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== Adding links to more content pages on the main page ==
 
== Adding links to more content pages on the main page ==
 
 
I think it would improve the wiki and make it more accessible to everyone, if we added links on the main page to more content pages that don't have a link yet. I can't do it myself though, so I'd appreciate if someone else considered doing it. I have looked up all content pages at https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&hideredirects=1 and I have made a list of most of the ones that aren't yet linked on the main page, excluding all that focus on specific emulators and a few more that I thought were better off staying inside other links. Also, there's at least 2 pages on this list that aren't linked from any other page, [[GPD_XD_Devices]] and [[Thread_template]]. Here's the list:
 
I think it would improve the wiki and make it more accessible to everyone, if we added links on the main page to more content pages that don't have a link yet. I can't do it myself though, so I'd appreciate if someone else considered doing it. I have looked up all content pages at https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&hideredirects=1 and I have made a list of most of the ones that aren't yet linked on the main page, excluding all that focus on specific emulators and a few more that I thought were better off staying inside other links. Also, there's at least 2 pages on this list that aren't linked from any other page, [[GPD_XD_Devices]] and [[Thread_template]]. Here's the list:
  
 
*[[Acorn]]
 
*[[Acorn]]
*[[Commodore]]
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*<s>[[Apple IIGS emulators]]</s>
*[[Apple IIGS emulators]]
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*<s>[[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]</s>
*[[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]
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*<s>[[Building RetroArch]]</s>
*[[Building RetroArch]]
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*<s>[[Commodore]]</s>
*[[Commodore]]
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*<s>[[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]</s>
*[[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]
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*<s>[[Decapping]]</s>
*[[Decapping]]
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*<s>[[Discrete Circuitry-Based Arcade Games]]</s>
*[[Discrete Circuitry-Based Arcade Games]]
 
 
*[[DualShock 3]]
 
*[[DualShock 3]]
 
*[[DualShock 4]]
 
*[[DualShock 4]]
*[[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]
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*<s>[[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]</s>
*[[Dynamic recompilation]]
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*<s>[[Dynamic recompilation]]</s>
*[[Emulator Problems FAQ]]
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*<s>[[Emulator Problems FAQ]]</s>
* <s>[[Emulators on Switch]]</s>
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*<s>[[Emulators on Switch]]</s>
*[[Famicom Color Palette]]
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*<s>[[Famicom Color Palette]]</s>
*[[Flash]]
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*<s>[[Flash]]</s>
 
*[[GB/C Tests]]
 
*[[GB/C Tests]]
 
*[[GPD XD Devices]]
 
*[[GPD XD Devices]]
*[[Game problems FAQ]]
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*<s>[[Game problems FAQ]]</s>
 
*[[GoodTools]]
 
*[[GoodTools]]
 
*[[Libretro]]
 
*[[Libretro]]
*[[Licensing]]
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*<s>[[Licensing]]</s>
*[[Overscan]]
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*<s>[[Overscan]]</s>
*[[PS1 Plugins]]
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*<s>[[PS1 Plugins]]</s>
 
*[[PS1 Tests]]
 
*[[PS1 Tests]]
*[[PSP Eboots]]
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*<s>[[PSP Eboots]]</s>
*[[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]
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*<s>[[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]</s>
 
*[[RDI Halcyon]]
 
*[[RDI Halcyon]]
 
*[[Recommended Emulators]]
 
*[[Recommended Emulators]]
 
*[[SCP Driver Package]]
 
*[[SCP Driver Package]]
*[[Save Disk Space for ISOs]]
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*<s>[[Save Disk Space for ISOs]]</s>
*[[Scaling]]
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*<s>[[Scaling]]</s>
*[[Sega Pico]]
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*<s>[[Sega Pico]]</s>
*[[Source code]]
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*<s>[[Source code]]</s>
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*<s>[[Super A'Can]]</s>
 
*[[Thread template]]
 
*[[Thread template]]
*[[User Settings and Configs]]
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*<s>[[User Settings and Configs]]</s>
*[[Using RetroArch]]
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*<s>[[Using RetroArch]]</s>
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*<s>[[Emulators on Wii U]]</s>
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*<s>[[Emulators on GameCube]]</s>
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*<s>[[Emulators on PS1]]</s>
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*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox]]</s>
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*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox 360]]</s>
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*[[Emulators on Xbox One]]
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*<s>[[Emulators on Dreamcast]]</s>
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*[[Emulators on Saturn]]
  
 
-[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.202|188.114.111.202]] 18:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 
-[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.202|188.114.111.202]] 18:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
  
 
:Thanks. I'll start adding some. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 05:52, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 
:Thanks. I'll start adding some. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 05:52, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
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::Thank you. That was fast. -[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.160|188.114.111.160]] 09:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
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:::More of those have been added on [[MainPageWIP]] page. - [[User:WebMint|WebMint]] ([[User talk:WebMint|talk]]) 02:27, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
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== Ninth Generation Consoles? ==
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I know the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S aren't schedule to release for another month and a half, but I was wondering when it does should we make new category and classify it as ninth-generation?  Also I know there was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles#Start_a_%229th_Gen%22_Page_for_%22Nintendo_Switch%22_and_%22Ataribox%22 some debate] on whether the Nintendo Switch should be classified as eighth-generation or ninth, should we move it to ninth or wait until there's more of a consensus? -[[User:Skylark|Skylark]] ([[User talk:Skylark|talk]]) 21:47, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
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:I can add it. I think we should only change the Switch to ninth if Wikipedia does it. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
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== New main page ==
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I've been thinking about remaking the main page. I'll probably create a separate WIP page to test it out.
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There's mainly two reasons:
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* Make it easier to contribute to the wiki - this might be things like highlighting high priority tasks on the main page
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* Different layout of emulators - I've been thinking about separating console, computers and arcade emulators.
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Let me know if you got any suggestions. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
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:Will it still be remade? - [[User:WebMint|WebMint]] ([[User talk:WebMint|talk]]) 17:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
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== Quality control ==
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Some pages are of subpar quality or outdated. I think we need some better way of quality control.
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Perhaps something like Wikipedias [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Content_assessment|Content assessment]] & [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Vital_articles|Vital aritcles]] or something like PCGamingWiki?
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A way to go thru all pages, add a category or template and then be able to list all pages that needs fixing. Perhaps we should rate the quality of all pages? -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
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:[[Template:WIP|<nowiki>{{WIP}}</nowiki>]], [[Template:Outdated|<nowiki>{{Outdated}}</nowiki>]] and [[Template:stub|<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>]] take care of the real subpar ones, and for the rest I think it'd be best to keep it simple by either adding [[:Category:Article_complete|Category:Article_complete]] or [[:Category:Article_incomplete|Category:Article_incomplete]] to the page.
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:We should also have something to check against, so how about [[Emulation General Wiki:Guidelines]] as a guide. --[[User:SonofUgly|SonofUgly]] ([[User talk:SonofUgly|talk]]) 03:55, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
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== Data Loss (2021-07-03) ==
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Yesterday on the 2nd the wiki's database got corrupted, and I was unable to restore it. Due to an issue with mySQL logging, the server's drive was also completely full so backups of the database weren't being made. Because of these issues I've had to roll the wiki back to the most recent offline backup I had, which unfortunately is 6 months old. So to everyone who made edits in the past 6 months, I'm very sorry, I've lost those contributions.
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I believe I've fixed the issue with mySQL, and will be checking the server's status and making offline backups more regularly, as well as using a service to backup the server's instance in full. --[[User:SonofUgly|SonofUgly]] ([[User talk:SonofUgly|talk]]) 22:18, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
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== TODO lists for each page? ==
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I think it'd be a good idea to add TODO lists to the talk pages of each console page. It'd help us keep track of things like which emulators need to be tested and added.
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Side note, is there a way we can test the accuracy of NES and FDS emulation? Like determine if accuracy is low, midrange, high, or cycle accurate? ~Charlie [[User:OrphanedPixel|OrphanedPixel]] ([[User talk:OrphanedPixel|talk]]) 20:05, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
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== Discord server? ==
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Hello, I think that we should do a Discord server for easier communication between everyone, or is there one already? thanks.
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:Me and Rdx have a Discord server dedicated to EmuGen, here's the link: https://discord.gg/A3WKdjqR - [[User:WebMint|WebMint]] ([[User talk:WebMint|talk]]) 09:23, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
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::I don't agree with having a discord unrelated to the general in the main page, and others in the thread don't seem to agree either, after all wiki discussions should be public and easily accessible to anyone, and creating a private group not only goes against that but against the whole philosophy of the imageboard that spawned it. So please, if you want to discuss in private, go for it, but keep it out of the main page. [[User:Yeahwhatever|Yeahwhatever]] ([[User talk:Yeahwhatever|talk]]) 19:12, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
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Me and webmint have made Discord Server. Made for wiki. No one has any problem with this. It doesn't matter who made this server. Wiki's talk page is a common thing. discord shares much more information than this. It also does not matter whether it is private or open, but we have made this server for the improvement of the wiki. So that more and more people can be helped. As far as I know, there is no problem with this wiki's owner and administrator. Me and webmint is the more active contributor. If you still have any problem with this then you can tell.
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([[User:Rdx|Rdx]] ([[User talk:Rdx|talk]]))
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And main thing → discord isn't private group!, We made for wiki improvement, not for personal use.
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([[User:Rdx|Rdx]] ([[User talk:Rdx|talk]]))

Revision as of 06:07, 3 January 2022

If you are looking for something to do, check the GetInvolved page. There's also a GetInvolved talk page.


Adding links to more content pages on the main page

I think it would improve the wiki and make it more accessible to everyone, if we added links on the main page to more content pages that don't have a link yet. I can't do it myself though, so I'd appreciate if someone else considered doing it. I have looked up all content pages at https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&hideredirects=1 and I have made a list of most of the ones that aren't yet linked on the main page, excluding all that focus on specific emulators and a few more that I thought were better off staying inside other links. Also, there's at least 2 pages on this list that aren't linked from any other page, GPD_XD_Devices and Thread_template. Here's the list:

-188.114.111.202 18:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll start adding some. -Jpx (talk) 05:52, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Thank you. That was fast. -188.114.111.160 09:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
More of those have been added on MainPageWIP page. - WebMint (talk) 02:27, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Ninth Generation Consoles?

I know the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S aren't schedule to release for another month and a half, but I was wondering when it does should we make new category and classify it as ninth-generation? Also I know there was some debate on whether the Nintendo Switch should be classified as eighth-generation or ninth, should we move it to ninth or wait until there's more of a consensus? -Skylark (talk) 21:47, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

I can add it. I think we should only change the Switch to ninth if Wikipedia does it. -Jpx (talk) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

New main page

I've been thinking about remaking the main page. I'll probably create a separate WIP page to test it out. There's mainly two reasons:

  • Make it easier to contribute to the wiki - this might be things like highlighting high priority tasks on the main page
  • Different layout of emulators - I've been thinking about separating console, computers and arcade emulators.

Let me know if you got any suggestions. -Jpx (talk) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Will it still be remade? - WebMint (talk) 17:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Quality control

Some pages are of subpar quality or outdated. I think we need some better way of quality control. Perhaps something like Wikipedias Content assessment & Vital aritcles or something like PCGamingWiki? A way to go thru all pages, add a category or template and then be able to list all pages that needs fixing. Perhaps we should rate the quality of all pages? -Jpx (talk) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

{{WIP}}, {{Outdated}} and {{stub}} take care of the real subpar ones, and for the rest I think it'd be best to keep it simple by either adding Category:Article_complete or Category:Article_incomplete to the page.
We should also have something to check against, so how about Emulation General Wiki:Guidelines as a guide. --SonofUgly (talk) 03:55, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Data Loss (2021-07-03)

Yesterday on the 2nd the wiki's database got corrupted, and I was unable to restore it. Due to an issue with mySQL logging, the server's drive was also completely full so backups of the database weren't being made. Because of these issues I've had to roll the wiki back to the most recent offline backup I had, which unfortunately is 6 months old. So to everyone who made edits in the past 6 months, I'm very sorry, I've lost those contributions.

I believe I've fixed the issue with mySQL, and will be checking the server's status and making offline backups more regularly, as well as using a service to backup the server's instance in full. --SonofUgly (talk) 22:18, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

TODO lists for each page?

I think it'd be a good idea to add TODO lists to the talk pages of each console page. It'd help us keep track of things like which emulators need to be tested and added.

Side note, is there a way we can test the accuracy of NES and FDS emulation? Like determine if accuracy is low, midrange, high, or cycle accurate? ~Charlie OrphanedPixel (talk) 20:05, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Discord server?

Hello, I think that we should do a Discord server for easier communication between everyone, or is there one already? thanks.

Me and Rdx have a Discord server dedicated to EmuGen, here's the link: https://discord.gg/A3WKdjqR - WebMint (talk) 09:23, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
I don't agree with having a discord unrelated to the general in the main page, and others in the thread don't seem to agree either, after all wiki discussions should be public and easily accessible to anyone, and creating a private group not only goes against that but against the whole philosophy of the imageboard that spawned it. So please, if you want to discuss in private, go for it, but keep it out of the main page. Yeahwhatever (talk) 19:12, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Me and webmint have made Discord Server. Made for wiki. No one has any problem with this. It doesn't matter who made this server. Wiki's talk page is a common thing. discord shares much more information than this. It also does not matter whether it is private or open, but we have made this server for the improvement of the wiki. So that more and more people can be helped. As far as I know, there is no problem with this wiki's owner and administrator. Me and webmint is the more active contributor. If you still have any problem with this then you can tell. (Rdx (talk))

And main thing → discord isn't private group!, We made for wiki improvement, not for personal use. (Rdx (talk))