User:Sorbetti/SparkProposal

Split Spark (Donkey Kong series) from this page

This proposal aims to split Spark (Donkey Kong series) from this page. To do so, I present several arguments for why the split should be done.

Long time ago, around 2006, the Spark page was only about the Spark from Super Mario Bros. 2 and how they continued to appear in other games and media. However, on December 20, 2008, a user added information about the Sparks from the Donkey Kong series, likely due to the simple argument of the same name. This change wasn't accompanied by any prior discussion or questioning, allowing the page to gradually shift its focus away from the Super Mario Bros. 2 enemy and become more general, including more similar enemies, such as Pyro Dangle and Magnet Sparky (which were later split). Due to these changes, the page slowly lost its identity, as it became more of a collection of similar creatures than a single, recurring entity. "creatures that emit pulses and flashes of electricity continually" It's curious how this statement is now incorrect, since one of the "Sparks" on this page is made of fire, not electricity.

As you can see, the page gradually lost its identity and became a collection of similar enemies. Yet , for a while, some distinction was maintained between the Spark from Donkey Kong and the Spark from Super Mario Bros. 2, as can be seen in this segment: "Though absent from a game for some time, the yellow Sparks have recently made a comeback in the game." And other users have even echoed these differences, as can be seen here.