Talk:Flip-Flop Folk

Any proof it is part official??? Its a horrible name. Perhaps a rename to something less grotesque horrible -- 16:38, 12 October 2009 (EDT)

It is possible that this is the name I mean look at the name pokey it sounds odd but thats is's name

From an edit summary in the history:

"In Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Goombella referenced them in her Tattle when she said: This place stinks like Flipperflopper garbage!"

Don't know what Goombella has to do with this since her game was released before Super Paper Mario.-- 17:03, 12 October 2009 (EDT)
 * yes, that possibly has nothing to do with it.. -- 17:07, 12 October 2009 (EDT)

Okay, really
How come the citizens of Yold Town are mentioned? They're not from Flipside or Flopside. If they're considered Flip-Flop folk, then Nimbis and Shaydes and Cragnons would also be Flip-Flop folk.M&amp;L Just because you&#39;re in red doesn&#39;t mean you&#39;re strong. Have at you! 19:51, 5 February 2012 (EST)
 * Old comment, but answering it for clarification of other users anyway. They are mentioned because they are clearly the same species. Nimbis, Shaydes and Cragnons are clearly not (though I suppose it's possible Nimbis and Shaydes are dead Flip-Flop Folk and Cragnons might be prehistoric Folk, but now I'm just speculating). The residents of Flipside, Flopside and Yold Town are the same type of NPC and are therefore on the same page. Simple as that.
 * 15:19, 29 November 2016 (EST)

Official?
An edit summary here says they are called Flip-Folk Folk in-game. Now I'm just confused. I have beat the game 5 times and have never heard that and if it's true, why is there a conjecture tag? 15:21, 29 November 2016 (EST)
 * Are you referring to The RPG Gamer's edit summary? All he said is that it "sounds" more official, didn't say it is. That user doesn't have a quality edit history anyway so I wouldn't put too much weight in his edits. 15:30, 29 November 2016 (EST)
 * Ultimate Mr L. was referring to this edit summary, not The RPG Gamer's. 15:34, 29 November 2016 (EST)
 * It's an edit made in 2009. That's like the time era where people made names up due to bad memory, like in Capsule machine's case. 15:42, 29 November 2016 (EST)
 * Confusion's gone! Thanks!
 * 20:54, 29 November 2016 (EST)

Everyone?
Do we really need an article for each Flipsider? There really isn't much to say on most of them. Characters like Merlon and Merlee should keep info on their respective pages because 1) they have important roles in the story and 2) they provide elements other than dialogue. Shopkeepers like Howzit should keep their articles because of reason 2, as should Saffron and Dyllis. But all the other minor townsfolk like Otto or Walter I think should be compressed into a single article. 18:13, 13 May 2017 (EDT)
 * Policy supports giving articles to any and all named NPCs. 19:12, 13 May 2017 (EDT)

Notable
Why is their a list, when we can just put that in "notable members"? Like I did!

Comparable Species
Should we include Boomboxers and Ninjoes in the Comparable section of the Infobox since they both resemble Flip-Flop Folk? GoombaBroadcast (talk) 15:35, June 29, 2020 (EDT)

Bad article title
This article title doesn't seem to fit the "simple yet accurate" criteria per Conjectural names and seems somewhat glaringly flowery on the current Mario Wiki. The only problem with changing the article's title to something less flowery is that I'm not sure what that would be... "Flipside resident" comes to mind but this ignores that they're also found in Flopside and Yold Town. Does anyone have any ideas? Highly interested in input as this has lasted way too long in my opinion. 15:35, October 2, 2023 (EDT)
 * I'm gonna go against the prevailing sentiment on this talk page (edit: nvm, the first discussion was about the former "Flipperflopper" name) and state that I consider it a perfectly fine name myself. It makes a brief, but clear suggestion of the entire Flipside/Flopside contingent and the alliteration makes for a pleasant ring. I'd hate the page to be renamed to "Flipside and Flopside residents" or something else that would give people rheumatism when typed out. 15:50, October 2, 2023 (EDT)
 * It's definitely a cute and catchy name and would feel natural for something like a fanfic or fan comic (I genuinely say this with no disparagement, to be clear) but it's a poor fit for the wiki in my view due to its flowery nature. It does feel like a situation, per Naming, to some extent, compared to drier titles for similar articles such as Gwarhar Lagoon resident, which I could imagine being called something like "Gwarhar Folk" in a fanfic or other community discussions, but it's not appropriate for a conjectural title.  18:12, October 2, 2023 (EDT)
 * Personally, I question whether this page should exist in the first place. I mean, characters introduced in Super Paper Mario, as far as I know, all use this geometric style, so what's the line drawn between Flip-Flop like Merlon and Howzit and not Flip-Flop like O'Chunks, the Sammer Guys or even Boomboxers? Am I making sense? It feels more like an art style than what this wiki would usually call a "species", especially with this article saying that "as they are descendants of the Ancients who are confirmed to have been human, it seems likely they can be considered human as well." Blinker (talk) 10:27, October 3, 2023 (EDT)