Talk:Synth (video game)

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The edits I'm making are consistent with WP:V, WP:VG/GL, you'll see another editor referencing these guidelines in the history. Basically the problem here is that the information you're adding is way too technical and hence outside the scope of video game-related article. Eik Corell (talk) 11:41, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

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I am user marnphanarmph, and I am a computer software eng,. and I am NOT logging in right now, I think they are trying to steal my password, when I log in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.199.105.76 (talk) 05:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Marnphanarmph, please note that the current edits are to bring the article into line with Wikipedia's style guideline and neutrality policy. For example, avoid lists of features (we are not a catalogue), and any claims of notability need backing up with third-party, reliable citations. You'll also see that I introduced the gamasutra link as an inline citation. I think there's a section you cited with the Rock, Paper, Shotgun article, so we'll put that in. Marasmusine (talk) 20:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

As far as I can tell my version follows these guildlines, and I have more referencesd and sitations,. YOUR version is causing the "stub" violation to come up and then will be automatically deleted. I will not comply with you. There are NO FEATURES of this game list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.199.105.76 (talk) 02:36, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I have absolutely no idea what you mean by "...stub violation to come up and then will be automatically deleted"

This current revision is poorly toned. Compare the lead sections of [1] and [2]. "100% of all graphics" is a tautology. The headers do not follow the style guide (WP:HEAD). The section "Audio" is both too technical and not neutrally written. The bullet-pointed list of graphics techniques is indiscriminate information, and in any event prose should be used. The section "Notable History" is horrible: "Synth is notable for it's unique online fringe marketing..." is not neutral, not referenced, and appears to be original research. The refernce to a ModCast review has cherry-picked a single soundbite instead of presenting a balanced summary. Screenshots should be used to illustrate the infobox and inline, to accompany sections, rather than a seperate gallery. The infobox is full of redlinks (Publisher is FREEWARE? What? You mean the license is Freeware? There's no genre called "Action-RTS" - even Hovey admits that the game is "barely an RTS" in the Gamasutra interview. So it's an action game.) I could go on and on.

As for my use of "Hovey", the style guide states "After the initial mention of any name, the person should be referred to by surname only" (WP:SURNAME). Also, I may have cut the article down in some places, but did you see that I expanded in others? I corrected the infobox, and started a section on development history, correctly cited, and merged the relevant information on audio and code into a Gameplay section, adding more specific information on the gameplay itself. You removed all these.

I know you want the best for this article, so please can you trust me when I say I'm bringing into line with WP policy and guidelines? Marasmusine (talk) 07:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't know if I'm off the mark here, but another thing: ModDB was used in the "notable history" section. ModDB has been listed as a reliable source, but also specifically as one not adequate to establish notability, so if I'm not spinning this all around, that source is no good in such a section? Eik Corell (talk) 08:37, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Personally I don't have a problem with ModDB coverage that is conducted by the staff/editors of the site itself, although this could be checked with WP:VG/RS. ModDB does also have a lot of self-published "news" so one must discriminate. Marasmusine (talk) 09:09, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I've flicked through the ModCast but can't fathom were Synth is mentioned. A time is required for Template:cite podcast, perhaps someone who has listened to it can tell me when it was discussed. Marasmusine (talk) 18:43, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Never mind, I've found it (16:15 to 20:25) Marasmusine (talk) 17:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

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