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<center><big><big>'''RULES'''</big></big></center>
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#'''''Standard {{color-link-piped|MarioWiki:Rules|yellow|Mario Wiki rules}} apply''''', of course. No spamming, trolling, vandalizing, removing comments, etc. Please follow the rules, your comment will get removed otherwise. You don't have to sign your comments here, but it'll make it easier for me to get back to you if you do.
#'''''Standard {{color-link|yellow|MarioWiki:Rules|Mario Wiki rules}} apply''''', of course. No spamming, trolling, vandalizing, removing comments, etc. Please follow the rules, your comment will get removed otherwise. You don't have to sign your comments here, but it'll make it easier for me to get back to you if you do.
#'''''No swearing or obscenity'''''. These words will get edited out ASAP.
#'''''No swearing or obscenity'''''. These words will get edited out ASAP.
#Please don't ask why I reverted or corrected your edit. Usually, I have a good reason and can back it up. Take a look at {{color-link-piped|Special:Contributions/Alex95|yellow|my contributions}} or the page history for more information regarding your edit, if available. If you must, you can ask for clarification, but only if you provide more than "Why did you delete my edit?!" (which will get removed).
#Please don't ask why I reverted or corrected your edit. Usually, I have a good reason and can back it up. Take a look at {{color-link|yellow|Special:Contributions/Alex95|my contributions}} or the page history for more information regarding your edit, if available. If you must, you can ask for clarification, but only if you provide more than "Why did you delete my edit?!" (which will get removed).
#Questions about my ''Power Master'' games and/or YouTube videos are fine. There are other places for those kinds of talk, of course, but I don't mind them on here.
#Questions about my ''Power Master'' games and/or YouTube videos are fine. There are other places for those kinds of talk, of course, but I don't mind them on here.
#Any questions relating to a different wiki, '''''please post on my talk page there'''''. If you're here to complain about a block I gave you on other wikis, '''''your comment will be removed''''', though I may clarify a block on Discord if needed. Though if you need my immediate attention elsewhere, you can notify me here (or Discord), as I'm more active here than anywhere else.
#Any questions relating to a different wiki, '''''please post on my talk page there'''''. If you're here to complain about a block I gave you on other wikis, '''''your comment will be removed''''', though I may clarify a block on Discord if needed. Though if you need my immediate attention elsewhere, you can notify me here (or Discord), as I'm more active here than anywhere else.
#I'm a friendly guy and am willing to engage in friendly conversation, so long as the sections don't become too excessive. If a topic header already exists for your question, '''''please post under that'''''.
#I'm a friendly guy and am willing to engage in friendly conversation, so long as the sections don't become too excessive. If a topic header already exists for your question, '''''please post under that'''''.
#I will archive once this talk page reaches 100 messages. Please '''''do not''''' make any message telling me to archive. It's a waste of a notification, and it will be removed.
#I will archive once this talk page reaches 200 messages. Please '''''do not''''' make any message telling me to archive. It's a waste of a notification, and it will be removed.
#Unless it's an important response you should know about or if I started the conversation on your page, I will respond here.
#Unless it's an important response you should know about or if I started the conversation on your page, I will respond here.
#I welcome friendship, but only if I know you well enough.
#I welcome friendship, but only if I know you well enough.
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== Invalid vote? ==
== If someone gets blocked on another wikipedia, then does it mean that they get blocked on other wikis too? ==
 
Hi, I know Ghost Jam's vote on [[Talk:Frog#Split Frog and cut down on its genericness, part 2|this proposal I initiated]] '''used''' to be valid due to it being rushed out and having an overflow of options as a result at the time, but now it's not since I learned from some of my mistakes and changed it again to just featuring three options. Is it okay if I just go ahead and strike through it? {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 22:34, 22 December 2018 (EST)
:You should message Ghost Jam. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:35, 22 December 2018 (EST)
::I'll try messaging him using a copy-paste of the above message, but I thought I might talk to you first since he isn't that active anymore. I mean, since you're an admin, I'm fairly certain you could start a discussion on whether to remove the vote or not, as per rule 5 of proposals. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 22:41, 22 December 2018 (EST)
:::Rules say you are to message the voter. He's active, so he should see your message soon. Otherwise, I'll ping him on Discord later. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:47, 22 December 2018 (EST)
::::Did you happen to contact Ghost Jam on Discord yet? I'm just wondering because he still hasn't responded to my message yet, and I have no way of knowing if he even read it. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 12:46, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:::::He already adjusted his vote. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 12:50, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
== How Do You Do It? ==
 
Just out of curiosity, how do you keep track of the recent changes on this wiki? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:40, 23 December 2018 (EST)
:[[Special:RecentChanges]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:51, 23 December 2018 (EST)
 
How do you track down a blocked user who edits under a different username? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 19:15, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:Staff members have a way to check user IP addresses. If there's a match with a blocked user, action will be taken. But IPs can be dynamic, so it may not be 100% accurate. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:16, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
After I suggested you track down the user who added "Green Yoshi" to the Yoshi article, I was surprised to see you respond with that revision (which was done in 2008). How were you able to do that in a short amount of time? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:47, 29 December 2018 (EST)
:I went to the page history and checked the 200th (bottom-most) revision on each page, then moved on to the next 200th. When the "Green Yoshi" name disappeared, I knew it was within that specific 200 number range, so I checked the 100th edit on that page and narrowed it down from there. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:50, 29 December 2018 (EST)
 
Apparently, you admins pay attention to what we normal users add in these articles before we even save the changes. How's that possible? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:58, 10 January 2019 (EST)
:Uh, we can't? Changes can't be seen until they are saved, admin or not. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:00, 10 January 2019 (EST)
 
Here's what I mean: When I tried to save my changes to the Donkey Kong Jr. (G&W) article after adding a bunch of content about the Modern version, a message saying that someone else edited the page appeared, and I found out that the one who did it was Doc von Schmeltwick, who said in his edit summary that he was pretty sure I meant another Mario character (in particular, a gull instead of an albatross). How was he able to do that when my changes weren't saved yet? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:30, 10 January 2019 (EST)
:Oh, that is an edit confliction. It means someone has edited the page while doing so yourself, and beat you to the save, but what they saved conflicts with the information you were going to put in. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:28, 11 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Better Image ==
 
If I find a better image of something and want to upload it on one of these wiki pages, and I allowed to delete the old image? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 00:30, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:You can't delete an image yourself, but you can mark the old image for deletion. If it's the same extension, just overwrite it using the "Upload a new version" button below the image history. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:35, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Reverted Edits ==
 
You told me not to remove a comma in a list of more than two items in a sentence. I don't think I did. In the sentence "Yoshi's initial design is more dinosaur-like, with a narrower, longer, more hunched appearance, and shorter arms," I previously removed the comma after "appearance" because the sentence really has only two subjects in the second phrase: "appearance" and "arms." The phrase "a narrower, longer, more hunched" describes "appearance," while "shorter" describes "arms." The former has commas separating interchangeable adjectives, while the latter has only one adjective. As such, I don't think a comma should be after "appearance." Please let me know if you agree.
 
Also, I'm not trying to argue about one of my edits you reverted (in particular, "Yoshi Egg"), but before I lowercased "Egg" in "Yoshi Egg," I went to this wiki's Yoshi Egg article to be sure. In the very first sentence of the article and in most of the article, it was spelled "Yoshi egg." If "Egg" in the phrase needs to be capitalized, are the "Yoshi egg"s in the "Yoshi Egg" article typos? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 11:35, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:I agree with the comma removal.
:First instance of [[Yoshi Egg]] and in the page title is a proper noun. I don't think usages of "Yoshi egg" in the article are incorrect, that's likely what they were called in those games. The most recent spelling is "Yoshi Egg", but the article may need to be double-checked. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:42, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
You changed the full name of Bowser Jr. from "Prince Bowser Koopa Junior" to "Bowser Junior" on the basis that it isn't stated in game. In both Super Smash Brothers for Wii U/3ds and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Bowser Jr. is referred to as "Prince of the Koopas" which is where the "Prince" comes from. His surname was taken from Bowser's page as was the formatting of his title. Due to this, I believe that his full name should be changed to "Prince Bowser Koopa Junior."
:"Prince Bowser Koopa Junior" is not actually used in a game as his name, iirc. Doesn't matter about the speculation or theory. "Prince of the Koopas" is a title rather than a name. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:35, 2 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Mario Riddle ==
 
Here's a Mario riddle I came up with. Luigi walks to Princess Peach's castle, looking for Mario. When Luigi arrives, he doesn't find Mario there. Luigi enters the castle and searches a number of rooms for him, but he doesn't find him.  Afterwards, Luigi walks into the hall and sees Mario in the distance, complete with his red cap, long-sleeved red shirt, blue overalls with yellow buttons, white gloves, brown shoes, and mustache. Luigi calls to Mario but gets no response. Confused, Luigi walks up to him to make sure he's okay. Upon closer inspection, however, Luigi realizes that it's not the real Mario. How did he know? (Hint: He knew this without touching Mario) [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 13:48, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:I'm stumped. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 14:07, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
Answer: Luigi saw that the red cap didn't have an "M" on it. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 14:25, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
Does the answer make sense? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:10, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:Yeah, just wasn't able to get to that answer. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:12, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Game content ==
 
On this wiki's Rain Shower article, it says that Bowser throws paint balloons; in the rules of the game from Game & Watch Gallery 4, it says that he throws water balloons. They do look like paint balloons, but are they paint balloons or water balloons? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:09, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:If the game doesn't say anything about paint balloons, then yeah, make the change. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:12, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
Which is better: "...the player gets rewarded a bonus dependent on how many unbroken eggs are on the field..." or "...the player gets rewarded a bonus depending on how many unbroken eggs are on the field..."? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 21:35, 7 January 2019 (EST)
:Probably the second one. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:10, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
I'm trying to think of a word that describes the character Dynamite Jack from ''Bomb Sweeper'', instead of just a "character." "Villain," "bad guy," "criminal," and "bandit" don't sound right. What word would you suggest sounds best for describing him? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:37, 14 January 2019 (EST)
:I'm pretty sure there's a word out there that means "person who makes bombs", but I Google is unhelpful. "Character" or "villain" fits just fine, but maybe "crook" could work? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:26, 15 January 2019 (EST)
 
According to a Nintendo wiki powered by FANDOM, the G&W game ''Tropical Fish'' was never released in Japan. But there's no link next to that info to prove it. Can you prove that that info is true? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 13:11, 17 January 2019 (EST)
 
The Nintendo wiki says the same for ''Bomb Sweeper'', ''Safe Buster'', and ''Climber''. But there are no links to prove it. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 13:22, 17 January 2019 (EST)
:Actually, we have the links on their pages already! The external link listed shows that the games were manufactured in Japan, but sales were only in USA and Europe. The Japan information should probably be removed. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:23, 17 January 2019 (EST)
 
I found a self-explanatory word for describing Dynamite Jack: "bomber." [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:22, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
I'm not sure if a case like this has happened on this wiki, but I'm curious about what the solution should be. Let's say I see an error about the gameplay of a game in an article and correct it. Another normal user reverts my edit, saying I'm wrong. I go back to the article, re-correct the mistake, and say in my edit summary where I found the information. But the same user reverts my edit again, still disagreeing with it. I correct the content again and provide the link as to where I found the information in my edit summary, but yet again, the same user reverts my edit. As a final try, I post the proof of the gameplay I saw and the link to it on that user's talk page and explain it as best I can, but the user still doesn't believe me. I know that my edit is correct, but the other user doesn't. If I want my correct edit to stay on the article, what should happen? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:38, 22 January 2019 (EST)
:Reverting back to your edit with a source is the edit summary is fine, though it can also be added to the actual article. Continuing to edit war past that will result in both of you getting warned. If you tell them where you got your information and they don't believe you, continuing to edit war instead, you need to tell an admin if one hasn't already stepped in. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 10:40, 22 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Praise ==
 
The rules of this wiki say not to tell admins what to do. Does that mean that I'm not allowed to tell you to "keep up the good work"? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 18:02, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:Nah, that's fine, but try not to fill up talk pages too much ;) {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:45, 24 December 2018 (EST)
 
== About BF and FD ==
 
Since you've moved the talk since I've gone on vacation, I have to start a new section. Anyways, in the "Smash!" section of SSBU, the game itself lists those stages (and Big Battlefield) at the beginning with the SSB stages, instead of at the end with the new stages. While it can be argued that this was for easiness for locating, they could have just as easily reversed the whole layout to have new stages first. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 22:44, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:I guess so, but they are ''Smash'' specific stages, not based on any other franchise. While, yes, the layouts don't change, the design is unique to each game, making the stage unique to each ''Smash''.
:I really don't know what else to add, so we may just end up talking in circles. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:47, 24 December 2018 (EST)
::My point is that the game itself is listing them with the ''Smash'' 64 stages, indicating that they are officially qualified as returning stages, from that game, and listing them as new each time is now officially wrong, and not just factually. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 22:49, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:::They've been listed at the start since ''Brawl'', it's just the order of the other stages that changed. Because of that, I don't see how the order of the other stages mean anything. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:51, 24 December 2018 (EST)
::::In SSBU, all the stages are listed chronologically by game. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 23:01, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:::::Again, doesn't mean anything. BF and FD weren't named or selectable in ''Smash 64'', and Big BF certainly wasn't available then. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:54, 24 December 2018 (EST)
::::::It's a variation of BF. Either way, whether it's selectable or not originally is far more pointless than the position on the SSBU stage select. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 23:59, 24 December 2018 (EST)
:::::::I could ask people on SmashWiki what they think, or something should be said on ''Ultimate''{{'}}s talk page. I don't think we're going to solve anything with just the two of us. There's nothing that actually says they are new stages in text, but there's also nothing saying they're returning stages, either. That distinction would've been made in ''Brawl''. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:02, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Help Wanted: Rewriting Articles ==
 
I notice that some of these wiki articles have boxes requesting the articles be rewritten, apparently because of loaded information. Perhaps I could help with that if I knew which sections you recommend be rewritten. I think I'll start with the Yoshi article. Which sections in it need to be rewritten to meet the wiki's writing standards? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 09:12, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:Well, "Green Yoshi" could use a citation. The ''Super Mario World'' Television Series and ''Fortune Street'' sections are specifically asking for a rewrite, though the latter is more of a stub (I could probably do something with that later). Otherwise, give each section a read and see what you can improve on. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:25, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
So far, I haven't any luck finding a citation for "Green Yoshi." Perhaps if you track down the user on this wiki who typed in the article that Yoshi is sometimes specified as Green Yoshi, I could ask that user where he or she found that information. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:15, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Yoshi&diff=490474&oldid=489224 This] was the revision that added it, but the user who added it is no longer active. Luckily though, according to his edit summary, it came from the ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' manual. So that's something! But a page number would be helpful, and whether or not it's referring to Yoshi or [[Green Yoshi]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:26, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
The green Yoshi is called "Yoshi" on page five in the Yoshi's Island instruction manual, and the phrase "The Green Yoshi" is mentioned on page six, according to the YouTube video "Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island - Game Manual (SNES) (Instruction Booklet)" uploaded by Game Instruction Manual Retro. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:10, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:Awesome! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:58, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
I've read the Super Mario World TV series section on the Yoshi article, but I don't really see anything wrong with it. In what way do you want the section to be rewritten? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:02, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:I'm not sure, I've only seen one or two of the episodes. Maybe it's asking for someone to check if there are any missing episodes with Yoshi? It says Yoshi appears in every episode, but I'm pretty sure there are more than what's listed (maybe). The list could maybe also be moved to something similar to [[List of Super Mario World episodes featuring Mario]]? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:07, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
On YouTube, there are only 13 episodes of the series, and Wikipedia also says that the show has only 13 episodes, along with seven Captain N ones. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:22, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:Oh, then maybe just a grammar check. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:27, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
According to the ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'''s cast credits, the gulls are called Albatrosses, and the Gull article's title is conjectural. I think I'll change its title to "Albatross" based on that info. What do you think? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 21:23, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:[[Albatross]] is a redirect, so that would work. But can I see a source of some kind? And just the G&W4 info should be on a new page, not the WL2 info. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:44, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
The only source I have for that info is the end of World of Longplays' YouTube video of Part 4 of 4 of ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 21:54, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:Okay, that'll work as a reference. Noticed it also has its name listed under ''Fire''. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:03, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
Should a new article be created for "Albatross" and the Gull content be moved to it, or can the Gull article be renamed? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:13, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:[[Gull]] should not be renamed due to the ''Wario Land II'' content there. The information on ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' can be copied over to the [[Albatross]] redirect page and be made into an actual article. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:20, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
How would I merge the Gull article with the Albatross one? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:43, 20 January 2019 (EST)
:Not sure. Discussion on its talk page should probably happen, as I have not played either of the games to be much help with this. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:45, 20 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Uploading Images ==
 
I'm trying to upload a better image of the Modern mode of the G&W game Parachute and an image of the Game & Watch Gallery 2 version of the game Donkey Kong. I copied the image address of each, typed in one of them in the URL address box on the "Upload file" page, correctly categorized it, and tried to upload it. The page said, "There was a problem during the HTTP request: 404 Not Found." I tried to upload the other image by repeating the above and got the same result. Do you have any idea what the message means? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:30, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:What's the URL? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:48, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
The one for Parachute: https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/1/24822-game-watch-gallery-2-game-boy-color-screenshot-game-parachute.jpg
 
The one for Donkey Kong: https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/1/24820-game-watch-gallery-2-game-boy-color-screenshot-game-donkey.jpg [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:08, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:Ah, the problem is the different file type. The images you are trying to replace are PNGs, but your replacements are JPGs. Honestly, best keep them PNGs. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:09, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
Are you saying I can't upload the images? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:12, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:For one thing, the images aren't displaying for me for some reason, so I can't compare them :/ The images should remain as PNGs, there's nothing wrong with them currently. But if you can find a PNG replacement, that'd be fine. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:14, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
I succeeded in uploading an image of Parachute (though I'll probably replace it with one that shows the player's score) and am about to save changes to the Parachute article. Before I do, how do I mark the image I think should be deleted? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 18:15, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:You mark something you wanted deleted with {{tem|delete}} with an optional reason (<nowiki>{{delete|[[:File:Image.png|replaced]]}}</nowiki> for example). The image you uploaded is very large, though. Any chance you can find one that matches the original screen size? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:18, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
I typed in the size I believe the image should be on the article, and the preview page has it as that size. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 18:22, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:No, I mean the actual image size should be as close to accurate as possible. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:23, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
I'll look for another image. Is there any way I can copy and paste an image address on my tablet if the only source of viewing the image is to go to the webpage, meaning I can view the image but not click on it to view its URL address? I found a smaller image but couldn't view its URL address. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 18:35, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:I don't use a tablet, so I'm not sure. Usually, holding down on something will cause a menu to show, maybe with a "Copy image location" option. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:37, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
It actually worked! Thanks. I'll try to upload the image on the Parachute article, but do you think the Super Nintendo image should be on the article? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 19:11, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:You're welcome, and yes. btw, you have to mark the image for deletion on its own page, not on the article it is placed on. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:13, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
What do you mean by a request for deleting an image should be on its own page? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 19:22, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:Has to be on the file page, the page where you put the aboutfile and category information. The file itself. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:24, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
Do you mean in the summary on the "Upload file" page? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 19:28, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:You can edit the file page after uploading it. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:45, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
I found some more G&W game screenshots that I'd like to upload, but I'm concerned that if I upload too many of them from a website, I'll get into trouble (as per the copyright box). Should I worry? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 12:02, 28 December 2018 (EST)
:I don't think so, as long as they're good quality and you provide the source appropriately. What's the site? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 12:28, 28 December 2018 (EST)
 
gamefaqs.gamespot.com [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 13:04, 28 December 2018 (EST)
 
Is it possible to upload images horizontally on an article instead of vertically? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 13:51, 28 December 2018 (EST)
:That would be the {{tem|multiple image}} template, like how it is on [[Turtle Bridge]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:56, 28 December 2018 (EST)
 
Even though images can be resized in an article, why do you recommend not to upload very large images? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:32, 29 December 2018 (EST)
:[[MarioWiki:Image use policy]] says game screenshots must be taken as close to the original hardware specifications as possible. This is meant to prevent blurs and stretches. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:39, 29 December 2018 (EST)
 
Sometimes when I try to upload images, the page requests the file name be rewritten because it contains invalid characters, like "26%." Removing the invalid characters just makes the whole URL invalid, if I remember correctly. In cases like this, how do you rewrite a file name for an image you want to upload? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:56, 16 January 2019 (EST)
 
The ''Game & Watch Gallery'' article has this under the "Character appearances" section: [[File:|thumb|right|Title screen]]. Is this a mistake that should be removed or an unfinished image filename? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 19:54, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:For some reason, the rest of the filename was removed. I added it back. If something doesn't look right, it's a good idea to go looking through the history to see if an explanation can be found. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:42, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Punctuation in Image Descriptions ==
 
When we tell who's in an image and what that character is doing in it on this wiki, when should a comma be used after the character's name? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:20, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:You'd use a comma how you'd normally use it, I think. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:23, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
I see some image descriptions with a comma after the character's name when talking about the game they're in or what they're doing (e.g., "Mario, in Parachute," "Yoshi, hammering a Paratroopa in Vermin...," "Peach, cooking in Chef," "Mario, jumping over a Goomba," "Toad, as a host"). Are the commas supposed to be there? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:46, 25 December 2018 (EST)
:They're not improper here, so whether they're used or not is up to the editor in this case. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:50, 25 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Unable to Edit? ==
 
At times, I noticed that, when I tried to edit the really long articles, a message appeared, saying that the pages were "protected to prevent vandalism." At times like that, does it mean that normal users can't edit those pages at all, even on desktop? And are certain articles protected at times because users vandalized them in the past? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:42, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:Some pages are protected to prevent vandalism, but they're usually done at an autoconfirm level, which means you should be able to still edit them. Others may be administrator-only protected. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:44, 26 December 2018 (EST)
::Certain pages are also protected because they are high-traffic, and certain redirects are administrator-only protected to prevent an unnecessary page being made out of them. Also, if you can't edit a auto-confirmed only page, it may be because you got automatically logged out due to inactivity.{{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 20:53, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
Some pages I'm talking about are "Mario," "Luigi," "Yoshi," "Super Mario World," and "Super Mario Odyssey," all of which I tried to edit and wasn't able to do so at times. I figured that if the edit button doesn't appear next to every section title on an article, as I saw on mobile view, normal users can't edit it at the moment. When I did see the edit button on all article section titles, I edited them numerous times. When I tried to edit them again a few weeks later, the wiki wouldn't let me, again saying the pages were protected. However, I didn't try to do so on desktop view. Can normal users edit protected articles on desktop view? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:08, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:You should check again. Unless they are admin-protected (and the ones you listed aren't), you should be able to edit them. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:09, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
What're some examples of admin-protected articles on this wiki, if I were to come upon one? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:52, 26 December 2018 (EST)
:Usually MarioWiki: pages are admin-protected, really the admin protection is meant for policy pages. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:53, 26 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Citations ==
 
The Octopus (Game & Watch) article requests a citation be added for proof of gameplay. I found proof in the game's instruction manual, but it's a picture of the pages that state it. Do you accept such a citation? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 00:42, 27 December 2018 (EST)
:Yeah, that should work. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:45, 27 December 2018 (EST)
 
How do I cite an image on an article without adding the image on it? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:30, 27 December 2018 (EST)
:Add a colon to the start of the link. For example, instead of <nowiki>[[File:Image.png]], it'd be [[:File:Image.png]]</nowiki>. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:32, 27 December 2018 (EST)
 
Well, I did that, but it's shown on the article exactly as it is on the edit page. How do I fix that? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 02:06, 27 December 2018 (EST)
 
I quickly figured it out. Never mind. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 02:08, 27 December 2018 (EST)
 
If an article has a dead link, like the Mario article, should the link be removed? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 19:14, 29 December 2018 (EST)
:No, the template is there to ask for a replacement. Removing the link would mean the template is just there and not actually marking any link as dead. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:17, 29 December 2018 (EST)
 
What exactly makes a link "dead"? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 21:06, 29 December 2018 (EST)
:When it no longer links to a webpage, like a 404 page. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:08, 29 December 2018 (EST)
 
== new file ==
 
Could you categorize this one as well? Come see my files. --[[File:Big Face.png]] [[User:Unshy Guy|Unshy]] [[User talk:Unshy Guy|Guy]] 12:24, 27 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Re: Music samples ==
 
Strange, I distinctly remember clipping the file earlier. I guess Audacity just didn't want to export it that time. I re-clipped it and re-uploaded the file, so it should be fine now. [[User:Scrooge200|Scrooge200]] ([[User talk:Scrooge200|talk]]) 01:25, 28 December 2018 (EST)
 
== I got a Switch! ==
 
I got Mario Odyssey and Smash Ultimate! [[User:Wariopig|Wariopig]] ([[User talk:Wariopig|talk]]) 11:44, 28 December 2018 (EST) Wariopig
:Nice! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 12:28, 28 December 2018 (EST)
 
== Your First Experience ==
 
When you first edited this wiki (not as an admin), did you ever get blocked? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 21:16, 29 December 2018 (EST)
:Nope. Never been warned, either (aside from image reminders). {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:18, 29 December 2018 (EST)
 
You claim that you first liked Super Mario 64 when you were two. Do you remember what you saw Mario doing that got you interested in him? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:06, 5 January 2019 (EST)
:Mainly just running around in a wide open space, followed by being able to explore a castle. I think it was the first time I controlled something on the television, so that experience was pretty surreal. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:22, 6 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Replacing Lower Quality Image ==
 
Hello, I am new as an editor to the Mario Wiki.  I believe as a result of this, I cannot overwrite some existing images which I have found higher quality scans of.  (Specifically, on https://www.mariowiki.com/Gallery:Wario_Land:_Super_Mario_Land_3 ) I'm sorry if this is mentioned anywhere else, or obvious to common wiki users, I am very new to wiki editing.  I did a scan of the help sections and could find nothing mentioning this.  How do I go about getting the rights to replace these images? Or is there a way I can submit the source of the higher quality scans for a user with the rights to use?
 
== Thank you for help and another question ==
 
Hello, thank you for your help! I don't really know why the file replacement option wasn't there before, but it is now. The file I am attempting to upload is a png, but the one I'm replacing is a jpeg.  When I attempt to replace it, it points this out.  Should I just upload a completely new file in this case, and replace every instance of the original? Thank you again for the help.
 
Ah yes.  Something seemed to have happened when I uploaded it after I refreshed, so I reverted the file. I'll look into what happened.  Also, do you have to manually resize a new image to fit the boxes it's in on every page?
 
Oh! I see what you meant now!! sorry, I misunderstood the refresh comment, Thank you
 
== How can you tell who is a sockpuppet?  ==
 
I want to know because in Wikia, we have so much socks that needs to be blocked. I'm impressed how you guys know who is a sock and who isn't. [[User:Mario1993|Mario1993]] ([[User talk:Mario1993|talk]]) 17:03, 5 January 2019 (EST)Mario1993
:Staff members can check IPs. If a new user's match with a blocked user's, then they are blocked as well. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:04, 5 January 2019 (EST)
::So in Wikipedia, these "staff members" would be equivalent to a Checkuser? [[User:Mario1993|Mario1993]] ([[User talk:Mario1993|talk]]) 17:05, 5 January 2019 (EST)Mario1993
:::I think Checkuser is a different role there. It usually is elsewhere, but on MarioWiki, it's integrated with the staff roles. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:07, 5 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Organizing Info Better ==
 
I'm thinking about adding a "Classic Version" and "Modern Version" section on some of the G&W articles, such as Parachute, Turtle Bridge, and Vermin, to organize the content better, as seen on other G&W articles. If I do so, I'd also like to move the Classic and Modern images to their respective places in the articles. Do you think I should improve the articles this way? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:15, 5 January 2019 (EST)
:Yep, that sounds good. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:31, 5 January 2019 (EST)
 
Would it be okay with you if I were to move the Modern ''Ball'' images to the "Modern Version" section as a multiple-image template on the ''Ball'' article? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 20:27, 14 January 2019 (EST)
:I think one of the images can be moved up, but a multiple images template that close to the infobox may make things feel constricted. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:10, 14 January 2019 (EST)
 
On the G&W game articles, which would you admins rather prefer to be the thumbnails: the original units themselves or box arts with the original units? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:53, 25 January 2019 (EST)
:Should be the unit. However, you should be aware of [[MarioWiki:Proposals#Delete certain Game & Watch game articles|this proposal going on]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 09:56, 25 January 2019 (EST)
 
I'm aware of the proposal and very concerned. In case you're unaware, I removed the links to Dynamite Jack and the Wily Bomber so articles about them won't be created (I didn't create articles for them because I thought they were unnecessary). I did want to create some articles about other G&W games not on this wiki, but since they're not featured in any ''Mario'' games and don't have Modern versions, I didn't create them. I was careful about the G&W game articles I wanted to create. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 21:55, 26 January 2019 (EST)
:No need to worry. If the proposal passes (looking like it will), the information you provided can go on the [[nwiki:|Nintendo Wiki]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:56, 26 January 2019 (EST)
 
I noticed you moved some images to a "Gallery" section on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch) article. When do you think more than one or two images (as a multiple-image template or not) make content constricted? If content ''is'' constricted with images, is there another solution? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:01, 26 January 2019 (EST)
:I moved some to a gallery because that many images bundled on the page looked bad. One image per section is fine, a multiple-image template can also be used, but there were two multiple-image templates in one section, which was excessive. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:25, 26 January 2019 (EST)
 
If someone wants all or almost all respective images to be in a section but they make the content constricted, is it possible to put any of the images above or below the content instead of within it? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:45, 26 January 2019 (EST)
:That would just be a mess. Maybe the multiple-image template can work above the content, but you shouldn't cram images into a section just to cram all images into a section. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:46, 26 January 2019 (EST)
 
It looks as if the info on the G&W game articles that were deleted weren't transferred to the Nintendo Wiki, and I don't see any way to find the info on them again so it can be copied and pasted on that wiki. After the info was copied and pasted, I was going to provide the Nintendo Wiki links to those G&W games on this wiki. How can the info be transferred to the Nintendo Wiki? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 17:11, 30 January 2019 (EST)
:As they were turned into redirects, you can still see the original pages by clicking the ''prev'' button on the last edit with the regular page on the ''history'' section of the page as seen [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Tropical_Fish&diff=2584028&oldid=2582981 here]. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 17:21, January 30 2019 (EST)
 
Nintendo Wiki won't let me create an account, saying I'm "not allowed to execute the action [I] have requested." I'm concerned about editing anonymously, because the wiki says my IP address will be publicly visible if I do. What should I do? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 00:26, 6 February 2019 (EST)
:Not sure why that is, but I'll past it on. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:35, 6 February 2019 (EST)
 
== Dealing with Bullies ==
 
Can you think of a time when you needed to take care of "bullies" on this wiki? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:53, 6 January 2019 (EST)
:Bullies don't usually come very often, but I probably shouldn't say more than that. Unless you mean [[Bully|Bullies]], then no, not really. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:00, 7 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Help Wanted: Adding Articles ==
 
I'm thinking about adding articles about the G&W games Tropical Fish, Bomb Sweeper, Life Boat, Safe Buster, and Climber, as a found info about each as well as images of their original ports. I believe I'll need help making the articles the way you want them to be, however. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:47, 7 January 2019 (EST)
:I think the only ''Game & Watch'' titles we cover are those that were based on ''Mario'' at first or have a ''Mario''-esque modern version in a ''Game & Watch Gallery'' game. If those satisfy either, then they can be made. Otherwise, that's a no. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:10, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
G&W games like Judge, Spitball Sparky, Flagman, and Lion weren't based on Mario and don't have Modern modes, yet there are articles about them. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:17, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:Hmm, something should be said about those then. Why are we covering them? Probably a proposal somewhere that justified their creation, but should likely be reconsidered if so, imo. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:28, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
I'm guessing that if a G&W game is featured in a Mario game, even if the original game doesn't have any Mario characters or a Modern version, it should have an article. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:51, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:Flagman appears in ''Wario Land II'', so it certainly counts. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 02:12, 8 January 2019 (EST)
::Do Tropical Fish, Bomb Sweeper, Life Boat, Safe Buster, and Climber appear in any ''Mario'' games? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 10:49, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
Yes, in Game & Watch Gallery 4's Museum, for example. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 14:23, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:Some of those are red-linked at [[Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_4#Tertiary_Games]], so I guess it's fine to make them. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 14:28, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
Will you and any other admins please help me make the articles? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 14:37, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:The [[MarioWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] is a good place to look for help creating articles. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 14:38, 8 January 2019 (EST)
::I'm afraid I don't know enough about the games to give the proper information, but maybe someone else does. And if you need help, just let me or someone know. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 14:39, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
The link for Tropical Fish goes to the Mr. Game & Watch article, and removing the link doesn't turn the text red. How do I create an article for a game if it links to the wrong wiki page? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:49, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:(The redirect doesn't even lead to the right place anymore, heh) At the top of the article, you will see a "Redirected from whatever", and clicking that link will bring you to the redirect page. You can edit from there. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:51, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
I did it, but I'm not finished with it yet. When I get a chance, I'll work on it some more. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:33, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:Oh, well, I added the templates and categories before I got this message ^^ Should do as much as you can and post when you have everything, or mark a page with {{tem|construction}} if you plan to work on it further. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:35, 8 January 2019 (EST)
::A better method would be to create a user sandbox to store work on the article while it is being made. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 16:37, 8 January 2019 (EST)
:::Aye, that'll work too. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:38, 8 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Redirects i made ==
 
Are we allowed to at least create redirects about names that come from Super Mario Encyclopedia? We can't cite it, and i created redirects before asking. --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 13:17, 9 January 2019 (EST)
:We do usually create a redirect for every official non-article name, even if it is from a thing that is usually not cited, such as with [[Balloon Goomba]]. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 13:20, 9 January 2019 (EST)
::I'm asking the other admins, see what they think. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:23, 9 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Early templates for proposals==
Hello, I plan on making a proposal to make a template for new pages, and I have the code made. May I publish the template for use on '''the proposal only''' until the proposal passes, if it does (it can be deleted if the proposal fails) or wouldI have to wait until the proposal passes (if it does) to publish the template? (I can store the template of the wiki and simply use the raw code however). Also, as the proposal would be about adding a main page template, should the proposal be on [[MarioWiki:Proposals]] or should it be on the main page's talk page? Thanks in advance! {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 18:20, 9 January 2019 (EST)
:You can post the proposed template in your sandbox or something and link there for the proposal. The proposal would also go on the Main Page's talk page, in this case. However, I think Porplemontage ultimately has the final say on what goes on the main page, proposal or no. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:23, 9 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Image question==
Hey there, I have been updating the preview galleries for characters that have them on their page as well as creating new ones for characters that have enough images to warrant one. More than once I wanted to add this image [[File:Tanooki Rosalina.png|50px]] of Rosalina for her preview gallery but the edit got reverted by the same user because they felt an image taken from a screenshot wasn't suitable for a gallery. I was just wondering if that is truly the case or I csn go ahead and add the image again without conflict. Thanks,
[[User:Sdman213|Sdman213]] 19:20, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:This one is a good crop, but is there a better image, like a model? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:29, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:No, only this image I found in her gallery... I wanted to use it to add variety to her preview gallery and replace one of her tennis photos already present. Like I've said I've tried before but the same user keeps reverting it. I find their point with only using official art odd since other preview glleries such as Thwomp and Wario have sprites in their preview galleries with no issue. Should I put her Tanooki image in? [[User:Sdman213|Sdman213]] 19:34, 12 January 2019 (EST)
::I think the image looks fine. I have no problems with it being in the preview. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:37, 12 January 2019 (EST)
::Great, thanks! [[User:Sdman213|Sdman213]] 19:43, 12 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Blocking Users ==
 
Not that I'm arguing about it, but why did you admins decide that the first time a user gets blocked should usually be a period of two weeks rather than one? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 22:55, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:Dunno, never really looked for when that decision was made, if one was. That decision was made long before I was promoted. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:57, 12 January 2019 (EST)
 
What does it mean to vandalize a wiki article? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:25, 16 January 2019 (EST)
:Adding false or irrelevant information repeatedly or in large chunks are some examples. See also: [[MarioWiki:Vandalism]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:27, 16 January 2019 (EST)
 
When does an edit war occur, and did we ever have one? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:15, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:They happen a few times. An edit war is when a user makes an edit, someone reverts it, and the first user changes it back to their original edit. Talk pages should be used instead of reverting a revert. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:33, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
You and I had an edit war, didn't we? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:43, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:When you first started off, yes. That's what you were blocked for. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:21, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
Understood. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:36, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
In what situations would an admin chose to shorten a normal user's block time after that user was blocked? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:49, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:Blocked users can still send emails using the address on the [[MarioWiki:Admin noticeboard]]. If the staff team finds their reasoning valid, the block will be reduced or removed. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:02, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
What's an example of a valid reason for a user's block to be reduced or removed? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 17:32, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:Unfair/mistaken block immediately comes to mind. Reduced or removed blocks don't happen very often, though. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:35, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Edit summery removal request==
Hello, [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=User_talk:73.229.221.168&curid=270474&diff=2580442&oldid=2578754 this edit] contains intense profanity. May you hide this revision? Thanks! {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 18:12, 13 January 2019 (EST)
:Yeah, blocked and forgot :P Done. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:14, 13 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Sorry....==
I just got your message from your edit summary. I will try not to make proposals like that again. [[User:Mari0fan100|Mari0fan100]] ([[User talk:Mari0fan100|talk]]) 22:50, 15 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Something in Common ==
 
You say you have autism. I also have autism. But at least it doesn't keep us from improving the Super Mario Wiki. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:44, 16 January 2019 (EST)
: :thumbsup: {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:46, 16 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Heart Bro==
Hello, according to Supper Mario Broth as seen [https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1085711049695916033 here], the Hammer Bros that appear in Mario the Juggler are called ''Heart Bros'' that have several unique pieces of unique artwork and as they have a unique name they would warrant a page, however while I do not doubt that Supper Mario Broth has found an official source of the enemy's name, I could not find where the name came from outside that post, as the post's sources are for the images itself, not the enemies name, and the American instruction booklet for Mario The Juggler named these enemies generic Hammer Bros., although a unique name may be in a instruction booklet from another region, however I have not found other manuals regarding Mario the Juggler. Would they still warrant a page as a conjectural name? {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 18:10, 17 January 2019 (EST)
:Not sure. May be worth bringing up on Hammer Bro.'s talk page, as I know nothing about these guys. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:17, 17 January 2019 (EST)
::The Heart Bro's talk page greatly favours merging it with Hammer Bro., so my I now merge the two due too a nearly-unanimous public consensus? (I could not find the Japanese manual online so it would be safer to merge the page now to prevent a page with a false name existing and being forgotten about) {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 17:43, 18 January 2019 (EST)
:::Sure, sounds good. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:45, 18 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Username ==
 
Howdy, it's been a while. Okay, now that we're all caught up, I have a question. Is ‎[[User:Noggggggggggggggggggggggg|‎Noggggggggggggggggggggggg]] an acceptable username? Seems like wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too many g's.<br>
{{User:Ultimate Mr. L/sig}} 14:59, 18 January 2019 (EST)
:Correct me if I am wrong, however usually usernames are only deemed unacceptable if they contain inappropriate or rude content such as profanity or if they are clearly impersonating another user with their username, so in this case Noggggggggggggggggggggggg is fine. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 15:05, 18 January 2019 (EST)
::I found it to be fine. And the user hasn't done anything ban-worthy otherwise. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:18, 18 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Protection ==
 
Hi, would you mind fully protecting [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive 52]] and adding [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive 53]] to the navigation bar at [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive Header]]? Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 19:31, 19 January 2019 (EST)
:Done. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:34, 19 January 2019 (EST)
 
Hi, considering [[MarioWiki:Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]] is fully protected, would you mind fully protecting [[MarioWiki:Mushroom World Encyclopedia]]? Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 13:07, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:Done, and moved this up to a similar header. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:11, 29 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Gull and Albatross ==
 
Actually, they should all be moved to Albatross, given they literally share graphics and function. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 00:21, 20 January 2019 (EST)
:I think a talk page discussion should happen here, as I don't know enough about either of the games. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:46, 20 January 2019 (EST)
::Look at the image. Now, look at the bottom of [https://www.spriters-resource.com/game_boy_gbc/gnwgal3/sheet/8968/ this] image. They're the same thing. Literally. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 03:30, 20 January 2019 (EST)
:::Ah, yeah, I suppose so. Alright then. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:14, 20 January 2019 (EST)
Should I move the ''Wario Land'' info on the Gull article to the Albatross article? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:57, 20 January 2019 (EST)
:Looks like that's already been done. Would love to see a source on the Wario Land name at some point, though. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:14, 20 January 2019 (EST)
==Replace Images==
Exactly
[[User:ChristopherPAraujo|ChristopherPAraujo]] ([[User talk:ChristopherPAraujo|talk]]) 13:07, 23 January 2019 (EST)
:K {{User:Alex95/sig}} 12:03, 23 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Redneck Kong==
Hello, may I make a page on Redneck Kong? While we usually do not make pages on gimmicks or characters that went unused or appeared exclusively in a canceled game, Redneck Kong has an official name form Rare and a decent amount of information, and he also has multiple official images showing what he would of looked like. Thanks! {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 17:48, 23 January 2019 (EST)
:Not sure. Because of the cancelled game, a lot of information about him is missing. It probably makes more sense to be a redirect to [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)]], but you can bring this up on the game's talk page. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:55, 23 January 2019 (EST)
 
== RE:X ==
 
[[MarioWIki:Proposals/Archive 37#Split Bowser's Inside Story/Dream Team X Bosses from the original bosses|From what I remember]], the general consensus is that ''all'' "X" bosses be split from their weaker counterparts regardless of how different they are. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 16:34, 25 January 2019 (EST)
:Here is the problem: in the game the giant ''x'' bosses in the gauntlet are called by their regular names, I:E Bowser's Castle is shown when you battle it in the gauntlet, not Bowser's Castle X. This is in the remake, and as I own that game I can show proof if needed. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 16:46, 25 January 2019 (EST)
::That would be helpful, yes. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:48, 25 January 2019 (EST)
:::You ''do'' bring up a good point. I've changed the article into a redirect. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 16:58, 25 January 2019 (EST)
::::[https://twitter.com/eeveebeingcute/status/1088918276036591616 Here is proof]. As far as I remember it is not called ''Bowser's Castle X'' in any capacity in menus or dialog, although I do agree that it should still be a redirect due to being widely called ''Bowser's Castle X''. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 16:58, 25 January 2019 (EST)
:::::Okay, cool. But "widely called" by fans or not, the name doesn't appear official. Unless an official guide calls it by that name, the redirect doesn't need to exist. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:03, 25 January 2019 (EST)
::::::Added the delete template to the redirect. I will go on the 'Shroom Spotlight thread on the forums to make sure that the page and other non-existing "X" giant battles are not created because of the spotlight. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 17:09, 25 January 2019 (EST)
 
==Ghost template==
Hello, may I create the template {{tem|Ghosts}} (similar to {{tem|Goombas}}? (It would cover all Ghosts from the Mario franchise, and it would be a nav template) While that template was deleted once that was twelve years ago, and the reason that it got deleted was because it was replaced by another template that is now deleted. Thanks! {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 16:13, 26 January 2019 (EST)
:Hmm, I don't see why not. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:22, 26 January 2019 (EST)
 
== Crazy Kong ==
Interceptor Software didn't breach a contract because they were never awarded one. It is a bootleg. Atari won the contract for the C64 port. Why would Nintendo release two ports in the same year and same platform? It will cannibalize sales.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] ([[User talk:Platform|talk]]) 20:31, 26 January 2019 (EST)
:Okay, I reread what you said to [[User_talk:Toadette_the_Achiever#Crazy_Kong|Toadette the Achiever]] and on the image itself, and I think I misunderstood something somewhere. But I see what you mean, apologies. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:41, 26 January 2019 (EST)
 
== plz protec, thank ==


Could you protect the Alligator Dundee page and MTM template for autoconfirmed in case they come back with yet another account or IP in a few days? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 13:12, 29 January 2019 (EST)
If someone gets blocked on another wiki, than does it mean that they get blocked on other wikis too? This does not include fandoms (ones like mario.fandom.com. spongebob.fandom.com the 2 gone tantrum.fandom.com and other ones too. [[Special:Contributions/107.146.244.150|107.146.244.150]] 15:20, June 1, 2021 (EDT)
:The attacks have stopped for now, but it's just the one person in the span of a half hour or so. If they come back, they'll be blocked again, but I don't feel like it's time for a protection yet. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:16, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:Not usually. If you get blocked here, you won't get blocked on SmashWiki, for example. Unless you did something ''very'' wrong.
::Still though, there were like, 50 edits on that within the span of that time there..... [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 13:19, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:"tantrum.fandom", sheesh. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:30, June 1, 2021 (EDT)
:::True, but most vandals usually just come here to stir up trouble, and then move on. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:21, 29 January 2019 (EST)


==Proposal==
OK. [[Special:Contributions/107.146.244.150|107.146.244.150]] 20:49, June 1, 2021 (EDT)
Hello, regarding [[Talk:Gūrindai#Rename/Move to Piranha Pod|this proposal]] the proposal was made when there was a discussion about Piranha Plants including moving Gūrindai which would, if a general agreement was made, would be a decision that would be done without a proposal and this proposal could halt this change. Cheat-master30 said himself that anyone could close the proposal, however per Rule 14, you must close the proposal yourself or get an administrator to close it, and as Cheat-master30 did not close the proposal yet, may you veto it? Thanks! {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 17:48, January 30 2019 (EST)
:Proposals can be cancelled by the proposer within the first three days of it going up. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:52, 30 January 2019 (EST)
::I knew that, what I meant to say is that while Cheat-master30 could cancel it, he did not yet and this could halt a change, even if only for three days. Sorry for my poor wording. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 17:55, January 30 2019 (EST)
::I agree. An active proposal will delay the action suggested on the [[Talk:Piranha Plant#This is the Ultimate|Piranha Plant talk page]]. The proposer gave us permission to close it, although that's not quite by the book. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 18:58, 30 January 2019 (EST)
:::Alright, I see what the problem is now. I'll cancel it. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:01, 30 January 2019 (EST)


== Spiky Piranhas ==
I had also submitted a Do you like SpongeBob poll yesterday? and I hope it gets selected as the next poll. [[Special:Contributions/107.146.244.150|107.146.244.150]] 18:43, June 2, 2021 (EDT)
:Has nothing to with Mario or the wiki, so I doubt it. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:21, June 2, 2021 (EDT)


On the [[Talk:Piranha Plant#This is the Ultimate|Piranha Plant talk page]], it was also discovered that we accidentally swapped the names of [[:File:Prickly Piranha Plant Galaxy.png|Spiny Piranha Plant]] and [[:File:Prickly_Piranha_Plant.png|Prickly Piranha Plant]]. Apparently, what happened is that the ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Prima guide inconsistently switched Prickly Piranha Plant to Spi'''k'''y Piranha Plant, and so we mistook it for Spi'''n'''y Piranha Plant. Can you help set these two right? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 23:59, 30 January 2019 (EST)
I also remember submitting a poll to the wiki about do you think Nintendo will celebrate The Legend of Zelda's 35th Anniversary but it got declined. I was not happy. [[Special:Contributions/107.146.244.150|107.146.244.150]] 15:40, June 6, 2021 (EDT)
:Well, deleting or merging them isn't going to work right. In this case, the information actually needs to be swapped. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:02, 31 January 2019 (EST)
::I see. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 00:04, 31 January 2019 (EST)
:::Late idea, move one to a dummy page and move the other over the redirect, then move the dummy page to the correct page? Few more extra steps, but it should preserve page history. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:06, 31 January 2019 (EST)


== Jojora's Friend snowball sprite ==
OK. [[Special:Contributions/107.146.244.150|107.146.244.150]] 15:40, June 6, 2021 (EDT)


Yeah, it's used. [[User:Scrooge200|Scrooge200]] ([[User talk:Scrooge200|talk]]) 18:09, 31 January 2019 (EST)
==Bowser Castle music (Mario Kart DS)==
:Cool. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:13, 31 January 2019 (EST)
Hi, I've come back to tell you something regarding the Bowser Castle music from Mario Kart DS is that it used a sample from the Michael Jackson song Black or White. I found that on the spreadsheet which i have told you about many times. [[User:MarioKartFan4863927|MarioKartFan4863927]] 14:47, June 6, 2021 (EST)
:Honestly complete forgot about that spreadsheet, but what's your examples? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:35, June 6, 2021 (EDT)


== World of Light was AMAZING!! ==
Mainly the Mario Kart ones. So are you gonna edit the DS Bowser Castle race course page to add the information that i've just told you and by the way, here's the spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrDTLCm6rfUU83-kbuD8Y0zU0o/edit?pli=1#gid=717751203). [[User:MarioKartFan4863927|MarioKartFan4863927]] 19:02, June 7, 2021 (EST)
:Will look more into it later. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 14:05, June 7, 2021 (EDT)


I just beat World of Light and got the true ending, and got EXTREMELY lucky on both Dr. Wily and Pauline spirit battles. [[User:Wariopig|Wariopig]] ([[User talk:Wariopig|talk]]) 19:27, 1 February 2019 (EST) Wariopig
Ok. [[User:MarioKartFan4863927|MarioKartFan4863927]] 16:15, June 8, 2021 (EST)
:Nice! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:42, 1 February 2019 (EST)
:I listened to both MKDS's Bowser Castle and Michael Jackson's Black or White, and they don't sound at all the same to me. Bowser Castle is actually a slowed down remix of the Airship Fortress theme at times. If there are specific points in the soundtracks you are referring to, point me to them, but I'm pretty sure any connections are coincidental. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 14:47, June 8, 2021 (EDT)
:: By the way what happened to the hiding redirects option on all pages portal? [[User:Wariopig|Wariopig]] ([[User talk:Wariopig|talk]]) 13:33, 2 February 2019 (EST)Wariopig
:::Oh, hm, that's weird. Might've disappeared in the new update, I'll bring it up. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:52, 2 February 2019 (EST)
::::Oh yeah, new update killed it. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:49, 3 February 2019 (EST)


== Notes ==
If you look on the spreadsheet, The song "Black or White" is listed under Mario Kart DS as a sample not a remix. [[User:MarioKartFan4863927|MarioKartFan4863927]] 16:28, June 9, 2021 (EST)
:I looked at timestamp 0:57. Not hearing it. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:35, June 9, 2021 (EDT)


Hi. Since I can now confirm that [[Rainbow Note|these things]] are simply called "notes" (having bought the ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima eGuide for this exact reason), should I wait until [[Note|the disambiguation page]] is deleted, or should I just move the aforementioned page to {{fake link|Note (''Super Mario'' series)}}? Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 20:08, 4 February 2019 (EST)
== Help wanted: rewriting articles ==
:I'll delete the page, the other two Notes can fit in an about template. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:40, 4 February 2019 (EST)


== ... ==
I found some errors on [[MarioWiki:Glossary]]. What's in bold is how I believe the text should be corrected.
It's sort of funny. I was reverting the edit the anonymous user made to the Daytripper article, but you beat me to it. :P [[User:Mari0fan100|Mari0fan100]] ([[User talk:Mari0fan100|talk]]) 21:13, 4 February 2019 (EST)
* "A device that allows players to cheat in '''a game''' by accessing the game's code."
:That happens a lot :P {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:20, 4 February 2019 (EST)
* "Also used as an umbrella term for all the promoted ranks (sysops, patrollers''',''' and bureaucrats)."
*"Their contributions are attributed to their IP address'''es themselves''', rather than '''unique usernames'''."
* "On forums, avatars are simply the picture or icon that users display on their '''profiles'''."
* "A restriction imposed upon a sockpuppet or severely misbehaving user by an '''a'''dministrator that prevents them from editing the database."
* "Users '''that are''' run by automated scripts and/or programs to carry out mundane and repetitive tasks."
* "E.g.''',''' 'There's a bug in the editor: it writes things out backward.'"
* "Most often applied to processor-memory access but also used for a local copy of data accessible over a network''',''' etc."
* "A brief appearance of a character, species''',''' or item in a medium (a game, movie, comic, etc.) other than the one it originated in."
* "An extension to HTML to allow styles '''('''e.g.''', color''', font, '''and''' size''')''' to be specified for certain elements of a hypertext document."
* "A programming error in a video game that results in unintended '''behavior''', ranging from characters falling through solid objects or otherwise defying proper gameplay, to game freezes and the corruption or loss of saved data."
* "In some platformer games, there '''is''' a certain '''number''' of lives that the player has."
* "When the information from two or more articles '''is''' combined into a single page."
* "An edit that doesn't really change the content of a page, but rather, fixes small details or mistakes, and other such maintenance work." (Remove commas.)
* "This can happen when subjects are renamed over the course of the Mario series itself, or when a more appropriate and/or useful name is discovered, revealed''',''' or suggested."
* "In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the North and South American versions of games for the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube''',''' or Wii, but can also include South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. These versions come into play mainly for region locking, although minor gameplay and localization differences may exist between NTSC and its European/Australian counterpart, PAL''',''' versions."
* "In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the European and Australian version of games for the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube''',''' or Wii."
* "Used before a username/a group of users (i.e.''',''' "Per X", or "Per all") to indicate that the person agrees with that/those user(s). Used in voting for Featured Articles, Proposals, etc. Etymologically, "per" is Latin for "through", so literally, the voter is expressing their opinion through the other user(s)." (Remove comma after "Per X"; un-italicize "per" after "Etymologically.")
*"A wiki link where the displayed text is different '''from''' the article it leads to. Example: [[Mario (franchise)|Mario]] shows up as Mario, but actually links to the Mario (franchise) page." (Remove comma.)
* "This also includes altering the text (such as making the switch from active to passive, e.g.''',''' 'Mario stomped on the Goomba' to 'The Goomba was stomped by Mario.')."
* "For example, in Luigi's Mansion 3, after '''the player goes''' through the door in the back of the Main Observation Room, the rest of The Last Resort becomes inaccessible and the player's only option is to climb to the Rooftop and face King Boo." (This fixes a dangling modifier.)
* "In Super Smash Bros. games, the term refers '''to either''' reducing one's damage percentage or returning to the stage after being attacked or falling."
* "Short for Role Playing Game." (Add quotation marks around "Role Playing Game.")
*"A work of fiction (book, game, etc.) that continues the story or otherwise builds upon a '''previously released''' work."
* "A user's name or a design that includes the name, which '''a user puts''' below or after their comments on talk pages to show that they were the one who wrote said comment."
* "Spin-off '''or spinoff'''" (This is just another spelling, not a correction.)
*"A game that has other gameplay types rather than the usual gameplay type it has ('''e.g.,''' Mario Tennis, Mario Kart)."
* "A file type '''that''', unlike raster formats (PNG, JPEG, GIF), is comprised of vectors (shapes), rather than pixels."
* "Short for Table of Contents." (Add quotation marks around "Table of Contents.")
*"'''A box''' that users are free to create and use to describe their likes, dislikes, favorites, and other pieces of information about themselves." [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:29, June 10, 2021 (EDT)
:Changed what I thought needed changing. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:35, June 10, 2021 (EDT),
::In this phrase, is "actually" meant to be italicized? "A system of classification that separates official media products from unofficial media products and official but disowned works, therefore determining which characters, locations, events, etc. 'actually' exist in a series' fictional universe." [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 18:16, June 10, 2021 (EDT)
:::No, I don't think so. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:22, June 10, 2021 (EDT)
Here are more errors I found on [[MarioWiki:Good writing]]. What's in bold is how I believe the text should be corrected.
*"However''',''' there are a few issues that frequently come up with the writing."
* In the "Bad writing" section, after "Summaries that aren't," "Pseudo-walkthroughs," "Padding," "Mario mania," "Everything but the kitchen sink," "Captain Obvious," "Flowery writing," "Epic writing," "Gridmark," "Reading between the lines," "Unsupported analysis," "Judgement calls," "Knitting everything together," "Fan worship," and "Fusing gameplay and story elements," change the hyphen to an en dash.
* ""Peach is kidnapped by Bowser and Mario sets off to rescue her." is plot'''.''' "Mario traversed the grassy plains of World 1 and used Super Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, and rare Invincibility Stars to defeat new foes and challenge the False Bowser waiting for him at the castle." is not plot'''.''' '''I'''t's cruft." [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 16:30, June 20, 2021 (EDT)
Here are more errors I found on [[MarioWiki:Glossary]]. What's in bold is how I believe the text should be corrected.
*"the smallest unit of storage - sufficient to hold one bit." (Change the hyphen to an en dash.)
*Since "bot" uses a plural definition, I think the word should be "bots."
*"Cover version (often shortened to cover)" (Put the second "cover" in quotation marks.)
*"Not to be confused with remix." (Put "remix" in quotation marks.)
*"It i'''s''' equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from which all other time zones are offset."
*"Not to be confused with cover version." (Put "cover version" in quotation marks.)
*"Short for ''Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message''." (Unitalicize "Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message" and put it in quotation marks, simply because other shortened forms on MarioWiki:Glossary are in quotation marks.) [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 23:19, July 23, 2021 (EDT)
:When do you think you'll fix these errors? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 18:57, July 28, 2021 (EDT)
::I've been very busy, will do so when I can. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:43, July 29, 2021 (EDT)


== Diarrhea vandal ==
==Sentence structure==
This sentence has been like this on [[Aces High]] since near the page's creation: "The only way the player can get rid of the following Bullet Bill is to do an off-course and get rid of it." Do you think you can make the sentence sound better? I asked Mario jc this a few days ago, but he didn't reply. Do you have an answer to my question? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 17:04, July 5, 2021 (EDT)
:I think by "off-course", it means the player has to flying into the course's barrier, which will make them do an immediate U-Turn. The action would result in the Bullet Bill flying past them. I haven't played ''MP3'' in a long time, but that's how I'm understanding it. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:37, July 6, 2021 (EDT)
::Mario jc did reply to my question, saying, "Maybe it can be changed to 'The only way the player can evade a Bullet Bill pursuing them is to veer away from its trajectory.' but this is based on footage I watched since I don't own the game." Now I'm wondering whether the sentence is referring to how a player can get rid of a Bullet Bill he or she launched or how a player can avoid it, the former sounding more likely. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:11, July 6, 2021 (EDT)
::Maybe I misinterpreted "following Bullet Bill" as meaning the first Bullet Bill that a player launches. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 01:41, July 6, 2021 (EDT)
:::I think "following Bullet Bill" is referring the the Bullet Bill that is going after a player. I think this might work: "If being chased by a Bullet Bill, the player needs to head toward the arena's barrier, which will cause them to automatically turn around and make the Bullet Bill miss." Someone with ''MP3'' should verify, however. If only there was some kind of retro digital service Nintendo could've put this game on... {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:36, July 6, 2021 (EDT)


It's actually a [[Special:Contributions/172.58.0.0/16|wider range]] than what you blocked. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 10:46, 7 February 2019 (EST)
== What needs to be done. ==
:Yes, but that range consists of so many other IPs, it wouldn't be accurate. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 10:48, 7 February 2019 (EST)
::It likely originates from a computer lab at a school or college, then. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 10:55, 7 February 2019 (EST)
:::Probably. The 0/24 range seems to be working fine. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 10:56, 7 February 2019 (EST)
::::Do you think [[Sentinel]] ought to be semi-protected for one or two weeks since it's the most targeted page out of them all? {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 17:12, 7 February 2019 (EST)
:::::It was only targeted today, and by presumably one person. I don't think it needs it or other pages need it, yet. Thinking hiding their revisions might help if they're pulling from older edits. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:14, 7 February 2019 (EST)
::::::Speaking of which, [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit (''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'')]], [[Hisstocrat (pink)]], and [[Koopa Bank Capsule]] also have revisions by the same vandal that need deleting. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 17:16, 7 February 2019 (EST)
:::::::Thanks. Maybe I'll protect, idk, depends on how long this keeps up. They might target other pages if that happens, though. Hoping they'll just get bored. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:18, 7 February 2019 (EST)
::::::::I forgot about the [[Union]] page. That has a revision that need not be shown to the public by the exact same vandal as well. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 04:27, 9 February 2019 (EST)
:::::::::Why would a mention of the disease from ''Oregon Trail'' need to be history-purged? It's not inappropriate content in and of itself. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 04:32, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::::::::::Because less morbid vandalism from this person was still hidden. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 04:34, 9 February 2019 (EST)
:::::::::::My thought was they were pulling from older revisions, so getting rid of the revisions would make it more difficult to find their "joke". It's not exactly something worth keeping on the wiki, anyway. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 09:32, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::::::::::::They are back and are vandalizing the Sentinel page again. I think it is now time for that page to be temporarily semi-protected. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 8:28, 13 Febuary 2019 (EST)
:::::::::::::Here's the [[Special:Contributions/104.247.134.48|latest IP]] the diarrhea vandal used for reference to the comment above. You might want to consider semi-protecting the [[Lava Bubble]] page as well. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 09:07, 13 February 2019 (EST)
::::::::::::::Alright, protected both of those. They target other pages, though. I don't get this obsession they have... {{User:Alex95/sig}} 10:55, 13 February 2019 (EST)


== Whoops! ==
I'm new here and I'm looking for something to do to help the wiki. [[User:GamerLover08|GamerLover08]] ([[User talk:GamerLover08|talk]]) 09:41, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
I guess I didn't look at that user's contributions in-depth. Thanks for catching my mistake. [[User:Mari0fan100|Mari0fan100]] ([[User talk:Mari0fan100|talk]]) 23:57, 7 February 2019 (EST)
:Welcome! You can check out [[MarioWiki:Maintenance]] or [[The 'Shroom:Issue 172/The 'Shroom Spotlight|current Spotlight]] to see what needs to be done! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 09:58, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
:No problem :) {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:08, 8 February 2019 (EST)


== Room 1-5+ ==
== I'm back! ==


Hey Alex. I am curious what's your opinion on detailed walkthroughs in level articles. Specifically, whether the strategy used in a level should be written in detail if it's the sole strategy that can be used to clear it, or just summarized. I just finished the page [[Room 1-5+]], a level that has an exact, but fairly convoluted, strategy to the finish. In the Overview section, I outline what the player has to do in one paragraph, then I follow with more details in another. However, the second paragraph ended up sounding rather confusing, with all the bottom rights and bottom lefts and tops. My question is, should I remove this paragraph and just leave the summary, or keep it as it is? I need some direction for the following level pages. Thanks! -- {{User:Super Radio/Sig}} 10:24, 8 February 2019 (EST)
Hey, Alex! I'm back! I got my password reset! {{User:YoshiFan08/sig}}
:Aww, thank you! It's great to hear that. I hope someone who plays the game in the future will find my work helpful (though they would most likely rather watch a walkthrough :P). -- {{User:Super Radio/Sig}} 11:31, 8 February 2019 (EST)
:Hello! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:25, August 9, 2021 (EDT)
::True, but since strategy writing is not encouraged on the wiki, not all pages can benefit from a detailed guide. As an example, compare [[Room 1-5+]] with another page I wrote recently, [[Room 1-6+]]. What I try to do with these level articles is not to describe what the player can do, but rather what the player '''must''' do. More often than not, in puzzle games such as ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', this involves a certain strategy, so I "undermine" the no strategy rule for these cases.


::I felt like telling someone why my level articles differ so greatly in amount of content. For the record :) -- {{User:Super Radio/Sig}} 12:33, 8 February 2019 (EST)
== Underwater ==
Hello! I'm planning to creating an article related to the underwater sections in Mario Kart courses. But I'm not sure that this article is required, as I'm afraid it might just get deleted. Can you give me some advice? {{User:WildWario/sig}} 06:05, August 31, 2021
:I don't think we accept stuff like that. We don't cover specific track segments as separate articles. But we have [[anti-gravity]], so maybe it's worth making a talk page question about it on the main talk page or something? {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:48, August 31, 2021 (EDT)
::If I can suggest something, water/swimming is a common mechanic throughout the ''Mario'' franchise that I think might be worth making an article for it, like [[lava]] and [[poison (obstacle)|poison]]. Maybe a "Water" article can be created covering its appearances and effects in games, including the ''Mario Kart'' underwater sections. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 22:08, August 31, 2021 (EDT)
:::Thanks for your opinions. I'll try something like that out. {{User:WildWario/sig}} 22:17, August 31, 2021 (EDT)
::::[[Water]] is already something in Paper Mario, but yeah, a coverage like that would work. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:46, August 31, 2021 (EDT)


==Mama Luigi quotes==
==Theme from a Summer's Place reference in the music for Deep Bloober Sea==
Hello, I am working on adding the remaining quotes on the [[Mama Luigi]] page, although before I do that I would like to ask if grunts and yells count as quotes. While we do have quotes like that on [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate quotes]] for example, in Mama Luigi Luigi screams a lot so I want to make sure that adding every time he yells would not be over doing it. Thanks! {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 09:41, 10 February 2019 (EST)
Hi again, I've come back to tell you that the music for Deep Bloober Sea in Mario Party 3 has a reference to Theme from a Summer's Place like Shy Guy Beach and Cheep-Cheep Island from Mario Kart Super Circuit which i've heard through comments on YouTube. [[User:MarioKartFan4863927|MarioKartFan4863927]] 18:05, October 4, 2021 (EST)
:They should not. I think we prefer quotes to be actual words. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 12:47, 10 February 2019 (EST)


== Another vandal's edits ==
== Why would you ban me from your own discord? ==


Hi, would you mind deleting all of the revisions made by [[Special:Contributions/76.67.105.121|this user]] except the "Hi I have returned" one? Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 00:41, 11 February 2019 (EST)
When you welcomed me and I never caused trouble?
:Oh, I must not of looked at the edits very clearly. Was kind of busy when I blocked them :/ Thanks for letting me know. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 00:45, 11 February 2019 (EST)
::No problem. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 00:59, 11 February 2019 (EST)


== Yoshi's speech ==
{{User:Remembered Old Buddy/sig}} 20:47, November 20, 2021 (EST)
:lol {{User:Alex95/sig}} 20:59, November 20, 2021 (EST)


I saw that you ended the "only" edit war by changing "only" to "sometimes" in the phrase "sometimes adding exclamations or tones of surprise to make his speech sound different depending on his emotions" on the Yoshi article. However, I'm not sure "sometimes" works for that phrase, because in some games, like the recent ''Mario Kart'' games, such as ''Mario Kart 7'', Yoshi doesn't sometimes add exclamations or tones of surprise, nor does he always do it. [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 17:16, 12 February 2019 (EST)
== Cap Block ==
:There's no dialogue in the ''Mario Kart'' games. The point is referring to when visible dialogue is shown for Yoshi. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:20, 12 February 2019 (EST)


== I.P. ==
I did a [[Talk:! Block#Make Cap Block an article|proposal for Cap Block]], but the result is "no consensus." In this situation, am I still free to create a Cap Block article? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 12:58, December 16, 2021 (EST)
:No. It'd be as if the proposal failed, i.e. nothing is going to happen. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 13:05, December 16, 2021 (EST)


I don't think he was vandalizing, he was just trying to add informations. Anyways, posted a message on his talk page. :) --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 11:53, 13 February 2019 (EST)
== Punctuation in reference tags ==
:The information they were adding clearly had nothing to do with the page. King Boo [[King Boo's Illusion|isn't fought in Treacherous Mansion]]. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:56, 13 February 2019 (EST)


== Drown House vandal ==
Remember our talk about this? I want to let you know that according to [[MarioWiki:Citations#Using the reference system|MarioWiki:Citations]], "it's preferred to insert the <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> tag after any punctuation such as a comma or period." [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:19, December 26, 2021 (EST)
:Ye, I'm aware. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:43, December 26, 2021 (EST)


Do you think protecting [[The Secret Aquarium]] page indefinitely was a good idea? I personally would recommend protecting it for maybe one to two years. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 15:52, 13 February 2019 (EST)
== 404 page ==
:I don't think there's anything more that can be added to The Secret Aquarium anyway. Third protections are usually indefinite. <s>And I don't want anyone mucking up the SM64 pages.</s>{{User:Alex95/sig}} 15:55, 13 February 2019 (EST)
::<del>I guess wait until two years have passed to request unprotection.</del> Ok, then. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 15:58, 13 February 2019 (EST)


== MARIO MAKER2!!! ==
On your userpage, the "site that goes into more detail about [you], the games [you] have, etc." links to a 404 page "not found." [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 14:33, January 5, 2022 (EST)
:Ye, I'm aware. Where it went ended up getting deleted, so I'm working on fixing that. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 14:34, January 5, 2022 (EST)


Nintendo direct just announced MARIO MAKER 2 ON THE SWITCH!! [[User:Wariopig|Wariopig]] ([[User talk:Wariopig|talk]]) 17:23, 13 February 2019 (EST)Wariopig
== Spotlight ==
:I saw! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:49, 13 February 2019 (EST)


==Regarding the comment I made on Memoryman3's talk page==
I would like to ask, weren't all of the spotlight goals except for Super Rush completed last month? {{User:WildWario/sig}} 20:19, January 15, 2022 (EST)
Normally I wouldn't bother contacting other users through other NIWA wikis. However, Memoryman3 has been consistently vandalizing our wiki to the point where our sockpuppet report is literally filled with his sockpuppets. What he's doing is becoming more annoying each time he does it, so I had to contact him through this wiki. I was wondering if you can just let my post slide, especially since I just want his vandalisms to stop. [[Special:Contributions/67.80.184.172|67.80.184.172]] 19:31, 13 February 2019 (EST)
:It would look like they are. I guess they were finished after Yoshi876 posted an updated. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:48, January 18, 2022 (EST)
:I understand, and I've seen the noticeboard, but we usually leave wiki matters to their respective wiki. He's continuing to get banned on SmashWiki, but that's SmashWiki business. I did explain some things to him these past couple of days, maybe he'll keep them in mind. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 19:39, 13 February 2019 (EST)
::Due to this, will the paragraph of the Spotlight section be changed? {{User:WildWario/sig}} 07:56, January 20, 2022 (EST)


== New Sig ==
==Ban==
To explain in short before other users question the reason, Alex95 is banned due to a sitewide consensus on our Discord channel: he had been asking large sums of money from multiple community members, and while he likely not directly involved with the alleged fraud that may have happened, he was still heavily complicit in his situation and we are banning him for the general safety of the community. He has also admitted that he shared his account with a third party who may have involved with the alleged fraud. Due to that, his ranks have additionally been stripped. He is [https://www.marioboards.com/members/5162/ additionally banned] on the forum and on our Discord. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 01:20, April 3, 2022 (EDT)


Hello, I need to change my Signature (personal reasons, don't ask) and I remember reading somewhere I need permission first to do this, also by "sig" I mean sig and username, please get back to me soon, {{User:CappyThrow/sig}} 02:26, 15 February 2019 (EST)
Would every NIWA wiki ban him as well?


== ''Mario Kart 7'' Tidbit ==
{{User:Remembered Old Buddy/sig}}


In Grand Prix in ''Mario Kart 7'', when I get a Mushroom in first place, I usually save it until I reach the finish line. Why do you think that is? [[User:Dwhitney|Dwhitney]] ([[User talk:Dwhitney|talk]]) 15:06, 16 February 2019 (EST)
I think so. It’s the only logical choice. {{User:OhoJeeOnFire/sig}}

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  1. Standard Mario Wiki rules apply, of course. No spamming, trolling, vandalizing, removing comments, etc. Please follow the rules, your comment will get removed otherwise. You don't have to sign your comments here, but it'll make it easier for me to get back to you if you do.
  2. No swearing or obscenity. These words will get edited out ASAP.
  3. Please don't ask why I reverted or corrected your edit. Usually, I have a good reason and can back it up. Take a look at my contributions or the page history for more information regarding your edit, if available. If you must, you can ask for clarification, but only if you provide more than "Why did you delete my edit?!" (which will get removed).
  4. Questions about my Power Master games and/or YouTube videos are fine. There are other places for those kinds of talk, of course, but I don't mind them on here.
  5. Any questions relating to a different wiki, please post on my talk page there. If you're here to complain about a block I gave you on other wikis, your comment will be removed, though I may clarify a block on Discord if needed. Though if you need my immediate attention elsewhere, you can notify me here (or Discord), as I'm more active here than anywhere else.
  6. I'm a friendly guy and am willing to engage in friendly conversation, so long as the sections don't become too excessive. If a topic header already exists for your question, please post under that.
  7. I will archive once this talk page reaches 200 messages. Please do not make any message telling me to archive. It's a waste of a notification, and it will be removed.
  8. Unless it's an important response you should know about or if I started the conversation on your page, I will respond here.
  9. I welcome friendship, but only if I know you well enough.
  10. I'm all for helping with games, so long as I own it or the guide! Otherwise, I probably won't be able to help much.

If someone gets blocked on another wikipedia, then does it mean that they get blocked on other wikis too?[edit]

If someone gets blocked on another wiki, than does it mean that they get blocked on other wikis too? This does not include fandoms (ones like mario.fandom.com. spongebob.fandom.com the 2 gone tantrum.fandom.com and other ones too. 107.146.244.150 15:20, June 1, 2021 (EDT)

Not usually. If you get blocked here, you won't get blocked on SmashWiki, for example. Unless you did something very wrong.
"tantrum.fandom", sheesh. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 19:30, June 1, 2021 (EDT)

OK. 107.146.244.150 20:49, June 1, 2021 (EDT)

I had also submitted a Do you like SpongeBob poll yesterday? and I hope it gets selected as the next poll. 107.146.244.150 18:43, June 2, 2021 (EDT)

Has nothing to with Mario or the wiki, so I doubt it. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 19:21, June 2, 2021 (EDT)

I also remember submitting a poll to the wiki about do you think Nintendo will celebrate The Legend of Zelda's 35th Anniversary but it got declined. I was not happy. 107.146.244.150 15:40, June 6, 2021 (EDT)

OK. 107.146.244.150 15:40, June 6, 2021 (EDT)

Bowser Castle music (Mario Kart DS)[edit]

Hi, I've come back to tell you something regarding the Bowser Castle music from Mario Kart DS is that it used a sample from the Michael Jackson song Black or White. I found that on the spreadsheet which i have told you about many times. MarioKartFan4863927 14:47, June 6, 2021 (EST)

Honestly complete forgot about that spreadsheet, but what's your examples? Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 17:35, June 6, 2021 (EDT)

Mainly the Mario Kart ones. So are you gonna edit the DS Bowser Castle race course page to add the information that i've just told you and by the way, here's the spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrDTLCm6rfUU83-kbuD8Y0zU0o/edit?pli=1#gid=717751203). MarioKartFan4863927 19:02, June 7, 2021 (EST)

Will look more into it later. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 14:05, June 7, 2021 (EDT)

Ok. MarioKartFan4863927 16:15, June 8, 2021 (EST)

I listened to both MKDS's Bowser Castle and Michael Jackson's Black or White, and they don't sound at all the same to me. Bowser Castle is actually a slowed down remix of the Airship Fortress theme at times. If there are specific points in the soundtracks you are referring to, point me to them, but I'm pretty sure any connections are coincidental. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 14:47, June 8, 2021 (EDT)

If you look on the spreadsheet, The song "Black or White" is listed under Mario Kart DS as a sample not a remix. MarioKartFan4863927 16:28, June 9, 2021 (EST)

I looked at timestamp 0:57. Not hearing it. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 15:35, June 9, 2021 (EDT)

Help wanted: rewriting articles[edit]

I found some errors on MarioWiki:Glossary. What's in bold is how I believe the text should be corrected.

  • "A device that allows players to cheat in a game by accessing the game's code."
  • "Also used as an umbrella term for all the promoted ranks (sysops, patrollers, and bureaucrats)."
  • "Their contributions are attributed to their IP addresses themselves, rather than unique usernames."
  • "On forums, avatars are simply the picture or icon that users display on their profiles."
  • "A restriction imposed upon a sockpuppet or severely misbehaving user by an administrator that prevents them from editing the database."
  • "Users that are run by automated scripts and/or programs to carry out mundane and repetitive tasks."
  • "E.g., 'There's a bug in the editor: it writes things out backward.'"
  • "Most often applied to processor-memory access but also used for a local copy of data accessible over a network, etc."
  • "A brief appearance of a character, species, or item in a medium (a game, movie, comic, etc.) other than the one it originated in."
  • "An extension to HTML to allow styles (e.g., color, font, and size) to be specified for certain elements of a hypertext document."
  • "A programming error in a video game that results in unintended behavior, ranging from characters falling through solid objects or otherwise defying proper gameplay, to game freezes and the corruption or loss of saved data."
  • "In some platformer games, there is a certain number of lives that the player has."
  • "When the information from two or more articles is combined into a single page."
  • "An edit that doesn't really change the content of a page, but rather, fixes small details or mistakes, and other such maintenance work." (Remove commas.)
  • "This can happen when subjects are renamed over the course of the Mario series itself, or when a more appropriate and/or useful name is discovered, revealed, or suggested."
  • "In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the North and South American versions of games for the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, or Wii, but can also include South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. These versions come into play mainly for region locking, although minor gameplay and localization differences may exist between NTSC and its European/Australian counterpart, PAL, versions."
  • "In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the European and Australian version of games for the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, or Wii."
  • "Used before a username/a group of users (i.e., "Per X", or "Per all") to indicate that the person agrees with that/those user(s). Used in voting for Featured Articles, Proposals, etc. Etymologically, "per" is Latin for "through", so literally, the voter is expressing their opinion through the other user(s)." (Remove comma after "Per X"; un-italicize "per" after "Etymologically.")
  • "A wiki link where the displayed text is different from the article it leads to. Example: Mario shows up as Mario, but actually links to the Mario (franchise) page." (Remove comma.)
  • "This also includes altering the text (such as making the switch from active to passive, e.g., 'Mario stomped on the Goomba' to 'The Goomba was stomped by Mario.')."
  • "For example, in Luigi's Mansion 3, after the player goes through the door in the back of the Main Observation Room, the rest of The Last Resort becomes inaccessible and the player's only option is to climb to the Rooftop and face King Boo." (This fixes a dangling modifier.)
  • "In Super Smash Bros. games, the term refers to either reducing one's damage percentage or returning to the stage after being attacked or falling."
  • "Short for Role Playing Game." (Add quotation marks around "Role Playing Game.")
  • "A work of fiction (book, game, etc.) that continues the story or otherwise builds upon a previously released work."
  • "A user's name or a design that includes the name, which a user puts below or after their comments on talk pages to show that they were the one who wrote said comment."
  • "Spin-off or spinoff" (This is just another spelling, not a correction.)
  • "A game that has other gameplay types rather than the usual gameplay type it has (e.g., Mario Tennis, Mario Kart)."
  • "A file type that, unlike raster formats (PNG, JPEG, GIF), is comprised of vectors (shapes), rather than pixels."
  • "Short for Table of Contents." (Add quotation marks around "Table of Contents.")
  • "A box that users are free to create and use to describe their likes, dislikes, favorites, and other pieces of information about themselves." Dwhitney (talk) 16:29, June 10, 2021 (EDT)
Changed what I thought needed changing. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 17:35, June 10, 2021 (EDT),
In this phrase, is "actually" meant to be italicized? "A system of classification that separates official media products from unofficial media products and official but disowned works, therefore determining which characters, locations, events, etc. 'actually' exist in a series' fictional universe." Dwhitney (talk) 18:16, June 10, 2021 (EDT)
No, I don't think so. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 18:22, June 10, 2021 (EDT)

Here are more errors I found on MarioWiki:Good writing. What's in bold is how I believe the text should be corrected.

  • "However, there are a few issues that frequently come up with the writing."
  • In the "Bad writing" section, after "Summaries that aren't," "Pseudo-walkthroughs," "Padding," "Mario mania," "Everything but the kitchen sink," "Captain Obvious," "Flowery writing," "Epic writing," "Gridmark," "Reading between the lines," "Unsupported analysis," "Judgement calls," "Knitting everything together," "Fan worship," and "Fusing gameplay and story elements," change the hyphen to an en dash.
  • ""Peach is kidnapped by Bowser and Mario sets off to rescue her." is plot. "Mario traversed the grassy plains of World 1 and used Super Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, and rare Invincibility Stars to defeat new foes and challenge the False Bowser waiting for him at the castle." is not plot. It's cruft." Dwhitney (talk) 16:30, June 20, 2021 (EDT)

Here are more errors I found on MarioWiki:Glossary. What's in bold is how I believe the text should be corrected.

  • "the smallest unit of storage - sufficient to hold one bit." (Change the hyphen to an en dash.)
  • Since "bot" uses a plural definition, I think the word should be "bots."
  • "Cover version (often shortened to cover)" (Put the second "cover" in quotation marks.)
  • "Not to be confused with remix." (Put "remix" in quotation marks.)
  • "It is equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from which all other time zones are offset."
  • "Not to be confused with cover version." (Put "cover version" in quotation marks.)
  • "Short for Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message." (Unitalicize "Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message" and put it in quotation marks, simply because other shortened forms on MarioWiki:Glossary are in quotation marks.) Dwhitney (talk) 23:19, July 23, 2021 (EDT)
When do you think you'll fix these errors? Dwhitney (talk) 18:57, July 28, 2021 (EDT)
I've been very busy, will do so when I can. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 13:43, July 29, 2021 (EDT)

Sentence structure[edit]

This sentence has been like this on Aces High since near the page's creation: "The only way the player can get rid of the following Bullet Bill is to do an off-course and get rid of it." Do you think you can make the sentence sound better? I asked Mario jc this a few days ago, but he didn't reply. Do you have an answer to my question? Dwhitney (talk) 17:04, July 5, 2021 (EDT)

I think by "off-course", it means the player has to flying into the course's barrier, which will make them do an immediate U-Turn. The action would result in the Bullet Bill flying past them. I haven't played MP3 in a long time, but that's how I'm understanding it. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 00:37, July 6, 2021 (EDT)
Mario jc did reply to my question, saying, "Maybe it can be changed to 'The only way the player can evade a Bullet Bill pursuing them is to veer away from its trajectory.' but this is based on footage I watched since I don't own the game." Now I'm wondering whether the sentence is referring to how a player can get rid of a Bullet Bill he or she launched or how a player can avoid it, the former sounding more likely. Dwhitney (talk) 01:11, July 6, 2021 (EDT)
Maybe I misinterpreted "following Bullet Bill" as meaning the first Bullet Bill that a player launches. Dwhitney (talk) 01:41, July 6, 2021 (EDT)
I think "following Bullet Bill" is referring the the Bullet Bill that is going after a player. I think this might work: "If being chased by a Bullet Bill, the player needs to head toward the arena's barrier, which will cause them to automatically turn around and make the Bullet Bill miss." Someone with MP3 should verify, however. If only there was some kind of retro digital service Nintendo could've put this game on... Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 13:36, July 6, 2021 (EDT)

What needs to be done.[edit]

I'm new here and I'm looking for something to do to help the wiki. GamerLover08 (talk) 09:41, July 22, 2021 (EDT)

Welcome! You can check out MarioWiki:Maintenance or current Spotlight to see what needs to be done! Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 09:58, July 22, 2021 (EDT)

I'm back![edit]

Hey, Alex! I'm back! I got my password reset! Artwork of Yoshi for Mario Party 10 (reused for Super Mario Party and Mario Kart Tour)YoshiFan08(Talk)(Edits)Green Yoshi

Hello! Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 13:25, August 9, 2021 (EDT)

Underwater[edit]

Hello! I'm planning to creating an article related to the underwater sections in Mario Kart courses. But I'm not sure that this article is required, as I'm afraid it might just get deleted. Can you give me some advice? Wario (Cowboy) from Mario Kart TourWildWario (talk) 06:05, August 31, 2021

I don't think we accept stuff like that. We don't cover specific track segments as separate articles. But we have anti-gravity, so maybe it's worth making a talk page question about it on the main talk page or something? Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 21:48, August 31, 2021 (EDT)
If I can suggest something, water/swimming is a common mechanic throughout the Mario franchise that I think might be worth making an article for it, like lava and poison. Maybe a "Water" article can be created covering its appearances and effects in games, including the Mario Kart underwater sections. Zero Suit Samus costume pose in Super Mario Maker Mario JC 22:08, August 31, 2021 (EDT)
Thanks for your opinions. I'll try something like that out. Wario (Cowboy) from Mario Kart TourWildWario (talk) 22:17, August 31, 2021 (EDT)
Water is already something in Paper Mario, but yeah, a coverage like that would work. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 22:46, August 31, 2021 (EDT)

Theme from a Summer's Place reference in the music for Deep Bloober Sea[edit]

Hi again, I've come back to tell you that the music for Deep Bloober Sea in Mario Party 3 has a reference to Theme from a Summer's Place like Shy Guy Beach and Cheep-Cheep Island from Mario Kart Super Circuit which i've heard through comments on YouTube. MarioKartFan4863927 18:05, October 4, 2021 (EST)

Why would you ban me from your own discord?[edit]

When you welcomed me and I never caused trouble?

R.O.B.Remembered Old BuddyROBSSB4EN.png 20:47, November 20, 2021 (EST)

lol Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 20:59, November 20, 2021 (EST)

Cap Block[edit]

I did a proposal for Cap Block, but the result is "no consensus." In this situation, am I still free to create a Cap Block article? Dwhitney (talk) 12:58, December 16, 2021 (EST)

No. It'd be as if the proposal failed, i.e. nothing is going to happen. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 13:05, December 16, 2021 (EST)

Punctuation in reference tags[edit]

Remember our talk about this? I want to let you know that according to MarioWiki:Citations, "it's preferred to insert the <ref></ref> tag after any punctuation such as a comma or period." Dwhitney (talk) 15:19, December 26, 2021 (EST)

Ye, I'm aware. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 15:43, December 26, 2021 (EST)

404 page[edit]

On your userpage, the "site that goes into more detail about [you], the games [you] have, etc." links to a 404 page "not found." Dwhitney (talk) 14:33, January 5, 2022 (EST)

Ye, I'm aware. Where it went ended up getting deleted, so I'm working on fixing that. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 14:34, January 5, 2022 (EST)

Spotlight[edit]

I would like to ask, weren't all of the spotlight goals except for Super Rush completed last month? Wario (Cowboy) from Mario Kart TourWildWario (talk) 20:19, January 15, 2022 (EST)

It would look like they are. I guess they were finished after Yoshi876 posted an updated. Alex95sig1.pngAlex95sig2.png 21:48, January 18, 2022 (EST)
Due to this, will the paragraph of the Spotlight section be changed? Wario (Cowboy) from Mario Kart TourWildWario (talk) 07:56, January 20, 2022 (EST)

Ban[edit]

To explain in short before other users question the reason, Alex95 is banned due to a sitewide consensus on our Discord channel: he had been asking large sums of money from multiple community members, and while he likely not directly involved with the alleged fraud that may have happened, he was still heavily complicit in his situation and we are banning him for the general safety of the community. He has also admitted that he shared his account with a third party who may have involved with the alleged fraud. Due to that, his ranks have additionally been stripped. He is additionally banned on the forum and on our Discord. BabyLuigiFire.pngRay Trace(T|C) 01:20, April 3, 2022 (EDT)

Would every NIWA wiki ban him as well?

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I think so. It’s the only logical choice. Red Oho Jee from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. OhoJeeOnFire (talk)