Talk:Roblox

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• Please expand the lead to conform with guidelines at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section. The article should have an appropriate number of paragraphs as is shown on WP:LEAD, and should adequately summarize the article.^[?]
• Consider adding more links to the article; per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking and Wikipedia:Build the web, create links to relevant articles.^[?]
• Per MOS:CAPTION, Images should have concise captions.^[?]
• As per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers, dates shouldn't use ^th; for example, instead of (if such appeared in the article) using January 30^th was a great day, use January 30 was a great day.^[?]
• Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Section headings, headings generally should not repeat the title of the article. For example, if the article was Ferdinand Magellan, instead of using the heading ==Magellan's journey==, use ==Journey==.^[?] Thinking of Roblox Studio
• Per criterion 2b of Wikipedia:Featured article criteria and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout#Headings and sections, this article's table of contents (ToC) may be too long – consider shrinking it down by merging short sections or using a proper system of daughter pages as per Wikipedia:Summary style.^[?]
• This article may need to undergo summary style, where a series of appropriate subpages are used. For example, if the article is United States, then an appropriate subpage would be History of the United States, such that a summary of the subpage exists on the mother article, while the subpage goes into more detail.^[?]
• Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. See also User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a.^[?]

You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions for further ideas. Thanks, — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 08:55, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Also, a few of my suggestions:

• Remove citations from lead per WP:CITELEAD
• Try to make the article have a better flow. Some sentences are quite short and can easily be merged with other sentences.
• Expand the infobox: There are many more parameters that can be filled there; there isn't even a link to the website!
• External links should go above references (at least I believe)
• In § Development, it seems to read as more a timeline than an actual paragraph
• There are some sections that can easily be merged, for example § Players, is this really worth a whole section?
• This is just my opinion, but the article seems to go into a bit too much detail. All of the sets include a code that can be used to redeem virtual items.

Once again, just some of my opinions, I may be completely wrong! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 09:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

User:Berrely, I've implemented a couple of your suggestions, there is a bit of a problem with LEADCITE, since most of the content in the lead is not actually cited elsewhere in the article, we have to keep the citations there for now, or otherwise it would fail WP:V. I'm not entirely sure how to fix that at the moment, but expanding the "Development" section (which is definitely the weakest one IMO) to include a more general overview of the history of Roblox might help, and would also help with the other problems with that section. I am fairly sure, from looking at a few prominent articles, that References are supposed to be above external links though. Devonian Wombat (talk) 03:46, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Devonian Wombat, sorry for replying so late! Apologies I was viewing on mobile and got confused by the references, you are correct on that front. The reason there shouldn't be citations in the lead is that the lead is meant to relay information already said in the article, but this is not a huge problem. Good job on massively improving this article (really comparing the current article from when you first edited it and now is astounding)! — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 09:19, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

• I suggest splitting the Erik Cassel article from ROBLOX; Why on earth is Erik Cassel not a separate article? Erik is a vital person to ROBLOX's history, and articles like Alex Balfanz, Uplift Games or Adopt Me! have already been developed without any questioning from the community, so the Erik Cassel page should also be a separate one from ROBLOX. This does not deserve to be a redirect page. It's way more important than that. He also doesn't have a minor appearance like the developers mentioned in this, he literally was one of the creators of the game. MatEditzWiki (talk 15:03, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

  Notability is not inherited. Every topic is evaluated separately. For Erik Cassel to have an article, reliable secondary sourcing that meets WP:GNG must be provided. -- ferret (talk) 15:10, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

  Good source for Erik Cassel's huge involvement in Roblox - I believe these two together at minimum are sufficient reliable secondary sources. Countless articles from large outlets mention and build upon this trove of information. Shredux (talk) 23:06, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

References

SVG Map

Updated the restriction JPG Map with this: File:Map of Roblox restrictions by country.svg

Thanks. OttavianoUrsu (talk) 19:40, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

  –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 21:22, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Apparently Roblox just got blocked in Turkey/Turkiye. Waiting on a reliable source to report on it before I add it to the article (seems to have been added anyways, whatever) you might have to update the SVG map at some point in the future. λ NegativeMP1 17:19, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I've reverted the revision and I apologize for the inconvenience. LisafBia (talk) 17:23, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

No worries, it's fine. We just typically wait on a reliable source to report on something like that before making any changes. Should hopefully not take any more than a few hours, though. λ NegativeMP1 17:25, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Ok i'm adding Turkey now OttavianoUrsu (talk) 09:06, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

 

Done!

OttavianoUrsu (talk) 09:10, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Should the DynaBlocks logo be added?

Considering there’s no separate page for DynaBlocks, should the DynaBlocks logo be added? If so, there’s a file on WikiMedia Commons. If so, it was added on December 12, 2003 shown from a domain purchase by David B. Baszucki and/or Erik S. Cassel. Newaccount33333 (talk) 15:11, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

outdated information

roblox is not banned in the uae, it has been unbanned for sometime now TTTTRZON (talk) 09:22, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

This article has multiple problems. The outdated ban information as you mentioned, there's no information on UGC being made public, and some other things. While I can't edit it myself, I feel like two thinks could be added. A portion on Ruben Sim's efforts to help the community by getting rid of the disgusting things, and maybe a separate page on lawsuits that Roblox has been involved in. Ruben Sim, I feel, would go well in Inappropriate content and predatory behavior, and as I said before, the lawsuits could be their own page. This article, overall, needs a lot of updating and cleaning up. Erin (SSBelfastFanatic) (talk) 18:29, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

If youcan provide reliable sources that document these recent changes, then I will make the necessary adjustments to the article if they are relevant. But some of these don't seem relevant, especially the Ruben Sim thing, as he's no more than a minor figure that doesn't have any mentions in sources post-lawsuit, and has no place on an article about the platform itself. And I'm not sure what you think needs "cleaning up", the article seems fine besides a few outdated tidbits. λ NegativeMP1 18:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Here's stuff on the case between Ruben and Roblox: https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Roblox-vs-Ruben-Sim-lawsuit.pdf https://www.businessinsider.com/court-bans-roblox-youtuber-ruben-sim-from-the-game-2022-1 https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/24/22800526/roblox-lawsuit-benjamin-robert-simon-ruben-sim-harassment-rdc-shutdown-terrorism https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-lawsuit-youtuber-ruben-sim-allegedly-terrorizing-game-platform-2021-11

On other lawsuits: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/class-action-lawsuit-against-roblox-corporation-nyse-rblx#:~:text=A%20class%20action%20lawsuit%20was,compensation%20for%20their%20financial%20losses. https://robloxsettlement.com/ https://www.axios.com/2024/03/05/roblox-fortnite-sued-gaming-addiction-children-micro-transactions https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/video-games/roblox-class-action-alleges-platform-allows-minors-to-gamble/ https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/lawsuit-roblox-exploits-child-labor-creates-addictive-gaming-experiences/

I could not find any coverage of Ruben's attempts to clean up Roblox besides his own videos, so I'll put that aside unless I can find something else on it. If you want clarification on anything else feel free to just ask! Erin (SSBelfastFanatic) (talk) 18:52, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Also, on public UGC: https://www.metaversemarcom.io/post/how-roblox-s-ugc-changes-impact-ugc-creators https://medium.com/@qprdypmk/roblox-publish-public-ugc-access-af2746b7559e https://www.tweaktown.com/news/97620/roblox-charges-users-publishing-fee-to-sell-custom-creations/index.html Erin (SSBelfastFanatic) (talk) 18:55, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Not sure about the reliability of some of these sources, but the ones that are reliable I'll certainly see if could be implemented into the article in a meaningful manner. Thank you! λ NegativeMP1 19:15, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Merger

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roblox Studio closed with consensus to merge here. It's been a month and the merger still has not been completed. Rusty 🐈 14:23, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Redirected. Been long enough, any details that still need merged can always been recovered from the article history. -- ferret (talk) 14:43, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

It's Luau (no italics), right?

I would fix this myself, but I don't have adequate permissions as of right now. The Luau website seems to only use Luau on the front page to emphasize that it's different from Lua, and it uses Luau (no italics) everywhere else. Can someone correct this or explain why I'm mistaken? Based5290 :3 (talk) 21:23, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Should Hindenburg Research's article on Roblox be added?

"Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids"

https://hindenburgresearch.com/roblox/

https://kotaku.com/roblox-hindenburg-report-pedophile-hellscape-for-kids-1851668649

https://www.reuters.com/technology/hindenburg-research-takes-short-position-roblox-2024-10-08/ Cvexreos (talk) 08:49, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Just added today's article in The Guardian about this research. Funcrunch (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Regarding DynaBlocks

Evidence suggests that Roblox has been known as "Roblox" since the beginning of 2004, rather than being renamed from "DynaBlocks" in 2005 like the article claims.

In the publicly-available PowerPoint slides of a Casual Connect USA 2013 presentation delivered by David Baszucki, it is stated that both "DynaBlocks" and "GoBlocks" were "potential names" for Roblox, implying that they were ultimately unused. The domains dynablocks.com, dynablock.com, and goblocks.com were registered in December 2003, while roblox.com was registered in January 2004. The company was incorporated as "Roblox Corporation" in March 2004. From the site itself, the earliest surviving forum post from July 2004 and login page from August 2004 both refer to the platform as "Roblox".

Seems that "DynaBlocks" was nothing more than a working title that was discarded very early in Roblox's development, only going on to be used as a redirect to roblox.com. So where did the whole "Roblox was DynaBlocks till 2005" claim come from? Seems that it was an unsourced claim added to the article in August 2014, as the BusinessWeek source next to the claim was present in the article before the edit and makes no mention of DynaBlocks. It can be inferred that the article's current source for the claim, a Your Tech Story post from 2019, sourced this information from the wiki article itself, which would make its inclusion a case of WP:CIRCULAR.

The article should be corrected to state that "DynaBlocks" and "GoBlocks" were working titles for Roblox, and the claim that the company renamed to "Roblox" in 2005 should be removed. Mystyle48 (talk) 18:56, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Adding information about Turkey banning Roblox because of child exploitation

Hello. Someone should add a mention about Roblox being banned in Turkey in the "Alleged exploitative practices towards children" section and maybe also that it's being investigated in Brazil. Also, why is there no "See also" section? Wiktorpyk (talk) 09:53, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Should we make "Block Tales" an Article?

Should we make the game "Block Tales" a separate article, or should we put it inside of Roblox?

• What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):
• Why it should be changed:
• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Wiktorpyk (talk) 10:12, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

References

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 20:26, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

See also

• Itch.io
• Game engine
• Scratch
• Godot
• Unity
• Video game development
• Indie game
• Game jam

Roblox pronunciation

Hello,

I created a pronunciation example for this word.

Thank you Flame, not lame 💔 (Don't talk to me.) 00:55, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done Toadspike [Talk] 12:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)