Talk:Five Nights at Freddy's/Archive 1

Archive 1

Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2015

i want to make an etit on grammar Gossipgirl2020444 (talk) 16:02, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Please specify the exact change you want to make, in the form "Please change x to y". General Ization ^Talk 16:32, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2015

The section on the 4th game has a typo that needs to be corrected. I'll bold the error and the corrected text.

Original text: Initially, the game eas planned to be released on August 8th 2015, to match the original game release date and celebrate the first anniversary of the series. However, the game suddenly showed up on Steam July 23, 2015, making it's true release date.

Correct text: Initially, the game was planned to be released on August 8th 2015, to match the original game release date and celebrate the first anniversary of the series. However, the game suddenly showed up on Steam July 23, 2015, making it's true release date. 151.228.108.203 (talk) 15:39, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Whelp, got Ninja'd. 151.228.108.203 (talk) 15:40, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Ninja! NekoKatsun (talk) 15:43, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2015

Category:Pizza franchises 76.88.98.65 (talk) 22:40, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

 Not done Being a fictional pizza franchise, it would not fit into this category. --MASEM (t) 23:14, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2015

Append the following statement to the end of the "Film adaptation" section:

"The game will feature an original story set within the same canon as the video game series, and will feature animatronics designed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop." - Hernandez, Patricia (July 30, 2015). "Five Things You Should Know About The Five Nights at Freddy's Movie". Kotaku. Retrieved July 30, 2015. 68.37.227.226 (talk) 00:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

 Done Good find, added. --MASEM (t) 23:16, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

FNAF World Page?

This probably isn't a good idea until the release of the game but someone should eventually make a page dedicated to FNAF World. RyanTartaglia (talk) 22:49, 17 September 2015 (UTC)RyanTartaglia

FNAF 2 year inclusion?

Considering how fervent the prequel/sequel debates are, I think that including the year given on the FNAF 2 paycheck is a good idea. I'd suggest putting it at the end of the night 5 description; maybe something like "On completion of the fifth night, the player receives a paycheck dated 1987, revealing that the events of this game occur chronologically before the events of the first game." I know this is a bit of a flashpoint, so I thought I'd start with the D part of WP:BRD. Thoughts? NekoKatsun (talk) 16:13, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

If the year is a meaningful piece of information, it will be discussed in independent reliable sources.

Yes, people on forums have made various arguments for various dates. Yes, there are conflicting sequel/prequel arguments. For us to begin to address this, we need independent reliable sources addressing it. To pull a detail out of a work of fiction and add it here is to claim that the detail is meaningful. We do not know that the work is meant to be either a sequel or a prequel or that it is meant to occur in any particular year.

The closest similarity I can think of is the sitcom "The Goldbergs". If we put together all of the songs, TV shows, sporting events and such referenced in the show, we could certainly cobble together a limited range of dates for the show. However, the show is clearly trying to dodge the issue; each episode starts with a voice-over giving the date as "nineteen eighty-something).

If independent reliable sources don't discuss an issue, neither does Wikipedia. - SummerPhD^v2.0 18:27, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 October 2015 13-14

95.175.86.107 (talk) 08:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a change.
If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2015

Append this article as a source at the end of the "Novels" section of the article. 136.181.195.25 (talk) 17:02, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Done /wia🎄/tlk 18:19, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Cawthon as in the dev and publisher field.

Per the main video game infobox, which the series one is based off of, it clearly states that the developer field "is for the game development company (e.g., Nintendo) or, if confirmed by primary sources, the name of the team that developed the game (e.g., Nintendo EAD). In the case of a game made entirely by one person, use the designer field instead.". In this case, the creator field is to be used instead of the designer field. Not sure what's up for debate here. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 01:02, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Per the VG series infobox, which is key for this discussion, it only states "The popular name(s) of the games' developer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.", for both, developer and publisher. Therefore, Cawthon is entirely possible to be put there. The difference to the VG infobox, in this case, is to be ignored. Lordtobi (✉) 01:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't think it works that way though. Let's take this to the project talk page. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 03:29, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

FNaF World getting a page

Since FNaF World is out, shouldn't we go ahead and give it its own page? (Chocolatejr9 (talk) 01:05, 24 January 2016 (UTC))

It is true that FNaF World is out and that it it *could* receive an article, so go ahead and create FNaF World and edit it to acceptance. It is off-topic, however, for you to tag a section for movement that barely contains any valuable content that could make a full article body. This is why I am going to remove it again, but you may just create the article above. If you want, you may ask me for assitance. Lordtobi (✉) 11:47, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

FNaF World has now been created, feel free to contribute. Lordtobi (✉) 15:14, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Replace 'Baby' with 'Circus Baby'

Circus Baby is the correct name. NextGenUsername (talk) 21:40, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Genre

I do not really disagree to harshly on whether this game is a survival horror film, but it still needs a source. As genre is subjective, it requires a source per WP:RS, WP:OR and WP:SUBJECTIVE. Per WP:SUBJECTIVE, "Wikipedia articles about art and other creative topics (e.g., musicians, actors, books, etc.) have a tendency to become effusive. This is out of place in an encyclopedia. Aesthetic opinions are diverse and subjective—we might not all agree about who the world's greatest soprano is. However, it is appropriate to note how an artist or a work has been received by prominent experts and the general public. For instance, the article on Shakespeare should note that he is widely considered to be one of the greatest authors in the English language. Articles should provide an overview of the common interpretations of a creative work, preferably with citations to experts holding that interpretation. Verifiable public and scholarly critiques provide useful context for works of art." In short, even if it seems obvious to us, if its an interpretation, (which it is), it will require a source. Andrzejbanas (talk) 14:27, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Andrzejbanas, does this source suffice?

https://blackshellmedia.com/2016/06/13/redefining-genre-secret-five-nights-freddys-success/

Empoleonmaster23 (talk) 14:45, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Well, it does not say survival horror in the article anywhere, just that it's a horror game, which to my knowledge, appears to be a thematic type genre instead of a gameplay genre. Andrzejbanas (talk) 09:22, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

It might not state survival, but it heavily implies it. You'll see what I mean. Empoleonmaster23 (talk) 21:52, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

See that is where another problem lies. Per WP:STICKTOSOURCE, states "Source material should be carefully summarized or rephrased without changing its meaning or implication. Take care not to go beyond what is expressed in the sources, or to use them in ways inconsistent with the intention of the source, such as using material out of context. In short, stick to the sources." In other words, I do not disagree with you that the source says it's a horror game, but we can not jump to the point where we say the source says its a survival horror game, because it simply does not state that. It would be like saying "the game was released in early 2017" and we intepreted that as "they mean, April, I know it's april. i just can't find a specific source". If this game really belongs to the genre, it should not be tricky to find a source.Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:03, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

GA Review (REV. 1)

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Reviewer: Manfred von Karma (talk · contribs) 07:55, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Hello, I am Manfred von Karma. You should know me from the original Ace Attorney (I'm still dead, sadly). This is a review of the article Five Nights at Freddy's (series) vs. the Good Article promotion criteria. This being said, the criteria are relatively strict, thus so is this review. Also, being a von Karma means all good heart left in your soul is crushed with only thoughts of perfection, in this case every article on Wikipedia being perfect. Even still, my general lack of feelings only usually applies to reviews.

To clarify, I am reviewing the following revision: 02:07, April 13, 2017‎ WackyWikiWoo (talk | contribs)‎ . . (62,279 bytes) (-10)‎ . . (better wording- repeated "around" sounds weird)

Also, before I get into things, I'd like to thank WackyWikiWoo, Empoleonmaster23, Lemaroto and TheJoebro64 for major contribs to the article. Props to you guys.

Part 1: Immediate Failures Test

After analysation, I conclude that the article does not fall into the category of having an immediate failure. There is no evidence of ongoing edit wars, copyright infringing content or plagiarism.

Part 2: Well written?

If you ignore a couple sentence flow issues, this article is relatively well written. It is concise but not overly simple, and on the other side of things, doesn't go into full blinding detail of things. Great job. Criteria 1, in my books, is fulfilled.

Part 3: Well referenced?

This article has some extremely questionably sourced references. Some references that I don't deem satisfactory in quality control are:

• [34] User-generated content from fanfiction site Wattpad
• [24, 36] YouTube let's plays (unless they are longplays w/out commentary)
• [53, 57] Steam user forums

This would classify as a major referencing problem. Ba-bow.

Part 4: Covers all topics?

This article doesn't cover enough of the franchise to be considered GA. We are missing a proper description of the gameplay in Five Nights at Freddy's 3, a large chunk of information in the meat of the article -- the video games section -- as well as entire sections. Appreciated would be a Common elements and Music sections. For Common elements, editors could talk about things like the animatronics, being jump-scared to high hell, looking through cameras and the dirty locations like the pizzerias/factories/fright rides/whatever. For Music, the infamy of the "out of power" jingle in the original, the ambience, etc. A good reference article for this is the article Sonic the Hedgehog (series). It isn't a very good article in terms of the other sections, but the Common Elements section would serve as a good reference point. So, consider criteria numero tres unfulfilled.

Part 5: Neutral?

The article is neutral in its perspective. You would expect an article about Five Nights at Freddy's to be written by rabid fans who praise the game like it's the second coming of Zeus but the article is surprisingly neutral. This passes.

Part 6: Stable?

The fact that there's semi-protection on this article throws up more than one red flag. I usually wouldn't consider an article that needs physical protection against vandals to be 'stable', but from what I can see, the last incident that happened was ~four months ago, so this section gets an 'ehhh'.

Part 7: Images?

Image quality and quantity are both perfect here. The use of the Steam bundle artwork was a good idea. This criteria passes with flying colours.

Overall?

Overall, I don't think I see this article to be fit to be GA unless better references are supplied and some more information is injected into it.

As per usual, I will re-review the article in a week to see changes and pass down a verdict. If it does not change in a week, my verdict will be swift: "no". I will also encourage others to review the article. No hard feelings?

If anyone challenges my opinion or wants to start a discussion, see me after class on my talk page.

Manfred (talk) 07:55, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Comments

@WackyWikiWoo: just wanted to make a suggestion: the "Music" section you added is filled with tons of speculation and is sourced at unreliable sources, like IMDb. If you want to get this to GA, you haven't got much time... ~ TheJoebro64 (talk) 17:44, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

GA Review (REV. 2)

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Reviewer: Manfred von Karma (talk · contribs) 07:55, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Hello all!

This article is looking a lot better! I do like the new sections. Yet, there still needs to be a lot more content. I would consider this almost GA. May I direct editors of this article's attention to the article Super Smash Bros.? It is a great reference point for making a small video game series article.

My final verdict here is: ON HOLD

I will leave this article on hold for 7 days. Yes, I'm doing this again because I really think this article amounts to a lot of content, and the article is **almost** there. I don't like putting an article on hold twice...

I can't stress enough: if the article isn't up to scratch within 7 days, I have to fail it. If that does happen, don't stress! You can re-nominate it once you think it's ready again. See denial as just a notification to make the article better and re-nominate it at a later date.

Remember, don't stress!

Manfred (talk) 12:54, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Also, I realised I forgot to update the article status talk page last time. I have done so now. Manfred (talk) 13:02, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

GA Review (REV. 3)

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Reviewer: Manfred von Karma (talk · contribs) 07:55, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Hello everyone!

Everything I asked for in the second revision of the review is now present in the article. I really like the Common elements section, and the new and improved Video games section. I have no choice now put to status this article as a Good Article!

I'll check back on this article every so often to see if it keeps its status. Also: this is an ongoing franchise, so some sections of this article should be expanded when the time comes that we have more information (see: The Freddy Files).

Congratulations everyone!

Should this page become the primary topic for "Five Nights at Freddy's"?

If we look at franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Sonic the Hedgehog, their primary, non-disambiguated pages are the series, not the individual video game. Maybe we should do the same, and move Five Nights at Freddy's to Five Nights at Freddy's (video game) and make this page solely Five Nights at Freddy's. Thoughts? WackyWikiWoo (talk) 07:21, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

As a matter of fact, I was just about to start a move conversation about this exact issue. I agree. ~ TheJoebro64 (talk) 11:29, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Alright. I'll move it. If anyone has any objections, please reply to this message. WackyWikiWoo (talk) 02:38, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

I'm a wee bit late here, but I support this movement of articles. Manfred (talk) 04:30, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Manfred+TheJoebro64, how would we fix the issues of links leading to "Five Nights at Freddy's", with the intention of leading to the first game? It may create confusion. WackyWikiWoo (talk) 07:05, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

@WackyWikiWoo: Isn't that already present in "This article is about the video game franchise. For the titular game, see Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)."? We should change "For the titular game" to "For the first game in the series". Manfred (talk) 09:01, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

@Manfred von Karma: What I mean are existing links that previously lead to the "Five Nights at Freddy's" page (ie. the first game's page), but are instead leading to the series due to the name change. For example, "Five Nights at Freddy's is the first game in the series." It wouldn't make much sense to lead to the page for the franchise...WackyWikiWoo (talk) 09:59, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

@WackyWikiWoo: Well if you look at other series pages, it's exactly what they do. (see: Super Smash Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog)

@Manfred von Karma: I'm not sure you're quite understanding my point. The 'Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)' page was previously named 'Five Nights at Freddy's'. So, if a link on a page is intended to lead to the first game's article, it would lead to the 'Five Nights at Freddy's' page. But now, the article for the series has this name. So people clicking on the link expecting to see the first game would be mislead, ie. the example I gave. Will we need to manually change every single one of those links to lead to 'Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)' rather than 'Five Nights at Freddy's'? WackyWikiWoo (talk) 10:07, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

@WackyWikiWoo: I see what you mean now. If oneself clicks a link to what oneself thought was leading to the Five Nights at Freddy's video game article because of its name, but it goes to Five Nights at Freddy's series article, oneself should be able to realise that they're on the wrong page, and they can navigate to the right page through the "Not to be confused with..." line. The dilemma created here is kind of non-existent. Manfred (talk) 10:18, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2017

A day after the recent edit of 9 July 2017 at 13:18, Scott Cawthon posted a Reddit post focusing on the community of the franchise but more on that. This is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/6lwqgs/im_sorry/ If this is approved, please add some information about it onto the "4.3 Future games" section and maybe in Scott Cawthon's page. 71.3.25.175 (talk) 01:01, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Reddit posts aren't typically reliable sources, since Reddit is considered a forum of discussion and links are shared through the service. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 01:06, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Should there be an article about the FNaF novel series?

I thought it would be essential for there to be a page about the book series based on Five Nights at Freddy's. In this way, it will be easier to depict the context, illustrate the plot summaries, reception and background of all the novels at once. And maybe we could move the page for The Silver Eyes into the corresponding title for the novel series. Would that be a good idea? Cosecant57 (talk) 15:06, November 9, 2017 (UTC)

The novels are only shallowy depicted in reliable sources, any article on the entire book series would lack notability. Hence, the issuing on the franchise page (includes games and books) should suffice. Lordtobi (✉) 15:30, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Lordtobi (✉), I see and understand your point. Cosecant57 (talk) 15:23, November 12, 2017 (UTC)

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Simulator

I feel like the most recent game should be included with more detail. Maybe your working on it, I just want it to have more detail about the game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tillbrian2.0 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 21 July 2018

Hey guys (and girls), the Five Nights at Freddy's 3 part of this Wikipedia page says that Springtrap is an older version of Bonnie, but Springtrap is actually a rotted version of Spring Bonnie with William Afton's corpse inside. 2607:F2C0:9393:D00:2D80:2C8C:88A5:DCD5 (talk) 14:02, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. LivinRealGüd (talk) 03:08, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 September 2018

Five Nights At Freddy's Also Known As FNAF Is A Click And Point Survival Horror Video Game Franchise Developed And Designed By Scott Cawthon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.15.225.236 (talk) 01:13, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Genre area suggestion

I think we should put in parentheses what games the listed genres applies to, because listing all of them might be confusing for newcomers or people who have never played the games before. Example:

Point-and-click (1-6, UCN)
Survival horror (1-6, UCN)
Role-playing (World)
Business simulation (6) Nightmarefoxxy (talk) 19:59, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

GA Reassessment

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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I've never really been quite sure that this page should be listed as a good article, and re-reading it I am convinced it shouldn't. To me it conflicts with 1a, 2b, and 2c of the GA criteria. Problems I notice include (but may not be limited to):

• Original research, unfortunately, seems to run rampant in this article. The "Gameplay", "Characters", "Games", and "Music" sections are mostly, if not entirely, unsourced. For example, statements like The main antagonist of the series is a mysterious man commonly known as "Purple Guy" and the second game introduces upgraded versions of the original characters in the "Characters" section could easily be challenged.
• The OR also causes a problem with WP:GAMECRUFT because this article is filled with in-universe details that make no sense to a general reader. You only need to read just a portion of the "Characters" section to get what I'm talking about.
• Sourcing is also concerning because there are so many questionable references. Examples include "Attack of the Fanboy", "www.vinereport.com", "Gamenguide", "Player.One", "Twinfinite", and Steam forums. Some of these are listed as unreliable sources at WP:VG/S. And this list is far from exhaustive, this is just from a simple glance—it'd take me a lot more time to list all of the questionable sources this article uses.
• Prose is also lackluster. The reception section suffers from a quotefarm issue, for example, and there's also WP:POV problems like "Products created through these companies include stuffed toys, action figures, posters, clothing, keychains, and even stationery."

Overall, I don't think this article should be listed as a GA with all these problems. JOEBRO64 22:08, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

It should not be listed as GA with any of the problems either. I have to agree that all of this makes the article a C-class article, and I would not at all expect it to survive as a GA if the problems remain after weeks. I have an article that is being reviewed for GA and perhaps someday for FA: SkiFree, and it does not look anything like this rubbish. At the very least, if I feel like it, I will scan this article and replace all the unreliable sources with the "citation needed" tags. The sooner we fix this, the better the chances of the article retaining the status. Gamingforfun³⁶⁵ 00:04, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

This looks really bad. The original reviewer, who hasn't been active since 2017, pretty clearly had no idea what he was doing looking at the reviewed version. A lot of the prose is very unprofessionally written and repetitive. A lot of the article content feels like cruft. If anyone's to fix it, this article will need a total strip-down and rebuild, a la WP:TNT (well, maybe not that far, but at least two thirds of it would have to go, by my estimate). Agree with Gamingforfun365's assessment of C-class here, and full of severe problems. I would currently !vote to delist for the time being. At this point, even with fixes, I would think that so much will have changed that a new GAN would be recommended anyway if someone does tear it down and fix it. Red Phoenix ^talk 19:43, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

I would recommend looking to see if they reviewed any other articles since we may have several bad quality GAs.--64.229.166.98 (talk) 21:34, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

I checked and the user passed three other articles at GAN but they don't look as bad. Both Theme Hospital and Micro Machines seem GA quality to me, and the only real problem I have with NHL 17 is its reception section isn't exactly the best. Note that the user who reviewed the article is still active; they just edit under a different username nowadays. JOEBRO64 22:00, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

I agree, its big but it has a lot of details that aren't sourced.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 21:47, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 25 May 2019

I wanted to add that it would have a upcoming movie and that a Vr game Help wanted has been released to the public 24.51.251.245 (talk) 18:01, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DannyS712 (talk) 18:28, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

The film already has a section so no new info needed for that, but the game was released to the public. If you really need a source (and for some reason couldn't just go here yourself) you can buy it on it's Steam page. 72.82.29.156 (talk) 01:27, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2019

Realhanzo (talk) 14:12, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

it says a sister company its just william aftons daughter he made it for. william afton made circus baby for his daughter Elizabeth Afton but she went up to circus baby when not apost to and cirus baby activated and circus baby used her claw that comes from her stomach and killed elizabeth, now elizabeth possessed circus baby.

 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. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 15:25, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2019

Modify the timeline in History and development section to include Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery. EctoBiologist15 (talk) 13:24, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

 Not done for now: The game is listed already in the spin-offs section. Since it has only been announced and not yet released, however, it is probably better to wait to add it in the timeline. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:48, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2019

Add Nintendo Switch to platforms Groose666 (talk) 01:22, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NiciVampireHeart 05:24, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Main vs. spin off & What! HAPPENED? TO NEED?!

Shouldn't Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted be considered one of the new main games, since it includes a canotical unexplained spoiler ending? Also, The infobox should either list Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery as the latest released game, or "Freddy in Space 2" (which was a spin-off). Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 22:45, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2019

change "the third the main game" to "the third main game" Gomotion (talk) 17:45, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

 Done MadGuy7023 (talk) 19:01, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2020

Also available on Nintendo Switch IloveMinecraft64 (talk) 15:16, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

 Done Also Xbox One too, also 4th game also got to consoles. --Masem (t) 16:26, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2020

"Future" section mentions eighth and ninth instalment of the game series, which is false. Both information mentions multiple teasers to the same upcoming game, the eighth one according to the Wikipedia numeration. There's only one upcoming main instalment currently announced.

For context, I believe the confusion between these two messages has happened because the upcoming game is sometimes called "FNaF 9" in the community, while the Wiki page considers UCN as a spin-off (so whoever wrote the mention got confused when seeing info about the eighth game). Buzzek (talk) 17:42, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

 Partly done: removed the entire "Future" subsection since, despite claims of these having been "confirmed", all the listed versions were unsourced. This sourcing hasn't been corrected in over a month, so until better sourcing appears it is best to simply remove them and avoid the confusion entirely. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:10, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

"Five Nights at Freddy's" can make a Hebrew Version?

I was thinking of making a Hebrew version of the page "Five Nights at Freddy's", I think pages like this should be in the Hebrew Wikipedia and too bad they arn't... Dimwit1234567 (talk) 11:09, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

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Maybe I wished working with robotics and Freddy Fazbear's Pizzaria FNAF VR horror, Five Nights at Freddy's VR Wanted help horror and Five Nights at Freddy's AR horror Five Nights at Freddy's (Freddy in Space 2 horror) I can help fix with robotics. But not now wait later next years future 2021 or 2022 or 20?? Don't know wait and see. Stay away from bad Glitchtrap creepy and Purple guy (William Afton), shadow Freddy Purple other different things like that.

I loved this game Five Nights at Freddy's horror 1-9 and Five Nights at Freddy's VR, AR horror and Freddy in Space 2 horror. Tigerdev12 (talk) 05:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2020

Under Games, the game PizzaPlex has incorrect characters, and has been leaked by Funko (merch company) the names of all the characters. There is Glamrock Freddy, Glamrock Chica, Montgomery Gator, Roxanne wolf, and Vannie LiamEuan (talk) 07:41, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

 Not done We can't use leaks like that as a reliable source. --Masem (t) 12:36, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Gameplay section add other FNAF games

Also add the gameplay of Five Nights at Freddy's VR, Five Nights at Freddy's AR, Freddy in Space 2. DixyScott (talk) 04:50, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Add Info About latest book series

Please add more details of the latest book series Fazbear Frights. DixyScott (talk) 04:52, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2020

Both Fnaf Ucn and ar are main games 80.212.84.129 (talk) 11:26, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

 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. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 15:33, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

UCN and Ar include canonical plot but they aren't considered as canon because they aren't released along with mani games and the plot they contain is not directly expressed as the main games DixyScott (talk) 08:53, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Mistake in the secret characters.

There is a mistake in the secret characters. It says looked at for too time instead of too much time. Could someone please change that? Otherwise, I haven’t found any other mistakes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wasted13901 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2021

Rhyscleaver28 (talk) 12:03, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

 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. Volteer1 (talk) 12:30, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

The Freddy Files

In addition to Five Night's at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones, there's another book by Scott coming out a month after called The Freddy Files which will be the first official guide to the franchise. According to Amazon.com, the description for the book is "In this first ever official guide to the bestselling horror video game Five Night at Freddy's, fans and gamers alike can immerse themselves in the characters, locations, game play, etc. and try to uncover the secrets and unlock the mysteries kept so hidden within the game itself. Authorized by Scott Cawthon, creator of the game, this book will also give you never before seen information and facts as well as a sneak peek at what comes next for Freddy's." A link for the series is right here https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-at-Freddys-Guidebook/dp/1338139347 and I was going to add this book to the page, but the page is locked so if someone could add this that would be appreciated. --TotalDrama0898 (talk) 23:56, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Freedy Sophiapark17 (talk) 12:45, 1 December 2018 (UTC) just pointing this out because it seems to be a common ishue (I dont know how to spell it sorry) it is "Freddy" not "freedy" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:470:EA71:10:155D:62E1:F20:84C2 (talk) 00:58, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Remove Fazbear Universe section and add it to Scott Cawthon's page

Request to remove the "Fazbear Universe" section, as it isn't related at all to Five Nights at Freddy's as much as it's related to Scott Cawthon. IE, it doesn't really have a place on the Five Night's at Freddy's Wikipedia page. ClovisLowell (talk) 20:37, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done. This article is about the entire FNaF media franchise. There's no section titled "Fazbear Universe", but if I'm not mistaken what you're referring to is probably within the same franchise. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 01:54, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2021

FNAF is a game where a nigh guard (the player) will we trying to survive 5 nights at Freddy's Fazbears. You will be constantly be jump scared by the 3 animatronics (Freddy, Bonnie, Chika and Foxy). If your power turns off ten Freddy will stand near your door and his eyes will flash. 173.66.4.110 (talk) 23:21, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

 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. — TGHL ↗ (talk) 03:58, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Errors for the Sister Location section

The article says that you are Mike, when you aren't. There is no evidence of us being Mike. You see a sticker saying Mike on the keypad in the game, but that is most likely a reference to the first game's protagonist. It has been confirmed that you play as William Afton, co-creator of Fazbear's Pizza and the mysterious "Purple Guy". In fact, in the new update for the game it shows you turning into the Purple Guy. Therefore, you're not actually William Afton due to being crushed, sliced and obviously killed in the springlock suit in FNaF 3. Don't listen to anyone that's thinking about the playing as William Afton or Mike Schmidt crap.

--JonTronFan2016 ([[User KingGreenBean

Actually you are not Mike nor Afton. In a cut scene, you hear Afton's daughter talking to him about Baby. Mike(the keypad) was most likely made by Mike. You are a completely new character, seeing as Baby says " You are new here. I'm remember this.. scenario." Afton BUILT her, so she would remember him. So in all cases, you are a completely new character, unless there is some connection to 'Silver Eyes' the hit FNAF book, coming with the next FNAFSL book. I have not read the the books, so please inform me if I am missing any details. FnafFanGirl (talk) 00:15, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

Yes really Real he's named Michael Afton. Why because Michael Afton ideas put on name Title Mike Schmidt. Himself.

I've seeming Fredbear did not killed him kid. 1. Michael Afton hated little brother kid. Don't know why. 2. Michael Afton has bad friends tree Wanted get him kid then go throw Fredbear's jaw mouth..trying kills kid. But Fredbear did not killed him kid... was Michael Afton yes did it. 3. SpringBonnie saw Michael Afton went with bad friends tree get him throw Fredbear's jaw mouth. But kid crying. SpringBonnie never not telling you too long old years. 4. Fredbear just trying yawning,talk or song like that. Same Freddy Fazbear. 5. Bonnie knows. 6. I saw that YouTube video FNAF when Bonnie looked at him Freddy Fazbear did not move go anywhere. 7. Did you not believe that I saw Bonnie face moved turn looked at him Freddy Fazbear did not move go anywhere and Freddy Fazbear did not killed all Five kids dead. Same SpringBonnie did not killed all Five kids dead. But when Fredbear knows seeming SpringBonnie did not move go anywhere near backstage or other anywhere. 8. Was William Afton yes did. William Afton Wanted Freddy Fazbear and SpringBonnie some golden Freddy (he's not really Real robot) If future 2020-2023 or 20?? New robotics. Tigerdev12 (talk) 04:34, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

One more something William Afton mean (hated wife, guard, people and Elizabeth Afton, kids and some robotics too.) 2. Don't know why himself. Next time someone don't let gets with your robotics and your children.. New years future. Robotics mean (don't try blamed me.) (I did not killed all Five kids.) (I'm trying help with your children and people, guard)

3. Withered golden Freddy did very good saved kid yes that right. Why because withered golden Freddy heard crying kid. It's kid cryed scared of bad man Purple guy trying kills kid. Withered golden Freddy knows. Withered golden Freddy trying get kid. When withered golden Freddy saw bad man Wanted kills get hurt kid. 5. Withered golden Freddy saved kid. Withered Golden Freddy, golden Freddy,Fredbear. I know saw that soon next new year 2021. That's all. I wished you need fix with robotics. don't throw with robotics. If robotics have problem then you can fixing right way. Check computer lab with robotics. Scottgames.com

 Tigerdev12 (talk) 04:53, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

In the cutscene after Golden Freddy on V. hard mode, we hear a person talk "father its me Michael. They first did not recognise me and confused me with you. I freed her." This confirms everything DixyScott (talk) 08:01, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

@DixyScott: If my sources are correct Springtrap appears in that cutscene. And if that is true then FNaF 3 and FNaF 5 are connected which also indicates that William Afton is dead in the ending minigame in FNaF 3 you see the ghosts and Purple Guy haunting him only for him to be killed by spring locks. You can't play as William this also indicates Sister Location happened before FNaF 3. That's a theory and might be a good addition to the article. SoyokoAnis 18:39, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2021

The name of the crying child is not confirmed. Iloveanime69 (talk) 09:33, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

 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. Melmann 09:45, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2021

Change 'The tenth game will feature a modernized shopping mall.' to 'The tenth game will feature a modernized family entertainment center' as the people behind the game have never refered to the location as a mall. But have refered to it as a Family Entertainment Center. Source: https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/16/five-nights-at-freddys-security-breach-revealed-for-ps5/ Articfoxgamez (talk) 14:18, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

I just used a quoted "Mega Pizza Plex" instead of shopping mall. All set. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:00, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Five Nights at Freddy's

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Five Nights at Freddy's's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "MC":

• From Five Nights at Freddy's 4: "Five Nights at Freddy's 4 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Corporation. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
• From 2010s in video games: "Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-19)". Metacritic. January 4, 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:44, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

'Article has multiple issues'

Just a random thought, someone should really check if those issues at the top of the page are still the case (Assuming they havent been already). Given they have been up there sense April of 2019, meaning its been about two years. Like i said, they might have been checked and i just missed it but, i dont know.

--Articfoxgamez (talk) 16:34, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Five nights at Freddys

You should be over the age of 12 years to play this game it can frighten people Uklop (talk) 15:11, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

'This article has multiple issues.’

I think these issues have been resolved. This notice should be removed, or at least updated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B300ff (talk • contribs) 11:01, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Guinness Record

The intro states "The series also appeared in the Guinness Book of Records: Gamer's Edition, setting a record for the largest number of sequels released in a year." This is unsourced. Also, I can't tell what it refers to (which year? which sequels?), and it's not elaborated in the rest of the article. Kumagoro-42 (talk) 02:43, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2021

Juanicolacho04 (talk) 12:39, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

fnaf

 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.   melecie   t 13:17, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

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Proposed merge of Fazbear Frights: The Cliffs into Five Nights at Freddy's

All information in this article already exists within the Five Nights at Freddy's page. It's also the only Fazbear Frights story to have a separate page and it doesn't really have notability apart from being a Five Nights at Freddy's spinoff. ItsMackie (talk) 20:08, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 December 2021

In the Security Breach section, please change "the game's pot" to "the game's plot". Adamk33n3r (talk) 09:19, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:09, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Can somebody please change the part about Vanny saying she is a possesed rabbit animatronic, The game clearly shows us that she is a human. It would make more sense to say "A human who is possesed by Glitchtrap/Mallhare" (talk) 1:51, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Glamrock's and Vanny and Gregory

if in one of the endings Vassena is Vanny but in others shes not.

Vannesa = Vanny: The one where freddy commits arson and they run to the roof and vanny is there, freddy jumps and pushes Vanny off the roof, Gregory runs down the fire exit and takes Vannys mask off and its Vassna.

Vanny = Anamtronic: in the Vanny ending at the doors if you get to Vanny's office and you disassemble her she gets torn up but theres no blood.

How you may ask? Maybe because vassena is not human or was and was made a anamtronic! By the one and only glitchtrap/malhair.

Gregory: the bite victim has brown hair, Gregory has brown hair, they look pretty much identical. Freddy brought Gregory to the medbay because he felt the frontlobe missing and thought it was torn out. So Gregory = Bite victim

Glamrock's: Bonnie got destroyed so badly at Bonnie bowl that he became unusable, or one of the workers did it because why did they have monty golf before monty was out? Because Bonnie's suit is the one Vanny is useing! It was destroyed and Vassena stiched it back up. And Freddy helping Gregory, why doesn't he stop his friends? Because hes acting. He was planning to kill Gregory but got attached to him.

Therorys by me Squidgame199 (talk) 18:06, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Mobile game

In the mini-games section of the article, It states that ¨ In the mobile version of the eighth game, the player can access a mini-game called "Princess Quest", which depicts the origins of a character called Vanny.¨ To my knowledge, no mobile version of "FNaF: Security breach" (the 8th game) exist, nor is the Princess Quest mini-game only found in that version. I don't know where people got this from, but it should change to say ¨There is a Mini-game Called ¨Princess Quest¨ which depicts the origins of a character called Vanny¨ with no mention of a mobile port or that its found in that port. Yeial (talk) 14:20, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

So apparently and Mobile version of "FNaf: Help wanted" exist (which I had no knowledge of prior) which has a mini game of Princess quest on it. How ever the article for Security Breach States that it's the 8th game. Some Clearing up of which game is in order of release woulld be nice. Yeial (talk) 14:35, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

False Origin - This game franchise is based on the 1987 movie, and it's sequel

The origin falsely states that this was an original idea dating around 2014, when the fact is that this entire game franchise is based on the Five Nights at Freddy's movie from 1987.

• Five Nights at Freddy's
• Five Nights at Freddy's (1987)

How could anyone who is working on this page not know of this origin? --— Preceding unsigned comment added by KaelumYodi (talk • contribs)

 No such thing,I don't know why you would even attempt to claim this,but its sort of funny.Yeial (talk) 15:44, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

The fandom page is clearly a fake. An animated film from '87 will have been well documented, and there clearly isn't one. --Masem (t) 22:08, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

The sentence doesn't contain the latest game of the series.

The last sequel for the Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach released on December 17, 2021. The following sentence doesn't contain this information.

"The sequels were released on November 10, 2014, March 2, 2015, July 23, 2015, October 7, 2016, December 4, 2017, June 27, 2018, May 28, 2019, and November 25, 2019, respectively." Rbalex452 (talk) 13:12, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

 Done by User:MarvelDc2003 SpinningCeres 01:57, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2022

the amalgamations include ennard,blob and molton fredyd 174.95.155.98 (talk) 23:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

 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. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

William Afton page?

Do you think it would be appropriate to make a page for William Afton/Springtrap ? I'm fairly certain that hes notable enough outside of the fnaf fanbase to be worthy of a page, especially with regards to meme culture and stuff. AshSuki (talk) 14:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Do it Glitchtrap on the internet (talk) 23:46, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Nevermind, it doesn't meet the notability requirement unfortunately, maybe in the future perhaps. AshSuki (talk) 17:09, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Discussion of Fazbear Fanverse and Spin-offs

There were a couple of edits introduced recently that I really think should have been discussed before it was enacted. First off, the topic of whether the games included in the Fazbear Fanverse (especially Five Nights at Freddy's Plus) should be included as "official spin-offs". I personally think that they should not be included as "official spin-offs" as they are only published by Scott/Clickteam, the original creators have full creative control over the games, and, as far as I know, they are still owned completely by the original creators. In my opinion, they are simply fan projects that Scott is helping out in. The other subject is whether Special Delivery (and Ultimate Custom Night, as well, I guess) should be considered a main game or a spin-off. According to the spin-off article, a spin-off is "any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work". Another definition is that a spin-off "is usually meant to indicate a substantial change in narrative viewpoint and activity from that (previous) storyline based on the activities of the series' principal protagonist and so is a shift to that action and overall narrative thread of some other protagonist, which now becomes the central or main thread (storyline) of the new sub-series." Given these definitions, I believe that Ultimate Custom Night and Special Delivery should not be considered spin-offs as they are not substantial changes in viewpoints as they are still about the events and characters surrounding Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and still contain some of the same narrative threads as the rest of the games. I think these topics that I've mentioned should have been discussed first before being edited, but I'd like to hear what others think about these subjects. ArojamDharkon (talk) 21:50, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

I agree this topic should be cleared out. I don't know if there's a point in discussing what is a spinoff and what isn't, but I think Fanverse should simply get separated from the rest. This topic is currently a mess on the page. FNaF Plus is added to the "Spin-Off" section, but Fanverse is put far to the bottom, on Cultural Impact > Fandom > Fazbear Fanverse. I think it should be set straight; one or the other. My suggestion would be to either add Fazbear Fanverse under spin-off or as a separate section other than main series and spin-offs. FNaF Plus definitely SHOULD NOT be highlighted from the Fazbear Fanverse as it is currently. Every Fanverse project is equal to each other. FNaF Plus may be a remake/reimagining of FNaF1, but it's a non-canon addition, equal to all the remaining games. (source) This project should be held equally, so FNaF Plus has to be either removed at all, or put somewhere along with all the remaining Fanverse games. In my opinion, in the "Games" section under a new "Fazbear Fanverse" sub-section, but you could very well keep it near the end of the page where "Fazbear Fanverse" sub-section currently is.

Regarding UCN and Special Delivery, I agree these games should be considered a part of the main games. Both of the games follow the main storyline and have similar gameplay. Ultimate Custom Night was initially meant to be simply an update, an extension of the previous game. Buzzek (talk) 17:07, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

If it's officially licensed, then it's official, simple as that. I added the other fanverse games as a compromise, but regardless of whether or not they're all considered equal, there's a clear difference between a fan being given the license to develop an official remake of a main title, and a fan having their already fanmade project made official. AshSuki (talk) 13:27, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

There isn't really a big difference between one and the other, as Phil is still working on a fangame. Scott isn't involved in that development other than overseeing it (just like he does for the other project) and it's not a canon remake. It's a new story with FNaF1 as its setting. Just like other creators make new games for their existing projects, Phil is making a FNaF1 fangame, after his FNaF2 fangame (AFFOS) was taken down for being too similar to the original game. It's especially important to make that clear because it causes a big confusion in the community. Other than that, I saw your edit was reverted and we really simply need to come to some agreement on this discussion section, and then make an edit on the page. I still think the best solution is to add a new sub-section for Fanverse, as it's a bit different project from the other games. Buzzek (talk) 11:04, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

I agree with what you say. I think that a fair compromise would be to include it in the "Games" section, but under its own "Fazbear Fanverse" section. As to whether the developers of the Fanverse should be included as "Developers" of the franchise, I don't think that they should be included as they are not officially part of the franchise, but the fangames included in the Fazbear Fanverse are still important in a sense to the franchise, if that makes any sense. ArojamDharkon (talk) 02:22, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Heya Buzz, I'm late but under Wikipedia's standards and the general usage of the terms "fanmade", "fangame" or "fan labour", the moment these games become funded and given licensing rights by the copyright holder, they stop being fangames. Especially since FNaF Plus is a case of someone being given the license to remake an official FNaF game, which isn't the same as having a fangame made official. The "Fazbear Fanverse" games are just as official as the canon FNaF games. According to Kane Carter, Scott himself even considers the Fanverse games to be spinoffs.

--AshSuki (talk) 01:32, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

I think Ultimate Custom Night at least should be included with the other major FNAF games since the games lore is integral to the franchise, even though it looks like a spinoff (talk) 01:47,25 January 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darthepokefan (talk • contribs)

I think due to the fact that they're official games in the franchise, they should be added to the spin-off section. That includes every game in the fanverse. AshSuki (talk) 17:11, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Sad origins

Nowdays the franchise is iconic, but this type of lore put into the game has to have some sort of effect on scotts mind. And to think that a normal happy game designer became successful via horror because his attempt at a happy game was deemed scary. ADHD and i hate speedy accusations of bs ChiserYT (talk) 18:21, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Controversy

It should be mentioned in the article how controversial the different interpretations of the plot can be. 76.190.44.178 (talk) 16:45, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Release Timeline Potential Issue?

I've noticed on the release timeline for the series, Fazbear Fanverse games are listed, I'm fine with this, but if we're including these games, shouldn't POPGOES Arcade (2020) be included? The game was released before the Fanverse was officially announced, but the game is not going to be updated/modernized for the Fanverse (unlike the Five Night's at Candy's games). Would that not qualify for it's inclusion? I've also seen Kane Carter (the developer) claim it as a Fanverse release, but I cannot get a good source on that exactly. JeremyDoesSS (talk) 23:26, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Ok, while this may not claim it as "releasing with fanverse" But I do have this tweet from Kane Carter, and the official game page, which both claims it as a Fanverse game, and released. So take that as you will. JeremyDoesSS (talk) 23:52, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Release Timeline

I don't know if other people are thinking this same thing or agree with me, but I think that having the main release timeline is too big and clunky. It technically can't even fit all the releases mentioned in the article (as shown in a recent edit by MarvelDc2003). I think having this big huge timeline is a bit too much. I think that it should be removed and we should just stick with the two separate timelines (a video game timeline and a book timeline). That's just something I noticed and wanted to see if people agree with it. ArojamDharkon (talk) 07:32, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2022

I would like to add that in FNAF 4, the phone call ambience is a backwards recording of phone Guy from FNAF 1 A9ollo (talk) 15:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:41, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

• What I think should be changed: Under Characters: Humans, add that Michael Afton is most likely the player character in the sixth game, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator, because of comments made by Henry, Molten Freddy, and Scraptrap.
• Why it should be changed: All other games he is in or theorized to be in are included, so this should be as well, since it also has more confirmation than some of the others.
• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Voice lines in the game iteself, I'm not sure how to cite that. The lines are here. Henry: "And to you, my brave volunteer, who somehow found this job listing not intended for you. Although there was a way out planned for you, I have a feeling that's not what you want. I have a feeling that you are right where you want to be." Molten Freddy: "Together again!" [Molten Freddy is the scrap remains of Ennard, who lived inside Michael's body for a week.] Scraptrap: "You may not recognize me at first, but I assure you, it's still me." [Scraptrap is William Afton, Michael's father.]

2A00:23C7:7AAF:FE01:50FE:733B:BDDF:CCEC (talk) 17:26, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

References

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:58, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Spelling correction

Sorry if I'm wrong, but in here it says Balora. I am pretty sure it's Belora. 216.197.136.87 (talk) 01:45, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Family Aftons

The crying child died of freadbear Elizhabeth died of circus baby 2A00:20:700B:B497:AD13:1372:D2AC:26F5 (talk) 11:07, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Five nights at Freddy‘s

Make purple guy but at some point in the game you hear him getting spring locked🫢 47.211.218.245 (talk) 10:13, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Five nights at Freddy‘s security breach

Overall I really think that Gregory is the crying child if you don’t believe me here’s proof Gregory has a striped shirt so does the crying child and also I think that Gregory is a robot because whenever you give pretty Roxanne dies Roxanne can see through things like milk and balls nut milk metal and whenever Freddys Eyes with Roxanne dies Freddy says I’m still trying to adjust you look different as in Freddy is seeing through Gregorys metal body and seeing his endoskeleton but as a replacement as the crying child 47.211.218.245 (talk) 10:16, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Its repetitive

Its repetitive and boring I'm sorry if you like it but I do not — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:5417:4100:194C:F98F:B642:DAD8 (talk) 18:06, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

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Issues with talk page

Hey, I just want to say something really quickly. I am not a moderator nor an expert, I'm simply pointing out issues that I want to be addressed. I keep seeing talk page comments about lore and their theories. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this article is about the franchise itself and is intended to educate readers about it. It's not supposed to tell you the lore, which is a disputed topic and thus there will never be a consensus for what to put in this hypothetical "lore section".

(edited to fix an error regarding format - Dil) TL;DR I'm pretty sure the talk section is for discussion about making the article itself better, not discussing lore or fan theories. Dilpickl (talk) 18:52, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

I’ll put a notice on the top. Pizzaplayer219^Talk_Contribs 17:59, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

"Characters" section.

Hello.

It seems that the "Characters" section and both sub-sections do not seem to meet the standards laid out in the MoS. It is heavily over-detailed, while lacking in citations. The section should only cover major characters, or at least make a list with bullet points. A description for each individual character is not necessary, especially since there is a myriad of unconfirmed speculation/theories, which is off-limits unless they have been covered by whatever Wikipedia considers reputable enough sources.

I believe previous revisions of the section were far more appropriate. A separate article might suffice, but due to the lack of citations available, that might not be an option. Weirdarpeggi (talk) 13:00, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Flumpty's and Other Unrelated Content

Yes, ONAF and other spin offs have been endorsed by Scott Cawthon, but why are they mentioned in an article about Five Nights at Freddy's? Just because Scott endorsed these games DOES NOT mean that they're apart of the actual Five Nights at Freddy's series. Period. Aardwolf68 (talk) 07:02, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

The "Fazbear Frights" books

Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights books are releasing, with Into the Pit and Fetch already being out. The article should be expanded periodically (three more are planned to come out by the end of the year) to include these books for currency.

They're confusing Shimmi Official (talk) 16:47, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Animatronics section

Hey bro bring back the animatronics it's not misinformation because we still don't know much about the lore since security breach was released and ruin the dlc isn't helping much and the new book so can you bring back the animatronics and stop spread false news about misinformation I was literally disinformed when I looked into the things on your edit it's confusing plus it was nice when it actually listed the robots so please 🙏 bring them back I liked the site now it's just not like it was I was going to edit the site but I'll give you a chance 🥺😭please the site is not trash but is not what is was plus its not misinformation when you don't know much about the lore and with the new games books and more it,s confusing even game theorists

So please 🙏 Rainbowwolf.acc (talk) 21:17, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2023

168.184.83.78 (talk) 14:48, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

I wan to wright about security breach and other games that were missed, and YouTubers who have played fnaf I will also add a section about famous fnaf memes.

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Cannolis (talk) 19:34, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2023

FunnyStorm1454 (talk) 01:44, 21 April 2023 (UTC)1.

             Facts about Five Nights at freddy"s Fredbear's Family Diner Was The Pizzeria's Old Name ...

2. The Initial Trailer Showed Characters With Different Abilities ... 3. The Pizza Place Possibly Thrived Until The 80s ... 4. Hidden Facts in FNAF 3's The Newspaper ... 5. Differences With Real-Life Animatronics ... 6. The Game Even Scared Scott Cawthon ...

 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. Lightoil (talk) 03:04, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2023

Funtime foxy is confirmed to be female because in fnaf sl night 3 the hand unit says as not to desturb HER. 209.203.5.41 (talk) 09:32, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

 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. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 12:42, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Splitting characters into their own article

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Plain and simple; the franchise has too many characters. The current version of the article gives too much weight to human characters within FNAF, and leaves only one sentence only referring to the first game's animatronics. Adding details on even all the major characters would inflate the article to a size which would be too large, and I would propose that the Wikipedia community splits this section into Characters from the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, as well as point redirects which currently target to this article's character section, such as Freddy Fazbear, into their respective sections. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 23:11, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Oppose The Characters section isn't particularly long at the moment, and when it was longer it was just Fandom-level WP:FANCRUFT. It is also strangled by many citation-needed tags. If there is a split-off article, would that article also be as uncited? //Lollipoplollipoplollipop::talk 11:27, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Nope. Let's make it reliably sourced. Moreover, we can just include characters which are reliably sourced. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 23:28, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Why don’t you make a draft and show us what your plan is? QuicoleJR (talk) 18:54, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Sure thing. I'll get to work on it in a bit. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 02:04, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

I think the problem is that the article is bloated with WP:FNAFCRUFT. Practically all of the books section is unsourced. I suggest either splitting the gameplay section into Gameplay of Five Nights at Freddy's or splitting the games section into List of Five Nights at Freddy's games. Pizzaplayer219^Talk_Contribs 15:24, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Adding on to this: the prose size is currently 64 kB with 10895 words. This definitely needs a split per WP:TOOBIG. Pizzaplayer219^Talk_Contribs 15:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

I would support spliting to a list of games since the article is so large.★Trekker (talk) 17:41, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

I've cut down the article. I'm not sure if WP:TOOBIG applies anymore but feel free to discuss. Pizzaplayer219^Talk_Contribs 15:40, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Oppose - the characters themselves aren't independently notable, and I don't think the article does in fact meet WP:TOOLARGE. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:32, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Actually on that, if you were to split, a better location would be to split List of Five Nights at Freddys books. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:34, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

• I don't know how anyone could support a proposal without presenting sources that show its meets WP:NLIST or the WP:GNG. Opposed until that's presented. Sergecross73 msg me 22:44, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose all splits. The length problem is due to bloat and cruft, which is addressed by trimming, not splitting. Axem Titanium (talk) 02:07, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
• Partial support I support the idea of a character list in theory. Individual characters do not have to be notable to merit a split to a list of characters - see WP:LISTN. However, the article would need to be rewritten from scratch, since it's currently unsourced here, so a split would be ill-advised. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 02:59, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Oppose Characters from the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise split proposal. The entire section is unsourced and definitely doesn't meet WP:LISTN. Pizzaplayer219^Talk_Contribs 15:38, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Oppose Besides trimming down those char descriptions to what we expect for an encyclopedia, there's also alot of cruft in the article. Too much breakdown of real life, and giving each game more than one paragraph (given each game has its own page) is just bloating this. The reception section, since it is summarizing the reviews of individual games rather than the series, does not need to be as large as it is given, since those reception parts should be on the individual article pages. --Masem (t) 23:51, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

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FNAF WIKI rework

It's being suggested that the gameplay section of the FNAF page be separated into its own page. Rather than doing that, I think it would be better organized and more consistent with Wikipedia if we separate the games into one page, and the franchise as a whole on to another. FNAF is no longer just a game series, but a multimedia franchise consisting of games, novels, and a soon to be released film. If contributors want to be as detailed for the gameplay description on all titles in the game series, then it might even be a better idea to put each game on separate pages. The page as it currently stands is way too cluttered. 69.128.15.180 (talk) 20:58, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Cultural Impact / Fandom

Picture credit of cosplay creator (Instagram) BenyBoi03 47.181.156.75 (talk) 21:55, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

William Afton Wikipedia Article

It would be cool 2600:1700:39E0:6000:49E4:EFC6:150E:7623 (talk) 06:22, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

replay to 2029 2A00:23C6:2602:AE01:9D82:4F5A:7F1B:4AA2 (talk) 07:31, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 August 2023

Change the year since initial release of the first game to 9 years instead of 8. 47.145.57.43 (talk) 18:48, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

The "years ago" in the infobox is updated automatically, but there is often a delay. I did WP:PURGE on the page and it is updated now. RudolfRed (talk) 19:25, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Creating a List of unofficial FNaF media

I think theirs fan games and animations worthy of a page like this similar to the sonic one and it be better to redirect thing like Five Nights at Candy's there Spongebobguy2 (talk) 14:47, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

"Nifty" is not exactly academic language

This is more of a minor peeve of mine, but the section of the Gameplay paragraph that describes the gameplay of Security Breach includes the phrase "a nifty tool called the Fazwatch". As far as I'm aware, Nifty does not fit into the academic tone that the articles on this site mostly try to achieve, as Nifty is a more colloquial word that is only really used in America and is seldom used in the rest of the english-speaking world. I was wondering if this can be fixed or if the editors think it doesn't matter all that much. 2A05:4F46:310:5C00:6925:8B6E:BD7D:9C0F (talk) 09:38, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2023

Change "Funtime Foxy (voiced by Joe Gaudet in Ultimate Custom Nigh)" into "Funtime Foxy (voiced by Joe Gaudet in Ultimate Custom Nigh)" (Change "Nigh" into "Night") Waterfillednotebooks (talk) 23:09, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

In progress: An editor is implementing the requested edit. Thank you for your concern. Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 06:24, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Already done Thank you for your concern, but this edit has been made. Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 06:28, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Springlocks?

This article contains several references to "springlocks", which (presumably) are fictional devices specific to the game. I think it would be a good idea to include a brief description somewhere in the article to assist those of us who haven't played the game or are unfamiliar with the lore. Tevildo (talk) 00:26, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Add link to Scott Cawthon

Currently in the info box there is no link to Scott Cawthon. An article already exists on Wikipedia for this person here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Cawthon EdisonTheFox (talk) 17:42, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

No mention of Short Story series?

The Books and Comics section only mentions the three novels (Silver Eyes, Twisted Ones, Fourth Closet) written by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed Wrisley. I feel like the two series of Short Story collections, Fazbear Frights and Tales from the Pizzaplex, should also be mentioned. 2A05:4F46:310:5C00:1076:4D0F:8799:3374 (talk) 12:12, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Someone changed the page

Its all just har har har. No idea why. RiskierGoose340 (talk) 22:53, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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