Talk:Five Nights at Freddy's

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by Vaticidalprophet talk 22:53, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that William Afton has been called "one of the most evil characters to exist in video game history"? Source: https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/who-is-william-afton-five-nights-at-freddys-lore-explained/
  • ALT1: ... that William Afton is "roastable"? Source: https://www.cbr.com/roastable-video-game-villains/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher (Twitter account)
  • Comment: I am aware that We Got This Covered is considered unreliable, but I think since in this case I'm simply attributing a quote to a reviewer, it should be fine. I'm hoping to get this DYK featured on October 31st if there is room to add to the Halloween DYK set. I am open to suggestions for alt hooks.

Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Self-nominated at 15:14, 28 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/William Afton; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• I think my main concern with the first one is that, indeed, it's not a reliable source. I would recommend finding a reliable source that can be used for the DYK. The ALT's issue for me is twofold: one, CBR isn't a great source, and two, the ALT is a bit confusing. I don't really know what roastable means at first glance; I assume that it means he is easy to insult, but I feel like this detail tells us very little about the character. It may also not translate to someone who doesn't understand what roasting even means. I would recommend either finding a source that delves into the overall reception behind the character or an interesting tidbit about his creation. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 15:56, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

  @Cukie Gherkin: Thanks for the feedback. How do these alts sound?

  • ALT2: ... that William Afton's narrative role has been compared to that of Jigsaw? source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1392790/fights-nights-freddys-movies-william-afton-jigsaw/
  • ALT3: ... that William Afton has been described as the only Five Nights at Freddy's character with no redeeming qualities? source: https://www.pockettactics.com/fnaf/william-afton

Di (they-them) (talk) 20:31, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Article has been redirected at AfD, so ths nomination needs to be closed. Vaticidalprophet 22:46, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Story Overview Revamp

As it currently is, I think the current story overview needs some changes in order to make it more concise and useful for those unaware of the franchise's plot. I have three somewhat minor changes that I think would help it better, but I want to see if people agree with them before I implement them, especially since this is a semi-protected page. My changes are as follows

1. Remove the reference to the Bite of '87. It should not be here for multiple reasons such as a. It just feels very out of place in the rest of the summary and does not help anyone get a sense of what the plot is b. Even though it is iconic, the Bite of '87 does not hold really any significance in the grand scheme of things, besides the fact that it is the reason the animatronics can not roam during the day but the summary does not even state it. I don't think the Bite of '87 was ever meant to be too important to the larger story, I think Cawthon just put it into Phone Guy's call to add to the mystery and horror of the pizzeria, not because it has any real lore behind it (at least no lore notable enough for a brief summary). 2. Remove the FNaF 4 Crying Child summary. As it is now it feels very out of place and just seems like you are throwing non-essential info into the summary. If the summary just said that Fazbear's Family Diner eventually closed down due to the Bite of '83, where a kid was put into the animatronics mouth by his older brother and friends then it would be better but still may be clunky. Unlike the Bite of '87, I do believe that is important for the larger franchise but the main reason for why it is important to many fans is due to apparent connection to Michael Afton. Which kid Michael Afton is, or whether he is even one of them, is a hotly debated topic so I am advocating the article mention it. However, since the article does not show why this event is important for the larger franchise, I feel like currently listing this event makes readers confused rather than informed, because it is just haphazardly thrown into a random part of the summary, with seemingly no contribution to the larger narrative. 3. Probably the smallest change, contextualize Afton's death better. As of now, it again feels out of place (but unlike the other two, it does actually contribute to the summary). I feel like it should it say something like "After the closure of the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Afton dismantles the remaining animatronics in a secret backroom. The ghosts possessing the animatronics are thus released and confront Afton", and then summarize the rest of his death. I feel like that just helps give context to when and where the ghosts actually confront Afton and why he is in that situation in the first place. I'm sorry if this was long-winded or wordy in parts, but I just feel like the current summary could be much better and thus help inform the people who read this article more. If you disagree with any or all of my changes, or think that my suggestions could be tweaked please tell me.

MewtwoRBGY (talk) 20:03, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

I edited in number 1 and 3 as I agree with those and feel like they make sense, but I haven't done number two. We probably need more consensus for removing the plot of a whole game from the overarching story.

Also, please break your future messages into sections lol. That's a ton of words to read in one gigantic block of text. TheWikiToby (talk) 22:14, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I swore I separated them into segments when I wrote it. MewtwoRBGY (talk) 00:26, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I went ahead and boldly made my own rewrite of the story section to try and make it the absolute minimum to understand the plot of the series, per Wikipedia's guidelines for writing plot summaries, while also going back to citing the reliable sources that the plot summary was initially based on. Most content (such as naming either of the Bite's, anything about Ennard, etc.) is in reality fairly redundant and has little impact on the outcome of the series, so what I believe should be covered is in there right now. I also believe that my rewrite should address your concerns, since I think it's fairly easy to understand for a brief overview. λ NegativeMP1 07:24, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 August 2024

Into the Pit is not a spin-off, it should be treated as a mainline game unless stated otherwise. The developers and community have treated it as mainline 2603:9001:103:ABC:6CAF:2524:F037:EEF4 (talk) 19:11, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

 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. TheWikiToby (talk) 19:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 August 2024 (2)

Five Laps at Freddy's and Five Nights at Freddy's: Into The Pit should be added (as the article states that the latest relase is Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2) 71.38.207.107 (talk) 23:43, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Latest release means "most-recently released". Five Laps and Into the Pit aren't out yet. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 23:49, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. M.Bitton (talk) 16:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Add FNAF Into The Pit as latest game

Self-explanatory title 83.27.130.39 (talk) 13:10, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

This edit has been made. Thank you for pointing it out! SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 13:28, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 October 2024

79.116.117.85 (talk) 15:03, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

 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. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 21:26, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Fnaf 2

Someone forgot to add the thing in fnaf 2 where if you want to stun foxy, you need to use the flashlight. If someone was using that article to play the game, they would lose. 🥴 2601:197:700:3B10:CDA3:CF6F:26A1:92F9 (talk) 20:30, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Thankfully, we're not a game guide. And honestly the run down of each games mechanics shouldn't even be there since it's pure cruft. λ NegativeMP1 20:31, 24 October 2024 (UTC)