Talk:Exploding Kittens

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Several new and IP users have been trying to add exact copies of the game's web site or Kickstarter page. I have been helping with making sure these do not stay in the article. However the addition of the Achievements section and whether they have been reached is factual, and not a WP:COPYVIO so I added that back in. —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 16:11, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Whether the achievements are factual or not, is not the question. They fail a couple of WP guidelines and should be removed. - X201 (talk) 16:59, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK, that's a fair point for discussion. Which guidelines does that section fail? —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 18:04, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, it fails WP:TRIVIA. SEC (talk) 21:41, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some quotes from that guideline which make me believe it does not apply to this section:

1. A trivia section is one that contains a disorganized and "unselective" list.
2. This guideline does not suggest the inclusion or exclusion of any information; it only gives style recommendations.
3. Issues of inclusion are addressed by content policies.

The list is organized, specific, and relevant to the way the company is promoting its Kickstarter campaign. The technique is innovative, and therefore I think encyclopedic. —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 00:49, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Its giving undue weight to one tiny aspect of the Kickstarter. The list takes up half of the article. The prose section on the kickstarter campaign should be longer than the list. The list should be briefly mentioned, there's no need to have it in this article, Wikipedia isn't a newspaper, it shouldn't be reflecting day by day changes in the stretch goals, it should be taking a long view. Prose is miles better than a list. - X201 (talk) 09:30, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've made the list collapsible so it doesn't overpower the prose in the article, but I still oppose removing it completely since it is an uncommon (unique?) way to promote an already successful Kickstarter campaign, and therefore noteworthy. —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 13:50, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Worth adding the cancelled achievements, and the reason why? 109.155.254.243 (talk) 11:38, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe. But I can't find any info on any cancelled achievements. Can you post a link here on talk of what source material you're thinking about so we can have a look at it? —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 12:05, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Update 9 has the original challenges (get 3 celebs to tweet) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens/posts/1125351 , I'll try and find the creators request to stop (overloading the celebs twitter accounts) but can't recall if it was in the main comments or theupdate comments at the moment. 109.155.254.243 (talk) 15:34, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I found it on a Facebook post. It really isn't important enough to include unless you can find it mentioned outside of primary sources. —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 16:08, 7 February 2015 (UTC).[reply]

I can no longer find it on their Facebook page, but a good place to look for it mentioned outside the primary source is the Twitter pages of the celebs that were picked. --Macha Panta (talk) 05:25, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Those Twitter pages would still be primary sources. The policy describes a primary source as "original materials that are close to an event, and are often accounts written by people who are directly involved." That's not to say they can't possibly be used, but it's not recommended. If no secondary sources considered the event important enough to write about, Wikipedia should not be the first place it appears. Personally, speaking as an editor who is generally an inclusionist, I don't think it's noteworthy enough. But if a different consensus is reached by editors here, and a reliable source can be agreed on, then it should be added. —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 13:44, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This article appears to be missing information on the newer Streaking Kittens expansion pack. I happen to have a copy of the pack, so I will try to edit it when I am able to (and add sources for verification.) --957-- 13:55, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I did a search for "Unstable Unicorns" which redirected here. The article mentions nothing about Unstable Unicorns. Is it possible to at least mention that game, or else remove the redirect. I am assuming that there is some sort of link between the two games, but have absolutely no idea what, this should be a minimum requirement for such a redirect. Can we please not put in redirects where no information is provided. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.233.103.80 (talk) 11:24, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Play until draw exploding when happen explode unless have defuse 220.158.190.42 (talk) 03:49, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PLEASE ADD A LORE PAGE! TheRealCatMan2024 (talk) 16:53, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also where's the expansion pack info >:( y'all should know not to be lazy :| TheRealCatMan2024 (talk) 16:55, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]