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The result was: promoted by CSJJ104 (talk) 23:18, 28 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
"This spring, popular artist Soccer Mommy played a live music set in Club Penguin Rewritten as part of a larger wave of in-game concerts during the pandemic." NME
"The site and others like it experienced a boost in popularity in the early weeks of the pandemic, as teens and young adults who grew up with the game used it to convene from quarantine."
Reviewed: QPQ exempt (0 credits)
Comment: I might not respond as often in the following months.
Are you sure this is notable, @Zxcvbnm:? Is it not just a copyrighted version of the original game? —VersaceSpace🌃 00:22, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Normally, I'd say it should be merged, if it was a flash-in-the-pan thing. But, I think it got enough coverage as a social phenomenon to be its own entity, in addition to the controversy over its shutdown, despite not having a massive difference with the original. It's notable as a clone that got as many users as a real AAA MMO. If people disagree though, I will be fine to admit I am wrong. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:00, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I do think that if the article goes to DYK, it should be focused on its unauthorized nature and high amount of users. Like "by the time the unofficial Club Penguin Rewritten was shut down due to copyright infringement, it had more than 10 million users", or something of that nature. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'll see what I can do to improve the article. I also don't mind Zxcvbnm's suggestion as well. Here's the source for that if you're curious: gamesradar+ This New Statesman piece goes into very great detail about the development of the game: New StatesmanSparkltalk 22:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'll join the chorus and say that this does deserve its own article as an unlicensed clone that has (er, had) taken a life of its own, just like the many Mario and Sonic ROM hacks out there. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:31, 8 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
New enough, long enough, neutral. Gave it a copyedit for grammar and sectioning. I would like to see the development section expanded in the future, as it's not clear from the article if the remake is a clone in the sense that the developers copied the original assets from working copies of the old Club Penguin or if they recreated the game from scratch (or both). But that's out of the scope for a DYK review. No close paraphrasing. QPQ exempt. Prefer ALT0, as ALT1 is kind of how all video games were used during the pandemic. DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:44, 28 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Especially Screenhog/Chris Hendricks, who was one of the staff in the original game before leaving in 2010.
Anonymosee (talk) 13:19, 22 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I haven't heard any responses from them or much of the original Club Penguin development team as far as I'm aware. Sparkltalk 23:11, 15 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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I've reviewed first to see if the issues brought up by the previous GA reviewer have been addressed. I am pleased to say that they have been! I went ahead and added a more specific source for the release date, but at first glance this is not an instant fail and I will be moving on to the full criteria. ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 18:36, 14 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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All major aspects are covered. I think the notice at the top of the "Gameplay and development" section linking to Gameplay of Club Penguin is sufficient for this article as the major change (no memberships) is covered in-text.
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Removed a couple filler sentences as part of my WP:BOLD changes but otherwise there were no issues.
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Great job on this article! It meets all the criteria and can be promoted to GA. It was a really interesting read - I remember the original game from my childhood and it's a shame that this recreation was shut down.
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Are you sure this is notable, @Zxcvbnm:? Is it not just a copyrighted version of the original game? —VersaceSpace 🌃 00:22, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
New enough, long enough, neutral. Gave it a copyedit for grammar and sectioning. I would like to see the development section expanded in the future, as it's not clear from the article if the remake is a clone in the sense that the developers copied the original assets from working copies of the old Club Penguin or if they recreated the game from scratch (or both). But that's out of the scope for a DYK review. No close paraphrasing. QPQ exempt. Prefer ALT0, as ALT1 is kind of how all video games were used during the pandemic. DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:44, 28 September 2022 (UTC)