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:Can you list some of these sources? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 22:11, March 13, 2020 (EDT) | :Can you list some of these sources? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 22:11, March 13, 2020 (EDT) | ||
::It turns out that the BradyGAMES guide calls her Banana Fairy Queen, and both it and the Versus Books guide use Fairy Queen for short, so the name is official. Normally, web content is a lower source for naming than a third-party guide; however, the website in question is a walkthrough from Nintendo Power Source, an online arm of Nintendo Power, so it can be considered a companion to the Nintendo Player's Guide. Given the circumstances, I'd be in favor of keeping it as Banana Fairy Princess, especially since it's also supported by a foreign name. Besides, it seems the most common name otherwise would be Fairy Queen, which is perhaps too succinct. That aside, I think the two other names listed for the character can possibly be trimmed from the article: [[List of Donkey Kong 64 quotes#Talking with Banana Fairy Princess|Mrs. Fairy]] is just a term of endearment that Tiny came up on the spot in-game, and [https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_DonkeyKong64_EN.pdf Banana Fairy] probably comes from a snippet in the manual written from Cranky's point of view where he trying to hide the fact that he doesn't know what a Banana Fairy is (and it's not exactly incorrect to say that she's a Banana Fairy, it just most likely isn't meant to be her name). Basically, I'd rewrite the introduction to read: "The '''Banana Fairy Princess''', also known as '''Banana Fairy Queen''' or '''Fairy Queen'''," and describe her as a monarch or leader instead of princess. Does this all sound good, or would a different course of action be preferred? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 21:25, April 8, 2020 (EDT) | ::It turns out that the BradyGAMES guide calls her Banana Fairy Queen, and both it and the Versus Books guide use Fairy Queen for short, so the name is official. Normally, web content is a lower source for naming than a third-party guide; however, the website in question is a walkthrough from Nintendo Power Source, an online arm of Nintendo Power, so it can be considered a companion to the Nintendo Player's Guide. Given the circumstances, I'd be in favor of keeping it as Banana Fairy Princess, especially since it's also supported by a foreign name. Besides, it seems the most common name otherwise would be Fairy Queen, which is perhaps too succinct. That aside, I think the two other names listed for the character can possibly be trimmed from the article: [[List of Donkey Kong 64 quotes#Talking with Banana Fairy Princess|Mrs. Fairy]] is just a term of endearment that Tiny came up on the spot in-game, and [https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_DonkeyKong64_EN.pdf Banana Fairy] probably comes from a snippet in the manual written from Cranky's point of view where he trying to hide the fact that he doesn't know what a Banana Fairy is (and it's not exactly incorrect to say that she's a Banana Fairy, it just most likely isn't meant to be her name). Basically, I'd rewrite the introduction to read: "The '''Banana Fairy Princess''', also known as '''Banana Fairy Queen''' or '''Fairy Queen'''," and describe her as a monarch or leader instead of princess. Does this all sound good, or would a different course of action be preferred? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 21:25, April 8, 2020 (EDT) | ||
