Talk:CD

Split off the Super Smash Bros. CDs and move them to the Smash items article
There are two ways in which we can determine that these are clearly not officially considered the same thing.

Firstly, the trophies for the Super Smash Bros. CDs make no mention whatsoever of Wario Land 4, while for every other item they mention the game they originally come from - unless the item is original to Smash.

Secondly, the Japanese name of Wario Land 4s CDs, specifically marking them as Time CDs, as opposed to Smashs, which are simply "CDs".

Based on this, I don't think there's any reason for these two items to share an article.

Proposer: Deadline: July 11, 2023; 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) Per proposal.
 * 2) Per proposal.
 * 3) Per proposal.
 * 4) The Wario Land 4 CDs are definitely not the same as the Smash Bros. CDs.

Oppose

 * 1) It's a generic real life object that behaves more or less how you'd expect it to in all of its appearances. I don't see a point splitting them.
 * 2) They're both CDs. They're both collected within a stage and can be played later. Per Waluigi Time, I don't see a point splitting them.
 * 3) Per Waluigi Time.

Comments
@CoolNintendo, does it matter if they are the exact same CDs? Baseballs are used in different games and contexts, but do we have separate articles for all of them? CDs are CDs. I understand your point of argument, but it just doesn't seem logical. BOWSER... (talk) 16:04, June 28, 2023 (EDT)

The difference is the Japanese name, which clearly indicates that the Wario Land 4 collectible is a specific thing and not a general subject. Ahemtoday (talk) 18:25, June 28, 2023 (EDT)

Maybe Time CDs are a specific kind of CD, but they're still CDs. I see where you're coming from, and maybe we should provide more distinction on the page, but I just don't think there's enough distinction overall to make two separate articles for two different kinds of CDs. This is unless, of course, you believe Time CDs aren't a specific kind of a more general CD at all but are instead a totally different object, not falling under the "CD" umbrella. We could have "Time CD" redirect to the "CD" page, but I don't really see anybody playing the Japanese version of Wario Land 4 and then translating the item name to English only to search for it on an English wiki. BOWSER... (talk) 19:53, June 28, 2023 (EDT)

My point with bringing up the Japanese names is: we don't cover Beastballs on the Baseball (object) article. Maybe we would if they were called "Baseballs", but they're not. And when it comes to this wiki, it's not the English name that counts in terms of being the same or different. There's mountains of precedent for that, but the one foremost on my mind is the Chestnut King Ahemtoday (talk) 21:26, June 28, 2023 (EDT)