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== Points of additional research ==

==Points of additional research==

GOG giving free copies of STALKER to people who were affected by GameSpy

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

==Relevance==

So, we should probably discuss the relevance mark, since the GameSpy shutdown hurt ownership on a massive scale, and it was not because GS was unable to afford it, but rather the company that bought their server infra decided to just shut it all down [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 09:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

:So why is the relevance questioned? It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for. [[User:Drakeula|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

:::I think this article needs a stub (or incomplete notice). The consumer response is somewhat critical to this issue but is very lacking here [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 13:41, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

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 GOG giving free copies of STALKER to people who were affected by GameSpy
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 https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22ljrh/after_the_annoucement_of_the_gamespy_shutdown/ [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 09:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
+==Relevance==
+So, we should probably discuss the relevance mark, since the GameSpy shutdown hurt ownership on a massive scale, and it was not because GS was unable to afford it, but rather the company that bought their server infra decided to just shut it all down [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 09:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
+:So why is the relevance questioned?  It seems like a classic example of the sort of new consumer issue the wiki is intended for.  [[User:Drakeula|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula|talk]]) 01:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
+::Another member of our staff applied the mark without discussing why it deserved the mark. I still have no awareness as to why they were thinking this. [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 03:47, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
+:::I think this article needs a stub (or incomplete notice). The consumer response is somewhat critical to this issue but is very lacking here [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 13:41, 25 October 2025 (UTC)