Wikipedia on the 7800

[+Propane13]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atari_7800_games

It's pretty sparse. I especially like where the Froggo link points to.

 

Are there any games that are a must for putting up there?

I see there's a page for Ninja Golf, but none for Midnight Mutants.

 

-John

[Dauber]

Hmmm....sparsity on the 7800 in Wikipedia? As in....

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=94660

 

....??

 

Well...if people don't like the paucity of description in Wikipedia:

 

1) Add more.

 

or....

 

2) Make a better entry on citizendium!

[+Propane13]

Well...if people don't like the paucity of description in Wikipedia:

 

1) Add more.

 

Oh, definitely agreed. But, what's priority to add?

 

And, if I post screenshots or box-shots, what's considered "legal" to post (i.e. not copyrighted)?

Would I have to make my own scans, or would people in the community who have made their own scans/screenshots be willing to release them for WikiPedia purposes?

 

-John

Edited April 17, 2007 by Propane13

[Retro Rogue]

I'm a regular editor on Wikipedia. Some answers:

 

1) If you add info, make sure you have references to back it up. Info will often get "requests for citations", which means someone wants you to provide a source and citation for it or it will be deleted.

 

2) Pictures - screenshots are safe. Boxes and advertisements are iffy. Copyright infringement is taken seriously, and like the previous point, you have to be able to provide proof that a picture is allowed for publication on Wikipedia.

 

3) What you write - Try to stay away from "Point of view" (POV) statements. I.E. "The 7800 controllers were known be hard to be less popular than..." is a POV statement unless you can provide a cited reference that discusses the matter (and it can't be a discussion forum).

 

4) If your content gets removed or reverted, take it to the entrie's "Talk" page and start a discussion on it. Don't get in to what's called a "revert war" where you keep adding it back in. Wikipedia has a 3 revert rule - that means is you revert a page more than 3 times in a 24hr period, you get temporarily banned.

 

Hope that helps a little.