Talk:2048 (video game)/GA2

GA Review
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Reviewer: Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) 17:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.

If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)

I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I may use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.

Best of luck! you can also use the ✅ tag to state when something is addressed.  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs)

Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.

Immediate Failures

 * It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria -
 * It contains copyright infringements -
 * It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include,, or large numbers of , , or similar tags. (See also ). -
 * It is not stable due to edit warring on the page. -

Links

 * International Business Times is a questionable source at RSP - what makes these two uses ok? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:06, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ removed. Thanoscar21talkcontributions  13:16, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Business Insider is listed as marginally reliable. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:06, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Same with tech crunch. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:07, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm assuming this means that those two can stay? Thanoscar21talkcontributions 13:16, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I just want you to confirm that these are suitable. Generally marginal needs a basis as to why it might be reliable for this purpose - it being editorialised, etc. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:23, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The TechCrunch ref is describing the clones, the first BI ref has the release date, and the second is useful for the gameplay section. Thanoscar21talkcontributions 22:07, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Lede

 * I think the opening sentence needs the term "video game" somewhere. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanoscar21talkcontributions 13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The publisher isn't mentioned at all. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Cirulli published it by himself on GitHub, so there's not really a publisher, per se. Thanoscar21talkcontributions  13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * But we list Solebon LLC in the infobox? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:36, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, I didn't see that. ✅, removed, as I couldn't find a ref. The only place I saw it is from the App store, but that's not really a ref. Thanoscar21talkcontributions 22:12, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Is browser a platform? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ you're right, I've removed it. Thanoscar21talkcontributions  13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * the term "clone" doesn't mean an actual clone, so this should be reworded. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ I've kept it in the body, and it's piped clone . Thanoscar21talkcontributions  13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * better to say "based" anyway Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I just removed it altogether from the lead, since I feel it was a remnant from something previous. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)


 * No mention of the reception? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Drawing info about flappy bird isn't really important. More important that the source code was released, that it was a free application and that there were many games were based on this game Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ I merged that sentence so it's not a standalone paragraph. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions  13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * CSS pipes to a redirect to itself. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:19, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It should be MIT License. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:19, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not too sure what you mean by this, can you please clarify a bit? <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

General

 * I think two images is a bit overkill in full for gameplay. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ removed one, kept the completed version. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions  13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * As with many arcade games, the user's best score is shown alongside the current score. - unsourced. I also think it's too general a statement. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, removed. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * 19-year-old Cirulli - never start a sentence with a number. Also, Cirulli who? Remember the lede and body should be readable without each other. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski  (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * He released a free app version - isn't an free app version of a free game just the "app version". Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ you're right about that, removed. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions  13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Cirulli, the programmer, described 2048 as a clone of an earlier game called 1024.[22] 1024 was itself a clone of the recently released game Threes. In April 2014, Pocket Gamer reported that 15 new clones of Threes were released daily in the App Store.[23] - this isn't reception Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ moved to development. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions  13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * addictive.[19][24][25][26][27] - WP:CITEKILL, I'd like to actually have some prose as to what these people said. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, I've removed the Vulcan Post citation, because I'm not sure it's exactly reliable, and I've added quotes from the LA Times. I've also removed the other refs because they're also elsewhere in the article. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * When asked if he was concerned that his situation would end up as stressed as that of Nguyễn Hà Đông, the creator of Flappy Bird, Cirulli said that he had "already gone through that phase" on a smaller scale, and that once he had decided against monetizing 2048, he "stopped feeling awkward." - this isn't reception. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Adaptions aren't a reception. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, I've moved both of these to the development section, as it would probably be a better fit. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Cosmigo's 2048 probably needs a bigger mention, as it had an actual retail release. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ added the retail release. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions  13:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I've made some changes. All I really have issue with is the length of the reception. Is there really no other than two publications that talk about the game? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:45, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Added WaPo, and the Independent. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:12, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:

Review meta comments

 * I'll begin the review as soon as I can! If you fancy returning the favour, I have a list of nominations for review at WP:GAN and WP:FAC, respectively. I'd be very grateful if you were to complete one of these if you get time. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski  (talk • contribs) 17:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , I've responded to and fixed the issues. Thanks, <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:49, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , I've fixed the issues. <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 13:12, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , I got a TP message saying that it's failed. Can you tell me where it failed? Thanks, <span style="font-family:Avenir, Segoe UI; color:navy">Thanoscar21talk<sub style='position: relative; left: -1.6em;'>contributions 15:28, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * - it did not fail, I passed the article (and got distracted before responding here)! There's a known fault with legobot not being able to process there being a failed GA and GA on the same page, and leaving a note that the article failed. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:38, 28 January 2021 (UTC)