
- I would recommend leaving things as they are. Anyone interested in how well the last nomination went will probably click the link, which you provided. Things like asking people who enjoyed the article before to vote again are generally frowned upon, and I wouldn't recommend them. As it is, you probably won't need any more support votes to get featured status. I really can't think of any issue someone might have with the article, at this point. JimmyBlackwing 05:48, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
- Okay cool. I wouldn't have brought it up, but I saw it done in another FAC where thay mention who supported them last time. However, I think they are in greater need of support votes then we are.--Clyde Miller 15:28, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
- Empires is featured! Thanks for all your help.--Clyde Miller 23:12, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations on getting Empires featured! Just drop me a line if you ever need help on future projects, and I'll see what I can do. JimmyBlackwing 07:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
- Congrats :) — Deckiller 03:34, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Hey I showed my interest in your idea for a wikiproject, but you might want to consider making a temporary project page if you get more interested people (you can look at some of the other proposals).--Clyde Miller 21:08, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- Hello Clyde, and thanks for voting. I will get to making a project page later (probably tomorrow). | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 21:12, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Hello again Clyde. I have created the page for the WikiProject now; you can find it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Strategy Games. You can help organize the page if you like, because it does need it. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 13:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Alright I'll do a little organizing. The only example I have is CVG, so I may use some headngs and formatting from there.--Clyde Miller 13:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Ok, go ahead. Later on, I'd like to have the page look something like this WikiProject page. Anyways, first things first; lets fix our brand new page for now. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 13:55, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Okay, but doesn't that look more like a portal?--Clyde Miller 13:58, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Well, as long as it's a Wikiproject, it doesn't really matter what it looks like (IMHO). But we'll discus that a few weeks from now, when there is a larger group involved. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 14:01, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Cool. For now I think it is more important to add the related info to the project; the format is the icing on the cake.--Clyde Miller 14:22, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Agreed. Let's get to work! | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 14:32, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Forgot to ask you: what did you mean by "Save Chess"? | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 01:42, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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- I mean make sure it doesn't lose the bronze star. It's currently under review, and you and I know that means it could lose it. Click the "chess" part of "save chess" on the S.Games' page to see what I mean.--Clyde Miller 05:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Ok, will do. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 10:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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Is a userbox under construction by someone? I found a good pic [[Image:Chess.svg]] to use. If no one makes one, I have a little experience with it.--Clyde Miller 01:59, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- I'm not doing it; you can go ahead and make it, then propose it here. Also, I think this image is better for a userbox; let's try both ways, to see how it looks better (or just have two userboxes). Will you make both, or do I make one of them? | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 11:38, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Hey, that's pretty good. :-) | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 00:26, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
You seem to be a strong defender of this article in the AfD perhaps you should place a Keep vote in. There are currently two and two more are needed to create a tie vote. Kc4 00:11, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Duck Hunt GA on hold
Hi Clyde, just wanted to let you know that, as the reviewer of your GA nom for Duck Hunt, I have put the nom on hold so that you can fix a few issues I identified for you on the article's talk page. Apart from my concerns, however, the article looks great. Green451 03:26, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Duck Hunt GA nom passed
Congrats, Clyde. See the Duck Hunt talk page for more details. Green451 01:55, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
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