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=====<font color=#FFFFFF>Valve Task Force</font>=====

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Welcome to the '''Valve Task Force''', a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces|task force]] working under the umbrella of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|WikiProject Video games]]. The aim of this task force is to organize, expand, clean up and improve articles relating to video games and products created by the [[Valve Corporation]]. If you would like to participate, you can start by joining the project below and/or contribute to the discussion on the talk page. Be sure to also check out the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Valve/to do|to-do list]] for some of the project's ongoing tasks.

<small>For more information on ''WikiProjects'', please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject]]s and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide|Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices]].<br>For more information on ''task forces'', please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces]].</small>

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| This project's scope includes:

* '''Games''' developed by or with heavy influence by the Valve Corporation.

* '''Technologies''' created by the Valve Corporation, such as [[Steam (software)|Steam]] and the [[Source (game engine)|Source engine]].

* '''People''' with relation to the Valve Corporation or their products.

* '''Lists''' which are relevant to the Valve Corporation topics listed above.

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| This project primarily aims to:

* '''Create''' well-written, consistent, and properly organised encyclopedic coverage for all relevant video games, technologies, people, fictional aspects and other notable concepts relating to the Valve Corporation.

* '''Streamline''' navigation between relevant articles.

* '''Serve''' as a central point for editors to discuss the improvement of content relating to the Valve Corporation.

* '''Improve''' all relevant articles using our "to do" list.

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:''For more details on this topic, see the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines|video game article guidelines]]'''''

Besides the usual [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]], please make sure you are aware of the specific guidelines related to computer and video game-related articles. Also ensure that you are familiar with the following topics:

# [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]: A quick rundown of the five key rules you need to start editing.

# [[Wikipedia:Notability|Notability guideline]]: Notability defines inclusion on Wikipedia.

# [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)|Writing about fiction]]: A guide on how to properly present articles covering fictional concepts.

# [[Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset|Simplified ruleset]]: Fifteen rules of thumb to help you avoid problems.

# [[Wikipedia:List of policies|List of policies]]: A comprehensive list of the 42 official policies with very quick summaries.

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| This is a list of Wikipedia members ''active'' in the task force, who have edited a relevant article at least once within the last six months. If you want to join, simply add yourself to the roster.

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{{Hatnote|See [[:Category:Valve Corporation]] and [[:Category:Valve task force articles]] for a list of all relevant articles}}

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| ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life: Opposing Force]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life: Blue Shift]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life: Decay]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life: Source]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life 2: Lost Coast]]''

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| ''[[Half-Life 2: Survivor]]''

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| ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''

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| ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]''

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| ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''

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| ''[[Alien Swarm]]''

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| ''[[Black Mesa (video game)|Black Mesa]]''

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| ''[[Codename: Gordon]]''

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| ''[[Deathmatch Classic]]''

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| ''[[Gunman Chronicles]]''

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| ''[[Ricochet (2000 video game)|Ricochet]]''

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| [[Gabe Newell]]

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| [[Jay Pinkerton]]

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| [[Bay Raitt]]

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| [[Kim Swift]]

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| [[Yanis Varoufakis]]

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| [[The International (video gaming)]]

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| [[List of games developed by Valve]]

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| [[List of GoldSrc engine mods]]

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| [[List of Source engine mods]]

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| ''[[The Orange Box]]''

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