Talk:PostPet

Awards

The official website's history timeline lists several more awards won between 1998 and 1999, but I was unable to find secondary sourcing for them, likely because of their age. If anyone is able to, please feel free to add them in. ⋆˚꩜｡ serilly! (he/him) (talk) 22:49, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:PostPet/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Serilly (talk · contribs) 21:50, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 16:07, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Welcome to GA! This was a fun little surprise to learn about. A few copy tweaks and that's about it. Ping me when addressed. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 17:22, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie: Hi there! Thank you so much for the review! I've made the requested edits (they're very helpful for checking my other prose as well), and I added alt text to the images. ⋆˚꩜｡ serilly! (he/him) (talk) 18:00, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Did you know? If you fancy doing so, I always have plenty of GA nominees to review. Just look for the all-uppercase titles in the Television section. Reviews always appreciated.

Copy changes

Lead:

• is a hybrid virtual pet and email client software developed by PetWorks and So-net, and first released in Japan in November 1997. This is not a needed comma, though I see why it was put there.
• 100 thousand I'd consider 100,000. MOS:MILLION notes that this form is rare for "thousand".

Overview:

• Pets start out inexperienced at deliveries, and may find themselves going on detours. My favorite type of needless comma. I even wrote a user essay about it: WP:CINS. The short of it is that when two halves of a sentence have the same subject, a comma before "and" is not necessary unless it is a GEOCOMMA or DATECOMMA.
• which they have unique reactions to try "to which they have unique reactions"

Development:

• It was created by Kazuhiko Hachiya, intended to be an easy-to-use and fun email client for novice computer users. This is a misplaced appositive, because Hachiya isn't an email client. Try It was created by Kazuhiko Hachiya and intended to be an easy-to-use and fun email client for novice computer users.
• An IBM ViaVoice compatible version would release on September 10, 1999. I'd suggest just "released". See WP:INTOTHEWOULDS.

Characters:

• They are prone to running away, and can be bossy. / They are somewhat lonely and a bit scatter-brained, and always seem to seek attention from the user. / They like to make people laugh, and have a strong sense of duty. / They are portrayed as an adult between the ages of 18 and 30, and like to read. / They run away much less often than the other pets, but spend a lot of time sleeping. / It enjoys listening to music, and is vulnerable to damage from water. Many unneeded commas in this section.
• They are named after one of the developers, Michio Kitamura's pet hamster. Try rewording to They are named after the pet hamster of Michio Kitamura, one of the developers.

Cultural impact:

• I'm not convinced that present tense is appropriate for some of the items it's used for here, e.g. The software is particularly popular with children and young women — is this still true in 2025?
• was being developed, but ultimately never released Fix this CinS by adding "it" after "but".

Reception

• AERA's staff calls the pets' tendency to forget to send mail cute, but an inconvenience. and are unlikely to please a CEO, but More CinS commas to remove

Video games

• A Yahoo! Mobile version would release in July. As above, try "released".

Sourcing and spot checks

Reviewed: 11, 13, 18, 40, 41

No issues.

Images

The PostPet logo appears to be below the high threshold of originality in Japan. The other two images are fair use screenshots, one of the software and another of the characters, that are irreplaceable and connect directly to the discussed content in the article. Encouragement (not necessary for GA status): Add alt text to make images accessible for screen reader users.

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