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This page is for the community review of new guides. This is so the Guides page does not get filled up with nonsensical guides (like it was at one point,) and that their is a minimum standard of quality on the Guides page. Guides which pass this review have a template added to the page ({{GuideReviewed}}) and featured guides will have {{FeaturedGuide}} added to the page. Guides which do not pass a community review will not be added to the Guides page, but may still carry [[Category:Guides]]. This is so that guides that are deemed good and worthy by the community are easily findable by newer players, while less accurate guides can still be found, but aren't presented as prominently.

Guides are reviewed through a voting process. There are three eligible votes:

  • Support - to indicate support for the guide's inclusion on the page
  • Abstain - to not formally vote, but still offer input on the discussion
  • Against - to indicate disapproval for the guide's inclusion on the page

After one week, the votes will be tallied.

  • A guide which has more than 75% Support will be placed at a "Featured Guides" section at the top of the guides page
  • A guide which has more than 50% Support will be placed on the page, in the appropriate section (survivor, zombie, or player killer.)
  • A guide which has less than or equal to 50% Support will not be placed on the page
  • Guides which don't attract any votes will not be placed on the page

General criteria which should be considered before a guide is included on the page are:

  1. Formatting - There must be no obvious formatting errors in the text. The guide must work in all major browsers
  2. Accuracy - The guide must be accurate
  3. Clarity - The guide must be easy to read, with no obvious spelling or grammar errors.

Please note that neutrality and civility are not requirements.

Voting

Please add {{Guidesvoting}} on the guide before nominating it. Please inform the author if they are still active and can easily be found.

Shameless advertising for this discussion Linkthewindow  Talk  14:20, 19 July 2009 (BST)

User:Grim s/Grims guide to staying alive

For

  1. I don't agree with this whole guide, but it's pretty comprehensive. Also a GA. Linkthewindow  Talk  08:03, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. It's actually useful and the fact that grim firmly stamped his mark on it only makes it more entertaining. --xoxo 15:01, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  3. Boring as hell and one of the few guides that would benefit from being cut in half. But I'm marginally for because there are enough good sections.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 23:55, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  4. Lots of good info to have, but it could use a trimming. --Kahazul 21:32, 31 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. Way way way way way too self-indulgent. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. The same as above since the guide is often self-centered around that single player. Also the writer is an asshole but that only affects the guide by 98%. Aka Paradox 22:23, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Abstain

Lazy Basics

For

Against

  1. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. Nothing terribly useful here.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 23:56, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --MTRemick T | C | Fey | NBC 01:27, 31 July 2009 (BST)
  4. What they said. --Kahazul 21:32, 31 July 2009 (BST)

Abstain

Dicas Curtas

Note - the above guide is a translation of Lazy Basics into Brazilian Portuguese

For

Against

  1. Pointless for the majority of readers on this English wiki. Deserves a link from Lazy Basics, however. Linkthewindow  Talk  08:03, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. As Link. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  3. ^^^ --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 23:57, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Abstain

Guides:How to defend a mall

For

Against

  1. The content is okay but it could do with some sexier formatting. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. Pretty good. Not long and boring and the info is actually on target.Guides:The_Mall_Defence_Manifesto is better. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 00:10, 31 July 2009 (BST)

Abstain

Guides:Civilian

For

  1. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Against

Abstain

Guides:Scientist

For

  1. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Against

Abstain

Guides:Military

For

  1. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. --MTRemick T | C | Fey | NBC 01:27, 31 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --User:Axe27/Sig 20:49, 31 July 2009 (BST)

Against

Abstain

Guides:Shelter

For

Against

  1. Decent, but could do with a little bit of elaboration on the Pro/Con parts.

Abstain

Guides:XP

For

  1. --Cyberbob 08:17, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Against

Abstain

Guides:Scouting

For

Against

  1. Possibly some room for a section dealing with Ruins? --Cyberbob 08:21, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Abstain

Guides:The Mall Defence Manifesto

For

  1. --Cyberbob 08:21, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. Needs an update for barricading change and FAK search rate nerf to malls but an excellent, well written guide.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 00:26, 31 July 2009 (BST)

Against

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Guides:Lone Survivor

For

  1. --Cyberbob 08:21, 30 July 2009 (BST)
  2. --MTRemick T | C | Fey | NBC 01:27, 31 July 2009 (BST)

Against

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Guides:Ranged vs. Melee Weapon Efficiency

For

Against

  1. Needs to be dumbed down. A lot. The calculations and obscure tables should be secondary. --Cyberbob 08:21, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Abstain

Guides:Survivor Metagame

For

  1. It's brief but says what it needs to without beating around the bush. --Cyberbob 08:21, 30 July 2009 (BST)

Against

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Guides:Survivor Skills

For

Against

  1. --Cyberbob 08:21, 30 July 2009 (BST)

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Recent Nominations

Please check the archive for older nominations

Guides:The Zombie Lexicon

For

  1. Helpful for anyone that is new to death rattle or can't quite figure out a word. --Papa Johnny 14:28, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. As Johnny, but as Jed too. It needs an amended version for more day-to-day zombie words. Linkthewindow  Talk  14:30, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. Fresh. If everyone familiarized themselves with the material and had this common reference point zombie communication would be quite effective. Also i agree it could use a little facelift. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 16:28, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. I have used this so much, it's not even funny. It's incredibly useful. Did I mention it's useful? --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 17:45, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  6. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  7. Useful --♥ Moonie Talk | Testimonials 12:25, 17 July 2009 (BST)
  8. I found it very clear and useful --Supflidowg 18:57, 20 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. Scary. Who wasted their life on this crap? Would be irresponsible to encourage anyone else to waste their life reading/learning this rot.-- | T | BALLS! | 13:57 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. While it is impressive and worth a casual read, anyone who thinks your average zombie (or even a super intelligent one) would understand half this crap is going to be wasting ap with nonsensical commands. --xoxo 14:05, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. As J3D. Would be better if a concise version were created. - User:Whitehouse 15:05, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --ϑϑℜ 10:29, 20 July 2009 (BST)

61.5%. This guide will remain on Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Guides:The Zombie Lexicon/Zombie Song Lyrics

For

Against

  1. Jesus Christ, even more useless than the first Lexicon. Seriously, people, go outside once and awhile.-- | T | BALLS! | 14:00 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. Fun, but ultimate pointless. Linkthewindow  Talk  14:31, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. Doesn't really help the reader much. - User:Whitehouse 15:09, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. It's hilarious and I'd love to give a link to "have a good time" by queen. More of a humorous article than a guide though.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 16:29, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  6. Humorous, not really a guide-guide. Well, maybe for RPing. A little. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  7. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  8. Good, as a subpage of zombie lexicon --♥ Moonie Talk | Testimonials 12:25, 17 July 2009 (BST)
  9. --ϑϑℜ 10:29, 20 July 2009 (BST)

0%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Guides:Fast Zombie Builds

For

Against

  1. Good God, some of you really know how to suck the life out of ANYTHING. Play a game, don't follow boring, dry formulas. Fuck's sake.-- | T | BALLS! | 14:06 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. Shitty build path IMO. --Papa Johnny 14:55, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. Most of the info here is also present in Guides:Zombie. And the section on starting as a human isn't very comprehensive. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:17, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  6. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  7. --ϑϑℜ 10:30, 20 July 2009 (BST)

0%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Guides:Zombie Metagame

For

  1. Keep, but needs expansion. Also, I don't quite get what Zombie Lord's got against the metagame. It's what turns UD from just another random browser game to having an active, organized community. Linkthewindow  Talk  14:33, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. Short, sweet and to the point.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:22, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --ϑϑℜ 10:32, 20 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. Kill this weak-minded play-style with fire! Up with individual zombie power, down with the fuckin lame ass HIVE MIND! -- | T | BALLS! | 14:10 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. Unless the article gets revised to reflect the current meta community better (barhah.com being the main hub for most zombie groups) and removing most the the last half of the article, I don't see much value in this rather outdated article. --Papa Johnny 14:36, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)

37.5%. This guide will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

X:00

For

  1. I've always liked groups/guides/ideas that think outside the UD box.--xoxo 12:32, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. As Jed. Linkthewindow  Talk  14:14, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. Good article, current activities needs revision to remove MT'07 as being "current." --Papa Johnny 14:38, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. A helpful article. Good idea too. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  6. One of the better tactics out there and a well written guide explaining that tactic. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:23, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  7. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  8. I think this is one of the better tactics on this wiki -- Cwissball PKer / Cwissb Dual Nature 00:01, 17 July 2009 (BST)
  9. --♥ Moonie Talk | Testimonials 12:25, 17 July 2009 (BST)
  10. The useful part of Swier's legacy lives on. --ϑϑℜ 10:32, 20 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. Meh. This is ok, I suppose, considering the game rules are so broken right now. The need for Tactics like this are part of what's wrong with the "game".-- | T | BALLS! | 14:13 15 July 2009(BST)

91%. This page will become a Featured Guide. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

User:Siddhant/Guide:The Zombie Returns

For

Against

  1. Another shitty formula guide. Why even play a game if you're going to do this? -- | T | BALLS! | 14:15 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. This is actually a very well considered article. I like the mention of junkyard and church selection and the emphasis on upgrading claw attacks. However it falls a little short as a complete guide on a very broad subject. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:38, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  6. I was going to vote yes on this for a joke but it was just way too shit. --ϑϑℜ 10:34, 20 July 2009 (BST)

0%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Pillaging

For

  1. Not a bad general zambah guide. --Papa Johnny 14:46, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. About as good as Guides:Zombie with some alternate considerations such as when to use feeding groan. Good reading. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:43, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  4. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --ϑϑℜ 10:35, 20 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. More formula/Metagaming bullshit. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:17 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)

71%. This page will remain on Guides article. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Guides: The Zombie Vulture

For

Against

  1. Sigh. More formula crap. What happened to imagination? Video Games kill it all? I weep for this generation. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:19 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. An interesting idea but it feels incomplete. I'd like to see a more thorough and fully realized evaluation of leeching off of higher level zombies. --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:44, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)

0%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Annoy the Harmanz

For

  1. General advice. Not too horrible. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:21 15 July 2009(BST)

Against

  1. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. Basically just gives a brief summary of how this one person likes to play the game. Not terribly useful as such.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:49, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  4. As Giles, it does have some good points, however. Linkthewindow  Talk  09:41, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  5. General advice. Horrible. --ϑϑℜ 10:37, 20 July 2009 (BST)

16%. This article will be removed from Guides page. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

How to win Mall Siege (Zombie)

For

Against

  1. Pretty obvious stuff. Not really guide worthy. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:23 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. A pretty piss poor guide for mall sieges. --Papa Johnny 15:02, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. Yeh this just isn't detailed enough to be a guide.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:51, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  6. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  7. These guides just get shitter and shitter. --ϑϑℜ 10:41, 20 July 2009 (BST)

0%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

A Quick Zombie Guide

For

Against

  1. Lame. Kill it. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:24 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. Terrible guide. --Papa Johnny 15:03, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  5. It's not detailed enough to be useful.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 03:52, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  6. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  7. --ϑϑℜ 10:41, 20 July 2009 (BST)

0%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Selective Targeting

For

  1. A good start for the article, but it definitely needs to be properly expanded on. I might do that later if I get around to it. --Papa Johnny 14:57, 15 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. Kill with fire. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:25 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. Expand it, and then re-submit it for review. :P --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. As Papa Johnny and BobBoberton.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 06:43, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  5. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)

17%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Claw for Grasp, Bite for Threes

For

  1. Not bad. --Papa Johnny 15:00, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)
  4. Swing vote--Bonghit420 07:20, 17 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. In the real world, math wins. But this is Urban Dead with its lame ass broken RNG. While this would totally make sense with a real numbers generator, it's worthless as far as it "applies" to UD's RNG. -- | T | BALLS! | 14:28 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. A very nice idea and well reasoned update, but it feels like this could be folded into the beyond average damage guide.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 06:45, 16 July 2009 (BST)

57%. This page will remain on Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

Getting Started as a Feral Zombie

For

  1. Not horrible. Needs updating. Best guide in the whole lot so far for this go around. (That's not saying much though) -- | T | BALLS! | 14:31 15 July 2009(BST)
  2. I'd love to vote against this just because you are being so obnoxious ZL, but it really is an excellent guide. Needs a tiny update because of new diagnosis abilities.--GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 06:48, 16 July 2009 (BST)

Against

  1. The only one ZL voted for. ;)--xoxo 14:36, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  2. -- THELORDGUNSLINGER 14:59, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  3. --Bob Boberton TF / DW 17:58, 15 July 2009 (BST)
  4. --Cyberbob 09:39, 16 July 2009 (BST)

33%. This page will be removed from Guides. --ϑϑℜ 15:24, 28 July 2009 (BST)

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