User:Getthebizz

About Me
Just your average Socratic minded individual. Socrates was a popular thinker and known for his skepticism and debate. I like to learn the most I can about any situation or event before I choose to speak on it. After I read the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, I became obsessed. I wanted to become fulfilled in such a way that I could maintain a high level of virtuous morality while I let listening (or silence) and humility present my person to the world. I'm currently a college student hoping to find my future.

My Wikipedia Interests
My interest in Wikipedia has evolved beside it. As a young man, I never took advantage of this tool I had access to. Nowadays, something I find interesting or even mundane will pop into my mind and suddenly I must know every detail about it. There's only one place that is remotely believable around here... They cite sites. They defeat the trolls. Ruler of most languages.. It's the great Wikipedia!

Article Evaluation
I've played a lot of competitive games in my day. Some refer to them as eSports, though this name doesn't cover all games that have a competitive scene. Possibly the most hardcore of the players are those that belong to the Speedrunning community. I decided to check out how the die-hard fans have treated their Wiki page, and found out immediately that the Speedrun page needed some tender love and care. While visiting, I found three aspects of the page worth commenting on: It's inclusion of unreliable sources, some viewpoints being over represented, and some information not being included.

Unreliable Sources
Speedrunning has grown in popularity the last few years, especially with big companies like Twitch (service) and large gaming events supporting their competitions. This being said, I noticed that some of their sources weren't all that reliable or even believable. Now I know that the scene is still in its early stages, but this is no excuse to pack in misleading information just because your favorite streamer wrote an article on his achievements. I prefer a small and sweet truth over an abundance of almost truths. I believe this page needs come collaborating between event organizers and popular streamers alike.

View Points
I am not deep in this community, though I know many people who are. When I read this article, the first thing that struck me was the overwhelming tsunamis of information about a small concept called Tool Assisted Speedrun, or TAS. It would make someone think there was some kind of controversy over the subject or as if it is looked down upon by people who go for natural world records. It is established in this gaming community that TAS records will never count as a world record. Though I do find it interesting that TAS has been around through emulators since speedrunning's origins.

Information Not Included
One of the reasons I know of this underground community of beautiful degenerates is because of the original Super Mario Bros. Yeah, you remember right? The one with the infamous Duck Hunt? Anyways, I got pretty good at it. Good enough to want to know what the world record was for beating this game. I thought I was impressive with my 15 minutes, but I was in for a surprise. The world record was under 5 minutes! This game was one of the easiest games to speedrun in all forms of speedrunning. It was a foot in the door for many people out there, including myself. I believe it is in desperate need of some recognition.

Summary
Personally, I do not believe this page honoring a loyal and committed community of players out there who are looking for their niche. It has some good information, and it has some good cites. I say "some" because there is an equal amount of information and cites that are deposited by someone who chooses to use their own best judgement for how people should look at it. Though some or most of the gamers would agree, it is impossible to say if the sources are reliable at all. Also, they are missing swathes of important information regarding some of the original best games to speedrun, including Super Mario Bros, possibly one of the most vital stepping stones to exist in the evolution of speedrunning.