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    [edit] Adding a link, and or mention of MMOABC.com in the External Links section

    Hi I would like to add a link to MMOABC.com, as it is a free MMORPG social community website that allows MMORPG gamers to connect with each other and share gaming experiences. MMOABC.com also has free MMORPG game portal services and guild hosting services as well. The URL is http://www.mmoabc.com thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.47.192 (talk) 05:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG Maker in the indie section

    I'd like to add a link to MMORPG Maker, and or mention this site in the indie section of the discussion. MMORPG Maker is the most active site on the net for indie MMORPG developers. It has topics on modeling, scripting, hosting, using MMORPG making software, and a list of all current MMORPG development programs (many of which aren't mentioned in the indie section), as well as discussion sections for the most popular MMORPG development software. MMORPG Maker is hosted by the Vault Network, and has a large and active membership.

    http://www.mmorpgmaker.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gillvane (talk • contribs) 19:24, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

    This would require a reliable source saying how it was the most active indie developer site, rather than your word, and even then it should be a contextual reference in the "Non-corporate development" section rather than an external link. But without a source, it's just an ad, which is against WP:EL. --McGeddon 08:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Add an external link and/or mention regarding Massively

    There is a new MMOG game news, review and discussion site called Massively. This site is part of the Weblogs, Inc. network that includes Joystiq and Engadget. It's similar to WoW Insider but is dedicated to coverage of all MMOG games rather than a specific one. The URL is http://www.massively.com.

    Strider88 19:43, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

    My COMM/INFO 320: New Media & Society team at Cornell University has created (and is currently developing) a wiki dedicated to studying social interactions in MMORPGs. Check it out... we want as much help as possible. Thus, if you have any comments, please leave them in the discussion section, or if you have anything to add (or any edits), feel free to help us out on the main page!

    http://cornell.collegewikis.com/index.php?title=Sleepless_in_the_World_of_Warcraft

    [edit] Subscriptions

    which one has the most (so basicly the best) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.218.18.181 (talk) 22:43, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

    I don't know, but their is a fallacy in your comment. Having the most subscriptions only means that the particular game is currently the most popular. The most popular game may not even be the favorite of its users, but simply the most commonly played. --Habap 13:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Adding a section on Free MMORPGs and adding Onrpg.com to the external links

    I believe we should add a section describing the phenomenon of Free MMORPGs that is going on the net including runescape, maple story and many others. As well, I think we should add Onrpg.com as the place to get free mmorpgs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabez123 (talk • contribs) 00:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Evemarketscreen.png

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    BetacommandBot 20:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] unexplained removal of cited text by anon

    Several days ago, 131.111.8.97 (talk · contribs) removed some cited text from the article. I wasn't sure if the edits were vandalism, so I reverted them. However, 131.111.8.104 (talk · contribs) (likely to be the same person as 131.111.8.97) removed the text again. I'm a bit reluctant to make another revert, as some of this user's other edits appear to be legitimate. Despite having been blocked several times, 131.111.8.97 and 131.111.8.97 do not seem to be pure vandals.

    Can another editor please check if this user's edits were appropriate?

    Thanks. --Ixfd64 (talk) 20:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

    Just revert it again. If he was serious, he'd question you. If this escalates to edit war then report him(/her). WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDENwe need to talk.• 20:08, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] WoW Image

    Considering it is the most popular MMORPG in the Western World, probably the whole world, I thought it only fitting to add an image depicting the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NLUT (talk • contribs) 06:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Sandbox/Linear Distinction

    I think that this should be somewhere on the main MMO page, seeing as they are very different game-types. I may put this up if nobody is opposed, but I won't be able to manage it for a while. Otherwise, anybody want to handle this? 66.30.107.67 (talk) 03:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Gender-bait

    Hi. Over at the Gender-bait article, we're wondering if there is a more common term for this behavior (somewhere it could be merged or renamed to), or if Gibson's coinage has achieved common recognition (particularly in reliable sources). Any comments would be welcome at the talkpage over there. Also, perhaps that article could be usefully linked to from the section here on Psychology. Thanks :) -- Quiddity (talk) 21:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG-CENTER.com in the External Links/Resources section

    Hello, i would like to add our mmorpg portal to mmorpg wiki resources. We have tons of content, unique and shared. News, MMORPG Lists, from Free to P2P, articles, events and other goodies. The url is http://www.mmorpg-center.com Thanks! --Mmorpgcenter (talk) 20:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] More Information

    Could someone reply to my post at the bottom of Talk:Dofus#More Information & explain how a MMORPG is done in Flash? Erudecorp ? * 00:31, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] The Case of RuneScape

    There was previously an extremely detailed and poorly written section in the Economics section about the MMORPG RuneScape. I have recently made many changes in the section, to delete useless information and make it legible. I'm still not toally happy with it - being a player of that game myself, I am not a totally unbiased source.

    I would appreciate if someone else would look through that article and see if it is even relevant to the topic, or if some of the details it mentions are unnecessary.

    Dirt Tyrant (talk) 02:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] 10 million active MMO players worldwide?

    Um, that doesnt make sense. World of Warcraft alone has over 9 million active subscribers. According to the statement on the opening page, "MMORPGs are very popular throughout the world, with combined global memberships in subscription and non-subscription games exceeding 10 million as of 2008". That would mean, that with all the popular MMOS out there (runescape, guildwars, everquest etc. etc. etc.) they all have a combined total of 1 million active subscribers... I'm pretty sure that number isn't even close to how high the real number is. So, I have deleted that comment, as I don't see how it could possibly be true.71.207.138.63 (talk) 18:51, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Reversed some Vandalism

    User "JuJube" edited the page to say the following:

    "GUILD WARS BABY BEST GAME EVER MADE YOU SHOULD ALL BY AND MAKE AN ACCOUNT IT IS THE BEST MMORPG AND RPG GAME EVER IT IS JUST LIKE WOW BUT WITH NO MONTHLY PAYMENT yeaaa!!!!! BUY IT =))))))"

    I reverted it to an older (and better) looking format. Guse (talk) 00:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

    Thanks for the revert! in the future, I recommend warning him on his talk page using the warnings at WP:UTM. I have now warned him with {{uw-vand1}}. Greeves (talk • contribs) 02:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Addiction

    I notice that there is no section on the addictive qualities of these games and players who become addicted and the impact it has on their social lives, etc. I'm planning on adding a section on that, not sure if any information on that phenomena has been ever introduced.Mysteryquest (talk) 07:20, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

    Wikipedia already has an article on video game addiction, so little if anything needs to be added about the subject here - although short comment of a sentence or two mentioning the other article may be appropriate here. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:22, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Adding link (external links) or mention to massivemultiplayer.com

    Massivemultiplayer's content provides a structured fingerprint of dozens mmorpg online communities, news portals and fanpages. The site has been updated regulary for over 3 years and is visited by many regular visitors who look for uncommon informational sources. Link: http://www.massivemultiplayer.com 87.162.66.249 (talk) 16:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC) drakewl

    [edit] "massively"?

    Shouldn't the word be "massive" ? Dexter_prog (talk • contribs • count) @ 23:06, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

    Yes, it should. How do you change the title of an article and is there an easy way to change all the strings 'Massively Multiplayer' into 'Massive Multiplayer'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by OVRKLL (talk • contribs) 15:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

    Massive is grammatically correct, however Massively is the more common usage. The article title should remain as-is. - MrOllie (talk) 16:00, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Refs?

    There are many places in the article where references have not been added, some of which have not even been tagged with [citation needed] as needed. I have begun to tag them, and have added a reference, and plan to add more. The rest need to be fixed. --Shruti14 t c s 17:09, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

    also, this ref 'Indystar on game addiction' (number 9) no longer points to a webpage Lovefist233 (talk) 07:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Add Minions of Mirth and Torque MMO Kit to Indie game section

    Minions of Mirth is the first full release from indie game developers Prairie Games who are the developers of MMOworkshop.com, and the Torque MMO Kit using the Torque Game Engine produced by Garagegames. Obviously, Minions of Mirth has a Wikipedia page, and the game is full release, i.e. post beta. A reference to the Minions of Mirth and Torque MMO Kit Wikipedia pages could/should simply be listed after PlaneShift in the indie section. 141.214.17.5 (talk) 14:37, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

    Added link to Minions of Mirth Wikipedia page.Elleachaudaucul (talk) 14:50, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Media Section

    Should this page have a media section to reflect the mainstream coverage mmos now get such as Age of Conan?

    Is there a wiki resource for external mmo sites such as mmorpg.com, thirteen1.com, etc etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gamernut (talk • contribs) 20:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Adding a link, and or mention of MMORPG-X.COM in the External Links section

    Dear Editors,

    May I mention to put www.mmorpg-x.com link to the external links category, since it is one of the most informative mmorpg news portal, community and free mmorpgs toplist.

    Thanks, Admin —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ggot (talk • contribs) 13:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] MMORPG's in Popular culture?

    Should we include this section? I can at least think of one - NCIS episode The Immortals —Preceding unsigned comment added by Munchman (talk • contribs) 16:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

    absolutely. very good idea. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
    Added section. It needs expanding though. munchman | talk; 16:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

    It seems to have been deleted. munchman | talk; 12:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)