The 'Shroom:Issue 105/Pipe Plaza

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Pipe Plaza

Director’s Notes
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Hello 'Shroom readers! Or should that be Merry Christmas 'Shroom readers? Yes, it really should, as I'm sure many of you know it is currently the Christmas period. So if you're tired of all those new games you got, or the family arguments, then continue reading Pipe Plaza, the best Christmas present ever. And don't you dare ask for a receipt!

Upcoming Games is present this issue, but Monthly Report and New Articles are not, as Viper26 has been removed from this post. So if you think you could write these sections, or any of our other vacant ones, feel free to send me an application. I wish you a merry Christmas, and a happy new year.

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
No new articles have been unfeatured in the past month.

Unfeaturing Nominations
There are two ongoing Unfeature nominations.
 * Kolorado was nominated on October 29th.
 * Honeyhive Galaxy was nominated on December 18th.

Failed Unfeaturing Nominations
One new article has failed the unfeaturing process in the past month.
 * Rosalina failed on December 11th.

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

Tip of the Month
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When having a discussion with someone, always remember that there is another person on the other side of your screen. It's easy to get mad and say something cruel, because you can't see them or their reaction. You never know what that person is going through in their life, so at the very least, be civil to them.

Poll Committee Discussion
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New Members!
Packy is still not available, so I'm doing Poll Committee Discussion again (don't worry; it's fun!). You may recall last month we announced that we had open spots. We received way more applications than we could take in, and we had to narrow it down to three new members.

We would like to welcome, , and to the team. Congratulations! If you applied and didn't make the cut, don't be discouraged; we'll announce whenever another spot is open. Additionally, we will have our annual Chairperson election in June.

Merry (late) Christmas, everyone!

Analysis
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash: So upon release, this game got pretty bad reviews, calling it (in a nutshell) bland and unoriginal. I guess you all agree; only 23% of voters showed any sign of interest in buying the game. At 1,764 votes, this poll also happened to have the lowest voter turnout in Poll Committee history.

What is your favorite Mario Kart feature?: Two-person karts seems to be our favorite gimmick. I'm pretty surprised (and disappointed) that Nintendo hasn't brought it back; it's a perfect way for an experienced player and a new player to enjoy the game together without frustration. Maybe for Mario Kart 9?

Editing Super Mario Wiki: Yes, some of you (72, to be exact) fail to realize that this is NOT Wikipedia, failing to see the gigantic MarioWiki logo in the corner. Wow. Our poll shows a majority of voters visit this site solely because they're bored. Surprisingly, not many of you have chose the "watchlist" option, even though I personally use it extensively.

Favorite soundtrack: At 19 choices, this poll was so long that we had to change our archive coding. It also made the Main Page extremely long. That was pretty ugly; because of this, we've made a policy that our polls will no longer exceed 10 choices. Anyway, at 1,041 votes, you all definitely love the full orchestra sound of Mario Galaxy; no surprise there. At the opposite side of the spectrum, Mario Tennis/Mario Golf music probably isn't too amazing, at a measly 12 votes.

Other genres: A dream-come-true for me would be an open-world game within Mushroom City. Clearly, most of you agree. Make it a reality, Nintendo! On the other hand, don't make a Mario horror game. No one wants that.

That's about all I have to say. Thank you for reading this month's Poll Committee Discussion, and please enjoy the holidays!

Forum Update
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It's that time of month again! That's right, it's the Forum Update, where I spend as long as possible talking about pretty much nothing, because that's all that happens here nowadays. The forums are dead. Like Santa. Merry Christmas, kids.

So, let's see if November was remotely interesting.

Stats

 * 172 new topics were given life.
 * 9587 posts were made.
 * 11 new members joined.
 * 188 was the most online

(Bold means new entry and Italics means inactive for at least the past month. Bold and Italics means I am terrible at coding.)

Thread of the Month
November's Thread of the Month went, with bibbangs, to googlegrenade by 2257, showcasing a number of dubious translations that went unnoticed on the Wiki for too long. I don't even think @SuperMarioFact found these. Also, there was some pretty interesting discussion about translation between 22 and Walkazo. Also, making this Thread of the Month makes it look like I'm actually paying attention to the Wiki.

A very close runner up was Javelin's thread me rn, though it kinda requires some context first. Nabber's so i went on the wiki for once also raised some interesting questions.

Also, after actually playing through Undertale, I would like to upgrade my review from a few months ago from "it's good" to "it's really good".

Quotes

 * "do not argue with the vast knowledge of the great and all-powerful mariowiki lest the sleeping ones awaken to claim your unworthy soul" - GBAToad
 * "tfw kids these days will never appreciate the art of arranging punctuation into faces :'-/" ~ Uniju
 * "your genuinely nice response has left me unable to reply as I now realize my collection of reaction gifs are geared mostly for negative interactions" - Anton
 * "believe me, the ritual to invoke the fell demon known only as "p h p" is not for the faint of heart" - 2257

Mafia
Currently underway are Stooben's 'Shroom Mafia III and Meta Knight's Paper Mafia 64.


 * Roy Koopa's Roy's Mafia (Lounge) was won pretty comfortably by the Innocents - only one Innocent died and one Mafia member didn't even realise he was Mafia.

Thanks for reading.

Birthday Wishes
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Retro Feature
Written by:     First article: December Report, Issue I Last article: Still Going  Sections Written: Various sections and Director's Notes throughout The 'Shroom Positions held: Director, Sub-team leader (some), 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 a Director's Election. Something that you may read about in a bit.

The Directors have been around since the start of The 'Shroom, they are in effect, the editor of our publication, checking that everything is in order before release. Most Directors write sections before or during their tenure, like SMB or Tucayo, whilst others only contribute Director's Notes, which were the equivalent to the current Opening and Closing Statements, just sometimes with more cats. One of the first 'Shroom Directors was Wayoshi, but when the first elections were held, it was Glowsquid who triumphed against him, winning 69% of the vote. The next year, Stooben was victorious, having won 85% of the vote, he followed this up the next year with another victory, though only gaining 47% of the vote. In 2010, Super Mario Bros. beat Marioguy1 to the Director's position, winning 83% of the vote, he would then follow these victories up with successive wins in 2011 (with 50%) and 2012 (with 53%), it was so close in the 2012 elections, that Super Mario Bros. offered to co-direct with the other candidate, Tucayo. In 2013, only one candidate, Superchao, stood, and for the 2014 elections the same happened again, just with Super Mario Bros. being the only candidate. 'Shroom Director applicants have been falling away in recent years, so I wonder whether 2015 will yield a new result. Only your votes can decide.

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Director Election

Our current director is retiring, so we have.... *drumroll* a Director Election!

Stooben Rooben

 * 1) Super-Yoshi
 * 2) Phailure
 * 3)  Jaffffey K. Kool
 * 4) Xpike
 * 5) '''Luigi001
 * 6) Glitz Hawk
 * 7) Guy Tim
 * 8) Glitchman
 * 9) Mametchi-Lover
 * 10) Palkia47
 * 11) Cheep-Cheep
 * 12) ralphfan
 * 13) Dom
 * 14) SLNO
 * 15) '''3DD
 * 16) '''Storm Warrior
 * 17) User:PrincessWave
 * 18) '''MrsDaisyLuigi
 * 19) '''Yoshi Boo 118
 * 20) X
 * 21) The Chozo Yoshi
 * 22) CAPS LOCK LORD
 * 23) Randoman123456789
 * 24) Mateus 23
 * 25) Fire MARIO bros
 * 26) 1337Yoshi
 * 27) Nega-Mario
 * 28) Luigiman
 * 29) Shyguy27
 * 30) Supertroopa
 * 31) Bloc Partier
 * 32) SmartyGuy11
 * 33) Dark Lakitu 789
 * 34) x
 * 35) Agent A
 * 36) '''Dry Paratroopa
 * 37) Luigifreak
 * 38) KnJ4E
 * 39) YellowYoshi398
 * 40) Mario3v
 * 41) Zafum
 * 42) TutiFrutti112
 * 43) supermario6449
 * 44) SilverYoshi95
 * 45) Toad4566
 * 46) Angeloblaze
 * 47) Luigi 128

Garlic Man

 * 1) Mario304
 * 2) Kamicciolo
 * 3) '''The Gravitator

Tucayo

 * 1) Supermariofan14
 * 2) Yoshi301
 * 3) Blitzwing
 * 4) Boozooka
 * 5) X

Comments

 * A lot of good choices... ill have to think about this for a bit. Luigifreak
 * I have to truthfully say, I didn't expect so many support votes. O_O 17:40, 21 December 2008 (EST)
 * thats rite.


 * Wow 32 people voted for St00by! He's in the lead.

Stooben will phail like the others, but...
 * How wonderfully optimistic! Thanks so much for your helpful views! :\ I believe in you, Stooby.
 * Wow, MCDimentio being a trolling moron. Surprise? --Blitzwing 13:04, 22 December 2008 (EST)
 * It's comments like that that'll make it even more certain that I'll do my best, just to prove him wrong. 23:36, 23 December 2008 (EST)
 * McDimentio? Don't you mean Mc Wolf?
 * He got a name change.
 * Oh.

I feel that Stoob really does deserve to be Director, but if he is only going to be on 1 hr. a day, will he be able to do his work on time?
 * yah come on hes st00by he can do anything :O

=D Lol.

Yeah, although I feel sorry for the other competitors being up against the most popular User on the entire Wiki... I really want Stooben in charge. (He payed me to vote for him.)


 * Jaffffey: I've rearranged my schedule quite a bit, so I should actually be on for around 3 hours a day, which is more than enough time to get things situated. :D S-Y: lol Dom: I actually feel some guilt about that too. While I have the feeling that some of my support votes may be "fan votes" (for lack of a better term), I feel more than confident that I won't let any of my supporters down. 21:50, 3 January 2009 (EST)


 * Yeah, even though Stooben is popular, i think he is responsible and hardworking. Luigifreak

Yeah, it's a good thing Stooben is both popular and reliable, as I wouldn't support him even if he was my friend but not a good User worthy of being a Director. He has both of these qualities, which is a rare and wonderful combination.


 * Well, thank you! I appreciate everyone's kind comments. =) 00:39, 6 January 2009 (EST)
 * Hey, you deserve 'em Stoobs! :D Good luck with the job.

I really hope you win Stooben, you really deserve to win the Director Election.
 * Thanks, guys. All this encouragement is making me feel even more able for the job! 22:40, 7 January 2009 (EST)

I'm rooting for you, Rooben Stooben! I looked at everyone's userpage, and you are definitely the one for the job. I think you are both dedicated and skilled. TutiFrutti112

Stooben so far it look like you are going to win, lets all hope it stays that way, you have to win i'm ROOTING for you, we are all ROOTING for you k.

Go Stooben Rooben! I'm going to wish you good luck!


 * Good luck, everyone! I wish you all the best of luck!


 * Thanks!

Stoob reallie deserve to be the new Director! And, wow, that isn't a little number of votes...

Stooben you are going to win, I mean look you have 47 votes currently but, Stooben would you add more ideas if you win or would you just leave it, but still I am ROOTING for you dont forget it k.
 * I appreciate the support guys, thanks! As for new ideas, I do have a few. I thought a section where users could submit questions, suggestions, and comments on the paper could be cool; then the next month, the Director/staff of the paper could respond. I also think after my talk with Son of Suns that a section that allowed fan work should be allowed. As he pointed out, and I have always thought, a lot of The 'Shroom contains information that can be found in articles already. There's a few other ideas in the rough, but I'm still working on them. 20:46, 15 January 2009 (EST)

Thats good Stooben, as for the rough ideas I am sure you will be able to work on them with no problem k.


 * How bout adding a non-mario game review??
 * Not a bad idea. I might try that. 23:18, 16 January 2009 (EST)

Stooben, you have good ideas! What's a journal without the everyone's part?

hey stoob, are you still gonna send the warnins? I rely on those like pancakes.

Just a slightly nervous question: When will the first Shroom section under your rule... er, direction... be due? I noticed today is the election deadline (well, in my far-ahead-of-the-US-timezone-in-Australia), and obviously you have won it, Stooben (woot!).


 * Yeah, I guess I did win! :D Awesome. The next issue of The 'Shroom? Well, I was thinking maybe February 14th? I thought it'd be easy to remember because it's Valentine's Day. 04:57, 19 January 2009 (EST)
 * Phew, that's heaps of time! But I'd better do it while still on holidays, else my amnesia will curse me. Bleck... Valentine's Day... a day of nothing but self-hate for me. Oh, and I'm very glad you won, Stooben! You'll be an awesome director... but are you sure you can handle it with your status and stuff? I have a problem when I try using the sig code... :/
 * Cool, I can't wait to get your section in. Thanks again! Yeah, I can handle it. If anything, I'll have to wait until Friday to know exactly when The 'Shroom is due. I'm going to try and work the due dates to fit my schedule, as well as make it easier for others. Also, what problem is that? 05:18, 19 January 2009 (EST)

I just noticed that the Main Page is out of date, as it says we're currently having a director election. Can someone remove that (probably a protected template)?


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Banjo 'N' Gutseh's Late-Night Actually Legit Interviews
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Anton{Politoed} poses : Good evening and welcome to a Christmastime special of Banjo and Gutseh's Something Something at Late Night Interviews! : We have a special guest, our very own Anton Claus, here to spread a little holiday joy! : are you calling me fat : i'm calling you jolly : >:[ : anton are you taking 'jolly' as an insult : Please don't put me on the naughty list i still haven't got splatoon and i was railing on getting it for christmas : Related, how's the list coming? Can we hear who in the community has been naughty and nice : ? : I guess it's ok, I won't have to ban you guys from the awards just yet : well : I'm on the nice list, of course : congrats : I went shopping today and 22 didn't join me despite me asking him to do so about 3 dozen times : so he's on the naughty list : can i ask what was on the shopping list <Anton{Politoed}>: the rest of the list is spoilers <Anton{Politoed}>: well today I planned on doing all of my christmas shopping for everyone : no gutseh you don't want to know what you got for antonmas <Anton{Politoed}>: while I did get a few things, mostly gift cards, and a new 2ds and a bunch of games for my niece <Anton{Politoed}>: I ended up splurging on goodies for myself : sounds rad <Anton{Politoed}>: I'll probably get the rest of the things the night before and just pretend I put thought into it : anything you're hoping to recieve for yourself? <Anton{Politoed}>: satisfaction in life, an end to loneliness, a stable future, some reese's cups <Anton{Politoed}>: cash <Anton{Politoed}>: the older I get the less specifics I want and instead I just want people to fund my own shopping trips : i can provide you with at least 3/5 of those; maybe i should get in on secret santa <Anton{Politoed}>: I'll let you in on a secret for secret santa : anything you want for christmas, guts? <Anton{Politoed}>: there's a secret secret santa <Anton{Politoed}>: that turb didn't tell you about <GutsehMan>: i don't really know what i want for christmas <GutsehMan>: outside of christmassy things <GutsehMan>: and milk : is turb on the naughty list <Anton{Politoed}>: it's the one that I signed up for because all of the gifts are naughty~ <GutsehMan>: but i tell you what <GutsehMan>: i saw my daddy-o man <Anton{Politoed}>: I'm also the only one who signed up so it's a gift for myself <GutsehMan>: make a steam account earlier today <Anton{Politoed}>: milk is an excellent choice <GutsehMan>: then he opened up mine <GutsehMan>: just to gift me 3 things <Anton{Politoed}>: what kind of milk : hold up guts what kind of milk <GutsehMan>: well : as you can see, this is important <GutsehMan>: *thinks* <GutsehMan>: chocolate milk tbh <Anton{Politoed}>: not my top pick, but it's within reason <Anton{Politoed}>: you did well <GutsehMan>: i was gonna put some marshmallows with it <GutsehMan>: make it warm you know <GutsehMan>: christmassy <Anton{Politoed}>: do you just warm up chocolate milk instead of getting hot cocoa : milk isnt christmassy unless it composes hot chocolate <Anton{Politoed}>: I guess it does remove the extra step of stirring, but I haven't tried that yet myself <GutsehMan>: it all depends you know <GutsehMan>: like what sounds easier <GutsehMan>: getting a dang old package of hot cocoa <GutsehMan>: or just taking chocolate milk and warming it up : christmas confession: i hate eggnog with a burning passion <Anton{Politoed}>: it's ok, me too <GutsehMan>: i have never had eggnog <GutsehMan>: am i missing out <Anton{Politoed}>: good, you remain pure : you're not missing much <GutsehMan>: anyway yeah i saw my daddy-o man gift me 3 games on steam <GutsehMan>: but i haven't checked <GutsehMan>: for the sake of purity <Anton{Politoed}>: hey wasn't this interview supposed to be about me <GutsehMan>: well yes <Anton{Politoed}>: I dressed up nice for this and we're focusing all on you >:[ <GutsehMan>: you've brought christmas joy to our little interview show <Anton{Politoed}>: oh, :) : gutseh isn't pulling his share as usual so i have to resort to asking him questions ;^) <GutsehMan>: >:( <GutsehMan>: alright fine i got a <GutsehMan>: i got a question you meanie : (ilu guts) <GutsehMan>: anton <Anton{Politoed}>: gutseh <GutsehMan>: who's the GRINCHIEST GRINCH on the boards that you know  : good one, guts <Anton{Politoed}>: wow you're looking for blood, huh  : i trust you to answer this question with tact and proficiency <Anton{Politoed}>: honestly I haven't seen really anyone too grinchy lately <Anton{Politoed}>: sure I can dig up some demons from the past <Anton{Politoed}>: and no this totally isn't a PR-safe comment, it's true  : (yeah to be fair we've all mellowed out quite nicely) <Anton{Politoed}>: it makes it harder for me to put people on my naughty list; there's a quota I need to achieve, you know  : any real fond christmas memories, particularly from younger times?  : it can be game-related, or not <Anton{Politoed}>: well despite its random eccentricities, my childhood was actually pretty boring <Anton{Politoed}>: my parents didn't let us get too many games because they wanted us to be super smart <Anton{Politoed}>: I only got the n64 when I was like 12 because our edgy neighbor gave it to us for $20 with a bunch of games <Anton{Politoed}>: although a few years ago we spent christmas at my uncle's house and he proceeded to think that an airplane was the aliens finally coming to get him <Anton{Politoed}>: and later on in that night my cousin came home drunk, too a scythe off the wall, and chased me around the house trying to behead me <Anton{Politoed}>: maybe that was on new year's, who knows, it's all in the same week pretty much <GutsehMan>: why was there a scythe on your wall <Anton{Politoed}>: ambiance : god damn i hate having such a not dysfunctional family sometimes, i wish my life was more like a tim allen sitcom christmas special <Anton{Politoed}>: roseanne had the best holiday specials <Anton{Politoed}>: halloween was always fun and silly while every other holiday was filled with a family crisis : my parents got me a gamecube with metroid prime (because she thought it was related to transformers), super mario sunshine, the spyro game for gamecube, and jimmy neutron attack of the twonkies : roseanne was great <Anton{Politoed}>: have you ever watched her reality show, Roseanne's Nuts : (i proceeded to suck at all of the above games) <Anton{Politoed}>: about her life on a macadamia nut farm in hawaii : I remember my dad being really pissed at her because she didn't take the national anthem seriously : and yes, i vaguely remember the show <Anton{Politoed}>: "jimmy neutron attack of the twinks", banjo is this a window into your childhood <Anton{Politoed}>: is this why you are the way you are : anton i've come to realize repression is natural and has a biological function so stahp <GutsehMan>: jimmy neutron was a pretty good show as far as i'm concerned <Anton{Politoed}>: I can't stop, I'm sorry <GutsehMan>: at least for a young'un <Anton{Politoed}>: wanna know what a good movie is for all ages <Anton{Politoed}>: Legally Blonde : This is the point where the interview runs out of questions and degrades into banter. Which is just fine, but as soon as we start to run dry, I'm gonna wrap it up, lol : and legally blonde was great <GutsehMan>: i have vague memories of legally blonde : make them less vague <GutsehMan>: but i remember it being pretty good <Anton{Politoed}>: we should all watch it again <Anton{Politoed}>: it will be my secular winter gift to you <GutsehMan>: i mean i guess i got a question <Anton{Politoed}>: come to my place and I'll have some meat and cheese trays set up <GutsehMan>: !!! meat and cheese !!! : Christ-mas anton, christ-mas : >:[ <GutsehMan>: i thought it was chris t. mas <Anton{Politoed}>: idk who this Chris guy is but this interview is supposed to be about me <GutsehMan>: i just realized i want chris t. mas as a warioware character <GutsehMan>: make him jimmy t.'s north pole cousin <Anton{Politoed}>: also banjo you realize my name is taken from the founder of the church of satan right <Anton{Politoed}>: this entire time I've been corrupting your minds GutsehMan starts kinda losing it <Anton{Politoed}>: ono gutseh got into the eggnog <GutsehMan>: e.g.g.n.o.g : eggnog is such garbage <GutsehMan>: hey i was gonna ask my question : shoot <GutsehMan>: alright so you know <GutsehMan>: the big old last smash direct is tomorrow <GutsehMan>: and stuff is gonna happen <GutsehMan>: so like <GutsehMan>: who would you want in smash <Anton{Politoed}>: kamek <Anton{Politoed}>: no doubt <GutsehMan>: you know what i was thinking of <GutsehMan>: like yesterday : people who think kameks stage in mario party ds sucked are little weenies <GutsehMan>: like <GutsehMan>: since cloud is in smash : who can't handle kamek's japers <GutsehMan>: and there's clearly a working relationship between the smash team and square right now <GutsehMan>: ...please tell me we can get like <GutsehMan>: a geno mii costume or something <GutsehMan>: just to shut those guys up well that wasn't...  wait never mind i lost my train of thought time to edt that out in post pro : Well, i think that wraps this up pretty nicely. <Anton{Politoed}>: I'm good at making people lose their train of thought <Anton{Politoed}>: just ask stoob banjonator1 is now unable to edit his flub out post-pro because anton's comment would lose context <Anton{Politoed}>: I've single-handedly delayed at least half a dozen shroom mafia deadlines by just blabbing at him : Goodnight! *Interview ends*

<Anton{Politoed}> that was quaintly informal it usually is <Anton{Politoed}> this will be my first foray into pipe plaza <Anton{Politoed}> soon my influence will reach all of the shroom one time we got really deep with shoey for a little while about the future of the wiki it was cathartic but mostly interviews are low-tier chat banter <Anton{Politoed}> I can get deep, you just caught me in a different mood <Anton{Politoed}> there'll have to be an Anton: Part 2 interview soon *Lights shut off.* <Anton{Politoed}> the edgy sequel <Anton{Politoed}> and then there can be a Part 3 <Anton{Politoed}> where all of the characters are portrayed by different actors