MarioWiki:Proposals

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Decide on a phrase to describe crossover appearances with the Mario franchise
The way non-Mario character infoboxes describe their crossovers with Mario is currently inconsistent from page to page. For example, Squirtle's appearances with Mario are described as "crossovers with the Mario franchise", while Sonic the Hedgehog's are described simply as "crossover installments". The goal of this proposal is to decide on a particular formula from those available on the wiki. Here's the options:
 * Crossover installments: to me, this is too vague. It seems like it could refer to any crossover installment, not necessarily linked to Mario.
 * Mario crossovers: This is not too bad, but it puts too much emphasis on Mario, and the Super Smash Bros. games, for example, aren't all about Mario.
 * Mario franchise crossovers: Same as above, but it's more explicit as to what kind of "Mario" it refers to (not the character).
 * Crossovers with the Mario franchise: This seems to be the best way to put it, but the downside is that it occupies a lot of space in the infobox.
 *  (NEW) Mario-related media: Seems to be popular and frankly, it describes crossover appearances perfectly without making use of nerdy jargon ("crossover").

And, the guest star of the show:


 * Do nothing.

Feel free to add any other options that you can think of below.

A rather minor proposal, I know, but it's small changes like these that make a difference! Or not. Maybe I'm just an organizational maniac.

Proposer: Deadline: May 18, 2019, 23:59 GMT

Mario franchise crossovers

 * 1) My preferred option.

Crossovers with the Mario franchise

 * 1) I think this one would work

Mario-related media

 * 1) my preferred choice
 * 2) I think this one would work best as it would also work for characters who appear in non-crossover Mario games as cameos or as guest characters (Such as Pac-Man, whose first Mario-related appearance is Mario Kart Arcade GP, or the Final Fantasy characters in Mario Hoops 3-on-3).
 * 3) - I asked for this, so I'm voting for it. Per BBQ Turtle.
 * 4) Per all.
 * 5) Per BBQ Turtle.
 * 6) Per all.
 * 7) Per all.
 * 8) Per BBQ Turtle.
 * 9) Per all.
 * 10) Per all.
 * 11) Per all.
 * 12) Per all.

Do nothing

 * 1) Per FanOfYoshi.
 * 2) I see no reason to change anything at all.

Comments
Would "Mario-related media" work as an option? @HEROMARIO, your vote is very vague. What does it mean? 15:35, May 11, 2019 (EDT)
 * I added it. 07:47, May 12, 2019 (EDT)
 * Why do we have to change anything at all? -- 13:19, May 13, 2019 (EDT)
 * It's always professional to find a rule for situations like these and be consistent with it. That said, I have a terrible time deciding things by myself unless I have someone else's opinion, so I made a proposal. There was once a proposal to remove the colon in title abbreviations used in the code of certain game-related nav templates. It might seem minor, but the punctilious nature of the proposal itself stresses that this wiki is (to a great extent) serious business. -- 19:27, May 13, 2019 (EDT)