The 'Shroom:Issue 115/Pipe Plaza

Director’s Notes
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Hello and welcome back to Pipe Plaza! And as this is Halloween, I've pulled out all of the stops to make this edition terrifying, unfortunately all the decorations got lost in the post so nothing's actually arrived, not even a funky banner.

Monthly Report
Written by: Hello, readers, and welcome to the October Issue of Monthly Report! Unfortunately, as Yoshi876 told you in the previous issue, I was unable to write my section last month, but now that everything has been sorted out, I'm back to bring you all the wiki stats from October, along a comparison between the August and October stats.

(Credit goes to, , and for the table coding (I based this on Stooben's coding, which was later modified by SMB, myself, and Viper26 when each one of us wrote this section)

*All times EST.

Featured
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Hello 'Shroom readers and welcome back to another edition of Featured, the only place this side of the Mario Wiki where you'll get news about the Mario Wiki Featured Articles.

Featured Articles
No new articles have been featured in the past month.

Re-Featured Articles
No new articles have become re-featured.

FA Nominations
There are no ongoing Featured Article Nominations.

Failed FA Nominations
No new articles have failed the featuring process.

Unfeatured Articles
One new article been unfeatured in the past month.
 * Kart was unfeatured on 21 September 2016. It was unfeatured due to the article mainly being an inconsistent gallery..

Unfeaturing Nominations
There is one ongoing Unfeature nominations.
 * Rawk Hawk was nominated on 5 October 2016. It was nominated due to having a short introduction paragraph as well as poor writing..

Failed Unfeaturing Nominations
No new articles have failed the unfeaturing process in the past month.

Thanks for reading see you next month, for more Featured Articles news.

Tip of the Month
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Spacing on the wiki is different than spacing would be on a regular word processor like MS Word. Today I'll go over a few spacing effects that you should be aware of while you're editing articles. (DISCLAIMER: This is written for most PCs. From what I know of Apple they shouldn't vary too much, but just double-check if you're on an Apple computer before writing a novel.)


 * See this nice bullet list? You can create one by using an asterisk (SHIFT + 8 on most keyboards). You shouldn't usually need to make a list in a regular article, as that's what section headers are for, but here it is for reference.


 * Unlike most English teachers I've ever known have said, you don't need to start a paragraph off with an indent when you're writing here. The TAB button is not really helpful here. I usually just stay away from it entirely.

this ugly blue box around all of the text contained in that block, which looks awful and will cause pages to display incorrectly when loaded.
 * Don't start a sentence/paragraph/text block off with a space from the SPACEBAR. Just don't. You'll get


 * If you're trying to separate paragraphs, most often you'll need an extra line space (press ENTER on most keyboards). When you're trying to space paragraphs, press ENTER twice after the last sentence of the first paragraph to get the correct spacing for the start of the second. Using the preview button is a good way to get a feel of how the spaces look and if you need more or less.

Community Report
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Hi readers and welcome back to the Community Report section. It shows our the latest goings-ons around the Super Mario Wiki – the promotions, the demotions, the recently passed and ongoing proposals.

(credit to for previously developing this coded table system and to  for the alterations made)

NOTE:All stats and figures included in this section were correct as of October 8th.

That’s all for this issue of the Community Report. Thanks readers to take your time to read this section and remember to participate to ongoing proposals. See you again in November.

New Articles
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And that’d be it! A lot of pages made within the last month. Excellent! That’s what we want to see! Keep in mind the writing guidelines for new articles when you create a page. We don’t want any one-line articles, you hear?

Projects Seeking Contributors
Written by: G'day 'shroomers, YoshiKong here. I would like to welcome you to a spoooky new edition of Pipe Plaza's Projects Seeking Contributors, a monthly section which summarises the latest projects, collaborations and important discussions which concern the MarioWiki. All readers, regardless of experience or position within our community, are invited to share their opinions and valuable input on the following projects and discussions.

This section of Pipe Plaza is designed to make it easier for you to quickly identify different types of available projects. All projects are organised under three different headers, as presented below. Each header contains a neat table which provides the name of the topic concerned, with a brief summary of what that topic is about and what you can do to help. The sections are further split into projects being discussed on the wiki or the respectively.

Projects Seeking Contributors
The following are a selection of projects or special requests which are taking place on wiki talk pages. Please see here for a complete list.

The following have been taken from the.

Discussions Seeking Input
The following are a selection of discussions on the wiki which are in need of input from users. Please see here for a complete list.

The following have been taken from the.

Pinned Projects [[File:Post Sticky Icon.png]]
These are long-running projects, areas of discussion or collaborations which are continuously being worked on towards achievement. They will feature in this section every month.

And that concludes a new edition of Projects Seeking Contributors. I hoped you enjoyed viewing the section. I want to know what you think of the design and arrangement in how projects are presented, so therefore I invite all readers to leave me feedback. You can send me a personal message, or simply fill out this form (external website). My goal is to continuously improve the section's presentation.

Thank you! And have a happy Halloween! – YK

Poll Committee Discussion
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Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why you had to hide away for sooo looong – oh come on, stupid phone, of course you have to start ringing during my happy song! Hello? Yup. Ok. I'll be there. Well, looks like I have to go write a 'Shroom section...I guess there is some responsibility attached to these pink stars. Oh well, let's put Mr. Blue Sky back on while I write. Anyway, good mornafternight to all you pyorples who decided to read the page here. I think they call it Pipe Plaza or something? Eh, let's just get to it.

Committee News™
The only thing really worthy of noting this paragraph is our *professionally made * banner on our homepage! It really looks snazzy, so if you haven't seen it in the forum thread, I highly recommend checking it out. That's all the Committee News™ that I have, so let's see how our polls turned out for last month!

Analysis

 * Move to mobile: Even though someone screwed up the title of this poll so it has the MP:SR poll question in the collapsible box, let's ignore that. Apparently the minorjority (most people, but still less than 50% - like how Bill Clinton got into office) agrees that Super Mario Run is a good idea and that it will further Nintendo without being cautious about it. And look, they're releasing it on Android! Now you have one happy fan right here. Even though I don't wanna wait, it might be a reasonable investment. Anyway, it seems like most people think this is a step in the right direction – cautiously optimistic or not. I still think they should put it on Android though.


 * Franchise most in need of improvement: When I first submitted this poll, I wasn't expecting so many people to say that Mario & Sonic needed more improvement, but I haven't played that one there that they released last winter yet, so uh...yeah. Anehweh, I did actually kinda predict that the winner would be Paper Mario. Sticker Star was so panned that I could practically see the future that PM would win by a huge margin, but then people decided that Mario Party was failing. I personally disagree, but somehow people actually hated MP9. MP8 was worse. Welp, apparently I'm in the minority about that. I mean, it's not like it's ever going to matter much.


 * Demographic: When I saw that only 6.61% of the voters didn't say how old they were, I almost fainted. If you could see the Poll Committee Discussion board on the forum, you could see the nomination thread where I said something like “I think too many people will say they prefer not to say.” So much for that theory. Anyway, at 14, apparently I'm part of the second most common age group 'round these parts. Only the drivers, 17-year-olds, and people who are old enough to drink (all these stats coming from America because that's where I'm from) beat out the rising teens, people who are as old as me, and people who are 15 years old. I was also pretty surprised to find that 44 kiddos – or more likely, their parents – voted for the <9 option, but it's good to know that there's still people who aren't too overprotective to let their kids tell us how old they are. I know what it's like to have one o' them.


 * Stuff for the NX: Well apparently people hated the Wii U's hardware, software, and controller, or else they wouldn't have voted that as what they want. Hooray for coming to logical conclusions, am I right? No? Well, still, that's what the dudes want, and it may or may not be what the dudes get. Oh yeah, and you can't forget that 25.81% of said dudes want something innovative. Then there's the 103 dudes who aren't interested in the NX, so uh, I guess those 103 dudes are leaving Nintendo. Or at least the NX. I know I'm too busy watching game shows to really keep up with Nintendo news, so we'll see. I would have to vote for “bring back Camera Shy in MP11” because that minigame was the best Nintendo has ever offered, so if they do that, then my local GameStop can shut up and take my money because I'd buy anything that had that game in it. Like, really, you should play that game.

The End
If you enjoyed this section, please call 1-800-ROY-KOOPA to donate to the fund of helping me write better. Just kidding, I don't actually need your money; my real life job pays well enough. Next month, I won't be here. Isn't that sad? What's not sad is that you will be hearing from, a good friend of mine who comes from the land of unneeded U's, Monty Python, and E.L.O. Y'know, those guys who made Mr. Blue Sky. Zee you nezz dime!

Retro Feature
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    First article: Fake Characters, Issue XLII Last article: Fake Characters, Fake Music, Issue XLIX  Sections Written: Fake News: 10 ''' Positions held: Contributor

Hello, readers! I'm your Spotlight manager and Pipe Plaza Director, Yoshi876. Welcome to Retro Feature, a section in which I delve deep into the archives to bring you the best blasts from the past. This time I bring you a section from someone who quite possibly has the longest username on the wiki: DyegoHalliwell IceMario12.

DyegoHalliwell IceMario12 joined the wiki on 11 June 2010, and joined The 'Shroom In Issue XLII, which was released on 12 September, 2010. When he joined he only wrote Fake Characters alongside MrConcreteDonkey, and he would write this section until he departed from The 'Shroom in Issue XLIX, which was released on 16 April 2011. In his final two months he also contributed two Fake Music sections alongside his Fake Characters.

Anyway, you're not here to hear about the history of DyegoHalliwell IceMario12, so instead I'll just have you enjoy one of his Fake Characters sections, more specifically the one from Issue XLV.

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Fake Characters
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Hola America, Asia, Africa, Oceania y otros que leen The Shroom. It's DyegoHalliwell (Dyego Simpson Halliwell Russo for short) or IceMario, with two of the things that everyone has expected, oh, sorry, just one: The December's Issue of The Shroom! There are potential bloggers that are trying to make me say what was the second expected thing, so I'm gonna say it, it was Joe singing to Demi "I wanna get back" but Demi is in rehab, and Joe died 345 seconds ago, sorry bloggers. Returning to the issue: This month, the enemies have their turn to appear but footless.

Hyper-Rolling Mecha Koopa
This brand new enemy is the special, stupid, footless, Rolling MechaKoopa. He is known for being addict to the potions, and this weakness, made him an Hyper-Rolling Mecha Koopa. This new class of Mecha Koopa was made for a top secret game: Super Mario Galaxy 3. The only advantage of this enemy, is that, when he charges his attack, he makes you invincible. His most powerful ability is Drivingyoucrazy, which means you can't defeat him at least you want to make a deal with Bowser and die in the try (?). If this Mecha Koopa gives you hell when rolling, just sing about it and stop bothering Luigi.

Olite Parooctemba
Made for Paper Mario: The 3D Adventure, is the Olite Parooctemba, but with some fails, he has no wings, no feet, and no other power than Headbonk. This new Goomba was made by a Shadow Toad, who wants revenge for being confused with Black Toad. But he left his new Goomba half-made cause Black Toad killed himself. Olite Parooctemba can be found in Brainless Town, and can be defeated by throwing water at him, or telling him "a simple Octoomba". He can shapeshift to any being without wings or foots, meaning, himself with different colors, and different voices. Beware of him when becoming a 2.5-D Goomba, or he will be Supervincible.

A final message for readers, hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year See you all on January's Issue.

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Yoshi the Red Nosed Reindeer
Yoshi the Red Nosed Reindeer is the son of a Yoshi and Tap-Tap the Red Nosed, which ovbiously explains while that Yoshi is still in extreme agony. Unlike regular Yoshis, this special Yoshi is able to fly. He also has antlers, apparently due to an extreme accident, where God (or whoever your god is if it isn't God) put them there. I have been asked to put it across that this was most certainly not a stupid joke and the Yoshi is a half Yoshi, quarter Tap-Tap, and half reindeer and that was also not mathematically inaccurate. If you don't want to see the image, he's a Green Yoshi with a glowing red nose and antlers.

However, this Yoshi's significance is yet to come. One day, Santa Claus caught swine flu and couldn't deliver any Christmas presents. So everyone got sad and it caused a huge depression, until this Yoshi was caught on someone's mobile phone camera falling onto a tree and getting stuck by his antlers in the tree. It soon spread to the Internet, and everyone laughed and forgot that they were sad. And so, every Christmas, some guy remembers this Yoshi. He also helped pull Santa's sleigh when all his reindeer got swine flu, but that doesn't matter much.

Weirdo the Mole and his Cheap Effects
Nobody in the Mushroom Kingdom knows exactly who this guy is. Even I don't, and I'm writing about him. He is apparently a Monty Mole. He speaks like Professor E. Gadd, so he is very creepy. One day he just appeared and acted like him and Mario knew each other. He is made of metal. Apparently people start listening to him because his eyes tell them to.

On his stomach, he has a face. The face has been seen opening its mouth and blinking, but nobody has heard its voice... It looks just like the face on the Koopa Clown Car and ovbiously has been cropped very badly from that. He also has cheap emboss and invert effects that could have been from Paint. Currently, he lives in the moat in Princess Peach's Castle's grounds. One day, he got a Metal Cap, but, unsure what to do with it, he ate it. He then went for one of his regular swimming trips in the Cavern of the Metal Cap, but he turned metal permanently. Then, a huge wave knocked him down the waterfall.

In conclusion, this guy is really creepy. Avoid him at all costs if you value your sanity.
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The 'Shroom Report
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HI, everyone! I'm your courteous Stats Manager, Tucayo, here with The 'Shroom Report! In case this is your first time tuning, or if you have simply forgotten, here's a quick reminder: in the Milestones section, writers will get mentioned every 10 team sections and every 50 all-time sections, teams will get mentioned every 100 sections, and The 'Shroom will get mentioned every 500 sections. All information is based off our Historical Sheets. This section will cover Issue 114.

Tables are based off the End-of-the-Year Awards tables, so credit goes out to.