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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 organise, 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.

To indicate that an article falls within the scope of this task force, simply add "'''|tf=Valve'''" to the {{tl|WikiProject Video games}} template on the article's discussion page. For example, '''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Video games|tf=Valve}}</nowiki>'''.

==Objectives==

===Goals===

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

* To create a consistent style for all relevant articles and related topics

* To steamline navigation between relevant articles

* To be a community of editors who like to focus on the improvement of articles relating to the Valve Corporation

* To indicate articles in need of improvement using our "to do" list

===Scope===

* This task force aims primarily to improve and organize articles relating to the [[Valve Corporation]]. It attempts to organise and coordinate the efforts of editors and create standards for constructing good articles.

* Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a fan site. Accordingly, we do not need articles that cover fictional aspects from an [[WP:WAF|unencyclopedic viewpoint]] and do not conform to [[WP:FICT|notability guidelines]]. Likewise, articles on video games should not focus on [[WP:GAMETRIVIA|how to play the game]] or on the [[WP:NOT#PLOT|game's story]], but rather give a balanced encyclopedic overview of the product. Our criteria for inclusion, as it is on the rest of Wikipedia, is [[Wikipedia:Notability|notability]] in the real world, not in the subject itself.

==Guidelines==

:''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.

==Participants==

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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 by signing the bottom of the list with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).

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#[[User:S@bre|Sabre]]

#'''''<font color="green">[[User:Gazimoff|Gazimoff]]</font>''''' ^{<font color="blue">[[User talk:Gazimoff|Write]]</font>}_{<font color="black">[[Special:Contributions/Gazimoff|Read]]</font>} 18:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

#[[User:Gravelz|Gravelz]] ([[User talk:Gravelz|talk]]) 15:17, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

#[[User:TONO459|TONO459]] ([[User talk:TONO459|talk]]) 18:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

#[[User:JTBX|JTBX]] ([[User talk:JTBX|talk]]) 23:02, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

#[[User:Vinni3]] --[[User:Vinni3|Vinni3]] ([[User talk:Vinni3|talk]]) 17:56, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

#[[User:Floorhugger|Floorhugger]] ([[User talk:Floorhugger|talk]]) 20:54, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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==State of the task force==

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===Articles===

A list of key articles within the scope of the task force—there may be some omissions. A {{FA-star}} by the article denotes it has reached [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article status]], while a {{GAicon}} indicates it has reached [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article status]]. A [[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] displays articles rated as B-class by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|WikiProject Video games]]; the [[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] and [[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] denote articles assessed as Start-class and Stub-class respectively.

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;Primary video games

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] [[Half-Life (series)|''Half-Life'' series]]

**[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|14px|Good article]] ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]''

***[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Half-Life: Opposing Force]]''

***[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Half-Life: Blue Shift]]''

***[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Half-Life: Decay]]''

**[[Image:LinkFA-star.png|Featured article]] ''[[Half-Life 2]]''

***[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|14px|Good article]] ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]''

***[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|14px|Good article]] ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]''

***[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Three]]''

**[[Image:LinkFA-star.png|Featured article]] ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] ''[[Counter-Strike]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Counter-Strike: Condition Zero]]''

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] ''[[Counter-Strike: Source]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Day of Defeat]]''

*[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|14px|Good article]] ''[[Day of Defeat: Source]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Team Fortress]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''

*[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|14px|Good article]] ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''

*[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|14px|Good article]] ''[[The Orange Box]]''

;Other video games

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Deathmatch Classic]]''

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] ''[[Gunman Chronicles]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Half-Life 2: Deathmatch]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Half-Life 2: Lost Coast]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Half-Life 2: Survivor]]''

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] ''[[Ricochet (2000 video game)|Ricochet]]''

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;Technology

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[Game Cache File]]

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[GoldSrc]]

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[Half-Life TV|''Half-Life'' TV]]

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] [[Source engine]]

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[Source SDK]]

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] [[Steam (content delivery)|Steam]]

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] [[Valve Anti-Cheat]]

*[[Valve Hammer Editor]]

;Company

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] [[Valve Corporation]]

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] [[Gabe Newell]]

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[Mike Harrington]]

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[Turtle Rock Studios]]

;''Half-Life'' universe

* [[Wallace Breen]]

* [[Barney Calhoun]]

* [[Odessa Cubbage]]

* [[Gordon Freeman]]

* [[G-Man (Half-Life)]]

* [[Father Grigori]]

* [[Doctor Richard Keller]]

* [[Isaac Kleiner]]

* [[Arne Magnusson]]

* [[Judith Mossman]]

* [[Doctor Rosenberg]]

* [[Adrian Shephard]]

* [[Alyx Vance]]

* [[Eli Vance]]

* [[Combine (Half-Life)]]

* [[Headcrab]]

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] [[Vortigaunt]]

* [[List of creatures in the Half-Life series]]

;Miscellaneous

*[[Image:Symbol stub class.svg|14px|Stub-class article]] [[List of Half-Life mods]]

*[[Image:Symbol start class.svg|14px|Start-class article]] [[List of Half-Life 2 mods]]

*[[Image:Symbol b class.svg|14px|B-class article]] ''[[Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman]]''

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===Category===

<categorytree>Valve games</categorytree>

===Templates===

* {{tl|Valve games}} is used at the end of all articles developed by Valve or in which Valve was somehow involved in developing.

* {{tl|Valve technology}} is used at the end of all articles relating to technology by Valve.

* {{tl|Half-Life}} is used at the end of all articles relating to the ''Half-Life'' series.