MarioWiki:Main Page talk archive 12

Toys vs. Merchandise
I just took a stroll down the merchandise and toy pages, and all I can say is that I'm very confused. Could someone post a list of all the merchandise pages, because the link on the main page doesn't seem to connect them all together like the games link does. Maybe we could figure out a new organisation for these articles? 19:53, 20 June 2007 (EDT)
 * Do you mean the list pages for Merchandise should be combined into one, like Games, and of a uniform way, not varied? 22:32, 20 June 2007 (EDT)
 * Well, as long as there's some organisation to them, I'm fine. But, it would be nice if we could get a long list like the games section.  But, then again, it might be obsessive.  We could also just have a page with links to the 3+ pages there are.  Give me a little while.  I'll see what I can't do to help them out.  15:21, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
 * I think a template would work better than a whole page linking too only three pages. 15:29, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
 * We need only links to the galleries.
 * The template sounds good. I'll let you know how my work turns out.  I may be able to figure something better out.  But templates pwn n00bs, as usual. ;D  15:59, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

ATTENTION SPRITERS!
if anyone is looking for baby yoshi sprites, or anything else come to me! and here is a bunch of baby yoshi sprites! here!

Cool. Plumber 18:47, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

Big Eight

 * I hate to repost this, but it was archived the day after it was posted, so we didn't get to discuss it at all. Don't blame me. ;)

Recently, a discussion has arrisen in regards to the future of the Big Eight page. Several users, including myself, see an issue with the amount of fanon in the category. Please view the talk page for individual ideas. Main concerns include the lack of any such category in the Marioverse and the level of favoritism involved in choosing characters. Another idea is that the Big Eight page would do better under the title MarioWiki:Big Eight as it is more of a guide for writers on the Wiki than an actual Mario element. Please post ideas for change or support for the page as is! Thank you! 13:52, 20 June 2007 (EDT)

Big Eight in, other related characters out. Just remove all of the closely related characters and keep the Big Eight in. 21:37, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

Yeah, the closely related characters section was causing the most trouble... closely followed by the addition of Toad. My personal view is that it should be more of a guideline rather than a real article. I mean, the concept of these characters being the major players in the Mario series is definately there, it's just that character lists are never concrete from game to game. (except that Mario's always playable in the Mario series and so on :D) Regardless, here's my breakdown.
 * Mario: In because he has his own series
 * Luigi: In because of Mario & Luigi, Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Bros. 2
 * Peach: In because of Super Princess Peach and her major role
 * Yoshi: In because Yoshies as a species have their own series and he is the "main" yoshi
 * Toad: Possibly in b/c of Wario's Woods and SMB2, but could be removed.
 * Wario: In because he has his own series
 * DK: In because he has his own series
 * Bowser: Main villain

So, really, the only change I could see making would be to remove Toad, but that doesn't seem fair since he is so... prevalent. And just darn cuuuuute! 00:06, 22 June 2007 (EDT)

Petey is about as prevalent as Toad nowadays. Plumber

Yeah, Toad being cute is a very good reason to keep him in :P. I'm now kinda indifferent on the matter (although I did create the Big Eight page, ironically). But if we make this a guideline, we'll have to make the other pages guidelines. Let us have a vote. Oh, since it's customary for votes to take effect a week after the poll has been started, voting will end on 6/29/06. 14:30, 22 June 2007 (EDT) EDIT: See Proposals.

Okay, so, for the change, we have the Big Eight, Filler Character, and maybe the Marioverse. Anything else? 18:26, 22 June 2007 (EDT)

"Main Page" Tab
Why doesn't the tab say "main page" anymore? -- 22:28, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
 * Fixed. The extra codes I installed messed it up, so I removed them. :/ 22:52, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
 * You know you've got a problem when the guy who runs the site doesn't know what happened. -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]]Chris[[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 23:31, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
 * Wayoshi loves him some JavaScript. -- 00:15, 22 June 2007 (EDT)
 * Hey. :P 01:59, 22 June 2007 (EDT), I'll try to make sure they'll work globally first next time.

Staff Template
Someone has been adding a People Template to the Staff Pages. However, I thought that maybe a Staff Template would make more sense, as the People Template doesn't have links to the Staff Pages. So, what do you people think we should do, keep the People Template, or make a Staff Template?


 * The People template works for Staff (and links can be added easily), but I don't see any harm in a whole template for Staff. I think it sounds good.
 * Same (I agree with YY)

.ogg files are a bust
Those files for the music samples just won't play! I double-click on the file, and all I get is a window saying that it's an unknown file, and I can either find it (leading to a site I don't understand), or save it (eventually leading up to the same thing). There must be a better way to put these tunes on this site! Can anyone think of one?

22:02, 22 June 2007 (EDT)
 * I believe I added a little "Having trouble playing" interwiki link at the bottom of the media template, which will lead to a Wikipedia help page. I suggest installing Media Player Classic. I believe the link also explains the copyright issues: .ogg is the only form w/o infringement risks, unlike .mp3. 22:11, 22 June 2007 (EDT)

To Wayoshi: Well, I managed to download Media Player Classic. v6.4.9.0 even. IT STILL DIDDN'T WORK! I still can't get those .ogg music up and running! I still end up with windows saying they can't find the file! What an I doing wrong?!?!

09:48, 23 June 2007 (EDT)


 * 1) Go to illiminable.com.
 * 2) Click on "Download Now" at the right hand side of the page. Or directly here: oggcodecs 0.71.0946
 * 3) Wait for the setup program to download. This should take less than 2 minutes on a 56k modem.
 * 4) Once downloading has finished, run the setup program and follow the instructions on screen.
 * 5) When the Setup Wizard finishes, your DirectShow player should now be able to play Ogg audio and video.
 * 6) If Windows does not automatically associate the file type with your favorite program, all you have to do is to drag/drop the file into it, or force the program to be associated with the .ogg file.
 * I quote this from Wikipedia:Media help (Ogg) – you need to install a "codec" to make Classic ogg-compatible (it is a type of DirectShow). 10:55, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

To Wayoshi: Okay, buddy. I was able to install the program from illiminable, and a codec from Xvid in order to get the blasted .ogg programs running. '''IT STILL DOESN'T WORK! I'm still stuck with the daja vu window!''' Surely you have some better ideas, like having the site accept .wav files? Beacause I managed to record a few tunes from Mario Kart DS straight from my DS, and have saved them on our computer's Sound Recorder program, AND is making them sound like their on a CD player! If I can just get these on here, I might be willing to record more tunes for you guys, so help me out man!

20:20, 23 June 2007 (EDT)