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Director's Notes ()
Wow! Somehow it's been two years already! Two years ago (and a few months), I started writing for The 'Shroom as the Pipe Plaza director (after having been the sole updater of the original Pipe Plaza for several months) and now, I'm moving on. A new position - the Activities Director - has been created (using ideas from my directorial campaign) and SMB thought I would best be able to use these ideas, being as I conceived them. So I'm moving on from the Pipe Plaza.

However I am definitely not leaving you under bad supervision. My successor has been writing for the Pipe Plaza for over a year, he continues to produce not one but TWO excellent sections each month and he has had experience on various staff teams before. Please welcome as the new Pipe Plaza director (feel free to spam his talk page with congratulation messages)!

As for other news, there are still a few writer spots open so fill-fill-fill. I'm sure you'll enjoy Paper Yoshi's reign, so make sure to sign up under him!

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Forum Update ()
Hey, everyone, and welcome to Forum Update! February was a pretty busy month for the Super Mario Boards, so let's begin!

Top Stories : Marwikedor was unbanned. However, he was soon revealed to be a sockpuppet of famous troll, RudnickiMarioX06. After this, he was banned infinitely. He even ban evaded once. On a similar subject, Majin Vegeta was banned for a second time from the forum, this time for two months.

The Post Ranks, given for posts on the forum, were updated. The changed parts of the list are:

[...] Luma   = 900 Bowser Jr. = 950 King Bowser = 1000 Dry Bowser = 3000 Shine Sprite = 5000 Power Star  = 7000 Star Spirit = 10000 Celestial Guide = 14999 Donkey Kong = 20000 Mushroom Attendant = 35000 Mushroom Princess = 50000 Yoshi   = 75000 Sh*tposter = 100000

The General Entertainment board was renamed to Entertainment & Media.

Stats : In February, 587 topics were made, and 28564 posts. 43 users registered, and the most online was 129.

TOP 10 POSTERS Smasher  – 25717  Sharks Territory  – 23541  UltraMario – 21727 Nega-Man  – 20017 Solar Blaze  – 15730 Buster Baxter  – 13885 Herr Shyguy  – 12031  Lily  – 11786  Christian Brutal Sniper  – 11680 Baby Luigi  – 11632 Green signifies the user is at a higher position than last month. Blue signifies the user is at the same position as last month. Red signifies the user is at a lower position than last month. Bold signifies the user is a new entry to the top 10.

Mafia : Currently ongoing are Marioguy1's ( Mafia Mafia, Viceroy Bubbles von Salamancer's The Simpsons Mafia, and Detective Dick Gumshoe's  Mafia. And Xzealia Exdementia's  XzMafia 3...could be still ongoing?


 * The Mafia won Villain's ((?)) Villain11's Mafia 2.0.
 * Godot's (my) My Little Pony: Friendship is Mafia was won by the Mafia.
 * The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Mafia, hosted by Lily was won by the Innocents and Lokomos.
 * Lily was accepted into the Mafia Hosts Guild.

Thanks for reading, and bye!

Tip of the Month ()
Tip of the Month: If you are repeatedly making small edits to a page and not marking them as "minor edits" you may get a warning from an administrator. Mark your edits as minor and don't make too many on the same page too many times, because a warning on a talk page does not look good for your reputation.

Mario Calendar ()
Hello, readers, and welcome to the March Issue of The 'Shroom! Paper Yoshi is here again, now showing you the Mario games released in the third month of the year.


 * March 1st, 1997 (EU): Super Mario 64 (N64)
 * March 6th
 * 2007 (JP): Yoshi (NES-VC)
 * 2009 (EU): New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii)
 * March 8th, 2007 (JP): Yoshi's Island DS (NDS)
 * March 9th
 * 1996 (JP): Super Mario RPG (SNES)
 * 1999 (EU/AU): Mario Party (N64)
 * 2007 (EU): Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (NDS)
 * 2008 (NA): Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
 * 2009 (NA): New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii)
 * March 11th, 2005 (EU):
 * Super Mario 64 DS (NDS)
 * WarioWare: Touched! (NDS)
 * March 12th, 1998 (NA): Yoshi's Story (N64)
 * March 14th
 * 1995 (JP): Mario's Picross (GB)
 * 2005 (NA): Yoshi Touch & Go (NDS)
 * March 18th, 2005 (EU): Mario Party 6 (GCN)
 * March 21st, 2000 (JP): Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel (GBC)
 * March 25th, 2008 (JP): Dr. Mario & Saikin Bokumetsu (WiiWare)
 * March 26th
 * 1998 (EU): Wario Land II (GB)
 * 2009 (AU): New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii)
 * March 27th, 2007 (JP): Donkey Kong Jr. Math (NES-VC)
 * March 28th (NA)
 * 2005: Mario Party Advance (GBA)
 * 2010: WarioWare: D.I.Y. (NDS)
 * March 29th, 2010 (NA): WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (WiiWare)
 * March 30th, 2006 (AU): Super Princess Peach (NDS)
 * March 31st, 2005 (JP): Yakuman DS (NDS)
 * March 1995 (NA): Mario's Picross (GB)
 * March 1998 (NA): Wario Land II (GB)
 * March 2001 (JP): Super Mario Advance (GBA)

And that concludes the list for March! We shall meet again in Upcoming Games!

Upcoming Games ()
Hello again, readers, and welcome to the March Issue of Upcoming Games! More gaming news come as we advance deeper into the year, and that's also the case for 2012.

The Upcoming Game of the month is the eleventh in its series, however quite different from the previous ten installments. That game is none other than...



Mario Party... Nine!
Nine already? Seriously?

Mario Party 9 is the ninth home console installment of the Mario Party series, the second for the Nintendo Wii. It features twelve playable characters, two of which, the newcomers, are unlockable. The core "board game gameplay" remains virtually unchanged, but it differs from other Mario Party games in some aspects.

Players now move at the same time in a vehicle while taking turns to roll a Dice Block instead of moving individually through the board. Additionally, the objective is now to collect Mini Stars rather than the regular stars present in previous games. Those can be obtained by simply being passed by, among other means. MP9 also features new spaces, along with "old" ones, such as the Blue Space. Some returning spaces, however, have different effects, especially due to the changes in gameplay.

Aside from the usual Story and Party modes, Mario Party 9 contains various types of challenges within the Minigame Mode. It also features other game modes, such as the Extra Mode.

Release Dates

 * Europe: March 2nd
 * Australia: March 8th
 * North America: March 11th
 * Japan: April 26th

And that's all for this issue, folks! We'll meet again in April!

"Stay tuned to Upcoming Games for news on the games you'll be playing soon!"

Community Report ()
Hello, and welcome to March's edition of Community Report.

Policy Changes and Updates

 * Image use policy was modified to state that forced aspect ratios in images taken from emulators are not allowed and will be deleted.

Proposals That Ran

 * 's proposal to make stat/description lists for certain games was voted down due to its lack of specificity, 9-2.
 * 's proposal to make archives specifically for previous versions of MediaWiki:Sitenotice was withdrawn by proposer. Its voting tally at the time of removal was 2-1 in favor.
 * 's proposal to add 3DS E-shop review results to game articles in the reception sections failed, 8-1, mostly due to the general lack of substance in those reviews.
 * 's proposal to make a different version of passed, 3-1.

Currently Running Proposals and TPPs

 * A Proposal to clarify whether characters from the Super Mario Bros. movie really get their own pages when they are highly different from their normal appearances and/or personalities. (Read More)
 * A Proposal proposing the merging of named levels in Super Mario World to the world articles. (Read More)
 * A Writing Guideline Proposal rewriting Navigation templates to reflect modern standards and be more coherent. (Read More)
 * A Talk Page Proposal to either delete Mushroom Kingdom Tribune or merge it to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. (Read More)
 * A Talk Page Proposal proposing a split of Grand Tail Goomba from Grand Goomba. (Read More)

Promotions and Demotions
There were no promotions or demotions in the past month.

NIWA News ()
Hey guys! Marioguy1 covering the NIWA News again this month! And boy do we have some news from NIWA. Not one, not two, but three new members have joined NIWA!


 * The first member is the F-Zero Wiki! Found at http://mutecity.org, the wiki is an up-and-coming wiki about the F-Zero series with over 200 articles on the world of F-Zero. Want to learn more about the amazing Captain Falcon (other than FALCON PAWNCH), be sure to check them out! They need contributors too, so if you're looking for something to do...
 * The second member will be revealed on March 23rd.
 * The third member will be revealed on March 30th.

That's all for NIWA News this month. Read again next month to find out who these other two mysterious members are...
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