The 'Shroom:Issue 116/Pipe Plaza

Director’s Notes
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Hello and welcome back to Pipe Plaza! November is proving to be a quiet month, and a chilly one at that as well. I do have some sad news, is resigning from New Articles, and as such this one is his last section. If you would like to write New Articles, or any of our other vacant spots: Upcoming Games, UPDate or Birthday Wishes, feel free to send a message.

Monthly Report
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Hi, everyone, and welcome to yet another issue of Monthly Report!! There's nothing new around these parts, so let's check the current wiki stats, which will then be compared to the ones from October!

(Credit goes to, , and for the table coding (I based this on Stooben's coding, which was later modified by SMB, myself, and Viper26 when each one of us wrote this section)

*All times EST.

Featured
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Hello 'Shroom readers and welcome back to another edition of Featured, the only place this side of the Mario Wiki where you'll get news about the Mario Wiki Featured Articles.

Featured Articles
No new articles have been featured in the past month.

Re-Featured Articles
No new articles have become re-featured.

FA Nominations
There is one ongoing Featured Article Nomination.
 * Wiggler was nominated on 7 November 2016.

Failed FA Nominations
No new articles have failed the featuring process.

Unfeatured Articles
One new article been unfeatured in the past month.
 * Rawk Hawk was unfeatured on 14 November 2016. It was unfeatured due to a short introduction paragraph and poor writing.

Unfeaturing Nominations
There are no ongoing Unfeature nominations.

Failed Unfeaturing Nominations
No new articles have failed the unfeaturing process in the past month.

Thanks for reading see you next month, for more Featured Articles news.

Tip of the Month
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When you reference the title of something in an article, you need to format it correctly. Names of characters (Mario, Peach, etc.) don't have to be formatted. Just link to the page the first time you use them. Names of publications or games (Nintendo Power, Super Mario Bros., etc) should be italicized. You can easily put something in italics by typing two apostrophes in front of and behind the word/s you want to be in italics. Make sure, though, that you don't use quotation marks instead of two apostrophes. Place the apostrophes before and after the brackets for a link or a hyperlink to another site. Your font change should be the first and last thing in the code. To put something in bold, use three apostrophes instead of two in front and after the desired word. You can also combine bold type and italics by using five apostrophes.

Community Report
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Hello, readers! Welcome to November's Community Report. It shows our the latest goings-ons around the Super Mario Wiki – the promotions, the demotions, the recently passed and ongoing proposals.

(credit to for previously developing this coded table system and to  for the alterations made)

NOTE:All stats and figures included in this section were correct as of November 12th.

That’s all for this issue of the Community Report. See you again in December.

New Articles
Written by: NOTE: The dates are based on PST.

And that’d be it! A lot of pages made within the last month. Excellent! That’s what we want to see! Keep in mind the writing guidelines for new articles when you create a page. We don’t want any one-line articles, you hear? See you around!

Projects Seeking Contributors
Written by: G'day 'shroomers! On behalf of myself, I would like to welcome you to Projects Seeking Contributors, a monthly section which summarises the latest projects, collaborations and important discussions which concern the MarioWiki. All readers, regardless of experience or position within our community, are invited to share their opinions and valuable input on the following projects and discussions.

All projects are organised under three different headers, as presented below. Each header contains a neat table which provides the name of the topic concerned, with a brief summary of what that topic is about and what you can do to help. The sections are further split into projects being discussed on the wiki or the respectively.

Projects Seeking Contributors
The following are a selection of projects or special requests which are taking place on wiki talk pages. Please see this page for a complete list.

The following have been taken from the.

Discussions Seeking Input
The following are a selection of discussions on the wiki which are in need of input or clarification from other users. Please see this page for a complete list.

The following have been taken from the.

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These are long-running projects, areas of discussion or collaborations which are continuously being worked on towards achievement. They will feature in this section every month.

And that concludes a new edition of Projects Seeking Contributors. I hoped you enjoyed viewing the section. I want to know what you think of the design and arrangement in how projects are presented, so therefore I invite all readers to leave me feedback. You can send me a personal message, or simply fill out this form (external website). My goal is to continuously improve the section's presentation.

Thank you! – Shokora

Poll Committee Discussion
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Monty Python, you say? Sounds like a job for a Englishman, and it just so happens that I am also an Englishman. I guess that means I'm writing this one. So, ahem, welcome to the November edition of Poll Committee Discussion, where we talk about polls and not much else. Enjoy!

Committee News
Nothing important happened this month, but we did change a rule that allowed us to have more than twenty polls in the queue, so now we can stack up polls for as long as we like until the next committee takes over.

Analysis

 * Mini NES: I thought that a lot of people would be up for this, but it looks like most people would rather spend their money on something else. To be honest, I'm not that surprised, seeing as NES emulators are widely accessible and also free to use. But some people are interested in what it has to offer, since 675 of them claim that they will buy it. I suppose the Mini NES is able to fit in pockets, unlike most PCs, and presumably they're either with it for the nostalgia or for first time experiences of classic games. Personally I've got my eyes on the Switch, so 'getting the Mini NES' is a little lower down on the To-Do list.


 * My Nintendo: Okay, so it looks like most people haven't a clue what this is. I'm one of those people. Coming close behind that is a group of people claiming that it doesn't live up to its predecessor, Club Nintendo. I remember plugging in the code for a game and looking at all the prizes that I could get but could never be bothered to. I do recall one thing about it though; that program offered physical rewards like plush toys or stands. My Nintendo only seems to offer rewards on a digital scale (like discounts or My Nintendo coins), so I don't blame people who want the old loyalty program back.


 * The Switch: We have this month's first majority! About 60% of the people really have hope for this one. Me too- the reveal finally happened, and loads of people are hyped. A console that offers the aspect of portability really gives it an advantage over other systems on the market, and Nintendo directed the appeal not towards families with youngsters, but towards the people that it works best with. I do agree with the people who want to see more news about it, however. A product's technical details may gather even more potential buyers, and the choice to delay stuff like that until two months before its release slightly puzzles me. Buuut I'm already sold on the concept, so the only thing that'll change my mind is some appalling information about it like "30 mins battery power" or "15 frames per second when not in dock".


 * Wiki Visit Schedule: It looks like this site is pretty popular! I assume editors and fact-checkers are the ones who visit this place daily, and less active ones (like me) are the near-majority in making sure the place is still up and running. If you're reading this now, I guess it is. It's nice to see this little wiki get so much attention from the public- just under 2,000 votes were cast in that poll, which is about a 33% increase from that one on June 12th. It's also a 75% or more decrease from the June 19th poll, so obviously some of you aren't voting enough! Get back on the main page and cast some more votes!

Conclusion
Since you definitely enjoyed this absolutely riveting section, why don't you check out my other sections; counting this one, I made four this month! I should be paid for this level of work. Come back here next month and you'll be joined by an avid wiki contributor by the name of, where she'll take you through the shocking stories of drama and conflict that is the Poll Committee. I'm out!

Retro Feature
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    First article: Entertainment Section, Issue XLVIII Last article: Special Section, Issue XC  Sections Written: Main Team: 10 ''' Positions held: Contributor

Hello, readers! I'm your Spotlight manager and Pipe Plaza Director, Yoshi876. Welcome to Retro Feature, a section in which I delve deep into the archives to bring you the best blasts from the past. This time I bring you a section from an Aussie user: SKmarioman.

Skmarioman joined the wiki on 4 August 2010, and joined The 'Shroom in Issue XLVIII which was released on March 19, 2011. He would this section a further eight times before retiring. His final section was a special section for Issue XC which was released on September 20, 2010.

Anyway, you're not here to hear about the history of Skmarioman, so instead I'll just have you enjoy one of his Entertainment Section sections, more specifically the one from Issue LIII.

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Hey everybody! It's SKmarioman! It's been a pretty big month already hasn't it? The anniversary, the awards show, the Brawl and Mafia games on the forums, it's been pretty big. The wiki has turned 6 years old, and I've been writing here for 6 months (that's six big things I've mentioned). So now, sit back, relax, and enjoy this month's section.

This month, it's going to be one I found by searching "Mario Award" on Newgrounds, and it is Mario: Shell Trouble by Sunrie!

Mario: Shell Trouble
There are 10 skits in this quick flash animation, as proven by the fact that it is only 2MB in size. Mario finds an empty Green Shell and decides to kick it so hard that it goes into orbit. But every time he does, there's something there to stop him (two of those times he actually likes what happened to stop him).

In the first skit he kicks it speeding across the screen, where it flies into a Hammer Bro., killing it. In the next to skits, he almost kills Luigi and Toad with the shell, and Mario's happy about it. My favourite skit is the one pictured.

As you can see this month's issue is very short, because I'm running low on my limited monthly internet access. Anyway, see ya next month!
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The 'Shroom Report
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HI, everyone! I'm your diligent Statistics Manager, Tucayo, here with The Colbert 'Shroom Report! To refresh your memory, here's how this section works: in the Milestones section, writers will get mentioned every 10 team sections and every 50 all-time sections, teams will get mentioned every 100 sections, and The 'Shroom will get mentioned every 500 sections. All information is based off our Historical Sheets. This section will cover Issue 115.

Tables are based off the End-of-the-Year Awards tables, so credit goes out to.