MarioWiki:Proposals

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Make infoboxes and navboxes round
Another proposal I'd like to make is simple and it would make the infoboxes and navbox borders round. now i don't know how to make things round because i'm not that big of an expert but the reason I making this proposal is because the sidebar and page display section have round border and i have this thing where i like it when thing look consistent. Also, the Mushroom in the logo is round.

Proposer: Deadline: July 8, 2023, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) As proposer.
 * 2) I use round infoboxes for my Wikias. I don't understand what you're talking about "stacking" infoboxes. We don't put multiple infoboxes together, do we? Even when a page has two infoboxes like the Smash characters, the Smash infobox is separated from the main infobox. Main infobox goes at the top. Smash infobox goes in the Super Smash Bros section.

Oppose

 * 1) I really, really dislike the round infobox design.
 * 2) Round navboxes would look horrible. They're meant to stack on top of each other, which would look much worse if the side of their collective shape had a bunch of divots.
 * 3) Per all, I prefer the pointed design and I don't really see the value in making it "consistent" with other boxes that serve completely different purposes and have different designs (much less the logo which isn't a box at all).
 * 4) per all.
 * 5) - Bricks stack. Slabs don't.
 * 6) Per all. would rather have them look good.
 * 7) Per all.
 * 8) Don't even think about it. Crappy round stuff don't belong on here or else I'll go kuzo.
 * 9) Per all, too much of this in modern website design to a very unnecessary degree.
 * 10) Well yeah, but I think the infobox will messed up the design.

Comments
Rounded borders would be done by adding "border-radius: #px;" in html coding, replacing the hashtag with a number depending on how rounded you want the corners (bigger number = rounder corners). Though, I'm curious, what do you mean when you say the "page display" is rounded? 12:40, July 1, 2023 (EDT)
 * I assume they mean the rectangle in which page content is displayed (as opposed to the sidebar), but I'd say "consistency" is a bit of moot point in this case (I'm writing this comment in a non-rounded edit box). 13:23, July 1, 2023 (EDT)

Although its embarrassing that both my proposals are being massively opposed, I don't mind others input so then we at least have a record of if ever someone later has a similar idea (or same one) we can say like "someone tried this and people did not like it". i just hope im not less welcome in this community due to my proposals
 * Nobody said you're unwelcome in this community due to your proposals! Proposals are simply meant to address ways in which the wiki runs and determines things, and as long as you're not insulting others then you're fine. You're being considerate and understanding the opposition calmly, so you're fine. 14:31, July 1, 2023 (EDT)

@SeanWheeler I'm talking about stacking NAVboxes, thank you very much. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:41, July 2, 2023 (EDT)

On ancient unsourced statements
This month's Shroom of Spotlight contains yet another unsourced statement that cannot be proven true or false. Such statements are very common on this wiki thanks to Nintendo's horrible habbit of removing everything that stops making money. Ancient unsourced statements sit in a permanent limbo: we cannot remove them and yet we also don't want them on the page. The next proposition will NOT apply for names in other languages or dead links. It will also not apply for relatively recent unsourced statements, they'll also be dealt with just as usual.

If despite all the efforts no source was found. If we know it is impossible or extremely improbable a source to a statement will ever be found, then any editor can just copy the unsourced statement, add a new message to the talk page with a template, and then delete that ancient unsourced statement for which we cannot find a source. This way if a source does surface, we can not only easily reinstate it, but we can also easily find these removed statements (a template adds a category to the talk page).

Example of a talk page message:

Couldn't find any evidence Nintendo has ever said this. -- 13:23, July 8, 2023 (EDT)

Proposer: Deadline: July 15, 2023, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) Per proposal.
 * 2) This sounds like a terrific idea!
 * 3) Per proposal, the template idea is a great way to have the best of both worlds by getting rid of likely false information on articles while also still keeping it easy to access in case anything does come up.
 * 4) Per all.
 * 5) As Hewer says this is the best of both removing it and keeping it in case a source is found later.
 * 6) Having some proper protocol and place to put these weird edge cases definitely feels preferable to either nixing them entirely or potentially shoving them somewhere they don't belong, and honestly, we're a little shocked this wasn't already a thing considering how vast the Mario series is and how many of these weird little improperly-cited tidbits inevitably exist. Better late than never!

Comments
I do approve of the idea, I'm just not sure I understand the execution and how exactly the information will be displayed on the talk page using the template idea. If I understand how templates work, would the removed text be displayed *within* the template box? And if so, wouldn't it be better to simply add a generic template and then have the text be displayed below it (and above the comment from the editor)? Particularly because I imagine we would need to keep the text unchanged when moving to the talk page and it could be rather lengthy. 20:14, July 8, 2023 (EDT)

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