Talk:Roblox oof

Merge Request

Should we merge this with Roblox's article? I feel like this isn't as notable as the entire game.

AmogusGuy69 - 13:58 18/08/26

Original research and notability

I feel like this section "Origin" may contain some texts as original research.

For example: I tried finding pre-2013 client metadata, 1999 sound date creation, Joey Kuras, and audio editing software called Sound Forge 4.5, in sources, (such as BBC), however, I couldn’t find mentions in reliable sources.

With that being said, you can sort this out, but if you can't find some or any mentions in reliable sources, remove it. Thanks. Artemhao (talk) 15:38, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

The text may be copied from Fandom wikis without Creative Commons attribution, that may be considered copyright infringement. See this comparison from Wikipedia and Fandom.

It says the same in "Origin" section and may be some of text copied outside "Origin". Also, I removed "It also plays as a sound test when the player changes the volume bar in the settings tab.", mainly due to no reliable sources, the "volume bar" type text also says the same in Fandom. Artemhao (talk) 09:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Solved. Artemhao (talk) 10:04, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

GA review

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Nominator: SilviaASH (talk · contribs) 04:06, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Arconning (talk · contribs) 06:06, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

Shall review. Arconning (talk) 06:06, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

@SilviaASH I believe here shall be my comments! Arconning (talk) 14:08, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I'll be going out of town for a few days soon but I should be able to address these later next week. silviaASH (inquire within) 19:49, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks again for the comments. Unfortunately since coming back home I've gotten pretty sick and I don't think I'll have the time or energy to bring this up to snuff for GA in the immediate term. I may renominate this in the future after more thoroughly addressing the issues raised here. silviaASH (inquire within) 19:09, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Prose and MoS

• All mentions of "oof" needs to have quotation marks and are in lowercase as opposed to capitalized (Oof).

Lead and infobox

• "The sound became an Internet meme due to its humorous nature.", source?
• "as designing the game's sounds with Tallarico", "with designing the game's sounds with Tallarico"
• "Roblox removed from the platform as a free sound on July 2022,", removed the audio I'm assuming. Please fix.
• "a free sound on July 2022", "a free sound in July 2022"
• " video posted on their social media accounts", the body only mentions Twitter.

Origin

• "The original sound was first used in 2000 computer game Messiah", "The original sound was first used in the 2000 computer game Messiah"
• "Hbomberguy", add context on who he is. + seeing the rest of the article, you could say "In a video essay made by British YouTuber and video essayist Harry Brewis, also known as Hbomberguy, he states that he found in his own investigation..."

History

• • Is there any history based on the sound's implementation before the controversy? (e.g. first use of oof as the default sound)
• Wikilinks of "Messiah", "Tommy Tallarico", "video essay", and "Hbomberguy" don't have to be wikilinked here as it's already been wikilinked previously within the body.
• "American video game composer Tommy Tallarico.", this can just be Tallarico.
• Add context on what Robux is.
• "In November 2022, British YouTuber and video essayist Harry Brewis, also known as Hbomberguy, published "ROBLOX_OOF.mp3", a video essay", "In November 2022, Hbomberguy published "ROBLOX_OOF.mp3", a video essay..."
• "at the heart of", this is a bit idiomatic.
• "the Roblox legal dispute.", wikilink Roblox's first mention rather than this.
• ("Oof" sound return) as opposed to the italicized version to maintain consistency within the article.
• "Twitter/X", "on Twitter, now known as X,..."

Images and recording

• All media used within the article are under proper licensing, are relevant, and have proper captioning. All good here.

References

• Earwig seems to check out okay.
• Reference checks: 4, 8, 9, 10. All good.

Miscellaneous

• No ongoing edit war, broad enough information, neutral.

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GA review

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Nominator: Veyhola (talk · contribs) 01:43, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Wikiediter2029 (talk · contribs) 19:04, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Comments

I will be reviewing this article today. I will check if the issues have been fixed from the past failed GA before continuation of the full review. 'The one and only' A simple...Wikiediter2029 my edits 19:04, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Added US$ Veyhola (talk) 19:57, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

I added a reference to the twitter video Veyhola (talk) 20:00, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Great, @Veyhola could you also merge the contents in the reception and legacy section to the history section for information about its legacy as it's basically the same and should merged as you got information of the history in 2 different sections. Once it is fixed, then the article has passed unless I find any other issues. To avoid confusion, keep the parts that is about the reception and rename the section to just 'Reception'. If you need anymore explained, I am happy to help 'The one and only' A simple...Wikiediter2029 my edits 20:29, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

On second thought after a read again, I think it is fine, it doesn't need merging parts of it to the History section.I believe this article has passed WP:GAN. Congratulations! 'The one and only' A simple...Wikiediter2029 my edits 20:36, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Immediate fails checks

Issues fixed from failed GA.

Criteria Checks

Other, minor fixes (not needed— done.)

In '2025: Return of the "oof" sound', it mentions about a clip, could we have a link to the video clip?

Well Written (done)

Almost good apart from: Fixes: At 2019–2022: Copyright dispute where it uses currency, what dollar is it, Canadian, US? (e.g US$10). Roblox is in multiple countries.

Original Research (done)

Has a list of References, all reliable sources. Earwig giving some small false positives from quotes. Citation 8 fine, Citation 13 fine, Citation 18 fine. No issues at all.

Broad in its coverage (done)

All good, apart from: Legacy is the exact same as the history section, keep the reception parts but move legacy information to history where appropriate.

Neutral (done)

Is met.

Stable (done)

No major edit wars, nor huge changes day to day.

Illustrated (done)

Audio relevant, licences are fine, captions are good.

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