User talk:Bilofsky

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September 2016

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:The Software Toolworks, from its old location at User:Bilofsky/sandbox. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. — Sam Sailor 23:03, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Software Toolworks (October 29)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at Mindscape instead.

The comment the reviewer left was:

As this article states, we already have an article on Mindscape, which was the later name of the company. If it is thought that the early history should be split off, discuss at Talk:Mindscape rather than using AFC.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 01:46, 29 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Bilofsky, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Robert McClenon (talk) 01:46, 29 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:MYCHESS software, cover, published by The Software Toolworks c. 1980.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:MYCHESS software, cover, published by The Software Toolworks c. 1980.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:22, 27 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your attention. The image was used in my draft article which was initially rejected (see above). I will be discussing why the article should be accepted (probably with editing), but not for a month or so. Please feel free to deal with the image according to Wikipedia rules; I can upload it again when appropriate. Bilofsky (talk) 16:19, 27 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:The Software Toolworks

Hello, Bilofsky. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "The Software Toolworks".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 18:05, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Software Toolworks has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Software Toolworks. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 16:27, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Software Toolworks (August 17)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by ToThAc was:

The proposed article does not have sufficient content to require an article of its own, but it could be merged into the existing article at Mindscape. Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, you are welcome to add that information yourself. Thank you.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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ToThAc (talk) 23:48, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You could try bringing up the matter on Mindscape's talk page, and add {{help me}} to your subject matter. ToThAc (talk) 00:18, 18 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Software Toolworks concern

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:34, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Miracle Piano

Have you by any chance seen that video from The 8-Bit Guy on his 8-Bit Keys channel about the Piano your company released? And how was your relationship with Nintendo if you don't mind telling? Blake Gripling (talk) 05:43, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn't seen it before. The whole point of the Miracle was to be a learning tool, so most of the price and effort went into the software. We did make it a midi keyboard with velocity sensitive keys, and viewed that as a nice bonus. Unfortunately that allowed the reviewer to look at it only as a stand-alone keyboard, which from our point of view would be the tail wagging the dog. He does mention this at the end.

I wasn't much involved with the Miracle, or with Nintendo on the business side. I did deal with them a little bit on Chessmaster on the technical side and it was smooth. Bilofsky (talk) 14:58, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So you sold the piano for a loss then? Blake Gripling (talk) 02:30, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't involved in the pricing, but I'm sure it wasn't at a loss. I see on Wikipedia that the retail price, including software, was $500 in 1990. Bilofsky (talk) 02:45, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That costs a lot at the time, and I presume the piano was outsourced to a third-party manufacturer, yes? Blake Gripling (talk) 02:34, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]