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On 20 August 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Mod (video games) to Video game modding. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 20 August 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. closing as early snowball. (non-admin closure) — Shibbolethink ^(♔ ^♕) 15:08, 22 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mod (video games) → Video game modding – Natural disambiguation, and for consistency with similar article names such as modding, video game development and video game design. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 10:08, 20 August 2021 (UTC) _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 10:08, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Video games has been notified of this discussion. — Shibbolethink ^(♔ ^♕) 16:14, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Internet culture has been notified of this discussion. — Shibbolethink ^(♔ ^♕) 16:14, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support There would need to be a small bit of change to the lede but this article covers the action of modding and the products of modding (the "mods"), so the non-disambiguated form is better. --Masem (t) 16:45, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not much to add, natural disambiguation is good. -- ferret (talk) 17:08, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nominator, and also to avoid confusion with "Mod (video game)" which would mean a video game named "Mod". JIP | Talk 02:43, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support - WP:NATDIS. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 05:16, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Wiki Education assignment: Digital Media and Information in Society

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 28 August 2023 and 14 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): ReeVrze (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Stevesuny (talk) 14:21, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

About adding Troll Mods/contriversy section

I was wondering if topics around how mods are used for bigoted or political reasons could be added into a section. I know there are several instances that have been reported on news sites about mods removing diverse characters and subjects. Pago95 (talk) 14:23, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone ahead and pushed an initial section about this topic under Consequences (renamed from "Unforeseen consequences and benefits of modding" as I didn't see anything particularly unforseen nor any benefits in the section) TheAlienAdventures (talk) 03:28, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Restructuring notice

I am currently in the process of reordering and expanding on various sections of this article. There is a plethora of academic research on video game modding that I intend to draw from.

TheAlienAdventures (talk) 06:13, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Removing construction tag: I am still revising the article but have majorly organized the content as desired. (My personal theory is that the content hasn't been largely restructured since the rename from Mod (video game) to Video game modding, the latter of which I feel imparts a larger cultural phenomenon than simply focusing on the development aspect of modding itself). TheAlienAdventures (talk) 00:13, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]