Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Inactive project cleanup

This WikiProject Video games inactive project cleanup task force is an attempt to clean up the WikiProject space of video game-related WikiProjects. There are two criteria that this task force is looking to assure:

  • WikiProjects with no active participation
  • WikiProjects that may have active participation, but are likely to be better as a task force of WikiProject Video games due to a narrow scope.

In both cases, the indicated WikiProjects, should they meet the criteria, will suffer one of three fates: deletion at Miscellany for Deletion, redirection, or become a task force of WikiProject Video games.

Reasoning

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The concept of this cleanup was introduced in this discussion thread, and several existing video game-related WikiProjects were pointed out as being either inactive, or having too narrow a scope. Assigning these as task forces helps to encourage participation from all members of the WikiProject Video games community, as well as to have a better concentration of resources for developing video game articles.

Method

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The task force will perform the following steps.

  1. In all video game related projects, we will leave a message (shown below) describing this task force, and leaving the option of either moving that WikiProject over to WikiProject Video games to the users of that WikiProject. Notified WikiProjects will be tracked on this page.
  2. Members of that WikiProject will be given time to discussion and respond to this proposal - this should reflect the consensus of the project.
  3. After a month from the notification, each WikiProject will be revisited again:
    1. If there is no response at all to the message, it will be assumed that the WikiProject is inactive, and it will be moved into WikiProject Video games as a task force.
    2. If there is consensus to move the project as a task force, then this will be done as well (A project is free to do this step themselves if there is consensus for this.)
    3. If there is no consensus, or a consensus to retain the project as a standalone WikiProject, then no move will be performed.

The following notice will be used to inform others of this project's activities.

WikiProject Video games is looking to clean up both inactive and limited-scope WikiProjects dealing with video games and move these into task forces of WikiProject Video games, as outlined at Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Inactive project cleanup. This message is being posted to this project to first see if this project is currently active, and if there is consensus to move this project into a task force. We ask that if this project is still active, that you determine as a project if this project should remain separate from WikiProject Video games, and let us know your intentions. Please let us know within the month; those projects that do not respond within that time will be assumed to be inactive and will be cleaned up automatically. This is not a mandatory process; we will not attempt to do anything to your project if there is no consensus or consensus against moving it. However, we do urge you to consider if your project needs to remain separate from WikiProject Video games. Please let us know if you have any questions on this.

An easy to copy and paste version of the above text:

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|WikiProject Video games]] is looking to clean up both inactive and limited-scope WikiProjects dealing with video games and move these into task forces of WikiProject Video games, as outlined at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Inactive project cleanup]].  This message is being posted to this project to first see if this project is currently active, and if there is consensus to move this project into a task force.  We ask that if this project is still active, that you determine as a project if this project should remain separate from WikiProject Video games, and let us know your intentions.  Please let us know within the month; those projects that do not respond within that time will be assumed to be inactive and will be cleaned up automatically.  This is '''not''' a mandatory process; we will not attempt to do anything to your project if there is no consensus or consensus against moving it.  However, we do urge you to consider if your project needs to remain separate from WikiProject Video games.  Please let us know if you have any questions on this.

Activity chart

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Note that the thickness of each band is the important information in these chartsโ€”not the height above the baseline. I.e. thicker bands reflect a greater number of page views.

Cleanup log

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Current

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Page Last project page edit Last talk page edit Discussions
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Arcade (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) September 22, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Adventure games (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Atari (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) October 22, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Atlus (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) August 22, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/BioWare (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) February 22, 2011 Redirected November 2009
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Blizzard (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Call of Duty (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) April 4, 2015
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/eSports (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) January 22, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Halo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) September 14, 2010 September 26, 2013 August 2010
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/id Software (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) March 17, 2011 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Indie (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) July 1, 2011 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/MUD (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) June 24, 2011 Redirected March 2009
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Nintendo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) June 30, 2011 May 17, 2015
Wikipedia:WikiProject Pinball (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) December 7, 2010 June 22, 2012 March 2009
November 2009
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/PlayStation (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) April 19, 2011 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Retro games (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) November 23, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Rockstar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) May 22, 2009 April 29, 2015
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/The Sims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) September 24, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Square Enix (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) February 13, 2011 May 17, 2015 August 2010
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Strategy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) September 14, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Ultima (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) March 11, 2010 Redirected
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Valve (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) June 20, 2011 March 9, 2015
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Visual novels (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) April 10, 2011 March 25, 2014
Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Xbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) December 16, 2010 Redirected August 2010

Completed

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Date Action Old Page New Page Notes Logs
2015-06 Redirect /Adventure WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-06 Redirect /Atari WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-06 Redirect /MUD WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-06 Redirect /PlayStation WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-06 Redirect /Strategy WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-06 Redirect /Xbox WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015 Redirect /Bethesda WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Castlevania WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Command & Conquer WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Devil May Cry WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /D&D WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Gears of War WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Mega Man WP:VG] Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Mortal Kombat WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Silent Hill WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2015-05 Redirect /Soul WP:VG Defunct TF WT:VG
2014 Redirect /StarCraft /Blizzard Defunct TF 2014 pt. 1
2014 Redirect /Warcraft /Blizzard Defunct TF 2014 pt. 1
2014 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Rockstar /Rockstar Absorbed nascent WP 2014 pt. 1
2014 Redirect /Grand Theft Auto /Rockstar Defunct TF 2014 pt. 1
2014 Redirect /Insomniac /PlayStation Defunct TF 2014 pt. 1
2012-04-02 Move /The Elder Scrolls /Bethesda Expanded scope
2012-02-23 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Destroy All Humans! n/a Inactive task force MfD
2012-02-23 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Suikoden n/a (talk archive) Inactive task force, boldly redirected
2012-02-16 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Adventure games Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Adventure games Change to task force under WP:VG.
2011-06-15 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Age of Empires n/a (talk archive) Inactive project, boldly redirected. MfD
2011-06-03 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Tycoon games n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2011-06-02 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Koei Warriors Games n/a Inactive project. MfD
2011-04-29 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Crytek n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2011-04-10 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Characters n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2011-02-03 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Strategy games Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Strategy Change to task force under WP:VG.
2011-02-03 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject PlayStation Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/PlayStation Change to task force under WP:VG.
2009-11-13 Delete WikiProject Video games/Metal Gear n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2009-11-13 Delete WikiProject Video games/Super Monkey Ball task force n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2009-06-21 Move Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Animal Crossing Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive Animal Crossing Talk page archived to new location.
2009-06-21 Undelete Wikipedia talk:WikiProject TimeSplitters n/a Contested deletion. Deletion review
2009-06-21 Move Wikipedia talk:WikiProject TimeSplitters Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive TimeSplitters Talk page archived to new location. Deletion review
2009-06-17 Undelete Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Animal Crossing n/a Contested deletion. Deletion review
2009-06-11 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Crytek UK Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Crytek Change to task force under WP:VG. Scope broadened to cover all of Crytek. Discussion 1 and discussion 2
2009-05-26 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Phoenix Wright n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2009-05-20 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Kingdom Hearts n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2009-04-17 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Final Fantasy Wikipedia:WikiProject Square Enix (Talk archive) Inactive project. Edit log
2009-04-15 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Super Smash Bros. Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Nintendo (Talk archive) Inactive task force. Edit log
2009-03-22 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Phoenix Wright Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Phoenix Wright Change to task force under WP:VG. Later deleted (see below). MfD
2009-03-14 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sonic Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega (Talk archive) Inactive task force. Edit log, Discussion
2009-03-12 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject The Elder Scrolls Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/The Elder Scrolls Change to task force under WP:VG. Discussion
2009-01-13 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Nintendo/Series n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2009-01-07 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Warcraft/Community Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Warcraft/Community Tagged as historical.
2009-01-07 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Warcraft/Award userbox Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Warcraft/Award userbox
2009-01-07 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Warcraft/Index Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Warcraft/Index Tagged as historical.
2009-01-07 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Warcraft/Participants Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games members Later redirected again to Category:WikiProject Video games members.
2008-12-20 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Myst task force n/a Inactive task force. Deletion log
2008-12-13 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Myst Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Myst task force Change to task force under WP:VG. Later deleted (see below). MfD
2008-12-09 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports video games n/a Inactive project. MfD
2008-11-24 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Sims Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/The Sims Change to task force under WP:VG.
2008-11-10 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Sega/Sonic Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sonic Change to task force under WP:VG. Left over redirects have mostly been deleted. See RfD.
2008-11-03 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Test Drive n/a Subpages deleted as well. MfD
2008-10-29 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Pro Gaming Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Pro gaming Change to task force under WP:VG.
2008-10-27 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Mortal Kombat Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Mortal Kombat Change to task force under WP:VG. Most subpages moved as well.
2008-09-29 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Kingdom Hearts n/a Redundant as per existing task force. MfD
2008-09-17 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Castlevania Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Castlevania Change to task force under WP:VG.
2008-09-15 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Nintendo/WikiForce Megaman List of Members n/a Member list page deleted. MfD
2008-09-15 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Nintendo/Kirby n/a (Talk archive) Inactive task force. MfD
2008-09-13 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Red Faction n/a Inactive project. MfD
2008-09-03 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Nintendo Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Nintendo Change to task force under WP:VG.
2008-09-03 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Nintendo/WikiForce Megaman Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Mega Man Move under WP:VG.
2008-09-03 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Nintendo/WikiForce SmashBros Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Super Smash Bros. Move under WP:VG.
2008-08-30 Speedy delete Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Animal Crossing n/a (Talk archive) "Useless" talk page? Deletion log
2008-07-22 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Arcade_games Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Arcade Change to task force under WP:VG.
2008-07-16 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Indie Game Developers n/a Inactive project. MfD
2008-07-11 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Tales of n/a Inactive project. MfD
2008-06-22 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Dynasty Warriors n/a Inactive project. MfD
2008-06-16 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Massively multiplayer online games WP:VG (Talk archive) Inactive project. MfD
2008-06-16 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Massively multiplayer online games/MU* Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/MU* Move under WP:VG.
2008-06-16 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Massively multiplayer online games/Neopets n/a (Talk archive) Inactive task force. Deletion log
2008-06-16 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Massively multiplayer online games/RuneScape n/a (Talk archive) Inactive task force. Deletion log
2008-06-05 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Massively multiplayer online games/Guild Wars n/a Inactive task force. MfD
2008-05-15 Redirect Wikipedia:WikiProject Dragon Quest WP:VG (Talk archive) Inactive project. Later redirected again to Wikipedia:WikiProject Square Enix. MfD
2008-04-26 Delete Wikipedia:WikiProject TimeSplitters n/a (Talk archive) Inactive project. MfD
2008-04-20 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject StarCraft Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/StarCraft Change to task force under WP:VG.
2008-04-18 Move Wikipedia:WikiProject Warcraft Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Warcraft Miscellaneous pages cleaned up, later (see below). Two old redirects deleted and others tagged as historical. MfD

New subpages report

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This report shows subpages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games, chronologically sorted by creation date from newest to oldest. It is useful for detecting new task forces that may have been created without discussion.

First-level subpages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games; data as of 05:07, 28 June 2014 (UTC).

See also

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