Talk:Deadmau5

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Short description: Canadian music producer and DJ (born 1981)

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May 12, 2019	Good article nominee	Listed
April 29, 2021	Good article reassessment	Delisted

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This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Move logs: Deadmau5
Deadmaus

Discussions:

RM, Deadmau5 → Deadmaus, Moved, 4 June 2013, discussion
MvR, Deadmau5 → Deadmaus, Closure endorsed, 17 June 2013, discussion
RM, Deadmaus → Joel Zimmerman, Not moved, 26 June 2013, discussion
RM, Deadmaus → Deadmau5, Moved back to Deadmau5 5 July 2013, discussion
RM, deadmau5 → Deadmau5, Consensus to move 25 August 2018, discussion

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Video game appearances

Dadmau5 is featured in the 2021 metaverse-game The Sandbox.^[1]

References

^ https://medium.com/sandbox-game/the-sandbox-to-feature-richie-hawtin-and-deadmau5-in-hot-new-metaverse-collaboration-5db596a82140

Deadmau5 recently did a collaboration with World of Tanks Blitz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:147:C482:1570:6993:7521:D451:649D (talk) 02:44, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deadmau5 appearance in fifa 13

His song Professional Griefers appeared in fifa 13 yet isn't mentioned in Video game appearances — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usertlax (talk • contribs) 22:51, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that section is for cases where Deadmau5 appeared (either as himself or as a playable character), not every video game in which his music appears (which would be a huge section and likely trivial content). Primefac (talk) 07:17, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Video game appearance

deadmau5 has an unique decoration on his skin in Minecraft (Java Edition). Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ig28jx/fun_fact_deadmau5_has_mau5_ears_on_his_player/ 91.232.238.6 (talk) 21:22, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, but unfortunately Reddit is not an RS. Primefac (talk) 13:58, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it is astonishingly hard to find a good WP-compatible source for that. The "real" source would be the Minecraft client itself (which contains special code for his ears), but as "redistribution" of the source code is forbidden, that cannot be directly used/linked. And I would not rate the "blank" technical documentation (JavaDoc) for the responsible function as self-explanatory.

The Minecraft Wiki entry also cites no sources, as it is directly based on the decompiled client (https://minecraft.wiki/w/Easter_eggs#deadmau5's_ears) and a wiki does not comply with WP:RS.

If anything, I would suggest this recent article on the death of technoblade, mentioning the special decoration of deadmau5:

A few community members are calling for Minecraft’s developers to do something more concrete to show their appreciation for Technoblade’s impact on the community. The idea floated was to add some kind of cosmetic to the game in honor of him, specifically a crown.
While a crown would be a wonderful nod to the internet star, it is unlikely, as there is currently only one Minecraft account with a unique headpiece, Deadmau5’s. However, it might make sense for Mojang to add a custom cape reminiscent of Techno’s, as they are already in the game, and his is quite iconic.
— https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/minecraft-team-tweets-mourning-technoblade-community

Would that suffice as RS?

Thanks, Xilef6000 (talk) 23:11, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I will add this Explodingtnt30 (talk) 01:54, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Kx5" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Kx5 and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 22 § Kx5 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 04:30, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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