Talk:Agar.io/GA2

GA Review
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Reviewer: Tintor2 (talk · contribs) 21:48, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I'll be reviewing this article. It is really well written but there some things that might require fixing. And that's all. Good work.Tintor2 (talk) 21:48, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The lead is full of citations which seems unnecessary per WP:Lead. The body appears to have all references. The article also is not so big so some paragraphs could be merged.
 * The infobox also has one reference for a date. I would recommend it moving the reference to the body unless such date is controversial.
 * The reception section could use the two reviews mentioned in this link.


 * There is really no problem with citations in the lead section or infobox. Statements in these locations can be challenged. Although citations are not required, there should be no reason to not allow their presence. sst✈ 05:53, 10 October 2015 (UTC)


 * I get your point but the lead feels a bit too detailed. Think of this as the start of a formal letter:

"Agar.io is a massively multiplayer action game designed by Matheus Valadares. Players control a cell in a map representing a petri dish; the goal is to gain as much mass as possible by swallowing smaller cells without being swallowed by bigger ones. The name Agar.io comes from the substance agar, used to culture bacteria. It was initially advertised on 4chan in April 2015 as a browser game. It quickly became popular largely due to word of mouth on social media, most notably YouTube and Twitch.tv. In May 2015, Agar.io entered Steam Greenlight with Valadares planning to add features unavailable in the browser version. It was approved by the community for listing on Steam. Miniclip published an Android and iOS version in July 2015.

Agar.io was released to a positive critical reception. Many praised the game's browser and mobile versions for its simplicity, competition, and mechanics, but some critics disliked its repetitiveness. The mobile versions received criticism for its controls, which were described as unwieldy. Agar.io was quickly successful upon release; the agar.io website (for the browser version) was ranked by Alexa as one of the 1,000 most visited websites, and the mobile versions were downloaded more than ten million times during its first week"

This is just a small draft not to be taken seriously but I think it would help to avoid undue weight.Tintor2 (talk) 15:56, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for offering to review this article. I have shortened the lead a bit and gave less weight to the control and repetitiveness critics. Esquivalience t 22:46, 11 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Good work. I passed the article to GA. There are still some references in the lead but it's still pretty improved. Congratulations.Tintor2 (talk) 23:21, 11 October 2015 (UTC)