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Project templates

Project banner

Template:Tlx → Tag the talk pages all WikiProject Video games related articles and project subpages with this template. It will automatically add the page to Category:WikiProject Video games articles. See Template:WikiProject Video games/doc for additional documentation on how to use the template and fill in other parameters.

Template:WikiProject Video games

Welcome template

Template:Tlxs → A welcome template that welcomes new users to our project. Add it to the talk pages of new users who have contributed to video-game related articles, using {{subst:Vgproj welcome}} --~~~~.

==Welcome to WikiProject Video games==
Template:WPVG icon Hi WikiProject Video games! You are receiving this message because we've noticed your excellent edits on video game-related articles. We need your help at the Video games WikiProject! There is much work to do, so please head over to the project page and help us enhance and increase the coverage of video game related articles on Wikipedia!

Project discussion

Template:Tlx → Tag the related article talk page(s) or user talk page(s) with this template to direct editors to a centralized discussion on the project talk page.

Template:VG-Discussion

Article templates

Infobox

See also: Infobox discussion, Project template discussion, Release dates.

Template Example
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Infobox VG is in articles about video games that have been or will be released for single or multiple platforms. The image used should be game box art and no other non-free images should be present.
Never list a computer game as a "PC" game—list the applicable operating systems instead.
The fields for director, producer, designer, programmer, artist, writer, and composer should be used to list people who played key roles in the development of a game. However, their inclusion should be carefully measured not to make the infobox overly long.
Template:Infobox VG
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Used for video game series/franchise articles.
Template:Infobox video game series
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Used for release dates, which creates superscript abbreviations. Other country codes are listed here.
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Video game reviews

Template Example
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Provides a table of review score(s), and award(s) received for a video game of any platform(s).
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Provides a table of aggregate scores for a video game series.
Template:Video game series reviews

List item

Template Example
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Template:Video game titles
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Template:Video game table

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Maintained templates

Cleanup

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What to type What it produces

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Template:Gameguide

Template:Tlx

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AfD templates

Use these templates in video game-related AfDs.

Template:Find video game sources
Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (Template:Find video game sources short) czar  01:41, 7 May 2014 (UTC)


Image tags

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Copyright tags
Template Example
Template:Tl Template:Non-free game cover
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Non-free fair use tags
Template Example
Template:Tl Template:Non-free use rationale video game cover

Stub types

For a generic stub about computer and video games, use Template:Tlx. This will put the article into the Video game stubs category. However, it is advised that you use one or two (no more than two) specific stub templates listed below:

For a more specific stub by genre, use

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Or for stubs by company, use

<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

For stubs by platform, use

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Other stub types include

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For stubs based on video game series, use

User talk templates

Template:Tls

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The Video game Barnstar

put your message here czar  01:41, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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File:Video-Game-Controller-Icon-IDV-green-barnstar.svg The Video Game Barnstar
Put your message here. czar  01:41, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Extended content

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Hello, WikiProject Video games, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place Template:Tlc on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking File:Insert-signature.png if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! czar  01:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
Getting started
Getting help
Policies and guidelines

The community

Writing articles
Miscellaneous

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If editing articles on video games interests you, consider joining the Video games WikiProject and one our platform-specific task forces (Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo). You can also check out our list of current tasks. Let me know if I can be of assistance. Cheers, czar  01:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Hey WikiProject Video games—thanks for your recent contributions. I noticed your interest in Wikipedia's video game content and thought you might be interested in the video games WikiProject. We've done some great work (over 200 pieces of File:Cscr-featured.svg Featured content and over 600 File:Symbol support vote.svg Good articles), but there is plenty more to do. Come say hello on our talk page, participate in our current events, or let me know if I can help with anything. Anyway, welcome to Wikipedia and I hope I'll see you around! czar  01:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)