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Hi, I noticed you removed an album cover image from the infobox for this band. I'm not sure that even with 2M unit sales, the album merits a separate article so this is the last use of the image, and it would be subject to deletion. I've not done much with bands lately so perhaps standards have changed... Do you have a reference to a project guideline or manual of style entry that supports this removal? Thanks. ++Lar: t/c 15:46, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- (Refactored from User_talk:Lar per my policy) I believe this could let you understand the Wikipedia's policy for the non-free album cover use on Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images 2. Album covers cannot be used in the article for the band or artist itself. Also, only free images can be used to identify living people as it also says in that section. And I don't think that section of a guideline has been modified for a long time.. --staka (T ・C) 16:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- The only mention of the term "album cover" in that guideline (it's a guideline, not a policy, but I take guidelines seriously as a guide to accepted practice) is in reference to discography lists/articles. This is not a discography, it's the main article for the band. So that guideline doesn't support your removal, I don't think. Please keep researching if you would. Meanwhile I will see if enough information exists about the album itself to write a meaningful article on the album. If I can't find enough information, and you can't find a policy or guideline or style guide that addresses band articles (not discographies), I probably will be reverting your removal. Thanks for your efforts on behalf of the encyclopedia. ++Lar: t/c 16:38, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- I asked the question who hours ago here: Wikipedia:Help desk#Album covers for band article. That user said the album covers cannot be used in the discographies section or any sections for the identification of one small thing, however, he says that it can be used in the band's infobox, I believe. --staka (T ・C) 21:16, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the additional followup on that! So it sounds like it was a legitimate use. Meanwhile I did not find enough to write a spinout article on that album. So, shall I revert it back in or do you want to? Let me know. Happy editing! ++Lar: t/c 23:15, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- I have added back the album cover and also removed the fairuse orphan template from the album page. --staka (T ・C) 00:34, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks very much! I look forward to our future encounters... Happy editing! ++Lar: t/c 01:21, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] The WPVG Newsletter (May 2008)
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- Project at a Glance
As of 2008-05-06, the project has:
- Changes to Featured and Good articles, lists, and topics in April
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Promoted FA/FL:
 Guitar Hero, List of songs in Guitar Hero, List of songs in Guitar Hero II, Halo: Contact Harvest, Age of Empires
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Demoted FA/FL:
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Demoted GA:
 Air (visual novel), SimCity (series)
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 24: The Game, Chocobo Racing, Crackdown, Crush 40, Dynasty Warriors 4, Geneforge, Gravemind, Guitar Hero (series), Half-Life (video game), Martin O'Donnell, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Music of Final Fantasy III, Music of Final Fantasy VI, Music of Final Fantasy X-2, Music of Final Fantasy XII, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Extinction, Sega Mega Drive, Super Smash Bros. (series), StarCraft: Ghost, System Shock 2, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Warhawk (PlayStation 3 game), Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, CD-i games from the Legend of Zelda series, Xbox 360, Voices of the Lifestream
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- News
There were 256 new articles in April 2008
Current proposals and discussions
- Well, gee, thanks 1up!
1UP.com has recently changed their rating scale. A list of affected articles can be found here. See discussion for details.
- About 14% of the articles on the list have been checked and updated.
- Inactive project cleanup
Proposal to consolidate inactive projects and taskforces. Project page can be found here.
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Writing about Gameplay
The Gameplay section is a crucial component of a good video game article. Although it may be relatively easy for an experienced gamer to write such a section, care must be taken to maintain an appropriate focus and balance. The section should be written for readers with little or no knowledge of video gaming and should not be filled with detailed information about weapons, levels, or other such topics that are only of interest to the video gamer or that might be found in a game guide. Your goal for crafting a good section is to have people who have never picked up the game understand the basic mechanics. Do note, however, that it's safe to assume the reader has at least a minor knowledge of what a video game is.
This section often begins the body text after the lead, but is sometimes placed after the Plot section. Games with little or no story can cover the plot in the Gameplay section. When writing about a game, use your head and common sense about the ordering. Generally, start off with a broad stroke—is the game a RTS or an FPS, etc. Don't talk about why the gameplay is like it is; generally, that is better placed in the 'Development' section later on in the article.
Images can be added to better illustrate some aspects of gameplay. Generally, a single screenshot will suffice. Because of screenshots are non-free content, usage should be minimalised. Multiple images can be used, but all images should add something to the article beyond what the prose states. All non-free images require a fair use rationale to be used on Wikipedia.
Things to remember
- Don't add in cruft about weapons, levels, and minute details of trivia; gameplay sections should serve as a primer to the game, not an exhaustive list of every facet of the game.
- Don't use gaming jargon which can be confusing to readers, such as "NPC" or "MMORPG". If you use these terms, state the full name and the abbreviation the first time it appears. For example, "Halo is a first-person shooter, or FPS."
- Wikilink! So you don't have to describe what a god game is, link it.
- Talk about what makes the game different from others; if you only talk about why StarCraft is a real-time strategy game, then readers could just visit the article about the game genre and be better served.
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[edit] CIA personnel estimate
I'm sorry, but the number is significantly smaller than other issues, and does not come from a source considered authoritative on intelligence. Please discuss this on the CIA talk page. Howard C. Berkowitz (talk) 03:08, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the answer. It sounds like a kind of Densha Otoko with DMB by another anonymous author. But I think the article still needs a brief description about the "cell phone short story" for readers who're not keen to the multimedia culture. If the term was only found in Japan, a relevant article might be needed. Regards. --Appletrees (talk) 17:10, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter June 2008
WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter June 2008
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[edit] The WPVG Newsletter (June 2008)
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Promoted FA/FL:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts, List of Harvest Moon titles, Riven, Myst,
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Characters of Halo, The Orange Box
Demoted FA/FL:
Devil May Cry series (FT)
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Air (visual novel), Crash Boom Bang!, Driving Emotion Type-S, Einhänder, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Metal Gear Solid, Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, Team Fortress 2, Grand Theft Auto (series), Kratos (God of War), History of video game consoles (seventh generation)
Demoted GA:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Cloud Strife, Super Smash Bros.
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- News
There were 203 new articles in May 2008
Current proposals and discussions
- Well, gee, thanks 1up!
1UP.com has recently changed their rating scale. A list of affected articles can be found here. See discussion for details.
- About 28% of the articles on the list have been checked and updated.
- Inactive project cleanup
Proposal to consolidate inactive projects and taskforces. Project page can be found here.
- WikiProject Dragon Quest has been redirected to WP:VG.
- WikiProject Massively multiplayer online games Guild Wars task force has been deleted.
Interested in a specific video game series or company? Check out some of our task forces to help improve the related articles.
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Writing about Development
Development content is very important to include in an encyclopedic video game article. It provides a history of how the game came to be and provides real world information needed for an article to claim comprehensiveness. However, writing this section can be difficult because the amount and type of information available will vary for each game. One of the best sources for such information is a developer interview. These can provide insight into the thought process of the designers and give examples of influences and obstacles encountered. Previews can also be helpful by giving a snap shot of the game before it was released and may mention development issues that were still being addressed.
When writing about development, common sense should be used to organize content to maintain a sense of flow for the reader. Most times, it is best to give the information in a somewhat chronological order—though information can also be grouped by topics like audio, promotion, graphics, etc. If one such topic gets large enough, it can be split off into its own subsection or regular section. For example, Kingdom Hearts#Audio is a separate section from the rest of the development information because it focuses on the game's musical score and voice acting. Portal (video game)#Soundtrack, however, does not have as much content and is a subsection of the main development section.
- What to include about development
- Who are the developers? Which company or studio developed the game, and are there any prominent designers involved?
- When did development begin?
- When and where was the game first announced? (e.g. Tokyo Game Show, E3 Media and Business Summit, etc.)
- What influenced the game's story, characters, music, and/or gameplay ? (e.g. past games, movies, books, etc.)
- Were there any delays?
- Was anything excluded because of time or technological constraints? (e.g. extra levels, game modes, characters, story arcs, etc.)
- Things to remember
- Avoid proseline. Though maintaining a sense to chronology is important, this section should not read like an ordered list of events.
- Images in this section should be relevant to the information given and should add on to it.
- Source everything to avoid information being tagged as original research.
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[edit] Re:AKB1じ59ふん!
Do you know about the content of this program? Since I don't really know Japanese, you may have to do most or all of the translation. --K kc chan (talk) 17:56, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah. Thanks for the info~ I'll be sure to check it out. --K kc chan (talk) 04:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on SKE48 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Corvus cornixtalk 21:23, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
 Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from SKE48, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Corvus cornixtalk 21:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] AfD nomination of SKE48
An article that you have been involved in editing, SKE48, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SKE48. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Corvus cornixtalk 22:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Speedy deletion of SKE48
A tag has been placed on SKE48 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for musical topics.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 22:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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