Talk:Kururin Squash!/GA1: Difference between revisions

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:::To clarify, getting rid of the sources that are unreliable is IMO a major requirement for GA status, although situational sources (or ones whose reliability is yet to be established by consensus) are up to you. In other words, I think Nichebarrier could maybe have stayed pending further discussion about its reliability, but it’s still nice you added Famitsu. <span style=”font-family:Trebuchet MS; border-radius:35% 0; font-weight:bold; background:linear-gradient(300deg,#ff0d00,#1AD); color:#fff; padding:2px 5px;”>[[User:Gommeh|<span style=”color: white;”>Gommeh</span>]]&nbsp;[[User:Gommeh/Guestbook|📖]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[User talk:Gommeh|🎮]]</span> 15:52, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

:::To clarify, getting rid of the sources that are unreliable is IMO a major requirement for GA status, although situational sources (or ones whose reliability is yet to be established by consensus) are up to you. In other words, I think Nichebarrier could maybe have stayed pending further discussion about its reliability, but it’s still nice you added Famitsu. <span style=”font-family:Trebuchet MS; border-radius:35% 0; font-weight:bold; background:linear-gradient(300deg,#ff0d00,#1AD); color:#fff; padding:2px 5px;”>[[User:Gommeh|<span style=”color: white;”>Gommeh</span>]]&nbsp;[[User:Gommeh/Guestbook|📖]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[User talk:Gommeh|🎮]]</span> 15:52, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

::::I believe Garaph is a reliable source for tracking sales data from both Famitsu and Media Create, both good sources themselves. It tracks the weekly Famitsu sales for games and then uses Media Create’s total sales and their graph. The source has also been used in plenty of Wikipedia articles (which is how I found it), including many good articles ([[Wave Race 64]], [[Sonic and the Secret Rings]], [[Luigi’s Mansion]], [[Sonic Adventure 2]], [[Mario Party 4]], [[Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions]], and more) and a featured article ([[Metroid Prime]]). It serves as an archive of all known sales data in Japan and Asian territories, and since this article is on a Japanese-exclusive game, it is the primary sales data source. – [[User:Z-Gamer Guys|Z-Gamer Guys]] ([[User talk:Z-Gamer Guys|talk]]) 17:48, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

::::I believe Garaph is a reliable source for tracking sales data from both Famitsu and Media Create, both good sources themselves. It tracks the weekly Famitsu sales for games and then uses Media Create’s total sales and their graph. The source has also been used in plenty of Wikipedia articles (which is how I found it), including many good articles ([[Wave Race 64]], [[Sonic and the Secret Rings]], [[Luigi’s Mansion]], [[Sonic Adventure 2]], [[Mario Party 4]], [[Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions]], and more) and a featured article ([[Metroid Prime]]). It serves as an archive of all known sales data in Japan and Asian territories, and since this article is on a Japanese-exclusive game, it is the primary sales data source. – [[User:Z-Gamer Guys|Z-Gamer Guys]] ([[User talk:Z-Gamer Guys|talk]]) 17:48, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

:::::OK, good enough for me. <span style=”font-family:Trebuchet MS; border-radius:35% 0; font-weight:bold; background:linear-gradient(300deg,#ff0d00,#1AD); color:#fff; padding:2px 5px;”>[[User:Gommeh|<span style=”color: white;”>Gommeh</span>]]&nbsp;[[User:Gommeh/Guestbook|📖]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[User talk:Gommeh|🎮]]</span> 18:15, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

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Nominator: Z-Gamer Guys (talk · contribs) 09:14, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Gommeh (talk · contribs) 14:02, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’ll handle this one.

GA criteria

1. Prose:
2. MOS:
3. Reference layout: Looks good.
4. Reliable sources: ✗ Fail Some are reliable, but there are too many unreliable sources there for me to consider this as passing right now. See below for which ones; they’d need to be removed.
   1. All four unreliable sources have been removed as per request. Sources already listed on the article have replaced them. If needed, Nichebarrier can also be replaced in the future. – Z-Gamer Guys (talk) 22:31, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
5. OR:
6. Copyvios: Earwig indicates a violation likelihood of only 12.3%, so this is fine.
7. Broadness:
8. Focus:
9. Neutral POV:
10. Pictures: They are all free or tagged, and relevant to the subject.

First look

• In the references section, all of the quotes from the game are untranslated into English, making them harder to verify the claims they make than they should be. Translations should be added.
• I’m not sure of the reliability of the following sources; please start discussions on WT:VG/S to determine their reliability. (Key, for convenience — reliable: Y; situational: ?; unreliable: N; strikethrough: since been removed)

Gommeh 📖   🎮 14:02, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For these sources, two are already listed on WT:VG/S as reliable. Garaph is the sales graphing site from Media Create, a reliable source, and GamesTM is reliable but defunct. DOJO!! refers to the Super Smash Bros. Dojo used by Masahiro Sakurai for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In this context, it is used as a primary source to detail the names of the new vehicles. Additionally, Michibiku and Kikizo had discussions that indicated they were reliable, but they were left inconclusive. I’ll start new discussions for them regardless because I know how helpful it is to have that information listed. As for the Japanese text, I wanted it to be as accurate as possible since I don’t speak Japanese, but I’ll try and put some translated text regardless. – Z-Gamer Guys (talk) 20:54, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Despite some sources being determined as unreliable, I am positive that their exclusion will not negatively impact the GA review. I will work on removing them and possibly replacing them, but most of the evidence should be accurately supported by other existing sources. – Z-Gamer Guys (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 19:46, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see you’ve gotten rid of most of them, but I have no experience with Garaph. What is that source, and can you justify its reliability?

To clarify, getting rid of the sources that are unreliable is IMO a major requirement for GA status, although situational sources (or ones whose reliability is yet to be established by consensus) are up to you. In other words, I think Nichebarrier could maybe have stayed pending further discussion about its reliability, but it’s still nice you added Famitsu. Gommeh 📖   🎮 15:52, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe Garaph is a reliable source for tracking sales data from both Famitsu and Media Create, both good sources themselves. It tracks the weekly Famitsu sales for games and then uses Media Create’s total sales and their graph. The source has also been used in plenty of Wikipedia articles (which is how I found it), including many good articles (Wave Race 64, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Luigi’s Mansion, Sonic Adventure 2, Mario Party 4, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, and more) and a featured article (Metroid Prime). It serves as an archive of all known sales data in Japan and Asian territories, and since this article is on a Japanese-exclusive game, it is the primary sales data source. – Z-Gamer Guys (talk) 17:48, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK, good enough for me. Gommeh 📖   🎮 18:15, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]