Talk:Dash Panel

Official?
Okay, where does the name "Boost Pad" come from? The only official name I could find for those things is "Zipper" which was used in the Super Mario Kart manual. Is there any proof for the name "Boost Pad"? 12:05, 13 March 2010 (EST)
 * I tried looking in my Japanese Mario Kart Wii official guidebook, and the name I found there was "Dash Board". I've yet to find any official sources that say "Boost Pad", however. --


 * This subject has many different names. I believe that the article was given this particular generic title because it describes it the best.


 * 07:40, 3 October 2012 (EDT)

short sections
This article's section have only like one sentence. They would probably work better without the sections.
 * Well, there is a expand and rewrite template there, so why don't we just expand and rewrite it. Every header does not need to be deleted. How would we know where each it was placed in each game? A paragraph is okay, but it is better with the headers in my opinion. After more information is added in each one, there will be absolutely no reason to have them deleted.

I think it would be much better to find images and create a gallery of images of Boost Pads from each game, rather than have a make-shift "History" section that have one sentence stub sections describing what colors they were. --

Alright, i'm gonna revive this year-old discussion.

There isn't really much to expand on seeing as they all basically act the same way, so why not merge the sections? (As i did before, until reverted).

Fixed!
I make great changes to this page, especially on the Mario Kart section. I'll add the gallery as soon I be an autoconfirmed member... I can't wait! :D Done, I add the gallery. Can we remove the templates at the top of the page?

Boost Pad
If nobody has a source for "Boost Pad" that overrules all of the other citations I've placed, I'll move the article soon. 16:11, 3 September 2017 (EDT)
 * Wow, that's a lot of needed citations. I'll check in some of my guides, see what I can find. 16:13, 3 September 2017 (EDT)
 * Most of the guides I have (MKDD Player's Guide, MKDS Prima, MKW Prima, MK7 Prima, MK8 Prima) use "Dash Panel" or "dash panel". The one exception is MKSC Player's Guide, which uses "Speed Strip". 16:16, 3 September 2017 (EDT)

well... why not move to dash panel? TYC
 * Let's first make sure "Boost Pad" isn't a better, more official name per MarioWiki:Naming. 16:44, 3 September 2017 (EDT)

Okay, I was able to clear up most of the missing citations, but I was unable to find anything saying "Boost Pad". However, I don't have access to MKDD!!'s instruction manual or anything relating to Super Circuit or MKDS. "Dash Panel" seems to be the most legit name here at the moment. 17:03, 3 September 2017 (EDT)

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam calls them Dash Panels. So, that eliminates that game. (Not that it entire manners, but still mentioning it.) 17:16, 3 September 2017 (EDT)

Between Alex and I, I think we've reasonably gone through every official source. Dash Panel is definitely the most common name, so I'll move the page shortly. 17:21, 3 September 2017 (EDT)