MarioWiki:Proposals

Writing guidelines
None at the moment.

Implement "See also" sections in Mario Party minigame and WarioWare microgame articles for related mini/microgames
Since there are so many minigames/microgames, I believe that people who look through them often end up finding one that is similar to what they are looking for but it's not, or they find of and it reminds them of something similar and want to find it. (This happens to me at least.)

I think it would be interesting that to have a "See also" section that we can use to link to mini/microgames that are remarkably similar in concept or theme. For example:
 * Flash Forward: See also Slaparazzi
 * Revolving Fire: See also Hazard Hold
 * Dry Eye: See also Laser Vision
 * Nighttime Allergies: See also Snivel Disobedience and Allergy Attack
 * Hectic Highway: See also Outta My Way and Racing 112
 * Oh, the Irony: See also The Irony
 * Classic Clash I: See also Classic Clash II and Classic Clash III
 * Zero to Hero: See also Bam-Fu and Log Chop
 * Noodle Cup: See also Circuit Path, maybe?
 * Balancing Act: See also Broom Shtick, maybe?

Just to make it clear, we wouldn't do that for microgames that simply have similar gameplay if it's not remarkable, or that simply have a similar character show up as some sort of easter egg (this is more fitting for trivia anyway).

Anyway, having this section would also make it needless to mention the similarities between mini/microgames elsewhere, like in the introduction paragraph or in a trivia section, which is often inconsistent as it is now.

Proposer: Deadline: August 28, 2018, at 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) My proposal, so yeah.
 * 2) Per proposal.

Comments
Wouldn't it be better if you also proposed that we did this for Mario Party series minigames as well? 23:59, 20 August 2018 (EDT)
 * Oh, right. I didn't think about that. 00:14, 21 August 2018 (EDT)

I don't really think this needs a proposal. That's pretty much why we include "See also" sections in the first place, to direct readers to other similar subjects. 00:12, 21 August 2018 (EDT)
 * Yeah, but I thought it was just better to see if there were other opinions about it rather than just start mass editing, doing things "my way" without getting any sort of approval. 00:17, 21 August 2018 (EDT)
 * In certain cases (Slaparazzi, for example), it already says it's similar to a previous game. 00:19, 21 August 2018 (EDT)
 * That's right, but it's also about how they are handled. Like, as I said on the last paragraph of the proposal, some articles mention similarities in the introduction paragraph, others in trivia, others in gameplay sections, and others don't mention similar games at all. It's kind of messy. 00:24, 21 August 2018 (EDT)

Removals
None at the moment.

Determine whether reused artwork is a reference
Right now, whenever a piece of character artwork is remade/reused, it's considered a reference in the references section. But I say... why? It's a practice Nintendo's been doing for years, and the poses are always very generic. I don't think anyone at Nintendo says "Hey, remember that Mario Party game from 10 years ago? Let's reference it by reusing Bowser's character artwork!".

Because there's several variables, there are a few different options for this proposal:
 * Only reused artwork is a reference: Only instances where the exact artwork is reused will be considered a reference.
 * Only remastered artwork is a reference: Only instances where the artwork is remade will be considered a reference. For example, Wario's artwork from Mario Party: The Top 100 would be a Super Mario 64 DS reference because it's a remake of his older artwork.
 * Neither are a reference: Self-explanatory, all mentions of reused artwork in any form would be removed from the references sections.
 * Both are a reference: Nothing happens, both continue to be considered a reference.

Proposer: Deadline: August 30, 2018, 23:59 GMT

Neither are a reference

 * 1) Per proposal.

Miscellaneous
None at the moment.