Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter/20200705/Feature
Feature: Let's mention the Request board
WikiProject Video games (WP:VG) has a page named "
The Request board was created on April 4, 2006 by a user named
Back then there wasn't much stringent rules on requests as there is now; in 2006, the basics were needed to make an article exist. From there, the standards were raised significantly, so that meant what was a professionally written article about something worthwhile in the past hasn't been updated much since then and as a result is now simply some brief information with prose reminiscent of a start-up effort struggling for recognition, unless it's rewritten to comply with modern standards. The 2010s were full of re-evaluations of how good an requested article is, so ultimately you now see this text in the Request board that says:
That's the text, this is where the expected and necessary quality of the requested article is at now. The page also tells you that you can read Wikipedia:Articles for creation for more information about this whole "request" thing. And there's a template of the top of the Request board page now that says the page has a backlog wanting attention from editors. We currently have to consider the inclusion criteria and several reliable sources with significant notable coverage as an utmost requirement, because there must be energy that keeps the article going. When we do this properly, we're lucky. A decent example of a recent request that has now become a GA is 868-HACK, it was created on June 21, 2017 by Zxcvbnm (who received an interview in the previous issue of this gaming-themed wiki-newspaper), and it has turned into a GA a few months ago because of the work of CAPTAIN MEDUSA; she successful nominated it for GA status back in 2019 and it was reviewed by Kingsif, who promoted it to GA-class on January 6, 2020. It has also appeared on the Did you know (DYK) section of the Wikipedia main page on January 30, 2020, saying "Did you know ...that the player controls a smiley face in 868-HACK?". (here's how it became a DYK) I think it's a good idea we can improve requested articles beyond simply creating them, we can take them to featured article (FA) status with enough skills, and possibly it can be maintained well.
If you study something like Wikipedia:Writing better articles and extensively research the request you're creating, then quality is expected. Still, that isn't the end. Currently a lot a requests ranging from 2017 to this year are waiting for somebody to start the articles. As an option, you can do multiple requests at a time, yet you should be careful though. The standards have still been updated since 2017 and continue to grow over time, so please consider that high quality is what you should do when doing these requests, and experience is also helpful. You have to check out and read a lot of sources, and you have to make sure the articles can end up being created on good notes.
For more information about the Request board, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter/20101022/Feature.