Talk:Letterpress (video game)

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Sources for expansion

Below is a list of sources that can be used to expand this article. I have checked each and every source for its reliability.

Development and gameplay

• [1], [2] (which is the ref. for Mac Release); [3], [4],[5], [6] (blog, most likely unreliable as the author is a freelancer); [7] (interview); [8], [9], [10] and [11] (per WP:NEWSBLOG); and finally [12].

Reception

• [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18] (archived); [19], [20], and finally [21].

Tarantula^TM (speak with me) (my legacy) 23:27, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Possible GAN

Gonna nominate this article for GAN soon. Have hopes. :) Tarantula^TM (speak with me) (my legacy) 07:32, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

GA Review

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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Reviewer: NegativeMP1 (talk · contribs) 00:03, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Soon. NegativeMP1 00:03, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, and happy holidays to you and your family! TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 07:01, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, and same to you. Sorry for the wait, but I'm gonna need just a little bit longer to review this as some of my time was obviously taken up by the holidays and have a few other things I have to do here on wiki. Hope you understand, and the review should be done before the New Years. NegativeMP1 03:59, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Great to hear. TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 23:58, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

After all, there are no deadlines! TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 00:51, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Review

Okay, as weird as this sounds, I found no issues. Even things I typically point out in previous GA reviews like a lack of image alt text can't be said here, because there is alt text. Alongside this, this article does not meet any of the quickfail criteria. As bizarre as it may be to do this, I think this qualifies as a "quickpass", but this article also had a peer review from three people beforehand, but whatever. I'm passing this, good job. λ NegativeMP1 18:33, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by NotAGenious talk 20:25, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that while developing the sound effects for Letterpress, Loren Brichter spit in his microphone? Source: [22]: "[Federico Viticci] also noticed sounds play an important role in the game. [...] It's mostly [Brichter] spitting into a microphone."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This is my second DYK nomination. Also, for some reason, this article was quickpassed for GA.

Improved to Good Article status by TrademarkedTWOrantula (talk). Self-nominated at 19:05, 31 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Letterpress (video game); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Awesome job on the GA! The source is there, the hook is certainly interesting, and everything looks to be in place. I would simply add a word describing who Loren Brichter is for the reader (e.g. "...developer Loren Brichter..."). And since this is only your second DYK nomination, QPQ is not needed. Why? I Ask (talk) 04:42, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

• I don't think adding the word "developer" would mean anything; the sentence kind of implies that Loren Brichter was the one who developed the game. TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 05:38, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

• You're probably right. It's fine as is! Why? I Ask (talk) 05:47, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Copy editing notes

Hi there! I copy edited this article in response to a request of the Guild of Copy Editors. Tagging @TrademarkedTWOrantula, who made the request. Of course, all edits and comments just represent my view—feel free to disagree.

• Brichter determined the game's name based on what the player did: pressing letters.
  • should mention allusion to letterpress printing
• Panzarino found a bug in which an error from Game Center would occur when a player finished their turn.
  • is this WP:DUE? the error is described as "mildly irritating" and happening "now and then" and the author writes that Brichter was working to fix it... seems like small potatoes and I recommend cutting it
• He incorporated a feature that gave players bonus points for tiles that have been surrounded.
  • missing a word. gave players bonus points for VERB tiles... (using, claiming, re-using?)
• Wiskus's comments on rematches are now mentioned twice
• General notes:
  • I see in a past FAC that you were told to avoid X said/Y said monotony. While avoiding monotony is important, also pay mind to MOS:SAID, which is important to maintaining an encyclopedic tone.
  • Are there any more recent sources? I re-downloaded Letterpress while performing this copy edit, and there is a bot-mode for single players which is unmentioned in this article. (my cursory search was unsuccessful)

Let me know if you have any questions.

References

Wracking ^talk! 05:27, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Ah, very much appreciated. TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 14:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Regarding the bot mode: I could not find a single source documenting that, so I decided to leave it out. TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 14:20, 16 April 2024 (UTC)