Talk:Geno (Super Mario RPG)

Geno (Super Mario RPG) is currently a Video games good article nominee. Nominated by Captain Galaxy at 12:53, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

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A fact from Geno (Super Mario RPG) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that despite knowing of Geno's popularity, Super Mario RPG's co-director wasn't sure why the character was popular?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geno (Super Mario RPG).

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 06:04, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that a fan of Geno created over 1,000 drawings of the character until he appeared in a new game? Source: Super Mario RPG: The fan who drew Geno every day for almost 1000 days has his wish granted
- ALT1: ... that despite knowing of Geno's popularity, Super Mario RPG's co-director wasn't sure why the character was popular? Source: The making of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Reviewed:
- Comment: This is my second ever DYK nomination.

Created by Captain Galaxy (talk). Self-nominated at 02:23, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Geno (Super Mario RPG); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall:

Happy to approve both ALT0 and ALT1. Bogger (talk) 15:22, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Never understood about this RPG character right here

Is there a reason why this RPG character has his own article right here? 2804:14D:1481:43D6:D9A5:8CA:E695:25EB (talk) 02:32, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Read the reception section.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:39, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How come Diddy Kong got redirected yet Geno Stays, is it because the game industry is full of Geno fans while ignoring Diddy Kong? 77.103.193.166 (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Geno (Super Mario RPG)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Captain Galaxy (talk · contribs) 12:53, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: NatwonTSG2 (talk · contribs) 20:19, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	There are a few grammar mistakes in the article
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Lead section summarizes article adequately. Article is correct per MOS:LAYOUT. Article is not bombarded with words on the WTW list. Fiction is out-of-universe. List incorporation policy does not apply.
2. Verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Reference section exists; no bare URLs spotted.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Other than CoroCro Comic, all of the articles are used in this article are considered reliable by WP:VG/S
	2c. it contains no original research.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	The article has information on the character's creation, role, appearances and reception
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Does not gone off-topic
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Article is neutral
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Article is stable.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Both images are tagged with their copyright status and have valid non-free use rationales.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	The character's render from Super Mario RPG remake showcases what Geno looks like and the concept art is serves for the character design section.