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• These wikis are wonderful and should be used by all users as a guidance on how to make well written wikis!

1. Sid Meier's Civilization V
   
2. Duke Nukem
   
3. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
   
4. Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online
   

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1. Video Game Adaptions (By: S_t_i_n_g_r_a_y)
   
2. Most Annoying Video Game Characters (By: CL60)
   
3. Game Songs I'd Totally Love to Conduct (By: Sleepy_Insomniac)
   

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1. Official Big Live Live Show Live Animated GIF Thread (By: CitizenKane)
   
2. Official Block Party Live Stream Thread (By:RiotBananas)
   
3. Serious Issues - Whiskey Facial Fuzz Competition (By:Matthew)
   
4. Style in Games: Where do we go From Here? (By: Lokno)
   
5. Giant Bombcast Animated (By: Hirashin)
   

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1. Dead Rising: Case 0 Survivor Guide (By: PNut_Buttr_Panda)
   
2. Dead Rising case Zero Timeline/Ending Guide (By: onegear)
   
3. List of all Combo Weapons with Item Locations (By: WalkerTR77)
   

User Created Podcasts

• BonusEXPcast - (09/05/2010) - BEXP #21: Wish we Were at PAX!
  
• The Luchacast - (08/30/2010) - Episode 3: Mario Might be Evil
  

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Quest System

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I am still amazed by some of the people here that put so much work and time into GB related activities.

Good for you, guys.

Pinned / stickied / anchored for people to see.

Thanks for stepping up to the challenge.

ZombiePie turns me on.

Good luck dude, you will probably want this link, to the banner that was in that topic.

Oooo! How exciting!

This is iteration 4 methinks? Maybe 5?

Well, time marches on. Good luck ZombiePie, have fun maintaining it until you get tired and turn it over to someone else, as seems to be the routine.

I would suggest making the text smaller and unbold it so it's a bit easier to read. Other than that, nicely done.

Good luck, friend-brother!

"I would suggest making the text smaller and unbold it so it's a bit easier to read. Other than that, nicely done."

I'm just going to throw a completely random idea out there. Perhaps maybe links to some of the more popular Guides on Giant Bomb?

"I'm just going to throw a completely random idea out there. Perhaps maybe links to some of the more popular Guides on Giant Bomb?"

"natetodamax said:

"I'm just going to throw a completely random idea out there. Perhaps maybe links to some of the more popular Guides on Giant Bomb?"

Sounds GREAT! A guide of the week feature would fit nicely with the user content I'm trying to plug on this!"

"Don’t worry unlike most IRC chat rooms the GiantBomb isn’t full of weird people…"

I think the size of the text for the podcasts is too big, but other than that, looking good. Here-here!

Disgaeamad said:

"ZombiePie said:

"Don’t worry unlike most IRC chat rooms the GiantBomb isn’t full of weird people…"

Dude...what?"

Kind of a random out of the blue question; what happened to the Sunday Bomb Drop?

"Kind of a random out of the blue question; what happened to the Sunday Bomb Drop?"

"I think the size of the text for the podcasts is too big, but other than that, looking good. Here-here!

Disgaeamad said:

"ZombiePie said:

"Don’t worry unlike most IRC chat rooms the GiantBomb isn’t full of weird people…"

Dude...what?"

LOL. Really... :P"

Okay so users can now nominate game guides that they feel are worthwhile for me to post on the spotlight. All I need are three people who weren't involved in the production of the guide and I'll decide if its worth plugging. Like I said in the Spotlight I don't want plagiarized achievement guides. What I want are guides that show that someone put a lot of time and effort into them. It isn't called golden guides for nothing!

Edit: Changed so now it only requires one nomination from an uninvolved user.

The larger text for podcasts is not a good idea...it just makes that section stand out in a negative way.

"The larger text for podcasts is not a good idea...it just makes that section stand out in a negative way."

I think the spaces between certain sections are ugly on the eyes...ie. the space the Twitter and Steam section. The images in those sections aren't needed either, but this is all just my opinion.

The format looks a lot better now, ZombiePie.

"StarFoxA said:

"Kind of a random out of the blue question; what happened to the Sunday Bomb Drop?"

Staff handed it over to the community, the community sort of bottled it I think. Not sure exactly but some folks did it, then they stopped doing it."

It definitely looks a lot better...also, I cleaned it up just a tad bit more because I just find extra spaces/etc to be rather bothersome for the eyes.

You could also post notable wiki pages that single or several users have put a lot of effort into.

"I'll answer this question since I was organizing it. The last two that people actually wrote and sent to snide never went up on the site. I meant to check with snide to see what was up, but I never got around to it. To be honest, I can't be bothered with it anymore. I was fine with scheduling it, but when I've got to chase up snide for reasons why they didn't go up, I end up forgetting and before you know it it's 3 weeks ago so there's not much point anymore. And people put a lot of effort into writing them, I feel guilty when they don't go up and I forget to chase it up.Anyway, SuperMooseman PMed me about it a few days ago, and he said that he might take over organizing them or something, so the ball's in his court at the moment.Also, Good work on the thread Zombie Pie."

"MattyFTM said:

"I'll answer this question since I was organizing it. The last two that people actually wrote and sent to snide never went up on the site. I meant to check with snide to see what was up, but I never got around to it. To be honest, I can't be bothered with it anymore. I was fine with scheduling it, but when I've got to chase up snide for reasons why they didn't go up, I end up forgetting and before you know it it's 3 weeks ago so there's not much point anymore. And people put a lot of effort into writing them, I feel guilty when they don't go up and I forget to chase it up.Anyway, SuperMooseman PMed me about it a few days ago, and he said that he might take over organizing them or something, so the ball's in his court at the moment.Also, Good work on the thread Zombie Pie."

That's unfortunate, but it was good while it lasted. Perhaps it will return someday."

"You could also post notable wiki pages that single or several users have put a lot of effort into."

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

"Beastly guide

Beastly guideI had a complete list somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. Shame, really. Those two are great though."

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

"RedSox8933 said:

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

Do not use that page."

"RedSox8933 said:

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

Do not use that page."

"Hamz said:

"RedSox8933 said:

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

Do not use that page."

Well, for one, the guy in first now has 0 points. But I have put a lot of work into that page, so thanks for the nomination... :P"

"StarFoxA said:

"Hamz said:

"RedSox8933 said:

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

Do not use that page."

Well, for one, the guy in first now has 0 points. But I have put a lot of work into that page, so thanks for the nomination... :P"

Exactly, regardless of the articles past its obvious that some users like yourself put in a lot of effort into the wiki, and in the end that's what I'm looking for. The nomination is accepted."

"ZombiePie said:

"StarFoxA said:

"Hamz said:

"RedSox8933 said:

"This is a great wiki, with three users with over 4000 points each on the page."

Do not use that page."

Well, for one, the guy in first now has 0 points. But I have put a lot of work into that page, so thanks for the nomination... :P"

Exactly, regardless of the articles past its obvious that some users like yourself put in a lot of effort into the wiki, and in the end that's what I'm looking for. The nomination is accepted."

I still want to write a super-mega guide for that game..."

"You should write it and get it in the Golden Guides section of this thread."

I'd like to nominate this guide for Golden Guides.

Right here

"I'd like to nominate this guide for Golden Guides.

Right here"

Oh, wait about that awesome Metal Gear guide: http://www.giantbomb.com/guides/the-metal-gear-scholar-walkthrough-to-metal-gear/789/

"Oh, wait about that awesome Metal Gear guide: http://www.giantbomb.com/guides/the-metal-gear-scholar-walkthrough-to-metal-gear/789/"

"StarFoxA said:

"Oh, wait about that awesome Metal Gear guide: http://www.giantbomb.com/guides/the-metal-gear-scholar-walkthrough-to-metal-gear/789/"

Oh wow, this is really good! Strange game to have a guide for, though."

Also, Metal Gear Guide LINKED!!

"Also, Metal Gear Guide LINKED!!"

Should there be a limit on how many guides are in the Golden Guides section and how many wikis are in the Wonderful Wiki section?

This thread has really got it together now. Here's a pretty good description of how I feel: