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2. It's a heavily debated topic, but 2012 is generally considered the cut-off year for "Old Roblox". While 2011/12 had appearance revamps and [[RBX.lua.Dialog_(Object)|new]] [[RBX.lua.Terrain_(Object)|features]] of their own, the appearance and gameplay still retains the classic energy started in 2006. Roblox gradually deviated away from that in the next 4 years. | 2. It's a heavily debated topic, but 2012 is generally considered the cut-off year for "Old Roblox". While 2011/12 had appearance revamps and [[RBX.lua.Dialog_(Object)|new]] [[RBX.lua.Terrain_(Object)|features]] of their own, the appearance and gameplay still retains the classic energy started in 2006. Roblox gradually deviated away from that in the next 4 years. | ||
No documentation of clients from future years may be written about on this wiki. In addition, [[:Category:Outdated_pages|articles noticably written in an earlier time]] must be corrected. | No documentation of clients from future years may be written about on this wiki. In addition, [[:Category:Outdated_pages|articles noticably written in an earlier time]] must be corrected, this also includes screenshots taken in older Roblox versions. Please replace them with an equivalent screenshot taken in a mid-2012 client (on Novetus snapshots, 2012M). | ||
==Images must not be modern design== | ==Images must not be modern design== | ||
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Tags are important for alerting the reader about things that need to be done, or just a quality of the article itself (if it is archived). | Tags are important for alerting the reader about things that need to be done, or just a quality of the article itself (if it is archived). | ||
===Stub=== | ===Stub=== | ||
Categorize pages as a stub when there is either little information on the page, or none at all. These pages need some love, so if you know what you are doing, then [[:Category:Stubs|go ahead and try to expand them]]. | |||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
===Outdated=== | ===Outdated=== | ||
Pages marked with this are outdated for varying reasons: | |||
* It reflects an older version of Roblox or is noticeably written before 2012. | |||
* The article is partially about the Roblox website or client as of 2012, which no longer exists in that state. | |||
In the first case, they must be rewritten to fit the "information is circa-2012" standard. In the second, the article must be edited to remove or rework any references to the Roblox website or client. Outdated pages are categorized in [[:Category:Outdated_pages]]. | |||
{{Outdated}} | {{Outdated}} | ||
===Archived=== | ===Archived=== | ||
If an outdated article is solely dedicated to the Roblox website or client or is otherwise historically valuable, mark it as archived instead. It will be added to [[:Category:Archived_Pages|its own category.]] | |||
{{Archived}} | {{Archived}} | ||
For clarity, the difference between an archived and an outdated page is like so: | |||
* If the article is about the [[Groups]] feature on Roblox.com, it has to be archived. Groups were only a feature on the website, which doesn't exist as it did in 2012. | |||
* If the article is a tutorial about [[https://wiki.realja.me/index.php?title=How_do_I_build_my_place%3F&oldid=82091 | how to build your place]] and it mentions how to select Roblox's default maps, it should be marked as outdated, not archived. The topic of the article is good, because you can still use the old Roblox client via 3rd party launchers and build a place in Studio, simply remove the mention of that defunct feature. | |||
===Placeholder=== | ===Placeholder=== | ||
For planned new articles that haven't been written yet. Feel free to take the initiative and [[:Category:Outdated_pages|start them]], even a basic outline or a stub is good enough. | |||
{{Placeholder}} | {{Placeholder}} | ||
=== | ===Work in Progress=== | ||
If a page is unfinished, let readers know by adding this tag to the start. It'll also add the page to [[:Category:WIP_Pages}}. | |||
{{WIP|reason=Describe what needs to be done.}} | |||
{{WIP}} | |||
===Needs Improvement=== | ===Needs Improvement=== | ||
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===Lacks Media=== | ===Lacks Media=== | ||
{{LacksMedia}} | Pages should have media. Some examples of "media" are: | ||
* [[:File:OfficeBuildingShot2.png|Screenshots]] | |||
* [[:File:HowAdsWork.png|Diagrams]] | |||
* Video recordings | |||
If a page is lacking media, tag it as such. They'll be put in [[:Category:Lacks_media]]. | |||
{{LacksMedia|reason=Describe your reason - what specifically should be added? Where?}} | |||
===Low Quality Media=== | |||
A page's media may be considered "low quality" for several reasons: | |||
* It is blurry. | |||
* It is [[:Category:Outdated_pages|outdated]] (e.g a screenshot of a Windows XP menu or pre-2012 client). | |||
* It is quite simply bad: poorly made and/or unhelpful. | |||
= | {{LowQualityMedia|reason=Describe your reason - what specific media should be replaced?}} | ||
Note: for improving a page's media, the [https://create.roblox.com/docs/tutorials/scripting/basic-scripting/intro-to-scripting | official Roblox Creator Documentation] is a perfect example of this, and the quality we should strive for with our project. | |||