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Finally, the policy outlines '''what types of templates can be made'''. Basically, there are three types of templates, each with slightly different content structure and criteria: | Finally, the policy outlines '''what types of templates can be made'''. Basically, there are three types of templates, each with slightly different content structure and criteria: | ||
*Game-specific templates will ideally contain everything about a game, like {{tem|DKC2}} or {{tem|SML}}, whereas separate templates about certain specific aspects of a game should hereon in be avoided. However, if a subject is very numerous, such as minigames, levels or RPG items, it ''can'' keep its own separate template, since merging it might make the main template too bulky. For example, {{tem|YIBC}} (bonus challenges) should be folded into {{tem|Yoshi's Island}}, but {{tem| | *Game-specific templates will ideally contain everything about a game, like {{tem|DKC2}} or {{tem|SML}}, whereas separate templates about certain specific aspects of a game should hereon in be avoided. However, if a subject is very numerous, such as minigames, levels or RPG items, it ''can'' keep its own separate template, since merging it might make the main template too bulky. For example, {{tem|YIBC}} (bonus challenges) should be folded into {{tem|Yoshi's Island}}, but {{tem|YI levels}} can stay separate. Both the main template and the separate level/whatever template should go on the level articles, but obviously, the level template wouldn't need to go on non-level pages (except the game's page itself, which should have all the relevant game-specific templates). | ||
*Series-wide templates should almost always be templates that list the games in a series, rather than templates for subjects that are found all throughout a series. These should only be made for things like {{tem|MK race courses}} that have lots of overlap or parallels between games best served by back-to-back comparisons, or things like {{tem|RPG Attacks}}, where a centralized list of far-reaching subjects is likely to be organizationally useful in a manner similar to species templates (see next entry), but limited to a single series and organized by game. In most cases, however, game-specific templates are a better way to organize things than templates like {{tem|Yoshi}} or {{tem|Wario}}, both of which will be scrapped should this policy pass. | *Series-wide templates should almost always be templates that list the games in a series, rather than templates for subjects that are found all throughout a series. These should only be made for things like {{tem|MK race courses}} that have lots of overlap or parallels between games best served by back-to-back comparisons, or things like {{tem|RPG Attacks}}, where a centralized list of far-reaching subjects is likely to be organizationally useful in a manner similar to species templates (see next entry), but limited to a single series and organized by game. In most cases, however, game-specific templates are a better way to organize things than templates like {{tem|Yoshi}} or {{tem|Wario}}, both of which will be scrapped should this policy pass. | ||
*Everything else are species templates, which groups things based on what they are, rather than where they come from. Most of these templates ''will'' be species-based, like {{tem|Goomba}} or {{tem|Human}}, but important items like {{tem|Blocks}}, and even a few miscellaneous subjects like {{tem|Earth}} or {{tem|Mario family}} are given this sort of template too. The only stipulation is that they all have to be decently important, numerous and/or complicated: really minor and small, or overly large, vaguely defined groups of species (i.e. anything smaller than {{tem|Blarggs}}, or things like [[:Category:Fish]]) don't need templates, and items and miscellanea are under even stricter scrutiny, so users will have to think long and hard before making templates like these. | *Everything else are species templates, which groups things based on what they are, rather than where they come from. Most of these templates ''will'' be species-based, like {{tem|Goomba}} or {{tem|Human}}, but important items like {{tem|Blocks}}, and even a few miscellaneous subjects like {{tem|Earth}} or {{tem|Mario and Luigi's family}} are given this sort of template too. The only stipulation is that they all have to be decently important, numerous and/or complicated: really minor and small, or overly large, vaguely defined groups of species (i.e. anything smaller than {{tem|Blarggs}}, or things like [[:Category:Fish]]) don't need templates, and items and miscellanea are under even stricter scrutiny, so users will have to think long and hard before making templates like these. | ||
The policy also has a big section on how to set up templates (i.e. what headers to use, how to arrange the lists of links, etc.), but that's a lot of nitty-gritty details, and it's mostly explaining what we already do, so I won't go over that here. If you have any questions about details on the draft or aspects that I could only briefly touch upon in the proposal, definitely post them in the comments, but overall, I hope this and the draft are enough to convince you that this will be a vast improvement to the small, outdated policy we have today. | The policy also has a big section on how to set up templates (i.e. what headers to use, how to arrange the lists of links, etc.), but that's a lot of nitty-gritty details, and it's mostly explaining what we already do, so I won't go over that here. If you have any questions about details on the draft or aspects that I could only briefly touch upon in the proposal, definitely post them in the comments, but overall, I hope this and the draft are enough to convince you that this will be a vast improvement to the small, outdated policy we have today. | ||
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===Make articles for all the sports in the Mario series=== | ===Make articles for all the sports in the Mario series=== | ||
{{ProposalOutcome|failed|1-6|oppose}} | {{ProposalOutcome|failed|1-6|oppose}} | ||
The ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise has a huge variety of sports games, but what I don't understand is why we don't have articles for all the various sports that feature in mario games aside from the events in the Mario & Sonic series. These sports are the entire plotline of some games so I think they warrant articles. Some users may think that sports games don't warrant articles and fall under [[MarioWiki:Generic subjects|Generic subjects]] but the sports meet several of the exceptions to this rule. The sports games have significant differences to their Real World subjects (such as power-ups etc.) and are significant to the game's gameplay and storyline. (I know one of those says it doesn't apply to sports games but I think that should be removed. | The ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise has a huge variety of sports games, but what I don't understand is why we don't have articles for all the various sports that feature in mario games aside from the events in the Mario & Sonic series. These sports are the entire plotline of some games so I think they warrant articles. Some users may think that sports games don't warrant articles and fall under [[MarioWiki:Generic subjects|Generic subjects]] but the sports meet several of the exceptions to this rule. The sports games have significant differences to their Real World subjects (such as power-ups etc.) and are significant to the game's gameplay and storyline. (I know one of those says it doesn't apply to sports games but I think that should be removed. | ||
'''Proposer''': {{User|Commander Code-8}}<br> | '''Proposer''': {{User|Commander Code-8}}<br> | ||
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===Extend Upload Limit=== | ===Extend Upload Limit=== | ||
{{ProposalOutcome|failed|1-7|oppose}} | {{ProposalOutcome|failed|1-7|oppose}} | ||
I'm trying to Upload one more GIF File, which is a Mario Tennis Open Puzzle (Swap) from StreetPass Mii Plaza.<br | I'm trying to Upload one more GIF File, which is a Mario Tennis Open Puzzle (Swap) from StreetPass Mii Plaza.<br> | ||
The file is 11,3 MB, 1,3 MB to big.<br | The file is 11,3 MB, 1,3 MB to big.<br> | ||
Is it an idea to extend the Upload Limit by at least 5 MB? | Is it an idea to extend the Upload Limit by at least 5 MB? | ||