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Request to add MacFormat
editRequest to add MacFormat (or should it be "Mac Format"?). Article says it's a sister publication of MacLife; PC Format and ST Format are already included here. Cited on Laya's Horizon in prose. IgelRM (talk) 21:46, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
- @IgelRM I don't see that publication listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources. You should start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources first, and get consensus that it is reliable. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:29, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
- ST Format also is not listed on VG/RS, but on this template. The Wikiproject list is not connected to this template. Perhaps it should but that is a different discussion.
- Do you think that Future's Format series have different standards? IgelRM (talk) 17:49, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
- It's unusual for something to be on a template but not at VG/RS - this needs to be double checked. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:12, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
- Perhaps there should be a note about requiring a prior discussion on VG/RS if this comes up repeatedly. But you haven't answered my question, I guess you don't want to comment on the magazine. IgelRM (talk) 23:51, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
- It's unusual for something to be on a template but not at VG/RS - this needs to be double checked. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:12, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
Adding Gameliner.nl to the reviewers
editHi, Rudy from Gameliner here. We would like to add our reviews to the review scores as we are also included on both Metacritic and Opencritic. Gameliner is founded in 2005 and has covered nearly every game every since. Looking forward hearing from you. RudyWijnberg (talk) 13:56, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
- Only reliable sources are included in this template, so this would require prior vetting at WT:VG/S. IceWelder [✉] 18:48, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
- @RudyWijnberg Friendly ping - have you requested a review at VG/S? If not, this is the next step. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:28, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
- Hey @Piotrus, thanks for the reminder! Yes, I've submitted the review on the 13th, talk can be found here Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources#Adding Gameliner.nl to reliable gaming resources RudyWijnberg (talk) 09:58, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
Help with custom review
editI tried adding one like this but it doesn't work. Can someone fix it? TIA. The documentation here is rather arcane. Also, can we add Świat Gier Komputerowych to the template as a regular parameter? It was a major Polish mag with 10+ years of history (and yes, it is listed in RS of Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:43, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
- @Piotrus Fixed, see diff. You pair revN with revNScore. so rev1/rev1Score, rev2/rev2Score, etc. -- ferret (talk) 14:47, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
- @Ferret Thank you! Any thoughts on adding a parameter for ŚGK? And while we are at it, CD-Action is even more relevant (still active, and pretty much the premier Polish magazine on this these days), as is the online Gry-Online. They are widely used on pl wiki, and all are classified as reliable by our WikiProject here. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:23, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Request to add Polish sources
editŚwiat Gier Komputerowych, CD-Action and Gry-Online. All are widely used on pl wiki, where they are part of the equivalent template, and are listed in RS of Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources here. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:27, 27 January 2026 (UTC)