Talk:The ClueFinders

Scooby Doo
Seriously, why reference Schooby Doo, and the flubber movie. It's going off topic and throwing the reader off. Talk about misleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.146.137 (talk) 08:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Just like the Santiago X Joni relationship and the comments on Joni's female appearance (both formerly on this page), it's a bit interesting to read, but it's also distracting original research and goes against Wikipedia policy. Stuff like that doesn't belong in an encyclopedia and I'm removing it. If anyone can think of a reason to keep it, they can go ahead and undo my change. (Sorry for commenting on something old) --StoryMakerEchidna (talk) 20:34, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely sure
Is anyone absolutely sure that Socrates is 28 years old, because it could be in dog years. 66.75.21.158 04:16, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Never mind, never mind. It doesn't fit that he's four years old and has phDs. 66.75.21.158 04:17, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It doesn't fit that he's a dog and has PhD's, does it? I think the dog years argument might hold water. Unfortunately, I can't think of any way to be sure, and so we must stick with what the canon games have said. --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 00:07, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

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References?
I notice that neither the link to the ClueFinders website nor the link to the LeapFrog browser games work. Should I: a) Remove the citations and let the information remain unsourced; b) Remove the citations and look for new ones (probably won't find anything); or c) Remove the citations and the information, because the information doesn't seem all that important anyway. (I'm kinda leaning toward this one.) --StoryMakerEchidna (talk) 20:47, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

"Mystery of the Missing Amulet"
I have the ClueFinders 5th Grade Adventures game, and it came with an extra game called "The Mystery of the Missing Amulet". In it, the gang is somehow (I forget exactly how, but it has something to do with a meteorite) transported to another planet, where a princess asks them to find a missing amulet that she needs. I forget the details of the game (it's been a long time since I was in grade five!), but I remember that part of the game consisted of obtaining scrolls from two kinds of creatures, the first being the Doldreks, and the second being the Sorrens. I thought that if more information on this game can be found, it should be included, because the LittleTraps appear in it, and so does Socrates, albeit at the end and in a non-"speaking" role. Is anyone else aware of this game? Interestingly, it's not in the article specifically for the 5th Grade Adventures game, either. Do you think some info on it should be included in this article, and/or in the specific 5th Grade Adventures article? NoriMori (ノリモリ) 05:05, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

This article is absolutly awful. If I had the time I would completly rewrite it. Honestly, do people not even care about spelling anymore? And the grammar, especially in the section comparing the caracters to Scooby-Doo, is atrocious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.53.22.68 (talk) 01:51, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

AHA! I have the solution to the mystery. The game you're describing sounds exactly like The ClueFinders Reading Adventures. They included it as a bonus disc with some games, apparently. I'll add that to the article. Thanks for tipping me off! StoryMakerEchidna (talk) 21:06, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

The Return of Scooby Doo
A while ago, I removed some information from this page about how ClueFinders is similar to Scooby Doo, but now someone added some information like that again. Personally, though, I think the re-addition is not very wise. It is 100% original research, which sets it against Wikipedia policy. It's interesting to read, but distracting and not overly helpful. Also, it's not a "super obvious" connection. Me and my sisters played ClueFinders software for years and, were it not for Wikipedia, never noticed this "connection" between ClueFinders and Scooby Doo. ClueFinders may be inspired off Scooby Doo, but then again, maybe it isn't. Now, don't get me wrong here. It's good to be bold and add stuff into articles, and I know that you have the best intent and simply want this article to supply the reader with information. But not all information is "worthy of a Wikipedia article" (so to speak). Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, and as a Wikipedia editor, I see no reason why we have to have that Scooby Doo information in the article. If the person who put that back in would like to keep it in, please give a good rationale here. Otherwise, I'll remove it. Good luck, God bless and thanks for your time! StoryMakerEchidna (talk) 13:53, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

No comments? In that case, I guess I'll remove the info. StoryMakerEchidna (talk) 21:38, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

"The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey)"
There is a lot in this article that needs fixing, but one thing that jumps out almost immediately is that the phrase "The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey)" appears far too often – 14 times, to be exact. I will be removing the parenthetical, apart from a couple select locations where it is relevant. 1980fast (talk) 05:34, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Ellen Weiss (link)
Nowhere in the Ellen Weiss link (by the books section of this article) does it make mention that she wrote a book. Given that the name is common, is there a way to double check that the link mentioned is actually the same person who wrote the books? (Greenpython53 (talk) 03:46, 26 February 2023 (UTC)) -Greenpython53

Pages
I know that the pages for the ClueFinders games were scrapped, but I think we should try again and remake them. There's a pretty good chance we can add notability to them. For starters, fuller plot summaries would make them more informative. 74.132.203.31 (talk) 21:34, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Notability is not something we can "remake". Please read the policy.--Jasper Deng (talk) 21:54, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright. It was just a suggestion. 74.132.203.31 (talk) 00:39, 14 October 2023 (UTC)