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Achievements are called achievements when playing on an Xbox Live account on any platform except PS4. Edit please? MrRobloxDev lgjavajr (talk) 16:04, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please change "official wiki" to "unofficial wiki" in the "external links" section. In the official Minecraft site, minecraft.net, you can go to the community tab and scroll down. There is a place that says "explore the unofficial wiki". Therefore, the Minecraft Wiki is an unofficial wiki and not an official one. K1401986Talk with me 22:58, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:26, 5 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please change it to say: "You only can die of hunger in Hard or Hardcore modes." in Game modes --> Survival mode. 2601:300:8100:9880:E443:799E:E36A:C45E (talk) 12:25, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: That seems like a minor, trivial detail. We're supposed to provide a big-picture summary here, so I'm not sure whether that level of description should be included at all. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 12:32, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A specific guideline would be at MOS:VG and this is indeed trivial info. There are plenty of other differences between the game modes and this isn't a defining one. —  HELLKNOWZ   ▎TALK 12:56, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I dont agree with the split of the Pocket Edition, Console Edition and Education Edition sections to the franchise page, they are variants of the base game in exactly the same way as Bedrock Edition. They are not separate games from Java/Bedrock and therefore belong on the main page.  Nixinova   T   C   07:52, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, they are practically the same game. Minecraft Earth could go on a franchise page, not pocket edition or console edition. Leijurv (talk) 19:34, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For these changes I felt I had to be bold to clean up the page (end goal being relisted as a GA). I get what you mean though, and it's an interesting discussion, but the question here is what scope should Minecraft and Minecraft (franchise) cover? Right now, both Java and Bedrock are near-parity, but are they the same game? Is Education Edition the same game as 'Minecraft'? What is 'Minecraft'???

Minecraft started as the Java Edition, then moved to mobile (not a port, but a remake), then that became Bedrock, which then was spun off to become Education Edition. So, like, are they all the same? Well, no, but also definitely yes? There is a greater difference between Education and Java than there is Bedrock and Java, but does that make it the same game? You can see the ambiguity here. I mean, we could bring some of the editions back here and we should distinguish Bedrock from Java while we're at it. But the page is big still, so what then?

Here's a proposal: we split create a list article List of Minecraft editions or List of editions of Minecraft, having the unimportant information over there. Then in the main article have information about the overall development of Java and Bedrock. Some things from the other editions can stay in, but a lot of it should be separated because I don't think that's in scope. For example, we only need a small bit of information on the release dates for each edition, but not, e.g., physical release details or region releases. Java and Bedrock would get their own sections, with Bedrock housing the editions as they were the precursor to modern-day Bedrock.

I really don't have a good answer, even though I've been playing for just about 9 years. Does anyone else have ideas of what to do? I've been writing this for over an hour trying to think of something solid, but I'm stuck. SWinxy (talk) 19:41, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Minecraft" should cover the base game and all editions; "franchise" should cover the other aspects like other games, MineCon, Lego, etc.  Nixinova   T   C   06:43, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds right I guess. I moved them back, and will point back the redirects to their current position. I still want to refrain from returning Education Edition, as that feels way more like a spinoff than a part of the main game. SWinxy (talk) 03:33, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Education is absolutely part of the main game, it is basically just Bedrock Edition with a mod, thats it.  Nixinova   T   C   20:22, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MC is often used as an abbreviation for MC. The discontinued Orespawn mod refers to the Minecraft version for the mod as "Orespawn MC".^[1] A website called NameMC, a directory for Minecraft players and usernames, literally uses the acronym to stand for Minecraft.^[2] Even Minecraft's own website abbreviates bugs as "MC".^[3] While I can't directly edit Minecraft due to extended-confirmed permissions to insert it in myself, "MC" is such a common and notable abbreviation for Minecraft, so I suggest the extended-confirmed users who have the privilege to insert such notability do so. InvadingInvader (talk) 20:46, 27 May 2021 (UTC) InvadingInvader (talk) 20:46, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Johnnie Bob (talk) 21:04, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry if I was too vague. I'd like for "MC" to be listed as a common abbreviation in the article; where such is listed I'm not opposed. Wikipedia policy requires me to verify that the abbreviation is in the article in order for the MC (disambiguation) to be able to be listed on its page. Being Minecraft is extended confirmed, I can't do that myself until I reach extended confirmed status (I'm coming close). Based on not only the previous sources but also personal experience, MC is an almost ubiquitous abbreviation. InvadingInvader (talk) 03:54, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP:IAR. Minecraft should be included in that list. Johnnie Bob, it sounds like you're wikilawyering to prevent it from being added. What's up? SWinxy (talk) 04:08, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SWinxy, the requester is grasping at straws here in an effort to try to get Minecraft listed on the MC (disambiguation) page. That isn't the way things work with DAB pages. In fact, it is completely backwards from the way it's supposed to work. We don't edit article pages to make them conform to what we think the DAB page should look like, we edit DAB pages to help people find articles using alternate names. If MC was a notable alternate name for Minecraft, then it would have already been listed as such. The three citations that the requester has submitted to support trying to list MC on the DAB page are invalid. If MC was such a "... common and notable ..." and "... ubiquitous ..." abbreviation for Minecraft then it should be an easy matter to find dozens of high-quality, reliable sources to support that, and, if that turns out to be the case, I certainly would not object to including it as an alternate name in the lead paragraph of the article. AFTER THAT, if the requester wishes to link to Minecraft in the DAB page for MC, I would encourage him to do so. — Johnnie Bob (talk) 16:57, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Change "after receiving criticism for changing the game's end user license agreement (EULA)" to "after receiving criticism for enforcing the game's end user license agreement (EULA)." This is within the Development section.

The Guardian article that was referenced says, "[t]he grievance many Minecraft fans had was simple: although these terms had always been present in Mojang's Minecraft EULA, they had never been enforced over the three years since the game's launch. Mojang had always fostered a laissez faire sensibility; it had pushed Minecraft as an open platform, freely customisable by both players and server providers. But now it was tightening the leash. And people were angry." (emphasis mine)

I'm unsure how exactly this should be formatted, so, of course, any suggestions are welcome. There was a massive misconception when Mojang started enforcing it that they changed it, but that shouldn't be treated as fact. TechnicusFatuus (talk) 16:38, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, and I added more about the EULA part. --Masem (t) 17:24, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is now more than one composer for minecraft, Lena Raine made music for the nether update. 35.134.9.89 (talk) 04:54, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]