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Q1: Why doesn't this article have more information on blocks/crafting/mobs/entities/mods than it does?

A1: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, nor is it a how-to guide. Articles should strive to present a broad overview of their subjects. Video game articles in particular try to describe general mechanics and gameplay instead of specific details. This helps to keep the article accessible to readers who may not otherwise be familiar with Minecraft.

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Reference ideas for Minecraft

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Minecraft players go full propaganda mode as petition demanding the end of the 'mob vote' draws 300,000 signatures in just a few days

The Minecraft mob vote boycott petition is missing the point

The Minecraft Community Is "Boycotting" This Year's Mob Vote

Minecraft Players Trying to Stop Mob Vote With Propaganda Posters and More Than 220,000 Signatures

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After a proposed boycott, Minecraft mob vote faces more controversy in wake of rigging accusations Barber, Regina; Kwong, Emily; Summers, Juana; Carlson, Rachel; Ryan, Erika (2025-05-02). "What playing Minecraft tells researchers about social learning". NPR. Retrieved 2025-05-02. Wu, Charley; Deffner, Dominik; Kahl, Benjamin; Meder, Björn; Ho, Mark; Kurvers, Ralf (2025-04-25). "Adaptive mechanisms of social and asocial learning in immersive collective foraging". Nature Communications. 16. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-58365-6. Retrieved 2025-05-02.

American English?

@DiamondCat22 could I get some clarity on why we should be using American English for a Swedish video game? ^LaffyTaffer 💬(she/they) 16:59, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding game drop updates to the update list

A user @DasKlose added the "game drops" to the update list. These have been reverted by @NegativeMP1. I'm starting a section on the talk page, as I believe the original edit should stand and the game drop updates should be included - otherwise it appears as though Minecraft's development stopped in 2024.

There's a meaningful difference between these drop updates and for example 1.16.2, because Mojang are naming these updates, and are treating them as the successor to the previous system. Including four updates a year isn't too unusual either - in 2012 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 were all released. Eastwood Park and strabane (talk) 14:02, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Game drops are not documented in the article at present at all (so to add this timeline at all would not be due) and they simply aren't "major" releases of the game. I also recall them saying that game drops were not replacing previous updates entirely, so I don't think it's a "successor". Only major releases of the game should be included in the article. Although I will concede that maybe when the YEAR.UPDATE (e.g. 26.1) change happens then we could start including updates from that point on since there would be no way to differentiate.

And, if someone looks at the article and automatically assumes that "Minecraft's development stopped in 2024" just because minor, mostly insignificant updates aren't included on a supplementary template, then they should probably try reading the rest of the article. Working off of that, you could make an argument that including minor updates would make the average reader assumed that development of the game slowed down. λ NegativeMP1 18:20, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]