Scourge of War Gettysburg Basic Wiki is now up.

[con20or]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hun ... e_Atlantic

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

Seems like its more a discussion on the games, warts and all - lists of reviews, etc.

[NY Cavalry]

Mikesla a real life enemy of the state.

It sounds like a conspiracy from the large big name game companies. just like big oil these large out of control gaming companies will ruin it for us all. All they want is our money and in return they will be fine with giving us products that never live up to their promises and are full of glitches with no fixes ever forthcoming.

On a side note, I was writing a paper and looked at Wiki to see what was said there about a certain event. I read a couple interesting details and wanted to include them in my own paper. Not believing anything I read I checked the source material and found that the source material did not support what was written.

[cmm]

The only way that I can imagine an article is that you carefully read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability and it's associated guidelines and go through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AFC with an encyclopedic article (someone will have to review the article to see that it complies). First however the username must change, I think someone has pointed that out on your talk page and along with instructions on how to.

[cmm]

Mikesla a real life enemy of the state.

It sounds like a conspiracy from the large big name game companies. just like big oil these large out of control gaming companies will ruin it for us all. All they want is our money and in return they will be fine with giving us products that never live up to their promises and are full of glitches with no fixes ever forthcoming.

On a side note, I was writing a paper and looked at Wiki to see what was said there about a certain event. I read a couple interesting details and wanted to include them in my own paper. Not believing anything I read I checked the source material and found that the source material did not support what was written.

Yeah that is totally a problem with using Wiki - we usually only recommend for background info and a starting point for research, but there are featured and good articles, held to certain community standards on prose and sourcing (distinguishable by star and green plus sign icons in the top right corners of the article page) that can be generally more reliable.

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Mikesla a real life enemy of the state.

It sounds like a conspiracy from the large big name game companies. just like big oil these large out of control gaming companies will ruin it for us all. All they want is our money and in return they will be fine with giving us products that never live up to their promises and are full of glitches with no fixes ever forthcoming.

On a side note, I was writing a paper and looked at Wiki to see what was said there about a certain event. I read a couple interesting details and wanted to include them in my own paper. Not believing anything I read I checked the source material and found that the source material did not support what was written.

Yeah that is totally a problem with using Wiki - we usually only recommend for background info and a starting point for research, but there are featured and good articles, held to certain community standards on prose and sourcing (distinguishable by star and green plus sign icons in the top right corners of the article page) that can be generally more reliable.

Well first I like to apologize to NSD for screwing up (I knew it to be inevitable, and was never my intention, I only wanted to help). With that said I understand that all that is required is a rewrite. I'm no politician otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion because I would understand, and know how to work the system, meaning I would know how to write something that would allow me to speak out both sides of my mouth.

CMM, you wrote that a name change is required which I would gladly do, but how do you write about a subject which doesn't break Wikipedia's cardinal rule which is not to promote, advertise, a product line or company.

There is no way that I can think of that this can be done unless I write it about the American Civilwar, and cite from time to time Scourge of War Gettysburg the game as the resource, and even that breaks the advertising/promote rule since you cannot separate Scourge of War Gettysburg, and NSD, they are one in the same.

Suggestions are very welcome, or someone here who knows how to write this properly could pick up the mantle.

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Wow Mike, you screwed up big time! If the black SUV's pull up in front of your house, grab your family and run. NSD has a safe house in a small town in Pennsylvania. You'll be safe there until the new identities are ready.

B

Haaa, you always crack me up B. :laugh:

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Mikesla a real life enemy of the state.

It sounds like a conspiracy from the large big name game companies. just like big oil these large out of control gaming companies will ruin it for us all. All they want is our money and in return they will be fine with giving us products that never live up to their promises and are full of glitches with no fixes ever forthcoming.

Haaaaa, yup, that's me alright, I'm always on the run. :whistle:

On a side note, I was writing a paper and looked at Wiki to see what was said there about a certain event. I read a couple interesting details and wanted to include them in my own paper. Not believing anything I read I checked the source material and found that the source material did not support what was written.

I have come across this as well. You really can't use Wikipedia for anything other than material that can point you in the right direction to get the real information your looking for. Many students have fallen into the trap that what they read on Wikipedia is factual, and use the material in their dissertations, soon to find out that they had been had, and looking like fools.

Oh well, live, and learn.

[Michael Slaunwhite]

I have just setup a wiki program powered by MediaWiki. It's not official in any way what so ever, I only installed it so I can get a better understanding of Wikipedia itself, and how to edit it.

It's there is you want to take a look at it. If you want me to head in this direction (keeping it) I would then re-install it properly, and anyone can use it as they please without restrictions.

Anyway like I said I only installed it so I can get a better understanding.

Link: http://justallinone.com/mw/index.php

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Check this out. Here is a list of Wiki's that should be banned as well since it is blatantly breaking Wikipedia rules, and regulations.

Talk about the bullshit. Here I am worried I broke a rule that could get me IP banned. CMM, you have some work to do, apparently the big boys can get away with anything. Man this really pisses me off.

Here you are CMM asking me to change the Username all the while Wikipedia has one set of rules for one, and a different set for another.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ea_sports
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codemasters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_ ... :_Oblivion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyrim


Talk about double standards here, and the list is hugh.

[cmm]

Sorry, I think you are misunderstanding - those pages are okay since they are not promotional - they provide info on a notable topic (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability). If an EA employee started editing the article or something to that fashion however we may have a problem. This: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: ... deleted%3F may be a good read as well.

If a topic is covered well in third-party sources, it an usually be included.

Also, if you would like the text of your articles you wrote, I can e-mail it to you if you'd like. Personally I think a personal Wiki would be the better idea here - you can set your own rules and all without worrying about the constraints of Wiki.