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2026 Minecraft source code leak


2026 Minecraft source code leak (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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WP:TOOSOON to tell if this is a bigger event that needs a separate article. As it stands now, there's no reason why it shouldn't be covered as a blurb or paragraph at Minecraft instead. GSK (talk • edits) 16:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

NOTICE: I am currently working on the same article on my user page, just this time as a draft, so I solve my mistakes. - SimpleObjects-9ei (talk) 21:02, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
I don't mean to discourage you, but I'm not really sure what you expect to accomplish seeing the way this discussion has been going, as I don't foresee the draft being accepted because of the reasons outlined above by other editors. However, this is still a good practice to get into; you should probably be making new articles as drafts to begin with instead of creating in mainspace unless the subject has significant reliable coverage. GSK (talk • edits) 21:36, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete as there's nothing here to merit a redirect. Alansohn (talk) 21:39, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
Redirect as there's not enough content here. SenshiSun (talk) 23:00, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Ultimatum (game show)


Ultimatum (game show) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Unsourced since 2004. Fails WP:GNG.4meter4 (talk) 03:08, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jupiterwaves added one of the sources on the French page to the English one. I'll check out both sources from that page and see what else I can dig up. SenshiSun (talk) 21:18, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
The source they didn't add is a brief reference. I did find this article from the Journal de Montréal, which goes into detail about the show's format. SenshiSun (talk) 21:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
    1. Bombardier, David (2001-09-04). "Guillaume défie l'Ultimatum de TVA" [Guillaume Defies TVA's Ultimatum]. La Tribune (in French). Archived from the original on 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.

      The article notes: "Féru de jeux questionnaires à la Génies en herbe, le Sherbrookois Guillaume Breault-Duncan participe depuis hier à Ultimatum, un nouveau jeu animé tous les soirs de la semaine par Yvan Ponton à TVA. «C'est un jeu de connaissances générales où on laisse beaucoup de place à la stratégie, mais aussi à la chance», explique celui qui amorce la deuxième année de son baccalauréat en histoire à l'Université de Sherbrooke. «Même si ça s'apparente aux jeux américains Who Wants To Be A Mil-lionnaire? et The Weakest Link, Ultimatum est un concept 100 pour cent québécois», précise Guillaume, qui se réjouit qu'un tel jeu fasse son apparition au Québec. Toute la semaine, le Sherbrookois affrontera les quatre mêmes concur-rents. Ceux-ci se confronteront et tenteront de s'éliminer en s'adressant des questions qu'ils puiseront dans quinze catégories différentes, dont cinéma et télévision, sciences et technologies, faits vécus, étonnant, animaux, sports et loisirs, géographie, etc."

      From Google Translate: "An avid fan of quiz shows in the vein of *Génies en herbe*, Sherbrooke native Guillaume Breault-Duncan began competing yesterday on *Ultimatum*, a new game show hosted nightly throughout the week by Yvan Ponton on TVA. "It’s a general knowledge game that leaves plenty of room for strategy, but also for luck," explains Guillaume, who is currently entering his second year of a bachelor's degree in history at the Université de Sherbrooke. "Even though it bears a resemblance to American shows like *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?* and *The Weakest Link*, *Ultimatum* is a 100 percent Quebec-made concept," notes Guillaume, who is delighted to see such a show make its debut in Quebec. Throughout the week, the Sherbrooke contestant will face off against the same four competitors. The group will go head-to-head, attempting to eliminate one another by posing questions drawn from fifteen different categories—including Cinema and Television, Science and Technology, Real-Life Stories, Amazing Facts, Animals, Sports and Leisure, Geography, and more."

    2. Lauzon, Yan (2019-09-03). "Ces jeux télévisés dont on s'ennuie" [Those TV Game Shows We Find Boring]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2026-03-15.

      The article notes: "Comment remplacer le miroir, le ricochet et le piège, le trio le plus efficace qui soit pour gagner un concours de connaissances générales? Impossible. Et que dire de l'intensité déployée par Yvan Ponton à l'animation de ce quiz diffusé par TVA au début des années 2000... Un large éventail de questions divisées en 12 catégories, une possibilité de cibler rapidement un adversaire et plusieurs milliers de dollars en jeu ont fait d'«Ultimatum» un rendez-vous unique où il valait mieux prendre le contrôle que subir une attaque. la ronde finale avait des allures de grande confrontation, avec plusieurs adversaires opposés au champion."

      From Google Translate: "How could one ever replace the "Mirror," the "Ricochet," and the "Trap"—the most effective trio imaginable for winning a general knowledge competition? It simply couldn't be done. And what of the sheer intensity Yvan Ponton brought to hosting this quiz show, which aired on TVA in the early 2000s? A wide array of questions divided into 12 categories, the ability to quickly target an opponent, and thousands of dollars in prize money at stake made *Ultimatum* a truly unique event—one where it was far better to seize control than to fall victim to an attack. The final round took on the air of a grand showdown, pitting multiple challengers against the reigning champion."

    3. "«Je n'étais pas un DiCaprio»" ["I wasn't a DiCaprio"]. La Tribune (in French). The Canadian Press. 2003-08-15. Archived from the original on 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.

      The article notes: "Yvan Ponton, c'est également l'animateur d'Ultimatum sasen régulière), un quiz qui 8 e30, sa troisième saison. Dans un monde télévisuel où tout se consomme et se digère à la vitesse de l'éclair, Yvan Ponton considère les trois années du jeu comme un exploit. «Je n'ai rien contré une télé de di-vertissement, mais je trouve que c'est parfois un peu superficiel. Nous, nous arrivons avec un jeu qui demande des connaissances et nous allons chercher une moyenne de 750 000 téléspectateurs par jour. Et nos spéciaux artistes rejoignent quelque un million de per-sonnes. Pour la prochaine saison, des ajouts ont été faits. C'est ainsi que, durant cinq semaines, on pourra voir des gens en uniforme venir défendre leurs couleurs. Vingt-cinq métiers seront ainsi représentés. On pourrait, par exem-ple, voir un pompier jouer contre une infirmière (les participants devront porter leur uniforme de travail pour jouer).» Ultimatum lance également un ap- pel aux familles qui veulent participer au quiz. «Durant cinq semaines, on assistera au combat des générations de vingt-cinq familles.»"

      From Google Translate: "Yvan Ponton is also the host of *Ultimatum* (during the regular season), a quiz show that is now in its third season. In a television landscape where everything is consumed and digested at lightning speed, Yvan Ponton views the show's three-year run as a remarkable feat. "I have nothing against entertainment television, but I do find it a bit superficial at times. We, however, come along with a game that requires general knowledge, and we manage to attract an average of 750,000 viewers a day. And our celebrity specials reach around a million people. For the upcoming season, we’ve added some new elements. For instance, over the course of five weeks, viewers will see people in uniform step up to represent their professions. Twenty-five different trades and professions will be represented in this way. For example, you might see a firefighter competing against a nurse (participants will be required to wear their work uniforms while playing)." *Ultimatum* is also putting out a call to families interested in participating in the quiz. "For five weeks, we will witness a 'battle of the generations' featuring twenty-five different families.""

    There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Ultimatum to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

    Cunard (talk) 12:00, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Microgaming


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Fails WP:NCORP, could not find reliable secondary sources about the company, thus failing WP:ORGTRIV. Sources in the article are reprints of corporate expansion announcements and Guinness World Records entries which "should not be used to establish notability" (per WP:GWR). The one potential piece of coverage would be the Global Gaming Awards, but I am unable to find evidence this is a notable award receiving secondary coverage outside of the awarding body and those reprinting its announcements.

Aside: based on the edit history and talk page, I'm guessing this is not a coherent company with a 32-year history as the article describes, but an IP that's been passed between owners. ~ A412 talk! 19:35, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Games and Companies. ~ A412 talk! 19:35, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Software, Websites, and United Kingdom. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Leaning Keep- its long term presence in the industry, aside from the global gaming awards, found these sources claiming it being a pioneer as world's first online casino software. 21 ,33, suspecting there would be more if we dig deeper, however also found more recently the company having been acquired by Apricot investments here .Lorraine Crane (talk) 01:29, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
    Neither of those sites have been assessed, so their reliability is not known. 11WB (talk) 18:24, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
    This comment got me to look deeper, and there's a decent amount of coverage over the years; I think this is actually fairly significant within the online gambling industry. What I'm struggling with is that mainstream publications don't really write about online gambling, so it's all very low-quality sourcing. ~ A412 talk! 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Pokeno (game)


Pokeno (game) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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In searching newspapers.com, JSTOR, and GBooks, I found a ton of name-drops and advertisements, but not a single scrap of WP:SIGCOV. The game clearly exists, to the point that I've heard of it before finding this article, but I am genuinely at a dead end on finding even the barest minimum of sourcing.

The article has been nothing but a how-to guide cited to unreliable fansites, and has been in CAT:NN since 2014. I should also note that the article was improperly titled until last week, showing a lack of interest in the topic. Given the game's purported long history, I'm sure there must be something out there that I'm missing, but so far it's not looking promising. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 13:55, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Entertainment, Games, and United States of America. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 13:55, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: a ProQuest search for "Pokeno" limited to dates 1930-1950 yields about 2000 hits. Some of these include information about Pokeno clubs, raids on Pokeno and poker gambling, pokeno-bingo parties, and various others. Note that these are based on the titles of the articles, as I do not have access to them; someone will need to verify if they have value as reliable sources. Mindmatrix 15:09, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete - Reads like an advertisement. Kyunde (talk) 20:19, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Star Spell


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Unsourced since 2005. Fails WP:GNG.4meter4 (talk) 05:38, 11 March 2026 (UTC)


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