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To-do list for StarCraft: Brood War:	edit · history · watch · refresh
Redo the introduction to effectively summarise the article. Expand the reception section, add any criticisms. Reduce the detail of the story section. - Unable to condense further. Add citations for the story section. If possible, add information on development. Check previews for the game.

Contents 1 Vandalism 2 WP:VG assessment 3 Title 4 Strategies 5 Development 6 StarCraft sucks, and so do these comments (but hopefully they help)

[edit] Vandalism

There's been some minor vandalism lately... no protection, but watch this page because I imagine it'll get a little more traffic than usual because of the announcement of Starcraft 2. -  Ennuified  talk   00:25, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:VG assessment

Though still a B, this article shouldn't take too much work to get it to Good Article-status. Here are some points you may want to consider to get there:

• Make sure you've sourced everything (unless it's common knowledge): WP:CITE.
• Reception section needs expansion. Currently this section discusses three different reviews: increasing the number of reviews (of which there should be no shortage, given the popularity of the game) would be a good way to increase the size, providing the inclusion of each review is justified. Also, go into more depth: why was the game so positively received? Were there any criticisms, and if so what were they?
• Any information for a development section? Look at some VG Featured Articles to get an idea of what sort of information should go here.
• The Gameplay section is labelled with a stub tag. Per WP:NOT#GUIDE, Gameplay sections should only contain information useful to people who don't play the game. You've already got StarCraft#Gameplay, so you don't need to explain in too much depth how the unchanged game mechanics work when you can just put {{main|StarCraft#Gameplay}} at the top of the section.
• The Story section is unsourced and getting a little on the long side. Per the aforementioned WP:NOT#GUIDE, you don't need to go into the details of the story. Take any of these out.
• After doing all that, you may want to expand the lead section per WP:LS: try to include an element of each section in it.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. Una Laguna^Talk 21:07, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. That helps significantly.

• I'm not sure if I can get rid of any further plot details: I cut them back from this version, and Larrythefunkyferret has also given it a try, but we can't seem to get it quite as short as we would like: ie, like on the StarCraft article. I'd appreciate some additional help getting it cut back.
• As far as sourcing the story goes, my main source that I've been using for such citations in the character articles (SC Legacy) currently has its transcripts down. I've been assured by their webmaster that the transcripts will be put up again soon, and will source the story section when they are restored.
• I don't know if any significant information on development is available: I've been trying to dig up development stuff for the characters and novels for months, and have not come across anything Brood War related. Blizzard don't seem to have talked much about the development side of things.

Incoming, an article I recently rewrote, passed its Good Article even though it's lacking a development section, because there wasn't any information available to me. If you have no information, then you'll probably get away with not having this section. Una Laguna^Talk 19:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

• Is it fair game to reference gameplay information with reviews?

Go for it. It's preferable than using a primary source (such as the game's manual). Una Laguna^Talk 19:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

-- Sabre 16:35, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Shouldent the title be Starcraft Broodwar? I would like to know if there is supposed 2 be a colon between the words starcraft and broodwar? I used 2 have the CD case but i dont anymore. Somebody please check. GlassDesk (talk) 18:20, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I believe the first three words of proper text here answer your question. Its supposed to be StarCraft: Brood War. -- Sabre (talk) 18:31, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Sorry for all the commotion. GlassDesk (talk) 21:52, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Strategies

Would it be allowable to add a new gameplay strategy section? If not, can you tell me why or where I could post it (on Wikipedia of course)RegaL the Proofreader (talk) 04:34, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Strategies are not appropriate on Wikipedia, it is not encyclopedic to give views and instructions on how to play a game. See: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, Wikipedia is not a guide, No original research and Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view. The basic overview of this is nicely summed up in this template: {{game}}. There is no place on Wikipedia for this, but you may find somewhere like StarCraft Wikia may accept it. -- Sabre (talk) 09:31, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

A simple "no" would have sufficed :P RegaL the Proofreader (talk) 18:11, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Development

I've added some development information based on the single preview of the game I could find, and I had to dig that out of the Internet archives. If anyone comes across any other previews with useful development information, please note them here. -- Sabre (talk) 17:24, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] StarCraft sucks, and so do these comments (but hopefully they help)

• "These seemingly minor changes are designed to make rushing tactics impractical" - I've heard of "rushing" but I never got around to caring what it is. So I'm clueless here...a brief summary of what it is the first time you mention it would be good...
• "The single-player campaign..." - missing an s (plural for campaigns)

Otherwise, gameplay mostly looks good and reads OK. Will take a look at sypnosis after looking at my current FAC...priorities and all! :) dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 00:47, 11 May 2008 (UTC)