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[edit] List style

I have just finished changing the list from the old style:

  • Blah - Blah blah
  • Bleh - Bleh bleh

to:

Blah 
Blah blah
Bleh 
Bleh bleh

I did this because the old style was far to disorganised for the amount of information being presented.

I also removed the huge amount of italicised text (nearly all names, links etc... were in italics). We need to decide on what needs to be in italics and what doesn't. Also, I removed some extra links to various addons and expansions as the information for this is covered in the main article for the particular game and the likelyhood of the information being expanded upon enough to warrant its own article within a reasonable time is very slim. -Localzuk (talk) 23:16, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

  • The Manual of Style says that italics should be used for various things, which while not explicitly including non-computer games, I strongly believe that this is due to the fact a list like that can never be complete rather than because of a belief they shouldn't be italicised. To take a "random" example, the Settlers of Catan page certainly uses italics for the titles of both the game itself and all the spinoffs. Any other opinions on this? Cheers --Pak21 16:12, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
I think all names of games (including computer games) should be italicised. However, I've asked the question of the bods over at the Games Project. I was also just about to get rid of all the bold type before I looked on here and saw it had been done intentionally. I really don't like it and firmly believe that bold type should only be used in the opening paragraph. There are other things we could do if the bulleted list was really that bad (which, personally, I don't think it was). - Heavens To Betsy 19:46, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inclusion of dead mods

I'm somewhat leary of this section:

Battlefield 40k a Battlefield 2 mod.
Battlehammer 40k a planned Unreal Tournament 2007 mod.

Battlefield 40k was originally a BF1942 mod, that never went anywhere and now it's a BF2 mod, that still hasn't gone anywhere. On the eve of BF2142, I'd imagine that the team will likely abandon their work under BF2 for the new game and still not produce anything. Battlehammer 40k has abandoned BF2 for UT2007. Considering that the UT2007 version of UED doesn't exist (outside of Unreal's HQ) it's pretty safe to call this mod dead, too. EvilCouch 10:59, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

More generally, are these mods actually notable at all? I propose that we just delete the section entirely. Cheers --Pak21 12:51, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
To tbe best of my knowledge, they never existed in a playable form, which pretty much removes them from the realm of notable in my book. If no one's played it, it's probably not that important. I really did like the concepts of the mods, but I'll agree that they should go. EvilCouch 06:11, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comics

As Damnation Crusade (by writers Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton) is about to be launched by Boom! Studios (details [1] [2] [3]) I was wondering if it was worth someone more knowledgeable than I starting a Warhammer 40,000 (comic book) entry detailing the various outings. (Emperor 04:03, 19 November 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Other miniature games - ref Pit Fighter

Isn't Pit Fighter a spin-off of Mordheim, and therefore nothing to do with 40K, or have I missed a game? Darkson - BANG! 00:01, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other miniature games - man'o'war?

does anyone else remember this game? i think it involves little plastic boats and involved 'playing pirates'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.106.137.36 (talk) 23:02, 10 February 2007 (UTC).

I remember it (played a game round a mates house about 6 months ago), but as with Pitfighter, it was Fantasy based, so not applicable to this article. Darkson - BANG! 12:17, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Computer Games

Can someone who knows when the ngage game was made put these in chronological order? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 122.19.21.168 (talk) 05:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] A New Page

I added a new page for Graphic Novels, called Graphic Novels (Warhammer 40,000). They are different than comics, and this falls under more with the Warhammer naming conventions, etc. Come and contribute to building it if you want. SanchiTachi 02:50, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] White Dwarf

I don't think White dwarf should be listed here, as it's hardly a 40K "spin-off", seeing as it pre-dates W40K by almost 10 years. Darkson - BANG! 20:41, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

LMAO. Yes. But you have to remember that spin-offs are included in white dwarf, which is what I was originally thinking when adding it. If there is another way to word it, then please do. SanchiTachi 20:53, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Editted it - not sure it reads better though! Darkson - BANG! 22:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal: Merge INFERNO! into this article

I propose merging INFERNO! into the Short fiction section of this article. Unless INFERNO! is going to be significantly expanded, it does not warrant a separate article, in my opinion. Discussion? Finell (Talk) 01:23, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

  • weak keep as it stands INFERNO! is mergable but it does have the possibility to be expanded into a fairly solid entry. Also this is a big entry and it might be if we merge the information in and it expands we'd only have to put it back. also worth noting is that it isn't just Warhammer 40k stuff and for that reason alone I'd say keep. However, it should be a priority for expanding and sourcing. PS: Good work on the general tidying you've been doing around the place ;) (Emperor 01:55, 31 May 2007 (UTC))

My proposal was a bad idea for other reasons as well, and I WITHDRAW IT; I removed the {mergefrom} template. INFERNO! is broader in scope than a Warhammer 40,000 spin-offs. Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Warhammer 40,000#Review articles for organization and editorial quality. Finell (Talk) 04:17, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Starcraft

Why isn't Starcraft listed as a spin-off? The only reason I can think of would be that starcraft is a rip-off instead of a spin-off, but I wasn't sure if they would get so technical in this kind of article.--Can Not 03:03, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Probably because Starcraft has nothing to do with Warhammer 40K, or GW at all, so it can't be classed as a spin-off. Darkson (Yabba Dabba Doo!) 20:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
To elaborate on that, while there's obviously some degree of inspiration involved, it's never been publicly acknowledged, so it's more due to 40K's place in the general sci-fi conceptual universe after ten (at the time) years on the market than an overt move. Chris Cunningham 20:32, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Warhammer Records

It says that D-Rok was the only group signed to the label but this is directly from Dreadmoon -"They were first signed to Warhammer Records, but released due to political differences."Norgy (talk) 21:48, 7 May 2008 (UTC)