Talk:Stopwatch

Rename to "Stopwatch"?

Awhile back, this proposal passed, leading to many item pages being renamed to match their latest appearance (TTYD remake). However, this proposal was only for PM items, and as such Stop Watch (which originated in SMB2) was excluded. Still, "Stopwatch" is the most recent name used, so should we move the page? Technetium (talk) 21:00, January 14, 2025 (EST)

Given the past few Switch remakes/remasters, I think a better approach would be to treat any unchanged text in any reissue as an exception to the recent name rule - same as we generally do for emulations. This way, there's less scrambling whenever a 'big' rerelease happens. As far as I know, "Stopwatch" and related text is completely unchanged from 2004, and in my view, being arbitrary carried over is not necessarily indicative of recency. I can make it a proposal if it has to be one. LinkTheLefty (talk) 11:20, January 17, 2025 (EST)

@LinkTheLefty Have your thoughts changed at all on this? Technetium (talk) 14:03, May 27, 2025 (EDT)

@Technetium Sorry for a rather late question, given we found this while sifting through move requests. We haven't played the Switch remake of TTYD; are they called "Stopwatch" in that game, or is it still "Stop Watch"? ~Camwoodstock ( talk ☯ contribs ) 02:28, May 21, 2025 (EDT)

It's still "Stopwatch". Technetium (talk) 14:03, May 27, 2025 (EDT)

...Well, if "Stopwatch" is the most recent name (over "Stop Watch"), you should be able to move it rather non-contentiously. ~Camwoodstock ( talk ☯ contribs ) 14:07, May 27, 2025 (EDT)

Just not sure based on LinkTheLefty's comment above. Technetium (talk) 14:11, May 27, 2025 (EDT)

I missed out on the proposal, but to answer the question, implementing this since my comment addressed a few concerns I had (i.e. we no longer have a release gap where the main Bowser's Castle and Yoshi's Island articles should have been moved because Bowser's Keep and Yo'ster Isle are now their own articles). Stopwatch looks a little strange because Super Paper Mario caught it, but that's how the cookie crumbles. LinkTheLefty (talk) 13:26, September 28, 2025 (EDT)

Move to "Stopwatch"

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Move to Stopwatch 8-0
As seen in the discussion above, this is a bit complicated, and the proposal on Gold Bar x3 got me thinking of this again. "Stop Watch" is written as "Stopwatch" in the TTYD remake, which is its latest appearance. However, unlike other article moves resulting from the remake, this is unchanged from the original game. I can see this going either way, but what we need here is discussion, hence a proposal.

Proposer: Technetium (talk)
Deadline: August 21, 2025, 23:59 GMT Closed early on August 14, 2025, 23:59 GMT

It's time (Support)

1. Technetium (talk) As proposer. The name change is quite minor, and it keeps the rules on using most recent name consistent.
2. Camwoodstock (talk) Most recent name, and there is nothing particularly difficult about typing "Stopwatch" over "Stop Watch", so our skepticism we had for Gold Bar (x/×/x /× )3 is entirely moot. Per proposal.
3. Sorbetti (talk) I thought it was already like this. I guess I didn't pay much attention to it. Per proposal.
4. Rykitu (talk) Per all.
5. Hewatch (talk) Consistency.
6. Balugio (talk) I only read the first few sentences of the proposal and I'm convinced this should be moved.
7. Sparks (talk) Per all.
8. 1468z (talk) Per all.