Talk:Roblox/Archive 2

Avatar Color
I just saw this: "A starting avatar's head shape is always randomized. Colors are always the same until the user purchases new clothing from the catalog."

The part about the color is not true, you can change your avatar color without buying new clothes, color changing is free. Someone should probably fix this. Rocks25 (talk) 14:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks! Jeremjay  24  22:03, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

We win the battle!
I'm so happy! Jeremjay 24  19:03, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Disney Advertisements
Can someone put anything about the major advertisements from Disney currently going on? The community is not very happy about it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.70.191.100 (talk) 02:27, 2 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Definitely needed 66.67.22.212 (talk) 01:08, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * We need references. Not original research. Jeremjay  24  17:59, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Replacement Citation
After browsing through the web, I have managed to rustle up a replacement for the citation about raising 2.3 million (which is a press release)| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM D- Domos123 Talk&#124;Contributions 00:57, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think using a legal document as a replacement citation would be very nice. Jeremjay  24  01:09, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you mean, "nice"? -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  14:42, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I am somewhat puzzled as to his meaning too - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 22:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, I just realised this is exactly the citation you asked 82.7.40.7 to provide earlier in Section 32 Another edit request - "Look, you need a reference and I'll replace the reference." I gave you a reference, now why not put your money where your mouth is? - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 22:34, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Reason why we don't yet have C class
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Article_guidelines

User:Teancum told me that we need to follow the guidelines ABOVE. I need some help so volunteers will be welcome. Jeremjay 24  19:06, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Criticism
On Roblox, a lot of people hate how the Roblox staff is running the game, as well as lots of idiots, commonly called "noobs". Why not put this in? 66.67.22.212 (talk) 00:01, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I wish I could add that. I'm gonna see if forum threads are allowed. Jeremjay  24  13:35, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

This is part of the reason this article is like an "advertisement"
" Roblox has no pre-defined goals, unlike some games. " See how "unlike some games." points out that ROBLOX has features that other games do not? I didn't want to edit it in case someone disagreed, but everyone really should consider removing or changing this into a neutral-stand-point type viewpoint. Thanks. --ANormalUsername1 (talk) 04:18, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll try to fix that. Thanks for pointing that out! I was a little suspicious about that section. Jeremjay  24  12:51, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the edit. Glad to see an imperfection bettered. --ANormalUsername1 (talk) 15:52, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from TheDevereux, 12 April 2010
The most important aspects of the community were missed out. I'd like to add that in.

TheDevereux (talk) 22:36, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Not done: Welcome. It doesn't work that way; you need to describe the change you want to make in a 'please change X to Y' level of detail and provide reliable sources for any factual change. Someone will stop by after that and insert your change into the article, unless there is a problem. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 22:50, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Early Concepts
I managed to dig up an early concept of the Roblox Minifigure, which is surprisingly cautious of not infringing on LEGO copyrights, but instead ended up very similar to the Megablocks minifigure

I thought it might interest you people, so here it is:

http://www.mikerayhawk.com/roblox/phase2.htm

http://www.mikerayhawk.com/roblox

Phase 1 seems to have gone missing though - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 23:53, 14 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Maybe we could add some of this to the History and development section. Jeremjay  24  16:58, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Good idea - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 22:25, 16 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Link is dead, returns 401 for me, please remove the text. 90.196.224.25 (talk) 11:59, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Ugh... Archive.org hasn't archived it. At least we have the other reference to fall back on. - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 21:54, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

"Profiles" Section
It isn't exactly encyclopaedic. Does anyone want to spend a large amount of time and effort re-writing it into real encyclopaedic content, or should it just be deleted?

- Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 22:21, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, User:Pownu, the writer of the section, seems like a person in a conflict of interest. I'm sticking to removing it. Jeremjay  24  19:29, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * pownu: I didn't make it terrible right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pownu (talk • contribs)


 * I have removed the section, and added a warning to Pownu's user page - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 21:49, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit request
editsemiprotected

I, as a player of Roblox, can make this article so that it isn't so much of an advertisement, and more of a " players POV ". I will accept full responsibility of any deletions, leading to the termination of my account.

Pottrpupptpals (talk) 21:23, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry but that's not really a specific request that someone else can follow up on. If youre looking to edit the article what you need is to be autoconfirmed, which is to say that you have 10 edits, and youre almost there.  You just need one more edit and then youll be able to edit semiprotected articles like this.  —  Soap  —  21:28, 26 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is for neutral, noted, encyclopedic content, not things from "a players POV". 90.196.224.251 (talk) 11:21, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

"Roblox is part of the TRUSTe privacy program[5] and the Better Business Bureau rated 'A'." The previous quote are amongst the many things that need to be altered if this page shall remain undeleted. Instead, why not say "On [date here], ROBLOX became certified TRUSTe privacy member ..." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Freakedd (talk • contribs) 05:09, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
 * We have no way to find out the date Roblox became part of TRUSTe. Jeremjay  24  00:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Grammatical Error
'Obstacle courses are the most common games, involving competition; it is also solo'

See the error? I can't think of what to write to correct it; would someone else please fix it? - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 22:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I removed the "it is also solo" part. Jeremjay  24  00:25, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 21:58, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Advertising issues
I've highlighted in bold the bits that sound like an advertisement to me in the leading section.

... virtual playground and workshop designed for children aged 6 and over. While it can be played for free, many features are omitted without a subscription. The game is made up of building bricks of various shapes and sizes. Roblox has no pre-defined goals. Players can build anything such as houses, cities, swimming pools, and more and share them with the Roblox community. Roblox users can program the places they create with a modified version of Lua 5.1. Roblox is part of the TRUSTe privacy program and the Better Business Bureau rated 'A'.There Is A bunch of famous people like Roblox,JJ5x5,Telamon,Spidey7823 etc.

1. "designed for" and "virtual playground"? These are not technical terms.

2. "such as..." why give examples? not needed.

3. "program places" This is an incorrect use of the verb "program"...

4. "better business bureau" Well known for being biased.

90.196.224.179 (talk) 15:25, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I have removed the examples as given by 'such as', and changed program to script. As for the bbb rating, I beleive we should leave it there for readers to make their own opinions on. And technical terms are not always nessecary in wikipedia, unless you can think of anything more 'technical' to replace those terms with? - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 23:48, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I am thinking about making a "Player & Media Feedback" section to take that part out and to replace it there. Jeremjay  24  22:01, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * If doing that, everything must be sourced with third party reliable references.-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 21:32, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
 * That's the point. I'm not doing it now since there are no available references to use with it. Jeremjay  24  19:43, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 75.108.247.89, 18 May 2010

 * Please replace THE WHOLE PAGE with this:

(content removed; used in this diff


 * I have got rid of every specific detail that sounded like an advertizement... you should never tell the prices for all three Builders Club subscription options. Just say, "you can upgrade."

Am I right?

75.108.247.89 (talk) 12:41, 18 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Um, yes, I think so. Seems better. Anyway, per WP:BRD, I've done it; if someone disagrees with the changes, they can revert or whatever. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  13:01, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

✅
 * Looks good. Thanks Chzz!!-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 23:18, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Good job on this. Seems like you guys are working hard even without me. :P Jeremjay  24  22:01, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Builders Club Subscriptions
Below are the subscription prices for three types of Builders Club memberships

Builders Club (standard)

Monthly $5.95

6 Months $29.95

Yearly  $57.95

Lifetime $199.95

Turbo Builders Club

Monthly  $11.95

6 months $44.95

Yearly   $85.95

Lifetime $299.95  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knitwit001 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Outrageous Builders Club

Monthly  $19.95

Lifetime $N/A - It is possible to buy a Lifetime membership but you are required to call the number given by ROBLOX and it is outrageously priced, at the least: $400  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.82.15.141 (talk) 13:27, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

If you wish to purchase a Lifetime membership, please call the number given by ROBLOX. ROBLOX has not determined a set price yet at the moment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.72.203.237 (talk) 21:18, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

This is not relevant to the article at all. Under my normal account (which I need to log in to again soon), I deleted a huge table detailing Builders Club memberships. 90.196.224.251 (talk) 11:22, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

This isn't encyclopedic. Jeremjay 24  22:05, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed. This article now uses these highs and lows to display the game's outrageous pricing. --Gert7 (talk) 19:10, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Number of places
It says in the article that there are over 8 million places based on players. However, if you look at the number of pages of places in the "Recently Updated" section of the Catalog, there are (when I checked)471,194. Considering there are 20 places per page, 471,194 x 20 = 9,423,880. Therefore, should the article be changed accordingly? PaleoKaden (talk) 02:10, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but unless you can find a reliable 3rd party source, it's not worth the hassle of the article almost being deleted again for being too much like an advert - Domos123 Talk &#124; Contributions 01:33, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

First Problem.
1. The Roblox HQ is located in Redwood City, not Portola Valley. I think that needs to be changed, right here, first line.

Second Problem
2. Right here it says "Dependent on what the model contains, the model's icon differs." icon should be replaced with thumbnail.

-Endofskull (talk) 16:51, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ all. Thanks! -- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 22:13, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

New Problem
Right here, it says "and is based in Redwood City, California, California" So, it repeats. -Endofskull (talk) 22:21, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Woops, that was my fault. Thanks! -- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 18:48, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Article Rererererererererererere-write project?
This rewrite is very messy. We should rewrite it. Jeremjay 24  22:03, 23 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I could help, or maybe even lead it! I approve of this! -Endofskull (talk) 23:41, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Neutralty disputed
The 'Upgrades' section seems like an adverstisement for Builder's Club. I'd rewrite it, but I can't think of any phrases to replace it with. c&#124;haosys&#124;t 19:13, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


 * What part? I actually wrote part of that. I'll be happy to fix it! -Endofskull (talk) 18:10, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Again New Problem
Roblox have an Graphics Engine it's called OGRE3D they will upgrade to OGRE 1.7.1 please fix that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.66.132.9 (talk) 10:04, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Can you please tell me where you see this issue? We would also need references proving this change true.-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 13:19, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

it is true first here look at this Thread

Telamon the owner written in the year 2006 a thread about switching to OGRE he did and I send an Message to builderman and he said me he wants to upgrade it. here is the Thread: http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=305235 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.66.132.9 (talk) 07:36, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes I know roblox uses ORGE, but where in this article are you seeing an issue?-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 23:48, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

no i mean people need to know that roblox uses the Graphics Engine OGRE thats the problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.66.132.9 (talk) 07:00, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * How do we know that it's actually John Shedletsky? That account could be fake. -Endofskull (talk) 15:00, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

could be not you can ask him it's him and roblox was in 2006 very popular so i think its not an fake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.66.129.13 (talk) 10:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm very honestly confused. Where in the article do you see a problem, and what do you think that it should be changed to?-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 14:59, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I agree with Gordon. Are you saying that we should put something about Ogre? Endofskull (talk) 15:15, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * If I correctly understood what the user was trying to say, is that in the Infobox, the Engine name is "ImPlicitNgine", when, the engine ROBLOX uses is and outdated version of Ogre. M onkey  F ox  Contributes!   .  20:09, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Well, again, we have no proof that is John Shedletsky, on the forum, or that Roblox uses Ogre. Find a reference and we'll probably change it. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 16:18, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Change of the Logo in the Infobox?
Under the "O" in ROBLOX, there is a copyright symbol followed by a link to the website. But, if you go to the main ROBLOX website, the ROBLOX symbol on it, doesn't have the copyright symbol or the link. M onkey F ox  Contributes!   .  20:12, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
 * That's the old logo. I think it's fine. Endofskull (talk) 16:21, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Reference
Ref. #10 is no longer available or incorrect. S!lver NL (talk) 18:34, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Done. Apparently the link was messed up, but I found the exact same article, so it's fixed now. Thanks for reporting it! Endofskull (talk) 16:25, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

"GUIs"
This entire section, I believe, it useless. It's one thing to include information that the game is a lua sandbox, but most people don't even have an idea of what GUIs are. The fact that ROBLOX has them is pretty much irrelevant. -- A Normal Username 17:02, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * So you're suggesting to delete that section? Endofskull (talk) 16:20, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, unless there's a way to make it better. -- A Normal Username 04:14, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * How about we merge it with scripting? I'd be happy to merge it, and make it flow together, just give me the word. Endofskull (talk) 01:58, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think that the "GUIs" section needs to be a bit grammatically corrected and clearer of what they are. "Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are a method of putting 2D objects on the player's screen. They can be scripted via Lua, ROBLOX's in-game scripting language. etc..." Scribbleno1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.161.194 (talk) 17:55, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅, I added that into the section, GUIs. Oh yeah, and if you want to edit it yourself, you can make an account, then wait ten days, and you'll be able to edit it yourself. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 23:21, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Found a source!
I understand the Endofskull recently reverted Beamer130's edit about a new theme, due to the fact that no sources were given. I found one at. Should I add the reference? c&#124;haosys&#124;t 19:29, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Those should really not be used so often, as they don't establish the notabilty of a feature, but only prove it exists. If we are going to add something about themes, it should use a reference from a reliable third party source.-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 19:50, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, the roblox web site, esp. a blog section is not considered a reliable source. -- Nuujinn (talk) 20:00, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gordon, that's exactly right. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 20:08, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Nuujinn, you are correct. However they can be used for a reference, reliable or not. Jeremjay  24  17:52, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 75.117.134.118, 11 September 2010
Roblox is a massive multiplayer online game.It has amazing features and forms of scripting called LUA.It is a great experience.Although the administrators do not pay much attention to the people, they read forums and make sure roblox is always loved by the people who play it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.117.134.118 (talk) 17:54, 11 September 2010 (UTC)


 * That's not viewing from a neutral point of view. Sorry, but I can't do that. Endofskull (talk) 19:37, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Read WP:POV and WP:Peacock. Jeremjay  24  17:49, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

~Scribbleno1~ Also, the scripting language Lua is referred to as "Lua", not "LUA". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.161.194 (talk) 17:48, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 82.3.161.194, 28 September 2010
In the RESblox section, I think it is worth adding another sentence saying something similar to "Some people have attempted before to program 'bots' that take advantage of this."

82.3.161.194 (talk) 17:47, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Celestra (talk) 18:22, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

You could write:
the most of you people know that roblox have some hackers and exploiters so here you need to write that:

Exploits

Some of the Roblox Users found ways to exploiting a normal server place. they gives himself items, Infinity lives etc. roblox is currently working on it but didn't got an final patch for it.

and if you don't trust me search in the roblox forum. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.66.129.13 (talk) 11:13, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I know that we're being exploited a lot. But this doesn't seem necessary. I dunno, we probably need a reference too. Endofskull (talk) 17:18, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think exploits have a place in an encyclopedia article. So no, I don't think we should have an article on exploits.--Artur ghostmancer (talk) 14:27, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 69.57.45.99, 5 October 2010
Roblox is as we said before an MMOG but Roblox is similar to legos but the square studs make it so there is no violation in copyrights

69.57.45.99 (talk) 00:08, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed.  elektrik SHOOS  00:43, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. IE, Square studs an Roblox's attachment to Legos.Artur ghostmancer (talk) 14:31, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Major construction
I rewrote the majority of the article... it wasn't really written well. Jeremjay 24  01:28, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Zc97, 26 October 2010
Consider changing "ROBLOX also sells game cards at Toys"R"Us and 7-eleven" to "ROBLOX also sells game cards at Toys"R"Us and 7-eleven, which may be purchased for $10 or $25 and used for upgrades such as Builder's Club or ROBUX."

Zc97 (talk) 02:26, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks, Stickee (talk)  02:50, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Roblox cards are being sold at more places.
They are now sold at BestBuy and Gamestop as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dsidewd (talk • contribs) 21:23, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks for helping us! Jeremjay  24  22:26, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ZombieDeath101, 10 November 2010
I am a very experienced Roblox player and would like to edit this to see if I should add or update anything. --ZombieDeath101 (talk) 02:30, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. The purpose of the Edit semi-protected template is to request a specific change to the article currently under protection. To be able to edit the article in general, you will need to become an autoconfirmed user--this happens automatically after you have had an account for 4 days and made at least 10 edits. Please note, though, that in the case you do become autoconfirmed, when you edit the article, you need to be sure to only provide information that is supported by reliable sources--you aren't allowed to just bring what you know from being a player and add it to the article based on your own personal knowledge. I'm going to leave some general information for you on your talk page, and if you have any questions, you're more than welcome to ask me on my talk page. Alternatively, if there is some specific point you think that needs to be changed in this article, please make another request of the same type. Qwyrxian (talk) 03:31, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

I've noticed
I've noticed a lot of people adding unreferenced content to the article. Please do not do that. Thanks. (By the way, I'm not an "owner" of this article, I just wanted everyone to understand that.) Endofskull (talk) 22:51, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Scripting- consider adding this as a new page?
ROBLOX allows players to use Lua 5.1 code to script in any of their places. Scripting in ROBLOX is becoming increasingly popular, and players are becoming more aware of the endless possibilities of it. More information is avalible here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.222.68 (talk) 04:24, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think that is necessary. The ability to write scripts is not unique to Roblox, many games have scripting built in and also use some form of Lua. This article already states that players can use scripts in their places and I think that is enough. If they want to know more they can follow the link at the bottom to the Roblox wiki. Although, it might be helpful to link the word "scripting" in "Users use this program for building and scripting" to Scripting Language. -- R ocks 25  23:58, 7 January 2011 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rocks25 (talk • contribs)

Edit request from 142.227.250.144, 1 December 2010
Please let non users of wikipedia update this site for i myself play roblox and there are many catagory's missing such as guest accounts and builders club if not please update them yourself

142.227.250.144 (talk) 13:51, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe you're looking for WP:Requests for page protection here, rather than an editprotected request. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 13:56, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, if you have something specific you (ROBLOX FAILZ SO DELETE IT!) want added, you can post another request here. This is not a guarantee it will be added--it will depend on whether the information is notable and sourced; but you are welcome to make another request.  Qwyrxian (talk) 13:56, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

The entire Upgrades, Parents, Test Sites and Compatibility sections should be removed.
Some time ago I removed a table of BC benefits from this article. Such a table is not encyclopedic and definitely not necessary to explain about the main subject. I suggest this table be removed and be replaced with a small paragraph of NEUTRAL explanation in a subheading of another main point.

The "Parents", "Test Sites" and "Compatibility" sections are awfully written. They are written in completely the wrong style for Wikipedia, and the Compatibility section uses questionably technical vocabulary ("dumbed down", "does not work with the button", "more updates will come"). The "Test Sites" section could be put in a simple sentence such as "ROBLOX has open testing of new features in its website and game in staging areas." and Parents could be similarly replaced.

I'm just an IP address, and it appears on Wikipedia that "IP address == idiot/spammer", but I have put my points as ably as possible and strongly suggest my requests are taken into consideration. In its current state, the article is questionably neutral thanks to these issues. In truth, I'm tired of creating new Wikipedia accounts, not using them for 3 months and forgetting their credentials. Thanks for reading 90.196.224.68 (talk) 14:31, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Userbase
According to alexa.com, Roblox.com has an exceptionally high userbase often exceeding the 2000 rank, and is closing in on the Second Life user numbers. Also time on site appears to exceed second life. There should be some data on this page about number of users and popularity, as it appears to have a significant amount. Mrrealtime (talk) 23:53, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

New GUI Has Been Added To The Game, As Well As Other Updates
I just want to know if someone could find out when these updates happened so that I can edit the page! I'm not exactly sure when the new features went into effect, so for now I'm going to post a year, but no date - feel free to add the date when and if you can find it! --AngelicEP (talk) 21:15, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Small game updates do not go in Wikipedia. 90.196.224.68 (talk) 14:32, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

taskforce97 is a epic player —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.106.14.215 (talk) 22:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Ambient Occlusion?
Should the recent addition of ambient occlusion be mentioned? I think it should. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.204.87 (talk) 03:17, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Ambient Occlusion is a simple cosmetics update, and did not affect the ROBLOX community. Which would mean it is a Minor update. It isn't like changing all the in-game menus they can from C++ coding to the in-game Gui objects that we use. That is affecting the community, and would go in the category of major history.-- JJRcop ( send msg ) 21:50, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from UserBoxen, 13 March 2011
ROBLOX Corp. Has Just Begun A Scheme to Give Aid to The Japan Earthquake Survivors. I Want To Add A Section About It Under 2010 Haiti. PROOF IT EXISTS THE ITEMS IN THE CATALOG — Preceding unsigned comment added by UserBoxen (talk • contribs) 15:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

UserBoxen (talk) 15:13, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- Imagine Wizard (talk • contribs • count ) Iway amway Imagineway Izardway. 15:30, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from UserBoxen, 13 March 2011
ROBLOX Corp. Has Just Begun A Scheme to Give Aid to The Japan Earthquake Survivors. I Want To Add A Section About It Under 2010 Haiti. PROOF IT EXISTS THE ITEMS IN THE CATALOG — Preceding unsigned comment added by UserBoxen (talk • contribs) 15:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

UserBoxen (talk) 16:19, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Done -- Imagine Wizard (talk • contribs • count ) Iway amway Imagineway Izardway. 17:29, 13 March 2011 (UTC) thanks of you time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yugioh58 (talk • contribs) 03:47, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Problem with objectivity of article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox#Roblox_Studio

"Roblox Studio is a program similar to Microsoft Visual Studio and is used to construct places.[15] Users don't really use this program for building and scripting, they usually go in Solo mode and plagiarize game objects from other hard-working members."

This little quip is not objective and seems to be an insult directed at some Roblox users. It should be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.48.99.226 (talk) 17:21, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Specific benefits listing.
I have a problem with listing specific benefits, as I feel it's kind of like advertising. If you need the specific details of BC, then go to the website. --Ion496 (talk) 13:05, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Also
"Although ROBLOX is a free game, [citation needed]"

What do you need a citation for. Why do you need to cite that ROBLOX is a free game? --Ion496 (talk) 13:11, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 00:18, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Roblox → ROBLOX – ROBLOX is spelled in All Caps. I'm tring to move the page to "ROBLOX", but the target page is protected from creation for no given reason, so I'm unable to move it to the target page. EleoMod (talk) 16:22, 5 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Oppose. The guidelines at WP:MOSTM say we should not use all-caps for stylistic purposes. --DAJF (talk) 04:56, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * oppose agreed with above.-- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 11:39, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose per DAJF. –CWenger ( ^  •  @  ) 15:34, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

It was protected because it was being used to create an article for Roblox at a time when Roblox's notability had not been established. That is not a problem now, so I've unprotected the page. However this is not a go-ahead to move this page there; there still needs to be agreement from others, which we don't have.  — Soap  —  14:07, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I mentioned ROBLOX in all CAPS.
 * So did you meant Roblox (as displayed to the left) or ROBLOX (in all CAPS)?EleoTager (talk) 13:44, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from JackBloxxer97, 23 June 2011
I read the most of the pages every day, To see if there is anything to correct. I saw a spelling mistake befor, but I didn't really play Roblox then. If i may, I would like to be able to update this to be more modern. Telling users about future updates etc... You can keep in touch with me at jbteather@yahoo.ca I always read my e-mails...

JackBloxxer97 (talk) 01:17, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * If you have something specific to request be changed, please say so. If not then the place to request unprotection in general is WP:RFPP.  —  Soap  —  14:06, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

CoreGUI
...yeah. No-one calls "core GUI" "CoreGUI" unless it's the name of an object in ROBLOX. Best to space it out. Jus' saying. Bloxxer (talk) 17:52, 30 June 2011 (UTC) the admins of roblox are telamon builderman matt dusek


 * roblox — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.12.124.29 (talk) 22:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Spelling/grammar please.
I see parts of the article that aren't capitalized when they're supposed to or misspelt. Also, is there a need for an iPhone app section? --Bloxxer (talk) 20:40, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Roblox
Roblox is a game that is made/run by Telamon AKA John Shedletsky Builderman and of course ROBLOX --Kevin451 (talk) 00:20, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Advertising
This sounds more like an advisement, maybe add that 80% off the community is like they guy on this page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robloxgame.jpg I would also like rights to rewrite this article since half of the information is incorrect. Yacinexm (talk) 12:45, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * What exactly do you want changed? I don't really see your request. Please use the correct format, ie "I would like to replace X with Y." -- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 15:24, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Marking as answered. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 15:20, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Merging Pages
I would agree that ImPlictEngine should be merged into this article. Since, it is part of Roblox, it should be merged. JC Rules! (talk) 07:43, 27 July 2011 (UTC)


 * While it is a part of the game it should not. As with other videogame articles the engine should be listed seperatley. 74.109.63.240 (talk) 02:51, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I have no real idea what you are saying due to your bad grammar, but I think I understand. Not every engine has its own article, and normally an engine with its own article is used by more than one game. SalfEnergy 19:22, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Heavily Biased
This is more of an advertisement than is a factual article. Most of the information is false. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.200.194.163 (talk) 00:13, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit request
In the part about BC cards, they now allow purchases of BC cards in select Canadian stores, too.

24.185.205.168 (talk) 03:00, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Dynamic&#124;cimanyD contact me ⁞ my edits 19:43, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

You can buy BC cards in select stores in Canada. Roblox said that on the news page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hillcrest98 (talk • contribs) 22:17, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Roblox
Roblox Has changed alot over the years from June 2005 To 2011 new admins and much History this page is dedicated to find the roblox history and explain it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RbxUpdater (talk • contribs) 14:15, 3 October 2011 (UTC) This article is out of date for a while. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hillcrest98 (talk • contribs) 22:18, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Groups
We need to ad info on groups. they are a big part of roblox Calgaryivan (talk) 17:01, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

You need to, like, remake the ENTIRE page all over again.
A whole bunch of ROBLOXfags have now invaded our wikipediaz. So please PLEASE redo the page all over again, and then we can do it all over again...just kidding - but PLEASE remake it and make sure only those who started the page can edit it. --Three Little Eggs Have Sex (talk) 21:29, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * "Make sure only those who started the page can edit it." Nope, sorry, that's not how we work. Also, please avoid the "fag" language. Lady  of  Shalott  04:29, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Section for BC games should be readded.
Since that nobody could find a source, why not use some of the current Anti-BC games groups? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.226.224.215 (talk) 20:15, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Out of date images
I can't seem to edit the page, but I have noticed that some of the pictures are out of date. Shouldn't we include a picture of the newer version of the R0BLOX server and Studio? Just saying. ImmortalTimebender (talk) 20:53, 9 August 2011 (UTC)


 * um...NO they aren't. Exept maybe studio — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.52.25.52 (talk) 23:56, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Um.. YES. Yes they are. Those are 2007 Roblox Pictures. They are out of date somebody needs to change it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.184.46.229 (talk) 9:14, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

He's right they are old pictures, studio and online, they need to be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.184.46.229 (talk) 15:30, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Yeah they really need to updated. I would but i cant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.118.4.56 (talk) 16:02, 6 November 2011 (UTC) The picture needs updates. The present GUI is so different than what is in the picture. --Hillcrest98 (talk) 05:04, 27 November 2011 (UTC)Hillcrest98

New "See alsos"
I think Minecraft and LittleBigPlanet should be listed in the "See Also" section, since they both have similarities to Roblox. Minecraft is an open-ended game which allows people to do just about anything, including create games, and LBP focuses more on level and game creation than openness-of-world, and therefore has a vast creation toolset, similar to Roblox. --Zero TalkContribs 21:34, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Roblox Popularity
add the roblox popularity to the article.
 * no Wagner u t c  19:22, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Needs "Criticism" section
Honestly, this article lacks it. And we all know how of a heavy burden they should bear because of their red past filled with bans and their consumism present filled with "must pay for this or that" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.126.100.77 (talk) 16:29, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Criticism sections are for professional reviews, not personal opinions. --Zero TalkContribs 20:07, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Stop the ROBLOXfags from biasing their page.
I know it's protected - however ROBLOXfags have already infected it with bias and poor grammar/spelling. (on one of the thumbnails, for instance)/

Criticism is widespread on ROBLOX [just saying].

The article sounds more like an advertisement than a valid page.


 * Sadly a criticism section can't be made without valid references, but I agree this article is wrote more like an advertisement than an encyclopedic article. Wagner u t c  19:24, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Criticism links?
 * (LINK) (WIKIA) (Probably doesn't count)
 * (LINK) (Proof that SOMEONE criticism ROBLOX)
 * (LINK) Largest thread in ROBLOX's suggestions and ideas forum.


 * Some common threads in Suggestions and Ideas include:
 * Forum Link
 * Forum Link
 * Oh well. To be honest, most of the complaints are about not getting enough virtual currency. Idofen (talk &#124; contribs &#124;  January 24)  —Preceding undated comment added 04:27, 24 January 2012 (UTC).

See Also Section
The See Also section has a bit of bias where it says one of the games is much better. Could someone edit that out? The End of an Era (talk) 20:53, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ by Jtmt88. Wagner u t c  10:49, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks very much, Wagner. The End of an Era (talk) 15:05, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

roblox gamestop cards
you can buy roblox card in England and some other info is out of date — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingemocut (talk • contribs) 10:52, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

I understand why this is locked.
All of the ROBLOXNoobs would come in and make everything like, lolololo roblox ish funz u should play111111oneoneoneoneone!!!!!!111111

NarratedSignedThis (talk) 01:12, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

So...
@Wagner we dont need to add a roblox popularity. We know it is as popular as minecraft. In my opinion, we need to put a little more security on this article as about 19,000,000 (inactive people excluded) people could have access to this. And people will just put this as their ambassador link. So, we need to verify you have played since '09 or before. Ok guys, if u are going to attempt to delete a article about a related game, you ought to consent other people first. I will delete Blockland in the See Also if this happens again. Ilikepie757 (talk) 23:10, 14 February 2012 (UTC) Ilikepie757 (talk) 01:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Are you sure about POV?
It doesn't look like the neutrality is disputed, but we do need a criticism section. Note: There. I put a reception there. Can I delete the POV? Ilikepie757 (talk) 00:18, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Critiscim
I agree this is more of an ad than an arcticle. It acts as though there is nothing wrong with Roblox. I am a Roblox user. In reality there are a lot of glitches and swearing from chatters. They say just the first letter of the swear word to avoid being reported. That is soooo annoying. It is fun, but it gets boring if the new games turn out like the old games. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Superemmy868 (talk • contribs) 00:22, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

But can that information be verified with reliable sources? Chris the Paleontologist (talk • contribs) 00:27, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it can. We can use forum links because major reliable sources don't look it off. Hill Crest&#39;s WikiLaser (Boom). (talk) 00:13, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

There are too many inexperienced writers contributing onto this article
This is a problem that must be fixed. The article's style does not match with Wikipedia's standards. Jeremjay 24  19:20, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 25 February 2012
I want to write about "IT'S FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" on Roblox. This page is semi-protected. I WANT TO EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RiggityRoblox234 (talk) 20:35, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * A) this template is for requesting specific edits to pages, not requests for the ability to edit, and B) that group does not appear to be notable or worthy of inclusion-- Jac 16888 Talk 20:53, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's just a tiny user-created meme. No. Jeremjay  24  03:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

zalım gurbet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.174.15.5 (talk) 12:07, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

POV
I put up a POV template for the following reason: Lack of criticism. Everything cannot get away without criticism of the subject. Discuss your views here. Hill Crest&#39;s WikiLaser (Boom). (talk) 19:15, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Just because the article has no criticism section doesn't mean it should have a NPOV tag on it. Yes, I will get to work on that though. Jeremjay  24  23:38, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


 * My response: Don't you realize that peacock words have been abused in addition? Or maybe I misrepresented the policies. Hill Crest&#39;s WikiLaser (Boom). (talk) 03:31, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

I deleted the tag and considered inserting criticism on the reception section instead. Hill Crest&#39;s WikiLaser (Boom). (talk) 03:51, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

My reasoning for the tags I just put on the article
As you may see, I just tagged Roblox with problems with neutrality, and referencing. The reason I tagged it for neutrality is this:
 * The section "Reception"; it says things such as " good reception", "it also has been known that the community can be very rude "
 * "Although Roblox claims to be free-to-play" seems as if it is attacking Roblox

I tagged the article for insufficient referencing because entire paragraphs are unreferenced. Here's some examples:
 * The section "Reception"
 * The first sentence of the article, "designed for children aged 7 and over." This has no reference whatsoever
 * Part of the introduction, "Players also have the ability to customize their virtual character with hats and clothing and communicate with one another through groups, built-in instant messaging, and private messaging."
 * The section "Character customization"
 * All of the section "Economy", except for the last sentence
 * The entire section "Upgrades"

Aside from all of this, I might put the section "Game cards" into the section "Upgrades", if there's no objection to that. Thanks for reading my thoughts. Please give your input.

Endofskull (talk) 22:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I am a bit inexperienced after all, and I wrote the Reception section. Can you help me reach a sense of neutrality?
 * Ilikepie757 (talk) 01:11, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, and I put the "Although Roblox claims" thing as I thought it helped explain misleadence to that everything on Roblox is free. Hill Crest&#39;s WikiLaser (Boom). (talk) 02:15, 23 March 2012 (UTC)


 * What is neturality? CoolWill (talk) 19:58, 23 March 2012 (UTC)


 * CoolWill, what I mean by not having neutrality is that some of the stuff is written from a negative view points, or positive. If the article were a person talking, it should sound as if they were knowledgeable, but didn't have any biases or take any sides of the article. Understand? Also, Ilikepie757, I'll talk to you on your talk page. Endofskull (talk) 22:50, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Reception section
I saw a reception section, but I blanked it out due to the poor quality of it. The information that was on it was inside the game that would have absolutely no signification to be included in this article. Press reception is more notable. Jeremjay 24  22:17, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but press reception mostly looks at the pros of a 20,000,000 registered accounts game. Ilikepie757 (talk) 23:11, 28 March 2012 (UTC)