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eSports Task Force[edit]

Welcome to the eSports Task Force of WikiProject Video games! We are a group dedicated to creating and improving articles related to electronic sports on Wikipedia.

If you have any questions, please ask them on our discussion page, or by contacting participants of the task force.

Goals

This task force exists to create, maintain, and improve articles related to electronic sports.

Scope

Articles on the English Wikipedia related to electronic sports (eSports). This subject includes notable professional gamers and their teams, gaming competitions, electronic sports broadcasters or commentators, and games which are played professionally.

Recent changes[edit]

29 March 2016

(Move log); 09:52 . . Anarchyte (talk | contribs) moved page Talk:Tempo Storm to Talk:TempoStorm ‎(Tempo Storm → TempoStorm)
(diff | hist) . . m Talk:Ace (video gamer)‎; 09:23 . . (-17)‎ . . ‎Anarchyte (talk | contribs)‎ (Has infobox)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Park "Lyn" June‎; 01:14 . . (+1,335)‎ . . ‎SnowFire (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Requested move 25 March 2016)

28 March 2016

(diff | hist) . . Talk:Twitch.tv‎; 16:32 . . (+722)‎ . . ‎ViperSnake151 (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎WP:COMMONNAME)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Twitch.tv‎; 11:29 . . (+234)‎ . . ‎Dissident93 (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎WP:COMMONNAME: new section)

27 March 2016

(diff | hist) . . Talk:List of video games notable for speedrunning‎; 12:44 . . (+364)‎ . . ‎Maplestrip (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Kahmuhl or Cummuhl?)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:List of video games notable for speedrunning‎; 09:08 . . (+694)‎ . . ‎173.160.130.14 (talk)‎ (→‎Kahmuhl or Cummuhl?)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Tencent‎; 07:27 . . (+25)‎ . . ‎WhisperToMe (talk | contribs)‎

26 March 2016

(diff | hist) . . Talk:Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‎; 18:17 . . (+188)‎ . . ‎HexicDragon (talk | contribs)‎ (Reply about weapon list)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Park "Lyn" June‎; 09:26 . . (+179)‎ . . ‎In ictu oculi (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Requested move 25 March 2016)
(diff | hist) . . File talk:PC Chris MLG 2006.jpg‎; 04:18 . . (+265)‎ . . ‎Prisencolin (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Regarding permission: new section)
(diff | hist) . . m Talk:Park "Lyn" June‎; 04:14 . . (+5)‎ . . ‎Prisencolin (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Requested move 25 March 2016)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Park "Lyn" June‎; 04:14 . . (+610)‎ . . ‎Prisencolin (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Requested move 25 March 2016)

25 March 2016

(diff | hist) . . m Talk:Park "Lyn" June‎; 15:10 . . (+30)‎ . . ‎Sawol (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Requested move 25 March 2016)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Park "Lyn" June‎; 14:59 . . (+1,744)‎ . . ‎Sawol (talk | contribs)‎
(diff | hist) . . Talk:List of video games notable for speedrunning‎; 05:58 . . (+381)‎ . . ‎Maplestrip (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Kahmuhl or Cummuhl?)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:List of video games notable for speedrunning‎; 00:05 . . (+343)‎ . . ‎173.160.130.14 (talk)‎ (→‎Kahmuhl or Cummuhl?)

24 March 2016

(diff | hist) . . m Talk:Pokémon‎; 15:20 . . (-53)‎ . . ‎General Ization (talk | contribs)‎ (Reverted edits by Aidenthenoob (talk) to last version by Correctguy75)
(diff | hist) . . Talk:Pokémon‎; 15:19 . . (+53)‎ . . ‎Aidenthenoob (talk | contribs)‎

Article criteria[edit]

Specific criteria for editing eSports articles still need to be decided on. However, here are some guidelines in the meantime:

Be sure to always write from a neutral point of view. Be aware of your own biases. For example, it can be easy to write praisingly about your favorite player. Instead, write objectively about the player's notable accomplishments.
Make notability apparent. Avoid trivial facts and instead focus on important achievements. For example, if a player has won an international tournament, their article definitely should mention it.
Search for good sources and interesting facts. The topic of eSports is covered very well on the web, so we should take advantage of this.
Titles of articles about professional gamers should be whatever is the individual is most commonly referred to in reliable sources. Typically, but not always, this is the player's gamertag or in-game name as opposed to their real name.

Tasks[edit]

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Article requests : notability guidelines for articles
Cleanup : Cleanup the article for SK Gaming, a top ranked Counter-Strike team from Germany.
Copyedit : Electronic Sports League
Expand : Patrik Lindberg
NPOV : Ensure that pages on professional gamers are written from a neutral point of view, even if they're your favorite gamer!
Stubs : Most articles in the scope of our project are start-class or stub-class; these should be brought up to C-class if possible.
Update : various older team, league, and player pages
Other : Discuss and create criteria for good articles specific to the scope of this task force; add the eSports template to pages within the scope of this task force.

Organizational tasks

Decide whether articles on eSports games are within the scope of this task force. (Done)

If it is decided we should, we will also need to decide which games are within the task force's scope; that is, how to define a game as an eSports game.

Decide on notability guidelines for professional players.

Categories[edit]

ESports

Years in esports

Esports by country

► Anti-cheat software

Asymmetrical multiplayer video games

Esports competitions

► Competitive video game terminology

► Competitive video gaming techniques

► Esports films

► Game server browsers

Esports games

► LAN parties

Esports logos

Esports organizations

Templates[edit]

If an article is within the scope of this task force, please include the following template on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Video games|eSports=yes}}

If you would like to identify yourself as a member of this task force, place the following on your userpage:

{{User WikiProject eSports}}

	This user is a member of the eSports Task Force.

Participation[edit]

Anyone who wishes to improve articles related to eSports is welcome to join. Feel free to indicate your participation by adding your name to this list, along with any specific areas of interest. You may also want to add our userbox to your userpage.

Dat GuyWiki (talk · contribs) (Mainly CS:GO and DotA 2, can do anything from players to tournaments to casters to teams)
Kicking222 (talk · contribs) (I'll do whatever I can)
Credema (talk · contribs) (E-Sports, games, and players.)
DarthBotto (talk · contribs) (General esports coverage, with a special emphasis on Dota 2.)
TitanOne (talk · contribs) (Working on Sports Titles mostly from Games developed for the NBA)
NativeForeigner (talk · contribs) Reorganization of project, Starcraft
Entropy (talk · contribs) (Starcraft II, reorganization and rename of project)
Prisencolin (talk · contribs) (Smash Bros, but anything really)
Dbzruler72 (talk · contribs) (Quake Live)
Stickynote20 (talk · contribs) (MOBAS)
Fredbr (talk · contribs) (LoL or CSGO mostly, but anything goes.)
Orihuelasergio (talk · contribs) (economic impact)
J36miles (talk · contribs) (anything)
Zupotachyon (talk · contribs) (LoL/CS:GO mainly, but anything related to eSports)

Inactive[edit]

J0lt_C0la (talk · contribs) (pretty much anything to know about Pro Gaming, especially related to Halo 2)
Habap (talk · contribs) (been editing mostly Counter-Strike stuff)
Zerter (talk · contribs) (everything eSports related)
Randall00 (talk · contribs) (Super Smash Bros. Melee: MLG, Evo2k7 and the global smash scene in general)
Digx (talk · contribs) (Counter-Strike: Source scene and Championship Gaming Series scene. I work for Complexity Gaming and CGS.
ph3onix (talk · contribs) (LAN Gaming Centers, LAN Venues, Internet Cafes(Cybercafes, and anything else needed.)
Googlypoo (talk · contribs) (general)
Tundraa (talk · contribs) (Most eSports related topics, games such as League of Legends & Blizzard games)
pgold009 (talk · contribs) (Whatever I can)

Articles[edit]

Below is a list of articles within the scope of this task force. Articles with an interesting fact should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Page.