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== 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 [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] :More of those have been added 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|SkylarkMainPageWIP]] ([[User talk: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 itpage. -[[User:JpxWebMint|JpxWebMint]] ([[User talk:JpxWebMint|talk]]) 0602:4827, 14 25 November 2020 2021 (UTC)
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== 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:
*[[Acorn]]
*<s>[[Apple IIGS emulators]]</s>*<s>[[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]</s>*<s>[[Building RetroArch]]</s>*<s>[[Commodore]]</s>*<s>[[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]</s>*<s>[[Decapping]]</s>*<s>[[Discrete Circuitry-Based Arcade Games]]</s>
*[[DualShock 3]]
*[[DualShock 4]]
*<s>[[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]</s>*<s>[[Dynamic recompilation]]</s>*<s>[[Emulator Problems FAQ]]</s>* <s>[[Emulators on Switch]]</s>*<s>[[Famicom Color Palette]]</s>*<s>[[Flash]]</s>
*[[GB/C Tests]]
*[[GPD XD Devices]]
*<s>[[Game problems FAQ]]</s>
*[[GoodTools]]
*[[Libretro]]
*<s>[[Licensing]]</s>*<s>[[Overscan]]</s>*<s>[[PS1 Plugins]]</s>
*[[PS1 Tests]]
*<s>[[PSP Eboots]]</s>*<s>[[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]</s>
*[[RDI Halcyon]]
*[[Recommended Emulators]]
*[[SCP Driver Package]]
*<s>[[Save Disk Space for ISOs]]</s>*<s>[[Scaling]]</s>*<s>[[Sega Pico]]</s>*<s>[[Source code]]</s>*<s>[[Super A'Can]]</s>
*[[Thread template]]
*<s>[[User Settings and Configs]]</s>*<s>[[Using RetroArch]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on Wii U]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on GameCube]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on PS1]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox 360]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox One]]</s>*<s>[[Emulators on Dreamcast]]</s>*[[Emulators on Saturn]]
-[[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)
::Thank you. That was fast. -[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.160|188.114.111.160]] 09:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
== New 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. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
:Will it still be remade? - [[User:WebMint|WebMint]] ([[User talk:WebMint|talk]]) 17:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
== Quality control ==
Perhaps something like Wikipedias [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Content_assessment|Content assessment]] & [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Vital_articles|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? -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
:[[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.
: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)
== 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. --[[User:SonofUgly|SonofUgly]] ([[User talk: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 [[User:OrphanedPixel|OrphanedPixel]] ([[User talk:OrphanedPixel|talk]]) 20:05, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Hello, on the Fightcade page, its title should be "Fightcade", not "FightCade", if it could be changed, thanks. -ludg1e
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FightCade
