The Gamer's Quarter

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/The_Gamer%27s_Quarter

Some crazy guys on Wikipedia deleted the entry about The Gamer's Quarter because it wasn't relevant enough, it seems.

This same thing happened to the student film studio I was head of last year. The Wikipedia user-guys said that since none of our works were listed on IMDB we weren't relevant so they deleted an article about the studio, our flagship movie, and myself, flaming everything and even prolonging the arguement for over a week just so more users could put their overly redundant opinions in. We disbanded shortly after that incident, because everyone just kind of lost interest after that (it didn't help that I was the only one working on stuff, either).

I wonder what would happen if someone that's not a TGQ staffer tried to make a new entry about the magazine...

kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Wikipedia is a bunch of circle jerking between the "wikipedians". I like the idea and it's handy for quick reference, but every time I to go a talk page I'm reminded of this.

My favorite wikipedia page just might be this one.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I am reminded how a few of the Fallout thread guys stated that they spend time "editing wikipedia"

I mean, ok, what do they want? A list of sites that reference us? Or just like... is MTV.com the only thing big enough?
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dessgeega · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

i guess i kind of get their desire to weed out vampire pages, but still.

"what language is it, big enough to say our names?"
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

In that case, how about:

TGQ #8: Profiles in Courage
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dhex · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject:

hey are we eligible for a webby or something?
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Six · . Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 313 Location: montreal

there's obviously only one thing to do. let's invade.

Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

I didn't even know TGQ had a wikipedia page.

Oh well, there's always the ic wiki.

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I can imagine it being a hefty blow to the ego when your wikipedia page gets deleted. I remember Momus was pretty upset when Cute Formalism was deleted with the message 'if this term was going to catch on, it would have done by now'.

However, I don't think a Wikipedia entry should be seen as the ultimate validation of existance. There's a wikipedia entry for Ashlee Simpson, for example. It's not something to worry about. Just concentrate on making a good magazine that people will want to read, and a wikipedia entry will naturally follow.

Just to add balance, I would say the Wikipedians mostly do a good job. I spent hours reading the discussion page on the Insane Clown Posse entry, tirelessly moderated by an extremely nice girl who had no interest whatsoever in Insane Clown Posse. It's a thankless task, and I admire their devotion.

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dessgeega · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject:

let's get those fallout kids to do it.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

A friend and I were going to start a Deface Wikipedia campaign as part of this vidcast we were doing. Seeing as how the series dissolved after the fourth episode though we didn't get very far with that.

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

It's all about subtle defamation. You edit two or three pages with the same fact, something simple that is within the realm of possibility (not that the population of elephants has triped in the last six months), and wait it out. Sometimes, your fact will get woven into the page itself and remain for months, even years. Can you spot what I added to this page almost a year ago that isn't true?

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Is it the Kool-Aid man lawsuit part?

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

It just occured to me that I can get Tim Burton's page updated with my made-up fact that he has black and white stripes tattooed on his dick, since I sent this 'fact' into Popbitch, a british gossip column, and it got printed. So I have one citation! I just need one more and then it will be true!

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Who can spot what I did to this page?

Edit - or this one?

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I couldn't spot what you did to the game.com entry, but the 'mystery meat' entry now reads that donner kebabs are suspected to be made of kangaroo meat, which I believe to be an untruth.

I tried to add a bit, but then I decided it would be better suited to the donner kebab entry (under the 'UK and republic of Ireland' section). Then I realised that I'd have to add a bit to the Fanta entry to make the stories match, too. See the trail of destruction you've started there.

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

You guys probably shouldn't post direct links from here to the wikipedia pages you've vandalized.

Has the fallout thread taught us nothing?

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

It's good though, that Wikipedia has pages on obscure internet memes and Megatokyo in-jokes, because those are very significant.

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Basically, as long as it's significant to Wikipedians, it's relevant and not a vanity article. If it's relevant to everyone else and the Wikipedians don't care, though, then it's totally the most useless thing put to words and you're an idiot for thinking that was important.

dhex · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:20 am Post subject:

i can appreciate their worries about commercial advertising, however.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I added something to the Doner Kebab page about how people thought the hunk of meat doner kebabs are scraped from was an elephant's leg, and that's how we get the name of the soft drink 'Fanta' (which is traditionally served in Kebab shops). Then I had to add this to the Fanta page to back it up, which took a little more effort. The bit on the Doner Kebab page has been deleted, but bizarrely the entry on the Fanta page is still there weeks later despite being incredulous rubbish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanta

My brother in law got me to add something to this page, which mentions his friend Simon Fathead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_and_Sisters