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CS Malvinas: Relevance, Importance, & Bias
[edit]I have just rewritten Counter-Strike: Source#Modifications's sole enttry, which is currently about Counter-Strike: Malvinas. When I found this section, it was biased in favor of Britain and incorrectly, repeatedly insisted that this was a standalone game, not simply a map for CS:S.
I question the relevance & importance of this section altogether, and do not think it should have its own article. While the controversy and hacking may warrant a brief mention, they are not the extent of CS:S's modifications.
I think a solid way forward for the article (regardless of if we keep the Malvinas mention) would be to turn the "Modifications" section into "Notable Modifications" and list/describe common CS:S gamemodes such as gungame, kz, surf, jailbreak, etc and a separate mention for the game's huge mapping scene. Malvinas could be mentioned here, along with the controversy, though I am again not sure if it should remain at all.
Any guidance appreciated.
Kaceydotme (talk) 21:52, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Realized something like what I would like to do for CSS has been done for Garry's Mod: Garry's Mod#User-created content Kaceydotme (talk) 04:47, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
Rework on the page
[edit]So, it's been 10 months (currently it's July 27, 2025) since the last edit was made here and the game has changed slightly over time. I'd make changes, however, I'm also worried if I would document those changes unprofessionally. If there's wikipedian that is interested in Source Engine games and knows about recent updates, it would be nice if someone could do some rework. FILipKOSOfficial (talk) 18:36, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
- Just go for it. I'm not familiar with the recent updates, but I'm happy to offer you advice if you have any questions as you go about it. In general, make sure you have a reliable source for what you're adding, and make sure that you're not using self-published sources (wikis, forums, random people on social media) as citations. 9yz (talk) 07:42, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
- @FILipKOSOfficial I saw your edit, thanks for doing that!
- I made some changes to what you wrote to bring it closer to wiki standards, and also added an additional citation to a secondary outlet reporting on the update - on Wikipedia, we prefer to use secondary sources to establish the notability and truthiness of facts. I also removed the sentence regarding the change in engine branch as it was, while true, only supported by the VDC wiki which by its nature is a self-published source and cannot be used as a source.
- Feel free to keep adding stuff if you think anything else needs to be changed, I'm happy to work with you to make sure it works with Wikipedia's policies - I know there's a lot to think about initially. Let me know if you have any questions! 9yz (talk) 08:25, 26 December 2025 (UTC)
- Heh, thank you. I wasn't entirely sure if VDC wiki could be used, but decided to risk it since it contains more information about Source Engine branches and undocumented updates. FILipKOSOfficial (talk) 13:35, 26 December 2025 (UTC)