Talk:Roblox

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Suggestions

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You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions for further ideas. Thanks, — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 08:55, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, a few of my suggestions:
  • Remove citations from lead per WP:CITELEAD
  • Try to make the article have a better flow. Some sentences are quite short and can easily be merged with other sentences.
  • Expand the infobox: There are many more parameters that can be filled there; there isn't even a link to the website!
  • External links should go above references (at least I believe)
  • In § Development, it seems to read as more a timeline than an actual paragraph
  • There are some sections that can easily be merged, for example § Players, is this really worth a whole section?
  • This is just my opinion, but the article seems to go into a bit too much detail. All of the sets include a code that can be used to redeem virtual items.
Once again, just some of my opinions, I may be completely wrong! — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 09:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
User:Berrely, I've implemented a couple of your suggestions, there is a bit of a problem with LEADCITE, since most of the content in the lead is not actually cited elsewhere in the article, we have to keep the citations there for now, or otherwise it would fail WP:V. I'm not entirely sure how to fix that at the moment, but expanding the "Development" section (which is definitely the weakest one IMO) to include a more general overview of the history of Roblox might help, and would also help with the other problems with that section. I am fairly sure, from looking at a few prominent articles, that References are supposed to be above external links though. Devonian Wombat (talk) 03:46, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Devonian Wombat, sorry for replying so late! Apologies I was viewing on mobile and got confused by the references, you are correct on that front. The reason there shouldn't be citations in the lead is that the lead is meant to relay information already said in the article, but this is not a huge problem. Good job on massively improving this article (really comparing the current article from when you first edited it and now is astounding)! — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 09:19, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I suggest splitting the Erik Cassel article from ROBLOX; Why on earth is Erik Cassel not a separate article? Erik is a vital person to ROBLOX's history, and articles like Alex Balfanz, Uplift Games or Adopt Me! have already been developed without any questioning from the community, so the Erik Cassel page should also be a separate one from ROBLOX. This does not deserve to be a redirect page. It's way more important than that. He also doesn't have a minor appearance like the developers mentioned in this, he literally was one of the creators of the game. MatEditzWiki (talk 15:03, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Notability is not inherited. Every topic is evaluated separately. For Erik Cassel to have an article, reliable secondary sourcing that meets WP:GNG must be provided. -- ferret (talk) 15:10, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Good source for Erik Cassel's huge involvement in Roblox - [1][2] I believe these two together at minimum are sufficient reliable secondary sources. Countless articles from large outlets mention and build upon this trove of information. Shredux (talk) 23:06, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Russell, Melia. "The lesser-known cofounder of $45 billion Roblox was the architect of its blazing success and the 'nicest guy'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. ^ "10 Facts You Didn't Know About The Making Of Roblox". TheGamer. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 February 2024

I would add a mention in the section discussing consumerisism about how Roblox got into a multi million dollar lawsuit over not paying for refunds on roblox items that got deleted by moderators after the person(s) bought them.

Link for source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/roblox-10-million-content-deletion-settlement-gets-final-nod

Have a lovely day :D ArquisWiki (talk) 06:26, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 23:28, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 February 2024

Add the official website of Roblox onto the info box/chart on the right hand side of the article. - which is roblox.com Myrealnamm (talk) 15:16, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The infobox does not have a website parameter. -- ferret (talk) 15:38, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 March 2024

Roblox supports the Playstation 5 as well 2600:1000:B15F:5DCD:D3B:A0EA:526C:A6E (talk) 17:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:13, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 March 2024

Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro released on roblox on September 27th, 2023. Please put that date instead of just September 2023. Lsijr (talk) 16:57, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 21:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Italicization?

If we're classifying Roblox as a game platform and design system, and not as a video game itself, then it's not a long form work or a work of any kind, so the name shouldn't be italicized, right? Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 20:31, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I consider it a real game but that my opinion 96.125.230.79 (talk) 20:44, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hell, looking at the article closer, {{Infobox video game}} is the root cause of the problem, it doesn't make any sense here. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 20:38, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Snowmanonahoe Per the template doc, add |italic title=no if it is not appropriate for the article. -- ferret (talk) 22:24, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I know that, I'm asking because changing the formatting of the title of an article with 300,000 pageviews in the past month seems like something that needs consensus. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 22:33, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, seemed you blamed the infobox and didn't understand why it worked the way it does. I've no opinion. Sounds valid enough. -- ferret (talk) 23:36, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New tools

I added information on the introduction of new tools to the company page, IceWelder reverted my edits and suggested moving it to the game platform page. Is this kind of information suitable for this page (I add it right away with 'ref'):

In March 2024, Roblox introduced two tools to speed up 3D content creation: automatic avatar customisation and a texture generator. Avatar customisation automatically converts 3D body meshes into live animated avatars. Texture generator allows you to create the appearance of objects using text descriptions.[1][2] Buuzbashi (talk) 13:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Roblox unveils new AI-powered creation tools". Games Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ "Roblox Launches New Generative AI Texture and Avatar Tools for Creators". PCmag UK. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
Coverage by reliable sources, which is often rare for updates of this nature and a platform like Roblox. I'd say it's fine. Don't say "Spring" though, per MOS:SEASONS. -- ferret (talk) 14:02, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, put the correct month by source -- Buuzbashi (talk) 14:06, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 March 2024

Please add to the History section, 2018-present information:

In March 2024, Roblox introduced two tools to speed up 3D content creation: automatic avatar customisation and a texture generator. Avatar customisation automatically converts 3D body meshes into live animated avatars. Texture generator allows you to create the appearance of objects using text descriptions.[1][2] Buuzbashi (talk) 04:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Roblox unveils new AI-powered creation tools". Games Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ "Roblox Launches New Generative AI Texture and Avatar Tools for Creators". PCmag UK. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
 Done Thanks for your contributions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:07, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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