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Crowbar image
editShouldn’t we add an image of the crowbar as it appears in-game instead of a real-life crowbar? Zbelios (talk) 07:44, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, the photo of a crowbar is very silly. Removed. Popcornfud (talk) 15:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- I wasn't saying that the image should be completely removed, but rather replaced with the actual crowbar as it appears in Half-Life 2 (like a screenshot of it from the game). But I don't know if there are any copyright issues with that or something. Zbelios (talk) 19:37, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
- Me neither. But removing the bad photo is an improvement so I started with that. :) Popcornfud (talk) 10:53, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, alright then. I’m thinking of adding a screenshot of the worldmodel for the crowbar, and I want to make sure if it’s that’s okay or if there are any issues. (since video game screenshots are considered non-free). Zbelios (talk) 12:51, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- "Gordon Freeman uses a crowbar" is not a statement that requires NFCC screenshot for the user to understand. We certainly can use a free image of just any old crowbar, but it's really not appropriate in the end. Readers generally understand what one is without visual aid. It would be akin to adding a random car picture to a racing video game's article because "in a race, cars are used." -- ferret (talk) 13:32, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- But this article doesn't say that a crowbar is Gordon's iconic weapon. Zbelios (talk) 13:42, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- It's a crowbar. Is the lack of an actual in-game image of said crowbar preventing the reader from understanding that? -- ferret (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I guess not, now that I think about it. Zbelios (talk) 14:10, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- It's a crowbar. Is the lack of an actual in-game image of said crowbar preventing the reader from understanding that? -- ferret (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- But this article doesn't say that a crowbar is Gordon's iconic weapon. Zbelios (talk) 13:42, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- "Gordon Freeman uses a crowbar" is not a statement that requires NFCC screenshot for the user to understand. We certainly can use a free image of just any old crowbar, but it's really not appropriate in the end. Readers generally understand what one is without visual aid. It would be akin to adding a random car picture to a racing video game's article because "in a race, cars are used." -- ferret (talk) 13:32, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, alright then. I’m thinking of adding a screenshot of the worldmodel for the crowbar, and I want to make sure if it’s that’s okay or if there are any issues. (since video game screenshots are considered non-free). Zbelios (talk) 12:51, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- Me neither. But removing the bad photo is an improvement so I started with that. :) Popcornfud (talk) 10:53, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- I wasn't saying that the image should be completely removed, but rather replaced with the actual crowbar as it appears in Half-Life 2 (like a screenshot of it from the game). But I don't know if there are any copyright issues with that or something. Zbelios (talk) 19:37, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
Gordon's first appearance from a 3rd Person Perspective?
edit"...in the first appearance of the character in the series from a third-person perspective."
This was found in the final paragraph of the HL: Alyx section. Can someone actually elaborate this one? It feels like there was one instance written for the Blue Shift part of the Half-Life section, but this one looks repeated. Clazzette (talk) 10:01, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
incorrect info -- can someone correct?
edit"In the end, Alyx alters the future by killing the Combine Advisor who was about to kill her father, impressing the G-Man." - That gets the sequence of events backwards. Alyx frees the G-Man, and the G-Man repays her by killing the Combine Advisor who was about to kill her father. Branch992 (talk) 14:09, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Fixed, thanks. Popcornfud (talk) 22:19, 8 December 2024 (UTC)