User talk:Davecat2007

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Re:Doom 3 mods[edit]

I don't know what they told you on IRC, but what I'd advise is to approach it as prose, not a list. A quick paragraph explaining the mods for Doom 3 would be more useful than a straight list; it provides better context for those unfamiliar with the subject. You could attempt to discuss a few of the minor singleplayer mods like the duct-tape one, or the co-op one, as well as bits like Classic Doom 3. But it needs to be kept clear for a general reader: a list alone would be practically meaningless to someone who doesn't know about this stuff. Per our sourcing policies, an article needs to have its content verifiable in these third-party sources, that's why I removed it. Look online and in any gaming magazines you have might have around for any third-party coverage of mods to use as sources, and take the time to craft a nice little bit of researched prose on the mods to insert in.

The sourcing is one of the things that links into the difference between the articles for Doom 3 and Quake II: note the amount of sources between the two as a simple comparison of quality: Doom 3 has 67 sources, the Quake 2 article has only 6. Against Wikipedia's quality ratings, the Quake II article is currently at "Start" class, meaning its only considered to be a basic quality, missing key aspects or going overboard in other areas (such as listing the names of the deathmatch maps, which is of no use to the general reader). The Doom 3 article, on the other hand, is rated as a "good article", meaning its been assessed by uninvolved parties and found to be of a decent quality to come from the Wikipedia process. Its necessary for it to be maintained to keep it at that standard, lest it be demoted. -- Sabre (talk) 09:56, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The details the guys on IRC went into were not as indepth as the info you've given above :) . The key things that they noted was that if I add a subject to the page (EG Full Metal Jacket mod) then I should write the article first and then link to that article while including citations within said article page otherwise it will probably be removed. I'll keep the above in mind and hopefully make a better update shortly. Thanks again :D Davecat2007 (talk) 12:54, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]