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#What type of thing it is (e.g. level, game, character, tennis court). For example, [[Dribble & Spitz (souvenir)]] is correct.
#What type of thing it is (e.g. level, game, character, tennis court). For example, [[Dribble & Spitz (souvenir)]] is correct.
#*The identifier "course" is preferred to be used for ''[[Super Mario 64]]''-type courses, whereas for something like a golf course, the more-specific "golf course" is used.
#*The identifier "course" is preferred to be used for ''[[Super Mario 64]]''-type courses, whereas for something like a golf course, the more-specific "golf course" is used.
#**For ''Mario Kart'' courses, console abbreviations are used as the identifier whenever possible to match the retro course naming convention (e.g. [[Daisy Cruiser (GCN)]]).
#**For ''Mario Kart'' courses, console abbreviations are used as the identifier whenever possible to match the retro course naming convention (e.g. [[Daisy Cruiser (GCN)]]).<sup>[[Special:Diff/3202145|Why?]]</sup>
#**Due to the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''/''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Deluxe]]'' multi-console situation, the identifier "MK8" is used until confirmation of anything else (e.g. [[Rainbow Road (MK8)]]).
#**Due to the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''/''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Deluxe]]'' multi-console situation, the identifier "MK8" is used until confirmation of anything else (e.g. [[Rainbow Road (MK8)]]).
#**Battle courses which share a name with a game console receive a normal "battle course" identifier (e.g. [[Nintendo DS (battle course)]]).
#**Battle courses which share a name with a game console receive a normal "battle course" identifier (e.g. [[Nintendo DS (battle course)]]).
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