Talk:Pale Piranha

Merge into Piranha Plant
MERGE 8-1

There has been a translation inconsistency in English concerning the Piranha Plant variants in Paper Mario: TTYD. This enemy, which was named Pale Piranha in the English version, was just known as "Pakkun Flower", i.e. Piranha Plant, in the original Japanese version, and subsequently in all translated versions except English.

On the other hand, the enemy simply known as "Piranha Plant" that later appears in the Pit of 100 Trials was known as "Killer Pakkun" in the Japanese version, and subsequently according names in all translated versions except English.

It is apparent to me that there has been a mix-up in the English version and that "Pale Piranha" is a mistaken name for what should just be called Piranha Plant. On the other hand, I will separately propose that the "Killer Pakun" is split from the Piranha Plant article to a new page "Piranha Plant (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)".

{{scroll box|content= Proposer: {{User|Cobold}} Deadline: April 3 2010, 23:59

Merge

 * 1) - For the same reasons that Yo'ster Isle will be merged with Yoshi's Island.
 * 2) Looks like the English have trouble translating.
 * 3) - Everything else is being merged/split based on the Japanese name, so this should too.
 * 4) - Per all, the creators intended it to be a differently coloured regular Piranha Plant, which is also reflected by non-English localisations.
 * 5) - Per all.
 * 6) - Per All.
 * 7) - We're not about to split underground goomba(fan name) in SMB and Goomba.And per the reason given by Cobold.
 * Per Cobold

No Merge

 * 1) Haven't you noticed that the Pale Piranha and the Piranha Plant are different colours? So they should be different species.

Comments
@Commander Code-8: This is by far not the only enemy appearing with different colour schemes. They are also both red and green Piranha Plants, especially in their early appearances, yet they don't have separate articles. The game creators intended "Pale Piranhas" to be normal Piranha Plants that only changed their colour due to their environment, nothing more. --Grandy02 17:42, 2 April 2010 (EDT) }}

STOP
Please quit messing up this article.A pale piranha is a sub-species of piranha plant.There are actual Piranha plants in Paper Mario:TTYD Dull bones are not Dry bones.Dark Puffs are not Ruff Puffs.Pale Piranhas are not Piranha Plants.
 * See the proposal above? Because of it, Pale Piranha gets merged to Piranha Plant. If you disagree, make a proposal to split them.

Split Pale Piranha and Piranha Plant and Merge Piranha Plant with Piranha Plant (Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door)
This neds to be fixed.Pale Piranha needs its own article.It is a subspecies of Piranha Plant,much like Dull Bones is a sub-species of Dry Bones.Their stronger relatives both appaer later in the game.Just Because the Piranha Plants in the pit of 100 trials are stronger,they are stll garden-variety piranha plants.

Proposer: Deadline: May 10, 2011, 23:59 (GMT)

Support

 * 1) They are not the same thing,per my proposal
 * 2) Per the proposer.
 * 3) - Different species.

Oppose

 * 1) Per the proposal that got them merged.
 * 2) Per above.
 * 3) Dry Bones and Dull Bones aren't the same since they have different stats. However, these shouldn't be split because Piranha Plants weren't in PM:TTD unless you count those poison ones.
 * 4) - This proposal does not make any points that rebut the decision made in the previous one. The reasoning behind the old proposal is much sounder as in this one. Therefore, the old decision should be retained.
 * 5) Per above proposal and per all.

Comments
Moved proposal here and corrected format...I think...

it's invalid rule 8 says No proposal can overturn the decision of a previous proposal that is less than 4 weeks (28 days) old.


 * Cobold's proposal was made on April 3rd 2010, over a year ago. This proposal is valid.

oh i need to read dates better comment retracted

I think the japanese stuff should be only featured in trivia,if that.According to the USA and Europe,theyre different things,according to Japan,theyre not.Now someone tel me,what is the rule about the countrie's accuracy on the information?


 * See point 1 here.

According tomthat,it should be fixed.
 * If there is a conflict of whether to use the American source, European source, or Australian source for naming, the region which had the game released first will be the preferred source. Obviously, there is a conflict over which translation to use. Japan released the game first, hence the reliance upon the Japanese translation.

i would also like to site the Boomerang Bro. proposal the King Boo Proposal and the Spookum proposal if it would please this random collection of Mario fans

actually they were,they were found on floor 80-89 in the pit of 100 trials,which ironically,has its own article>:( Does it really matter where it came out first.Most of us play the american version and european version,so thats what it should be.
 * Yes, it does matter. This is an international wiki, not the American and European Mario wiki, and please, remember to sign your comments.