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Speculative Relationships

REMOVE SPECULATION FROM RELATIONSHIP SECTIONS 15-1

OK, so, I've gone through many articles and noticed a lot of speculative relationships in the Relationships section. Baby Daisy and Princess Daisy are HUGE offenders. While some relationships, like Mario's relationship with Luigi, are fine, others, like Princess Daisy's relationship with Waluigi, are overly speculative, and have no place on this Wiki. I propose to remove any relationship that has no real proof and is merely complete speculation. I mean, c'mon, Diddy Kong was on Mario's relationships list at one point! DIDDY KONG!!!

And an added idea by Time Q, we could move unsure relationships, like Baby Daisy and Baby Luigi, to the Trivia sections of the article.

Proposer: My Bloody Valentine
Deadline: May 5, 2008, 17:00

Remove overly speculative relationships

My Bloody Valentine I am the proposer, and my reasons are given above. Or possibly below, assuming some Users decide to argue. =|
Time Questions: Per DP, the relationships section is not the right place for speculation. Uncertain relationships could be mentioned in the trivia section though.
Ghost Jam per suggestions by DP and Time Q.
Cobold (talk · contribs) - Per Time Q.
Blitzwing (talk · gnome work) - 'Big duh here. It's like saying "Rewrite Poorly Written articles"
Glitchman (talk · contribs) Per Ghost Jam.
Wa _T^C_@^Y – Per all. Come on, babies aren't supposed to have romantic relationships.
Per all. I had done this, but Fixitup got a section made again. S J derp :P
BLOC PARTIER . Per all. Those sections are ridiculous. And people, from my view, the Baby Daisy/Baby Luigi example was just an example. There are more relationships like theirs that are speculative.
— Stoo ben Roo ben Speculation is a big no-no around here.
Marcelagus (T • C • E) Indeed. I removed the Baby Daisy section several times, but got re-added by Fixit several times... gr...
Stumpers ! Speculation has no place on a Wiki that even suspects the official alternate forms of media as being alternate canon.
Crystal Yoshi If what we're talking about is baseless fan made-up stuff, I'm supporting this, since this is an encyclopedia; no reason to keep random theories.
€zlo The speculative content of the relationships sections come from the opinions from the masses (I mean, people)...
Per all. The relationships between Daisy and other characters are uncertain. File:Don Pianta2.PNG User:Nothing444^sup? 01:27, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Keep the relationships in question

Moonshine- At this point there's no support for the relationship section anymore. But it is worth mentioning. I think a trivia section would suffice though.

Comments

I agree to remove those relationships from the section. However, I think putting them as Trivia items would be okay (that is, if it's not complete speculation, but if there is some indication that it might be true (as seems to be the case with Babies Daisy and Luigi)). Anyway. When you say "remove any relationship [...]", do you mean from the relationships section or altogether? Time Questions 05:30, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

That Trivia idea is kinda good... I'm on board with that. And, when I say "remove any relationship", I mean to remove the certain character relationship section, not the whole Relationships section as a whole. My Bloody Valentine

Yup, I got that, what I meant was whether you only want to remove the "possible relation" from the relationships section or not mention it in the article at all. But if you say you're on board with the trivia section, I think I can support :P Time Questions 06:36, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

First of all, this was unneeded as we already had solved this issue. Nice job, hur. Secondly, this is worded in a way that is completely wrong. You're making it sound like all relationship sections on the Daisy and Baby Daisy pages have no meaning and as you said are "baseless", That's your opinion, and saying that misleads any users into thinking there really is something bad about the sections. There's nothing more "baseless" about these sections than there are to any other pages. This was solved, you're bringing it back up, and you're not doing so correctly. Fixitup

The purpose behind the proposal is allowing each user to review the facts, discuss the matter and draw their own conclusions, so no real misleading is taking place. Beyond that, the war continued well past repeated protections, so the problem is obviously not solved. --

Chris

08:25, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

I don't give a Rat Funk's squeek about what you think of this Proposal being "pointless", Fixitup. Cos' your little edit war with Toadette 4evur sure proved that the problem WAS NOT resolved. I am not at all saying that everything on their pages is baseless speculation. For example, Princess Daisy's relationship with Luigi is valid, since Nintendo is purposely hinting that relationship in basically every game the two have appeared in together. Stuff like Princess Daisy's relationship with Waluigi, and Mario's relationship with Diddy Kong should be removed... That last one is the most "WTF" of them all. This has been a delightful message from: My Bloody Valentine - And don't you forget it!

I suggest you calm down. You're starting to sound like you're going off on me again. Anyway, I don't see how you couldn't have explained that already. Also, sections like that don't necessarily need to be removed. They just need to be reworded. Like the Baby Daisy/Baby Luigi relationship. Obviously that has enough information to back it up (meaning it's not baseless) same goes with the Baby Daisy/Baby Peach relationship. (obviously not as much, but still doesn't need to be completely removed or even thrown to a trivia section) Also, the Daisy/Waluigi relationship is backed up by their team names in Mario Party, their chemistry with one another, and their rivalry in Mario Strikers Charged. How is that baseless? I can understand a relationship like Toad/Mario being baseless in some manner, but as long as two people have a history in any manner, there should be a relationship section. Why are proposals always about removing, never fixing? Also, the edit war was over as you saw booster was the last one to revert Toadette4evur's final part in the edit war. He even asked them what reasoning they had, and they disregarded it until a while after. (Hm) Fixitup

Wow great, the information is now two times in the article, once in the relationship section and once in the trivia. What happened to our compromise? - Cobold (talk · contribs) 08:47, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

It went in one ear, and out the other, Cobold. ;) My Bloody Valentine

WaYoshi... the section wasn't about romance, it was just about a relationship. Regardless, they're not real. Real babies don't talk or drive. I fail to see how an infant having a crush on another infant is impossible, especially under the circumstances. Fixitup

First off, I just see this proposal as a selfish way to get rid of the Baby Daisy section...again. I NEVER would have written the section in the first place if I knew it would spontaneously ignite edit wars and then lead to the deletion of all the other speculated relationships. Going by your definition, anything that is a possibility is merely speculation and should go. All in all, thats EVERY relationship section. Take the Daisy & Luigi relationship section. Clearly Nintendo is hinting at a relationship between the two, but it hasn't been OUTRIGHT CONFIRMED. But still, everyone still thinks of them as a couple. The same can be said with any other relationship, Nintendo hasn't confirmed that Luigi is jealous of some of Mario's abilities, and yet no attention is brought to that about being speculation (you even refer to this section as being fine). The Baby Daisy section was deleted quite literally for having the word "May" in it, and thus being unconfirmed. While yes, it's not confirmed, neither is the regular Daisy and Luigi section, but still it's hinted at. You can't just delete SOME articles for being mere speculation and keep the others while they too are speculation. While yes, other sections might be a little more supported than than others, but Proof is proof and you can't just deny it. -Moonshine

All these proposals just because of the Baby Daisy page! Anyway, my position here depends on exactly what you mean by "speculation". Is this about all ideas that haven't been confirmed by Nintendo, or just ones that seem unlikely and have no official evidence? Crystal Yoshi

You DO know who is the cause of all these Baby Daisy-related problems, right? What I mean is relationships that are complete fan-made BS, like Princess Daisy's relationship with Waluigi, or Mario's relationship with Diddy Kong, or Princess Peach's relationship with Wario. Stuff like Mario's relationship with Luigi, or Peach's relationship with Bowser are fine, since they do have backgrounds worth calling official/notable. And Daisy's relationship with Luigi, I do believe that IS official/notable, seeing as Nintendo is purposely implying that in almost every game they appear in together. Even their bios in these games says stuff relating to them being in love with each other. Stuff like Baby Daisy's relationship with Baby Luigi, that should be moved to the Trivia section. My Bloody Valentine

Are you honestly blaming this on me? You're the one that brought this back up when it had finally settled down again, not me. I already told you how I backed that up, also, if you are referring to specific relationships, maybe you should actually try to fix them yourself before making a big proposal about it? We just had a proposal of someone wanting to remove trivia, and since no one supported it, we decided we should try our best to integrate any information into the article. We don't put things in trivia because someone doesn't find them important enough, we put them there because there is NO place to put them in the article. At the most, the Baby Daisy/Baby Peach relationship should be changed, not the Baby Daisy/Baby Luigi relationship. Why do you think they would be in two GIANT GOLDEN STATUES with each other if they weren't meant to have chemistry? Also, like I said before, sections like Daisy/Waluigi DO have information to back it up. Just because there are sections like Diddy/Mario doesn't mean you have to make a proposal saying we should remove anything considerably speculative. Everyone should know that we would have to consider most sections speculative, and that includes Mario and Peach! This proposal is useless when we could go through articles and fix such things like we had before you made it. Fixitup - Peace

The situation was resolved? Ha... HA... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That was the best joke I've heard all week, Fixit. The situation was clearly not resolved. And, what do you do with a big situation like this? You start a Proposal! I can't just remove it all without getting everyone's opinion on the situation. That's what Proposals are for. And regardless of what you think, relationships like Daisy/Waluigi are meaningless, something 11 other Users have agreed on. Even if you think this Proposal is pointless, it doesn't matter. For, you see, I actually MAKE a Proposal to see what OTHERS think, instead of going ahead and getting in an edit war to try and get MY way. My Bloody Valentine Hmph, fine.

Wow, I'm not going to start calling you immature names or anything, but I can say if I wasn't holding myself back I would. If you refer to booster's talk page, you can see that the edit war was resolved. Also, I didn't start that edit war, I was simply a part of it, and a small part at that. Just because people agree with you, doesn't mean anything. What's their reasoning, that it's speculative? How is stating their past experience with each other to back up a point speculative? That's exactly what the Mario/Peach relationship does. I don't care if people agree with you, I still haven't received any feedback with reasoning that proves how it is more speculative than other relationship sections. Do you realize the Japaneses wikipedia even has a relationship for them? That means it's world-wide common knowledge.Fixitup

I'm going to say this as nicely as I can. You think it was resolved 'cause you got your way. Sorry if I sounded rude to you here, but DP's got a good point. S J derp :P

Wow, if you're going to change your comments to make yourself look better, then so will I. Fixitup

I would say that he has more room than you.

Stop pointing fingers and discuss the issue at hand. --

Chris

21:24, 30 April 2008 (EDT)

Do we have evidence of any kind that these freaken babies have a relationship of any kind? And I mean direct, documented proof, not conjecture, not fan crap, not 'Oh, look! They are next to each other on a menu screen! OBVIOUSLY they are bestest frends4leif!!!!!!!'. -- Chris 00:23, 29 April 2008 (EDT)

Well, Baby Daisy's relationship with Baby Peach seems kinda... Fan-made to me. Her relationship with Baby Luigi has SOME proof; a statue of the two dancing in the Daisy Circuit stage. That said, its hardly enough to merit its own section, or even be considered truly official. My Bloody Valentine

I don't see why the regular statue of Daisy and Luigi get acknowledged to further their relationship, while the one of the Babies get swept under the rug. If people take the one of the adults as a sign of a relationship, why does no one do the same for the babies? Moonshine

Because when people meet, they become best friends forever, with no exceptions, right? --

Chris

19:57, 29 April 2008 (EDT)

That is totally irrelevant. Again, I don't see why this is getting flamed. It is NOT baseless, a giant statue of the two babies dancing has to mean something. Sure her relationship with Baby Peach might be cutting it, but the Baby Luigi one is certainly not. -Moonshine

It is not irrelevant. Your first point was that just because the adults are friends (which is also debatable) the babies should be too. Secondly, you're suggesting that a state of two characters stands for this and that. Can you show me text confirming that? Can you show me pictorial evidence of this, besides one stinking statue? Please don't mistake a heated discussion for a flame war. --

Chris

17:34, 30 April 2008 (EDT)

How come no one is responding to the points being made here? I think you all know why. Fixitup

I know that the Baby Peach one was overly speculative, but the Baby Luigi one is not. I can't prove that Baby Daisy has a crush on Baby Luigi, but nor can I do the same for half the OTHER relationships mentioned in the wiki. Proof is proof, even if it's just one little statue. Just because this isn't as supported as others doesn't mean it should be completely dismissed.Moonshine

Because we have lives. Anyway, while lots of these relationships (i.e. Daisy/Waluigi) have been hinted at by Nintedno (or at least thrown out there by some cheeky team name, or whatever), speculative aspects of any article are best relegated to the Trivia sections; just to clean things up and make us look more professional. - Walkazo

Oh you're cool. Sure, but that doesn't mean that it's baseless speculation. Fixitup

Agreed with Walkazo. And lol at your "we have lives" comment. BTW, how come you haven't voted, Fixit? My Bloody Valentine

I haven't voted because this proposal isn't worthy of my vote. I'm not going to cast my vote in a section you labeled as supporting baseless speculation when that's not what I am supporting. Also, we don't have to remove anything. You see how the Waluigi/Daisy relationship might say something like, "But their true relationship is unkown". That's what we should be removing, not, "And as shown in Mario Strikers, they have a disliking of eahcother". The second example shouldn't be considered speculation, and you're showing it off as if it was. For example, we could keep the Baby Luigi/Baby Daisy relationship, just take out the part where it suggests that they have more of a relationship then shown with the trophy, same with Baby Peach and the picture. Using factual information isn't speculation as long as you're not speculating anything while using it as back up. Fixitup

That's kinda arrogant of you, but, OK! I don't care if you think it's not worthless speculation, half the people around here believe it is. I see no point in making a section about Princess Daisy's hatred of Waluigi based on gameplay elements. It doesn't make sense. My Bloody Valentine

That didn't go off as correctly as I thought it would. I don't think I'm too good to vote on this, I think I shouldn't vote on something that doesn't give me an option to support my opinion. Hatred? That's a going pretty far. Also, I haven't actually seen anyone else say they agree with you about the Waluigi/Daisy relationship. And anyway, what does the fact it's a bad relationship have to do with anything? Luigi/Daisy and Mario/Peach's relationships are based on gameplay too. You're not giving any reasoning behind the fact you think it's speculation. How does it not make sense? Elaborate, please. I don't see how facts don't make sense. Also, even if this does end up going through, do you honestly think that means that gives you the right to just get rid of any information like this? You're not allowed to remove information that isn't speculation, regardless of the outcome of this proposal. So far, no one has proven to anyone how the Waluigi sections is baseless speculaiton, same goes with the Baby Daisy/Baby Luigi section. Everyone knows that there is information to be used, we just won't be able to come to any conclusions with them. Fixitup

What we're taling about here is speculation, Fixitup :| You haven't given any good examples of proof that Daisy hates Waluigi, because there aren't any.

Glitchman (talk · contribs)

I just said to DP that I don't think Daisy hates Waluigi, and that the section doesn't say she hates him. It was shown in Mario Strikers Charged that they had a rivalry. They have bad chemistry in MarioSBB. Their team names often explain a bad relationship. What more do you need to provide the foundation for a relationship at the least? HUH?... Fixitup

Can we at least agree that the Baby Daisy & Baby Luigi can remain in the form of a trivia section like time q suggested?-Moonshine

You know what I like to do in these situations is this: peel back the speculation and post the fact: Baby Daisy does have a fountain/statue/whatever of her with Baby Luigi, just as their older selves do. Period. You don't have to write any more. Let the reader come up with his or her own theories. Remember: as an encyclopedia, we can, and should, just post the facts. Don't stress yourself trying to think of what Nintendo is saying, just report the hints, and don't conclude. Stumpers ! 20:16, 1 May 2008 (EDT)

Wow, at least someone can get at the truth here. Fixitup

Thanks. So, I guess what you could say on the article would be to mention the hint in a section about Mario Kart Wii, or maybe just a section on... I dunno... influence on Mushroom World culture? It's a toughie. Stumpers ! 00:27, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

That was very rude, Fixitup. I'm-a go now before I get scolded, though... My Bloody Valentine

What are you referring to? Also, why haven't you responded to the fact I gave you reasoning as to why the Waluigi/Daisy relationship isn't baseless? Fixitup

I was thinking of creating a page dedicated to the characters' relationships. I took the idea from this page, where users can put their evidences about the topic. Why not make such a page, something similar to the BJAODN article? ¢oincoll€ctor 23:47, 4 May 2008 (EDT)

For starters, that'd be a fanon page. Stuff like that belongs on a fanon site. — Stoo ben Roo ben 21:00, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Not really fanon, as you can see, the article shows some evidences about the relationships. However, putting a personal opinion like a fanon comment, could be possible vandalism (my idea is talk about the relatonships, but this time, with facts and theories as references and not speculations or fanatics)

¢oincoll€ctor 00:03, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

Subspace Army Enemies

MERGE 11-2

So, I've been going through the Wiki, and I've noticed a lot of articles being made on the the Subspace Army enemies. IMO, these articles are worthless. Yes, I know, it's amazing that I have a limit to the Smash Bros. content on the Wiki, but I believe the Subspace Army enemies are too minor to have their own articles. I propose we merge them all with the Subspace Army article.

Proposer: My Bloody Valentine
Deadline: May 8, 2008, 17:00

Merge with Subspace Army

My Bloody Valentine I am the proposer, and... Blah blah blah.
R A P... Per DP.
Glitchman (talk · contribs) Per DP.
— Stoo ben Roo ben Per DP. The less stublets, the better.
BLOC PARTIER . Per DP.
Marcelagus (T • C • E) Per DP - I already redirected a whole bunch of the enemies before, but now it's starting again... D:
Storm Yoshi Per DP but...
Green Guy Per DP, Stooben, and the Grarlic Guy^E
1337Yoshi Per everyone else.
MarioGalaxy2433g5 {Talk/Contribs} - Per all
Hyper Toad @Proposals/Archive/9 - Per DP.

Keep 'em split

Cobold (talk · contribs) - Those are just as notable as Melee Adventure mode enemies, who all have articles undebated last time I checked.
^Plumber Per Cobold

Comments

Eh, to be fair, they're more major than Condor. At least they have a name. --Blitzwing 06:38, 1 May 2008 (EDT)

And I didn't want that article made. My point being, THERE IS A LIMIT! <_< My Bloody Valentine

Blitzwing, this proposal could be what you're looking for. I'm sure you've noticed this before, but sometimes one proposal dominoes into another, with the new proposals being supported by the results of the previous one. Stumpers ! 20:19, 1 May 2008 (EDT)

At least have one on Primid, please? Pal kia 4 7

Yeah, having a Primid one would be nice, IMO. BLOC PARTIER .

There's always room in lists for a main article template, right? Stumpers ! 20:19, 1 May 2008 (EDT)

Perhaps Primid could be an exception... Ehhhhhhh... That's debatable, I think. My Bloody Valentine

But articles like Octorok, ReDead and Polar Bear are okay? I don't see them being any different to Subspace Army enemy articles. - Cobold (talk · contribs) 09:22, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Those articles should be merged into their own page as well... My Bloody Valentine

Which would have a conjectural name. Or simply "List of enemies". I don't think we can put all those Subspace Emissary enemies into the Subspace Army article, I'm not quite sure where they all belong. - Cobold (talk · contribs) 09:54, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Seeing as all the SSE enemies are members of the Subspace Army, they DO fit in that article... And, making a list of enemies... How's that bad? Dude, you make articles on simple ENEMIES, then we'll have to make articles on Assist Trophies and Pokémon... =

Coconut Mall Department Stores

MAKE NO LIST OR SEPERATE ARTICLES 12-7

In Mario Kart Wii, the Coconut Mall course has many little stores, advertisements, and other things like that. I think we should make articles for each of these, such as the one I already made, Coco Burger. If a store exists in the game and we can give the article enough information, I think we should go for it. What do you guys think?

Okay, just to clarify the options: The first one means that we make a list of all the places in Coconut Mall,similar to the list of Mario Kart sponsors. The second one means you don't want to.

To clarify even further: Yes, the first option means that a separate list will be made. Separate from the sponsors list. Because the stores in the mall are not sponsors of Mario Kart.

Proposer: Tiptup Jr.
Deadline: May 9, 2008, 20:00

Make them/Make a list!

Tiptup Jr. So... yeah. I'm the proposer and all. Reasons stated above.
Walkazo - A LIST. Not seperate artciles; they'd be stumps and a waste of space. However, since we have that Sponsor list, we might-as-well have one for the stores too. It's all valid information, even if it's just a bunch of easter-eggs.
Blitzwing (talk · gnome work) - What Walkazo said.
Hangyaku no SnackuSaibu Per Walkazo.
rend (talk) (edits)
GreenKoopa - Comments or questions?See comment.
Glitchman (talk · contribs) Per Walkazo and Arend.

Oppose!

My Bloody Valentine This is the most ridiculous Proposal I've ever seen. They are merely stores and posters; No REAL information is EVER given. They are just easter eggs/minor additions, nothing more. And, Stumpers, play the game first before you assume the stores and posters have information... Uh-oh, that sounded kinda impolite. D= On that note, quite a bit of the information shown on the example given by Tiptup Jr. is kinda false... I don't remember seeing any menus or anything of the sort.
Supertroopa Per DP. This way can't work because we can't have seperate articles of every single insignificant easter eggs as said before by DP. This has to be a wiki of more important information rather than more articles about shops that are advertised on a course of like Coconut Mall.
The main the you see of the stores is a poster that says stuff you can't read. Like DP said, WHAT info is given about them: nothing. This is just plain stupid. Plus, like 90% of the Coco Burger article is false. Pictures on a wall, that isn't much of a menu. If you don't believe me, I just checked. S J derp :P
Ghost Jam Another stub article we don't need. Just merge into List of Mario Kart Sponsors.
Green Guy Talk!^E Per DP. Plus it's rather futile to have articles on things that don't even effect game play.
^Plumber 20:34, 4 May 2008 (EDT) Merge into List of Mario Kart Sponsors and move that to Mario Kart Advertisements (since the ads themselves aren't sponsors).
Stumpers ! In my defense it was assuming good faith. Whatever though. Per Ghost Jam.
— Stoo ben Roo ben Per DP. These places don't even affect gameplay! K.K. Slider somewhat affects gameplay in Brawl and HE doesn't even HAVE an article. If something doesn't affect gameplay, it doesn't really deserve it's own article.
Booster -- Per Ghost Jam. Just put them on the sponsors list, perhaps in their own little section.
MarioGalaxy2433g5 {Talk/Contribs}- per all
BLOC PARTIER . BLOC PARTIER . Per all. LOL, is that descriptive enough? :P J/K
April Why we should make a list for them if they contain no info and no image of the foods. (It like the foods from Paper Mario but they had info.)

Comments

I think making these articles would make the Mario Wiki a more complete guide to Mario's world and would help people find as much information as possible about Mario Kart Wii. We could also put what type of Miis appear in each advertisement, like a female for a certain store, and a male for another. Just a thought.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tiptup Jr. (talk).

Tiptup Jr., please always add a reason next to your vote, otherwise it's invalid. Even if you're the proposer. :/ Time Questions 05:53, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

Since there is no actual information given on any of the stores and posters in this circuit, any information added to the article will be speculation and fan junk... My Bloody Valentine

What's about putting info of these things on the List of Mario Kart Sponsors? --Blitzwing 07:37, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

Seems like a good idea, Blitzwing. My Bloody Valentine

Technically, the stores in Coconut Mall are not sponsors of Mario Kart, they're just... there. Maybe we could make a separate article with a list of Coconut Mall stores, instead of one article for each store? Tiptup Jr.

I 99.9% want to say oppose because this seems like a waste of time if theses stores are just random easter eggs in a Mario Kart course-- but I haven't ever played the game yet, which is the 0.1% holding me back from voting. Crystal Yoshi 09:44, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

Add them to the List of Mario Kart Sponsors. THIS I COMMAND!!! My Bloody Valentine

“This is the most ridiculous Proposal I've ever seen.”

—User:Pokemon DP

Obviously, you've forgotten a little thing called Pie (otherwise known as Proof there is a God). Also, they can't be merged with List of Mario Kart Sponsors since they aren't sponsors. I think they should be added to List of Mario Kart Sponsors, but only if the page is then moved to Mario Kart Advertisements. ^Plumber 20:34, 4 May 2008 (EDT)

Agreed with Plumber. The Pie Proposal was at least funny. :( My Bloody Valentine

It's nice to know that you can't really call something around these parts stupid without referring to one of my creations. XD --

Chris

15:49, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Really, only if there really is enough information. If not, then consider merging it. File:Don Pianta2.PNG User:Nothing444^sup? 00:56, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

DP, are you saying that all the information on the article example given by the proposer was false fanon? That would change things quite a bit, really. Stumpers ! 01:11, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

All that information is false, yes. I don't remember any menus or anything of the sort. My Bloody Valentine

So why haven't we deleted/removed false data from that article than? Stumpers ! 01:16, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

For evidence, perhaps? My Bloody Valentine

Well, you're heading the opposition so do as you wish, but can you at least make a note of that so people don't get confused? Stumpers ! 07:52, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Er, Yoshitheawesome, your vote isn't really valid since Stumpers changed his vote. — Stoo ben Roo ben 15:53, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Once this proposal fails there should be another one concerning lists of stores only. The options could be "No List", "Seperate List", or "Sponsors List". By the looks of it, one of the latter two options would win that proposal, so the information will get onto the Wiki one way or another. And that's what matters, right? - Walkazo

No offense, but the only way I see a list working is if there is enough information. While I do feel the Coco Burger has a fairly decent amount of information for a non-affective store, I doubt that all stores would have enough info for even their own spots on a list. But, I don't own the game, so I couldn't say for sure. — Stoo ben Roo ben 20:53, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

According to DP that whole page just about is fanon. I have no idea, but he doesn't want to take it down for the sake of example... I dunno. If anyone knows what is real and what isn't can you please take care of it? Stumpers ! 21:51, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Regardless, it is FAR too minor to get its own article. A... Minor cameo with no significance other than being a minor easter egg, with it's very own article? ...Uhhhhhhh... Logic is lacking in that plan. My Bloody Valentine

Can you please clarify this: is that article fanon or not? Stumpers ! 21:32, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

The general article is true, but the entire menu is fanon. And the Pianta getting angry... Ehhhhh, not so sure about that one. My Bloody Valentine

Tiptup Jr. should clarify the voting options. What does "Make a list" mean? Make a list separate from the Sponsors list, or make a list and put it to the Sponsors page? Because if you're thinking of the latter, several people currently opposing should better put their vote to the support section... Still, in case the support side wins, the only thing we'll know is that the information is going to be included in the wiki somehow. Whether in a list or as separate articles will still be unsettled... so I don't think it's a good idea of merging "Make separate articles" and "Make a list" into one voting option. Time Questions 13:47, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

To all those saying these Coconut business aren't sponsors, I was playing the game with a friend the other night, who pointed out that the race is taking place in the Coconut Mall, so it, and any business therein, is sponsoring the race. Same with NASCAR. -- Chris 14:55, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

Okey, I think we should make a list... and put it in a List of Implied Buisnesses page. We could do that with other small... easteregg... things, like YOSHIKART in other Mariokart titles and those Supa Koopa Sneakers Koopa the quick mentions in SM64. I'm writing this in comments to explain my vote. GreenKoopa - Comments or questions?

I'm fond of this idea. Didn't we have a List of Implied Businesses article at one time? --

Chris

23:32, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

Actually... Since the buisnesses are ALL on Coconut Mall, I think they should be added to the Coconut Mall article. Thoughts? My Bloody Valentine

That works too. --

Chris

23:32, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

Oh, the menu in Coco Burger is not false. If you drive up and look closely enough, you can see the menu items. Tiptup Jr.

Uhh, when I mess around I run into walls for no reason, and when I did that on Coconut Mall, I didn't see any menus at all. S J derp :P

Question: why was my vote removed? *Is too lazy to look in history* BLOC PARTIER .

It had no valid reason. I think it was just something like "Hmm... just merge it". Time Questions 04:44, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

Oh kay. Lemme fix it. BLOC PARTIER .

So... Can we all agree to add all this information to the Coconut Mall article? My Bloody Valentine

I can't think of any reason why not. Stumpers ! 00:42, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

I'll contact the proposer about this. 'cause strictly speaking, currently more voters vote against making a list, and to include the information in the Coconut Mall article would be like making a list, basically. Given that there doesn't seem to be an opposition to this idea, though, we might remove the proposal, with Tiptup Jr.'s approval. Time Questions 04:28, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

We should definitely do that.

Crystal Yoshi

20:44, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

Super Mario Galaxy signposts merge

MERGE 13-10

For a long time now, I have been considering a merge of four articles, Gil Board, Phil Board, Bill Board, and Jill Board. All of these are very similar talking signposts that appear as minor characters in Super Mario Galaxy that provide hints hints to the player, such as how to perform a wall kick or control Mario's Boo suit. As these articles are all very short and the characters playing only miniscule roles in the game and essentially non-existant roles in the Mario universe as a whole, I suggest these four articles be merged into a new one entitled "Boards (Super Mario Galaxy)".

Proposer: Hangyaku no SnackuSaibu
Deadline: May 12, 2008, 17:00

Merge into "Boards (Super Mario Galaxy)"

Hangyaku no SnackuSaibu (As said above)
Blitzwing (talk · gnome work) Per Snack.
~Uniju (T -C-E) Per Snack, as long as the images don't end up deleted.
Walkazo - Per Snack.
My Bloody Valentine Per Snack.
Grapes Per all. (Hey wasn't that the same idea I wrote in on the Talk:Bill Board?)
Stumpers ! The subjects are too minor for separation (more so than Ashley and Red, for example). Plus, they are stubs, and on one of them, literally half of the text was conjecture (about being related to the other boards, for example). Remove that, as should be done per current Wiki policy, and they are DEFINATELY stubs.
Marcelagus (T • C • E) Per All.
Mushroomkingdom.nl Per All
User:Yoshitheawesome. Per all.
RedFire Mario Per all
User:Reecer6 Per all
~P Y - They're too minor. Are you going to have an article about everything that mentions it's name?

Keep them Seperate

— Stoo ben Roo ben Even if they ARE similar in nature, they still have official names and provide information completely different from each other. They contain all the information required in each article, and each have their own image.
Per Stooby. Plus, they're not even stubs, almost defeating the purpose of merging. S J derp :P
HyperToad Per Stoob.
rend (talk) (edits)
Bob-omb buddy Per all. They are just simalar,not the same and are different charecters that are not in a group.
Glitchman (talk · contribs) Per all. They're not even stubs, so, no reason to merge them.
YELLOW YOSHI 398 They seem just about like the different Paper Mario NPCs to me, and they're decided to have their own articles.
CountBlumiere Per all. They're different characters, so they should have different articles.
BLOC PARTIER . Uh, Per all. They ain't stubs.
EnPeached Aren't they also in Super Paper Mario? Anyway, they shouldn't be combined, because they may be in other games. Also, per all.

Comments

I removed two votes with invalid reasons. Canama, Ashley and Red are also different characters, yet they are merged, so this logic doesn't work. However, I'm still not sure if all of the oppose voters have valid reasons. "Officially named" isn't reason enough to make a separate article, neither is "each has their own image" (again, cf. Ashley and Red example), and probably "they're not stubs" isn't either. Though I have no example for this. Time Questions 04:36, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

To all those saying the Board should be kept split because they're different, the Isle Delfino Birds are also different (They have different colors and gives different things when you kill them), and yet they got merged. The Boards doesn't seems to have a whole load of differences from each other apart from their names. --Blitzwing 06:55, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

I dunno where to side here. The arn't stubs, but they ARE short. Hyper Toad @Proposals/Archive/9

I'm with HyperToad here.

Crystal Yoshi

18:07, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Super Mario Bros.:The Lost Levels Worlds

MAKE EXTRA ARTICLES 14-0

I have noticed recently that none of the worlds in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels have their own article. I realize that the reason for this is probably that the game is too similar to the original SMB to have it's own pages for the worlds, but it is a COMPLETELY separate game. There are new backgrounds, different and more challenging levels, backward warp zones, trampolines, overworld bloopers, etc. Another reason it may not have these articles may be because the game was never originally released outside of Japan, but though Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, and the virtual console almost every country has had the opportunity to play this game. So, I propose that just like the original game, we should make one article for each world and have the world's four levels on the article, amounting to eight new articles.

Proposer: Glitchman (talk · contribs)
Deadline: May 13, 2008, 17:00

Make new pages for each world

Glitchman (talk · contribs) Per myself.
— Stoo ben Roo ben Per Glitchman.
YELLOW YOSHI 398 Per Glitchman. Isn't SMB:LL's only real similarity with the original SMB the two games' use ofthe same graphics? Is DP's opposition really legitimate?
Stumpers ! They're different levels, which is enough for me.
Grandy02: There are many similar graphics (though they are even not exactly the same), but the levels are definitely different, so they deserve articles.
Cobold (talk · contribs) - The levels are about the only things that were different in this game. They are not modified versions of the SMB ones, but newly designed ones.
Hyper Toad @Proposals/Archive/9 - Per Cobold.
Walkazo - Per all.
My Bloody Valentine I changed my vote, seeing how each level is entirely new.
BLOC PARTIER . Per Glitchman.
Bob-omb buddy -It does it on most games,Even if it is simalar and people want to compare it to the original.
Crystal Yoshi If it's all completely new, and enough users have played it to be able to write about it, then yeah, I'm for.
Super-Yoshi ^{Talk? C???}-Per Stumpers.
File:RPGMarioin3D.PNG Clay Mario File:RPGMarioin3D.PNG - Per the thought that Super Mario Bros. 1 and the Lost Levels are completely different

Don't make new pages for each world

Comments

Perhaps my opposition isn't valid... I've never played either game, so I have no idea what the differences are. My Bloody Valentine

Well, the levels are laid out differently, enemies can be found in different locations, the graphics are slightly enhanced, and the game has many new features to each level. I think that about sums it up. — Stoo ben Roo ben 00:49, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

But, basically, they are still the same levels? If so, I tend to oppose. But I haven't played the games either. Time Questions 04:29, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

Hmmm... Now I'm not sure what to vote for... I think I'll stay on the Opposition side for a little bit. There's still 7 days left, after all. My Bloody Valentine

They created entirely new levels. There are no "differences", you'd have to mention everything for that. - Cobold (talk · contribs) 13:29, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

Cobold's right. Some are completely new. HyperToad (talk · contribs)

All of the levels are completely new, actually.

Glitchman (talk · contribs)

All the overworlds too. - Walkazo

The only thing I'm worried about is that not enough users have played SMB:LL. It is a Japan-only game, after all. Well, there is Super Mario All-Stars, but that's from a while ago. Crystal Yoshi 17:38, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

I see your point, but SMB:LL was released on the virtual console all over the world too, even though it was taken off the market in Europe and Australia after two weeks. I have SMB:LL on the VC myself, but I could still use some help with the articles.

Glitchman (talk · contribs)

Okay.

Crystal Yoshi

12:52, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

Smash Bros. Series Articles

NO ARTICLES ABOUT OTHER SERIES 12-11-3

Currently, this wiki has article on the Super Mario series (as a whole), as well as Donkey Kong. I think we should have articles on Template:Fakelink and ect. This espically goes for Template:Fakelink. This could mention the series appearences in the Marioverse (e. g. SSB, M&S) and a brief section about the series it's self, perhaps.

Proposer: HyperToad (talk)
Deadline: May 14, 2008, 17:00

Make the Articles

Yoshitheawesome (talk) They are something that at least come in contact with Mario in Smash, so they should have their own articles.
Master Lucario (talk) Per Yoshitheawesome.
Arend (talk) I think we should every seies instead of one. Pikachu appeared more in games with Mario, 5 Final Fantasy characters are playable in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, and Link and Samus "cameoed" BOTH in Super Mario RPG along with a Final Fantasy boss (SMRPG and MH3O3 are from Square(-Enix)). Mario and others from Mario Series ALSO "Cameoed" in a Legend of Zelda game!

Only Sonic

HyperToad (talk) - Yes, I, the proposer, have changed my stance. Sonic has background as a rivalry with Nintendo.
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per the common sense of the comments below.
Blitzwing (talk) - Per the fact that I was the one to suggest it. And also per my comment below,
Stumpers (talk) I like this idea just because it would be nice to see all the Sonic info in one place. Maybe that's the only page we need... could it be a merge of all Sega topics. Just a thought.
Walkazo (talk) - Per Blitzwing.
InfectedShroom (talk) Per all
Pokemon DP (talk) I am ONLY voting for the Sonic series article, nothing else.
RedFire Mario (talk) - I'm choosing Sonic, because the Mario & Sonic game can be a series in the future and Mario is in the game besides series like The Legend of Zedla. Per all
Shrikeswind (talk) - I feel that, as a Mario Wiki, this should focus solely on the Super Mario series and its related subseries. That said, due to the Sonic the Hedgehog series being historically regarded as the main third-party rival to the Super Mario series, the series bears a form of relevance to the Super Mario series as a whole despite the fact that neither side appeared in a game together until Mario & Sonic at the Olympics and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The same can't be said for all that many other series.
GreenKoopa (talk) - Comments or questions?If we keep the SSBB articles about Samus, Snake, ect. the CHARACTERS, and dun make articles about Sonic games and just sonic as a series.
Time Q (talk): Per Blitzwing.

Nope

Glitchman (talk) This is supposed to be the MARIO wiki, we already have to much to do with the SSB series as it is, so we shouldn't bring the Sonic and Metroid series in JUST because they appeared in the smash bros. games!!!
Xzelion (talk) Per the More Intelligent people above me.
MegaMario9910 (talk) We are a Mariowiki, not a Nintendowiki. Since we a Mariowiki, we should not have articles about other series, when we are a Mariowiki.
Storm Yoshi (talk)The Donkey Kong series is actually part of Mario contunity as he is a big 8 member. Whats the use of have Metroid when SSB is the only series it has appeared close to the Mario series...And Sonic series has no right to be here unless you define Sega as nintendo
Bob-omb buddy (talk) Just because they appered in a few mario games doesn't mean we should make a page for it. Leave that to sonic wiki.
WikiGuest (talk) This is a Mario Wiki, not a Sonic Wiki. :/
Toadster_04 (talk) Like many above me, this is MarioWiki. We should not have articles about other series. Sonic & co., Samus, Link, etc. already have pages for their roles in Mario games. They shouldn't have pages for their roles in non-Mario games.
Sonic games are fun, but that doesent mean that his articles should come to MarioWiki. Come on, thats just common sense there. Whats gonna be next, Ness appeared in Smash so we can have all of Mother's articles??? Super-Yoshi (talk)
Purple Yoshi (talk) - These series have only appeared in crossover games. Those games aren't really supposed to be [art of the series. And it's too minor anyway. And, per all.
Per Storm Yoshi. Toadette 4evur (talk)
Knife (talk) 12:10, 11 May 2008 (EDT) - No way. Mario's "rivalry" is not a good reason we should create an article on the Sonic series. I'm fine with making articles on items, characters, etc. related to him but creating an article on his whole series would add too much focus on him. Even if it's one article. The Sonic series status is on par with all other series and a "rivalry" and one set of crossover games (Mario & Sonic) do not make him more important.
Cobold (talk) - The "rivalry" is not important enough to have its own page. We already stated it on Sonic's and on SEGA's page, no need for anything more on the Mario Wiki.

Comments

As I said in the vote headers, I wouldn't oppose having an article on the Sonic series, which would provides (very) basic information about the franchise and details how it affected Mario. For example, the Transformers wiki has an article on "The Gobots", which were the main competitor of Transformers some times ago. The article gives information about Gobot without having too much non-specific Transformers information and also have a section about how Gobot got referenced in Transformers and vice-versa.

Considering that Sonic was Mario main competitor back in the 90's, I think having an article on it would be about right. --Blitzwing (talk) 18:01, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

I'm with Blitz on this one. The Sonic series can get its own article; There's already a lot of series information on Sonic's very own article. Perhaps Pokémon as well, but maybe not. But as for everything else, big NO. Pokemon DP (talk)

How 'bout a list? HyperToad (talk)

nty. I think the character articles are enough. Pokemon DP (talk)

Uh... if that's everyone's reasoning that we are a MARIOwiki, then why do we have SSB at all? HyperToad (talk)

Because Mario plays a big part in SSB. And uh, because a ot of our editors are SSB fans, duh. --Blitzwing (talk) 08:12, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

The reason I'm opposing is because there IS a limit to the amount of Smash information allowed here. :| Pokemon DP (talk)

Ok, Mario plays a large role in SSB, I understand that. Why do we have articles like Blizzard, Waddle Dee Toss and Condor (yes, I regret supporting that now) but not this? HyperToad (talk)

Well, I don't fully understand your reasoning for wanting to create articles on the seperate series. I mean, we have the character articles that detail cameos and whatnot, isn't that enough? :\ Pokemon DP (talk)

I suppose. What about the Sonic series though? HyperToad (talk)

Hmmmmmm... That's quite possibly the ONLY exception. If you look at it, whereas Pokémon is the second best-selling series after Mario, have they REALLY had such a vicious rivalry? Have they REALLY taunted each other so much and considered each other a major threat? Not really. Sonic, on the other hand. Both series have posed as a huge threat to each other in the past, and their history with each other is far greater than any other series made to oppose Mario. Sonic and Mario have a long detailed history, so a Sonic series article would definitely be valid, IMHO. Pokemon DP (talk) So long as it only details the series' history with the Mario series, nothing more.

So what exactly are we going to do with a Sonic (series) article? Are we going to go through every single game and describe how its sales affected Mario's sales? Are we going to compare Sonic Spinball to Mario Pinball Land? Are we going to compare Sonic's countless battles with Dr. Robotnik with Mario's countless battles with Bowser? Are we going to say how many similarities the series had? It's common knowledge that Sonic and Mario were big competitors in the early-to-mid-90's – especially in the 16-bit era. I still don't find this to be a good idea. Creating an article on the Sonic (series) is opening a door that we're constantly going to have to re-close. Users will come along, see that we have an article on the Sonic (series), and demand that we make articles on the Metroid (series), The Legend of Zelda (series), Star Fox (series), Pokemon (series)...etcetera, etcetera. I mean, this could even cause users to want an article on the Dance Dance Revolution (series) for obvious reasons; then that would lead to users wanting articles on the Karaoke Revolution (series), which would lead to an article on Rock Band, which would lead to an article on the Guitar Hero (series)... Do I need to go on? This is gonna make chaos on the wiki. >_> Stooben Rooben (talk) No offense, HT.

Not if we come to a consenses that only Sonic is allowed. I think the whole "Sonic is Mario's rival" thing get way exagerated. And no Stoobs, we wouldn't include trivial things like Sonic Spinball and MPL. >_> And nobody here is stupid enough to want to make articles on Gutair Hero. HyperToad (talk)

Alright. As long as we make it completely clear, I'm on board. Stooben Rooben (talk) 11:56, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

While I agree that a Sonic article might be a good idea, I'm leery to vote. We've already had three attempts in the last few months to circumvent the consensus that Conker and Banjo should be kept off the wiki. As I seem to remember us already agreeing on a Sonic article at one point, I see this as the fourth attempt to mess with consensus. -- Ghost Jam (talk) 20:13, 8 May 2008 (EDT)

Wait, what exactly is the proposal for? Just for making articles for serieses, right? Not making articles about things in the serieses?? CrystalYoshi (talk)

Well, the Sonic article would probably just detail the Sonic series' rivalry with the Mario series, and how it's had a huge impact on Mario. Storm Yoshi, please read our reasoning before choosing to leave out the Sonic series article just cuz you hate Sonic... :| Pokemon DP (talk)

Guys, SEE COMMON SENSE HERE, we don't have articles about the Zelda and Metroid and Star Fox and (perhaps more notably) Banjo & Conker, so why should we just have Sonic?! And in case you all forgot, this is the MARIO wiki, and Sonic not only doesn't have enough to do with Mario to have his own articles here, he wasn't even made by Nintendo!! I mean c'mon, this is insane to make articles about him!! You all know there will be more proposals suggesting the deletion of them, right?! Glitchman (talk)

Holy bloody Marry, calm down, no need to get all pissy-pissy from soemthing that minor, gee -_-. It isn't entirely unreasonable to makes an article on the Sonic series considering that both franchises mocked each-other on various occasions and eventually had a much publicized crossover. That's certainly more notable that Metroid being a part of SSB or Banjo & Conker appearance in Diddy Kong Racing. --Blitzwing (talk) 17:55, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Wait, I'm confused, no one answered my question! This is only for making an article Sonic the Hedgehog (series) right? Nothing else? If it passes, we're not going to start making articles all about the characters/things in the Sonic series, right? CrystalYoshi (talk) 18:03, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Only an article about the series. --Blitzwing (talk) 18:09, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

(calms down) Well, I guess if it's just one article and not numerous other articles about Sonic games and stuff, it would be acceptable. I still disagree, though. Glitchman (talk)

But as others have said the article would be dealing with Sonic's rivalry with Mario, so it's not quite like talking about a diiferent game series itself, more like talking about how it affected Mario, making it perfectly in accordance with this Wiki. - Walkazo (talk)

And that brings up another issue. There is no official...well, anything, stating that Mario and Sonic have a rivalry. Nintendo and Sega, sure, but this being extended to the mascots..... -- Ghost Jam (talk) 16:38, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

Thanks, Blitzwing. CrystalYoshi (talk) 12:56, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

Couple random thoughts, one of which has nothing to do with anything but in its own screwed up way kinda relates. One: If we did this, it might be a good idea to link the game titles and characters who have no relevance to Mario (for example, Jet the Hawk) to the Sonic Wiki, that way, we don't have to make seperate pages for every single character and every single game, but we can still provide information (or more accurately, a source of information) on the characters who don't matter to Mario. Two: Bulbapedia has a good plan of action with regards to the Smash Bros. series: Only if it bears relevance to the series. This may be a good idea here, too. Three: Singly out of curiosity, why no Banjo-Kazooie and Conker? ~ Shrikeswind (talk) 22:25, 10 May 2008

I think what some opposers are missing is that an article Template:Fakelink would NOT include everything about the Sonic series (like an article "Sonic (series)" in a Sonic Wiki would do) but of course only the facts that are relevant to the Mario series... Time Q (talk) 15:13, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

I don't mean to sound like a moron, but what happens if this proposal ties? Stooben Rooben (talk) 13:32, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

I guess it just stays on this page until one side pulls ahead by one vote. Glitchman (talk)

Thanks. I've never witnessed a tied proposal. Stooben Rooben (talk) 17:58, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

I thought it would be archived, but listed as "No Quorum". Time Q (talk) 18:56, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

I thought that was for proposals with less than 3 votes? Well, we'll find out shortly. Stooben Rooben (talk) 19:04, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

Split Para-Beetle from Parabuzzy

SPLIT 9-1

I was looking around the wiki one day and I saw that Para-Beetle is a redirect to Parabuzzy. I checked the talk page, and saw that users had said the name was changed. Now, this did not make sense to me, simply because I had not heard from anywhere official that Para-Beetles got a name change. So I say we split the two pages, as they are a separate species.

And also... I do not believe that, when split, the two pages will become stubs. This is because once they have all the information possible on their topic, they won't be a stub.

Proposer: InfectedShroom (talk)
Deadline: Tuesday, May 15, 2008, at 17:00

Split It

InfectedShroom (talk) I'm the proposer. :O
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per InfectedShroom.
Glitchman (talk) Per IS, as long as we're not dealing with stubs here.
Walkazo (talk) - If you look at the pictures, Para Beetles don't have legs and Parabuzzies do. Plus, they behave differenty: if you jump on a Beetle it supports you, but if you jump on a Buzzy it's wings fall off. It's not just the name that seperates them, so they should be split.
Toadette 4evur (talk) Well, duh. Why shouldn't we split them. Like Walkazo said, they behave to differently, so per her.
Toadster_04 (talk) They are separate enemies that do different things as said previously by Walkazo.
Stumpers (talk) Different enemies that have spanned multiple games... well the Buzzies have... anyway, definately for splitting them since there's enough info.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that the two are different species and I had never heard of Parabeetle being called Parabuzzy until now. --Pikax (talk) 13:30, 13 May 2008 (EDT)
Storm Yoshi (talk)Per the Shroom that is Infected

No Split

CrystalYoshi (talk) 20:39, 8 May 2008 (EDT) Sorry to disagree with you IS, but I think they are supposed to be same species.

Comments

It doesn't even have holes that allow legs to come out of the body.

Yeah, Walkazo makes the point I was gonna say if I was put in a corner: they are biologically different. Also, remember this proposal and it's outcome? The winning side argued that Sufits are a separate species because of their biological makeup. And, more specifically, that they have legs. InfectedShroom (talk)

You're right, but I need one more piece of evidence that they're different, and then I'll take my opposition away. The addition of legs is probably just character development. After all, their names are both supposed to be Para mixed with Buzzy Beetle, so I think that means they're the same. If you have evidence that they're different, tell me. CrystalYoshi (talk) 13:05, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

Parabeetles have different-colored shells. They would have different wings, as Buzzies have a bigger sprite than the Beetles(:P). Images: Parabeetle:

Parabuzzy:

Notice the size difference? The smaller wings would look bad on the Buzzy. Not exactly decisive evidence, but great evidence nonetheless. Also, I'll have more evidence soon. InfectedShroom (talk)

Image explains it all. also, look at the image above and its caption. InfectedShroom (talk)

But I don't think all of those sprites are real. What are the two small sprites from? I know the red one is from SMB3, but what's the other one from? And the comparison image, I think the red one is just an edited image of the blue one. The red legless one and the blue one with legs never appeared in a game together, I think. CrystalYoshi (talk)

Pikax, that example is bad. Kuribo is Goomba's Japanese name. It's the same thing. CrystalYoshi, that sprite isn't doctored from anything. They appear in Mario 3 as 2 different enemies.Toadette 4evur (talk)

Parabuzzies are in SMB2? No, the article says they first appeared in SMB3. And I'm also talking about the comparison image: the images in them are from a Paper Mario game, right? But there were no red, legless parabuzzies in that game, only blue ones with legs. CrystalYoshi (talk)

You didn't read what I said very well, did you. I said they appeared in Mario 3. Also, IS was just saying a buzzy shell would make a parabeetle look bad. Toadette 4evur (talk)

Yes. I created those images. I'm saying that if there were Parabuzzies in SMB3, they would be unable to use the Parabeetle's wings, as their sprite is larger. And the PM sprite was an example that if Parabeetles were in PM, they would look considerably different, as they wouldn't have the bottom half of the shell. InfectedShroom (talk)

Sorry, T4E. I read it wrong and thought you said "They appear in Mario 3 and 2 as different enemies. InfectedShroom, what you're saying is that the small Parabuzzy sprite is a SMB3 Buzzy Beetle that you added wings to? And the Paper Mario-ish Parabeetle is a Paper Mario Parabuzzy that you edited? And also, you might have convinced me. CrystalYoshi (talk) 18:24, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

More or less.

Also, the above image shows what I used to make the PM image. It has all of the part, and I pieced them together. I'm sure you can tell what I mean now. ;) InfectedShroom (talk)

Trouble Center

DON'T FORCE USERS TO DO TROUBLES 9-1

On this wiki, there have been many Not Taken spots in the trouble center. Sometimes, this spot can go for a long time, basically never getting it done. I propose we should make automatic match-ups for troubles. (Meaning, a user posts up a trouble, and one random user gets to do that trouble.) But of course, the user does not have to do it. If he/she refuses another user gets it. If this was done, much more troubles would get completed.What do you think?

Proposer: Goldguy (talk)
Deadline: May 16, 2008, 20:00

Agree

Reason stated above.Goldguy (talk)

Oppose

Lakitu bros (talk)The User could be inactive.So the trouble could take a very long time to/never get completed.
Stumpers (talk) Something inherent to any Wiki is that a user cannot be forced to do anything. So, the chance that the user decided would be one who had it in there ability to fill the trouble and was also willing is very low, even when you cycle through multiple users. You'll need to get a technical mastermind to confirm this, but I believe the only way we could do this would be through a committee of users doing this by hand.
Pokemon DP (talk) You can't force Users to do something. It's cruel! I actually think the Trouble Center should be removed...
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per all. The trouble center is redundant. 99% of the time, users just ask other users (or Sysops) for help on their talk pages.
Time Q (talk): Per Stumpers and DP, forcing users to do things is bad. Besides, I also agree that the Trouble Center should get removed.
InfectedShroom (talk) Oh. Now I understand what this proposal is about. :P Per Stoobs. And yeah, the trouble center is no longer used. X_X
Glitchman (talk) I don't think the Trouble Center should be removed, it is useful, but per Stumpers and Lakitu Bros.
Cobold (talk) - The wiki is and stays voluntary work. Nobody is forced to do anything.
If the user isn't forced to do anything and, after a while, the problem is passed on to someone else, what is the point of this system? It changes absolutely nothing. --Pikax 06:28, 17 May 2008 (EDT)

Comments

Hey, Goldguy: You might want to support your own proposal. ;) Stooben Rooben (talk) 18:45, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Honestly, I agree with DP. This mess has been around long enough. I've had two proposals about this already. I still think they way we did it before the Trouble Center was better.

For those who don't remember those days, we just created a challenges page for each user and other users randomly added sets of challenges for the user to complete. We got a lot more done then than we do now. -- Ghost Jam (talk) 02:11, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

Yeah. The old way is normally the right way. Pokemon DP (talk)

NO!That's not what I meant.Any user can refuse until one user takes it.Goldguy (talk)

But do you think any user is really gonna want to do that? Everyone will refuse. Having users get to choose things is the way to go. I don't think I'll vote, though, because I don't really know anything about the trouble center. CrystalYoshi (talk) 18:26, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

NWFC Chat add to sidebar

NO EXTRA LINK 6-3

It's a pain to type "/j mwikionline" all the time when you enter chat. Why not have a seperate thing on the sidebar that says "Wifi Chat" or something which is a direct link to "/j mwikionline"? We could get some more users who dont know the room by name into the room and we can get more wifi competitors! i mean is it just me or are the same users in that room every time we go check? i mean i only go in when someone tells me to go in and i bet alot of people do that too.i feel it should be publicized to our community .Wonder how many users new this room existed before i made this Proposal. Just my point.

i mean image average guests coming in and wants to Brawl, Race, or what not? We could get a whole new breed of online social mobility!

Any Goers?

Proposer: -- WarioLoaf (talk) 23:43, 10 May 2008 (EDT)
Deadline: May 17, 2008, 20:00

YAY

WarioLoaf (talk) - I'm the one who proposed it , if i said NAY i'd be the wiki idiot wouldn't i be?
Knife (talk) 12:02, 11 May 2008 (EDT) - Maybe not on the sidebar, but I do consider it the most important sub-chat of #mariowiki. Of course, its not as important as the main channel, but there should be a link to it in the intro message of the chat saying "please do not organize online matches here, do so in #mwikionline", or something like that.
Master Crash (talk) - I for one didn't even know this place existed! Makes me wonder what else i didn't know :o

NAY

Wayoshi (talk) – no no no. #mwikionline is a sub-chatroom of #mariowiki, not equally separate from it. It's easy enough to tell users what to do to get there from #mariowiki.
Purple Yoshi (talk) - Per Wayo. It would be really annoying for people who didn't want to go on the chat. If you want more people there, ask them to come.
Per Purple Yoshi. For people like me who don't go on the chat, that would jus be extremely annoying. Toadette 4evur (talk)
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per all. It just seems like it would be kind of annoying.
Super-Yoshi (talk) - Come on , dont be THAT lazy. It takes like 2 seconds.
Pokemon DP (talk) - Yeah... Uh, WarioLoaf, you must be REALLY lazy to make a Proposal asking to make something that takes, like, 2 seconds easier for you. XD Per all.

Comments

I have redirected Mario Wiki Chat to the chat room so you can just type that into the search bar, easier and simpler (if i wasnt aloud to do this just let me know...:/)
~~theused (talk)

Mario Kart Wii Karts and Bikes

USE NORTH AMERICAN NAME IN THE ARTICLE TITLE ONLY 14-0

Mario Kart Wii Karts and Bikes have different names in the North American and the PAL versions of the game. Currently, the pages are called like e.g. Sugarscoot (Bon Bon), the first being the NA name and the second the PAL one. I am under the impression that we never used both names in one article name, and it also isn't needed. I think it is enough to simply state the PAL name in the article itself, and leave the NA name in the article title.

Proposer: Cobold (talk)
Deadline: May 18th, 15:00

Use North American name in the article title only

Cobold (talk) - The article names should not be cluttered up, the added note is unnecessary when using redirects.
InfectedShroom (talk) Per Cobold. The North American Name is what we use for everything else, so we should not create confusion.
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per Cobold. I was going to move those articles to just their NA name, but I didn't know if some new rule had been passed where there had to be 2 names.
Time Q (talk): Per Cobold, plus with the PAL name in brackets, it looks as if it was used to distinguish the article from another one with the same name, such as Mario Tennis (N64) and Mario Tennis (GBC)...
Princess Grapes Butterfly (talk) Per all. This sound like a great ideas so wikiers can know American names.
Glitchman (talk) Per all, as long as the European names redirect to the page.
Stumpers (talk) For consistency's sake. Plus, if you did that to all the articles, you'd end up with a Wiki full of links to redirect pages rather than articles themselves.
EnPeached (talk) - Per all, expecially Glitchman.
Master Crash (talk) - Per All
I support as long as the European names are mentioned somewhere in the articles. If these are going to be removed from the articles, I will change my vote to an oppose. --Pikax 12:56, 16 May 2008 (EDT)
Booster - Per All.
Per All. -Canama
MarioGalaxy2433g5 (talk) - Per All.
Storm Yoshi (talk) Yes I may be against the ameracanizing of this wiki but we can just put this kinda stuff in the trivia section can't we?

Keep as currently

Comments

I would like to add that having PAL names in the article name only is against the Importance Policy as it is currently. - Cobold (talk) 12:08, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

Princess Grapes Butterfly: Er, are you sure you know what the proposal is about? You're voting against keeping both NA and PAL names in the article title. Time Q (talk) 18:48, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

...Lol, I already moved all the pages back, Cobold. XP Pokemon DP (talk)

That's the easy way. But it is always helpful to have a proposal backing yourself up. :P - Cobold (talk) 11:46, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

Someone changed them back to Sugarscoot (Bon Bon). We REALLY need to enforce what we have decided. There's really a HUGE fight between NTSC and PAL people. What can we do to make sure everything doesn't keep on changing? It seems like NTSC won, but everything's still changing. Any ideas? EnPeached (talk) 15:32, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

We wait until the deadline is over. - Cobold (talk) 15:33, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

Badges

MAKE NO NEW PAGE 1-5

I was looking at "Unused Badges" and I found alot of "Unknowns" and what not. So I was asking, if that info is not filled in, why is it part of the page? I also looked at the little green badge with a sun in the middle of it, and someone wrote down " It's possible to make the sun in Flower Fields shine more with this badge" or something along the lines of it. But there are no sources for that line. So if we dont have any information or any sources and other stuff like that, why not make a seperate new section for it? It would go well and when we find the information we an merge it in the Unused Badge's page again, so it will look more neater and proffesional. I propose that we should make a new page for these unknown badges, and when information is found, put them in the unused badges again. EDIT: I am trying to say that the "Unused Badges" page is too informal, it needs some fixing up to do. So for now, why dont we put the Incomplete page template or either make a new page for the badges that have no info on them. Now anyone see what Im sayin? Anyone with me?

Proposer: Super-Yoshi (talk)
Deadline: May 19, 2008, 17:00

Make New Page

Super-Yoshi (talk) I am the proposer, so I say yes

Don't Make New Page

Stumpers (talk) This proposal could use examples and specific references. It is far to general and confusing to me right know. Page and section were used interchangably above, for example. Please clarify and repost.
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per Stumpers. This proposal is too vague for my liking.
Cobold (talk) - Any unused sprites should be at the Beta Elements page. Unless we're planning to split that, I don't see a need for an Unused Badges page.
InfectedShroom (talk) Per Stoobs. Plus, why would we need a new page? We already have a seperate section for them. :S
Walkazo (talk) - Per all.

Comments

It seems to me like you want to remove the parts of the article that are incomplete. that defeats the point of the Wiki, which is for people to both consume information and add what isn't there. You'd be hiding the incomplete information from users who might be able to make it complete. Stumpers (talk) 23:33, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

I don't understand the proposal. I see you're saying that some of the unused badges section is missing information or has no sources, but why does that mean it should have a seperate page? Since I don't get why, I'm leaning towards oppose. CrystalYoshi (talk) It's 1:49 on May 17. Am I allowed to do ~~~~~ to show the time?

Hmm, I see your point, but Stumpers has a point too. Give me a few days to decide if I ever do. CrystalYoshi (talk)

Create Smash Bros costumes page

MAKE NO NEW PAGE 3-9

I was just thinking about how we could have a page where users could look at the costumes and see descriptions of their appearance. How this could be done, you ask? A contributer(s) with an SD card could take small resolution pics of each costume and fit them into one image. Since each character has a unique set of costumes, with some even resembling other characters, I thought this would be a good idea. The table would look something like this:

Mario

(insert pic of all costumes)

Costume 1: Mario's basic outfit.

Costume 2: Fire Mario.

Costume 3: Mario's normal outfit with red and blue switched.

Costume 4: Wario's color scheme.

Costume 5: Brown hat, overalls and gray sleeves.

Costume 6: Green hat, sleeves and tan overalls.

So, opinions?

Proposer: huntercrunch (talk)
Deadline: May 19, 2008, 10:00

Make New Page

huntercrunch (talk) My reasons are given above
MegaMario9910 (talk) I have to agree with his comment. Besides, we have a lot of Brawl stuff in the characters articles, so let's lessen some out. I also think this is a good idea.
DarkMario (talk) I have un-retired only for this proposal. Let's do it! It's okay to make some minor pages that deal with cosmetic stuff.It gives the reader an idea of why they wear the costume, and Brawl needs more individual pages. So, let's a-go!

Don't Make New Page

Ninjayoshi (talk)- Per stumpers with his idea on no individual articles, but sections on each character.
HyperToad (talk) Per Ninjayoshi
Glitchman (talk) This is a bad idea, we already have too much info on the SSB games as it is, a new page for each costume would result to hundreds of pages and, added to the pre-existing SSB pages, thousands.
Stooben Rooben (talk) Per Stumpers and Glitchman.
Cobold (talk) - Per Stumpers' comment below and per Glitchman.
Stumpers (talk) See my comment.
EnPeached (talk) Per Ninjayoshi/Stumpers
Hemu (talk) per anyone with a better reason than me
Knife (talk) Per all

Comments

Wouldn't this be better on the Smash Bros. section in each character article? Stumpers (talk) 00:34, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

Agreed. Pokemon DP (talk)

I'm not suggesting a page for each costume, that's just silly. I'm proposing a SINGLE PAGE. Just to clarify. huntercrunch (talk)

A single page for each character, or a single page for all costumes of all characters? If it's the second one, I guess it would be okay, but a section for this in each character article would also be good. CrystalYoshi (talk) 1:54 on May 17

I think he means one page for ALL the costumes of all the characters. - Walkazo (talk)

American Spellings

MAKE NO CHANGE 2-13

This proposal wasn't inspired by the above one or anything, but kind of coincedential, lol. Anyway, I've noticed for a long time now about the inconsistent American and English spellings for certain words in articles. Some examples would include Colour, Favourite, Centre, and some others; although it may not seem important(and it probably isn't all that much). I'm not saying one is better than the other, I'm just saying we should stay consistent.

Proposer: Garlic Man (talk)
Deadline: May 19th, 15:00

American Spellings

Garlic Man (talk) - This wiki was made in America, and is based primarily on Americans. I think we should stay consistent.(As said in the proposal itself)
MegaMario9910 (talk) Per GM

Oppose (use either)

Storm Yoshi (talk)Its whoever spells it first. Not to an Americans Enjoyment >_>
Blitzwing (talk) - Using exclusively American spelling simply because a lot of our contributers are American is complete BS. Nowhere does the rules says that the wiki is American, and that's being disrespectful to editors that comes from other part of the word.
Cobold (talk) - There is no need to create any consistency in spellings that are so minor as to whether there is a u in favourite or not. Per Blitzwing.
Stooben Rooben (talk) - Per the comments below, but especially per Blitzwing.
EnPeached (talk) - There words are somewhat universal. People on both sides understand what they mean. Unless there's paticular confusion, nothing needs to be changed.
Per all. Toadette 4evur (talk)
Stumpers (talk) - Beggars can't be choosers as they say. If a UK speller wants to contribute, let him/her use his/her favorite spellings.
Hemu (talk) american spellings and brittish spellings are pretty much the same except for like 1 or 2 letters people will understand if brittish spellings are used I mean I use both
Per Stumpers and EnPeached. --Pikax 12:58, 16 May 2008 (EDT)
Arend (talk) Per all! Per All! PER ALL!
Princess Grapes Butterfly (talk) Per Stumpers, EnPeach, and Hemu. I agree about what there saying.
Clay Mario (talk) Per All.
Walkazo (talk) - Per all, this is an international Wiki, so people shouldn't be surprised/irritated by international spelling.

Comments

I'm not sure I completely understand; is this just moving articles to their NA name? Or, is it fixing the British spelling to be American? I've been doing the latter since I came here, and if that's what the proposal's about, I don't see its point. It's kind of hard to tell English citizens to spell like Americans; they grow up spelling how they do. Stooben Rooben (talk) Sorry if that sounds blunt.

Slightly confusing. I use a spell check, so I don't know what it would pick up differently, but I don't think we really need a proposal for this. ForeverDaisy09 (talk)

I have to agree with FD09 here. Stooben Rooben (talk) 11:46, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

The oppose should be to turn down the proposal and continue with the old way of dealing with the problem. As it stands, you're asking us to either go with the US or the UK spellings, you don't leave an option for leaving it as it is. Stumpers (talk) 23:35, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

That's why I haven't voted. :

Merge Super Mushroom to Mushroom

NO MERGE 1-15

I think we should merge the Super Mushroom article to the Mushroom article. Why? They're almost THE SAME! I mean, look at the beginning phrase of the Super Mushroom article. It says: "A Super Mushroom is a red Mushroom that allows whoever eats it to grow to an enormous size". The normal Mushroom is also red and also will you grow. However, the Mushroom have some other effects in other series. But, notice the images on the Super Mushroom article. You'll see an artwork of Mario Kart Super Circuit. But in other Mario Kart games, it's called Mushroom. Also, the Golden Mushroom was sometimes called Super Mushroom. In SSB series, they are called Super Mushrooms, but they are still the same.

I also readed on the Super Mushroom article that a Super Mushroom appeared in Super Mario 64 DS that will let you grow. But on the Mushroom article, there stands information that has the same meaning. And there was only ONE red-capped Mushroom in that game! So both articles has information about the same item.

So, now I told enough information from why we should merge the Super Mushroom Article to the Mushroom Article. When we have merged, we can maybe (I say "Maybe") make a Disambiguestion page with the name "Super Mushroom" (I told that the Golden Mushroom also sometimes was called Super Mushroom).

Sooo...

Do you also think that the Super Mushroom article should be merged to the Mushroom article? Or do you think of NOT?

Proposer: Arend (talk)
Deadline: May 23, 2008, 20:00

Merge the Super Mushroom Article!

Arend (talk) What do you think? I'm the proposer!

Don't Merge it!

Stumpers (talk) I'm opposing because "Super Mushroom" and "Mushroom" are two distinct items in many (all?) Mario RPGs. You bring up a very good point which made question my oppose: the two articles do need clean-up. How to go about doing that for an item that is the same in the platformers but different in the RPGs is a tough question.
While I do think some things should be moved from one page to the other, I think that they are things that should have independant articles. Also per Stumpers. -Canama
Ninjayoshi (talk) - Per all.
To follow on from what Stumpers said, the Mushroom and Super Mushroom are distinct items in the Mario Kart series as well. --Pikax 06:17, 17 May 2008 (EDT)
Pokemon DP (talk) - Per Stumpers.
CrystalYoshi (talk) Per Stumpers. I have some issues with those two pages, actually. The main picture on the Mushroom page is actually a Super Mushroom (It's from New Super Mario Bros.). Plus the Mushroom page doesn't cover enough about all Mushrooms in general, and the Super Mushroom page doesn't cover enough about it in platformers.
EnPeached (talk) Per all. They're not stubs, so why be merged?
Walkazo (talk) - Per all.
InfectedShroom (talk) Per all. I'd say more, but everyone else has me covered.
Glitchman (talk) Normally I'd agree with Arend here, but they both aren't stubs, have images, and are officially named, so....yeah.
Paper Jorge (talk) I'm agreeing with Stumpers. Those articles need clean-up, that's all.
Stooben Rooben (talk) - Per Stumpers.
Bob-omb buddy (talk)-Mushroom talks about ALL of them but super mushroom is a type and offical name.
Princess Strawberry Butterfly (talk) Are they two different articles with detail and no stubs.
Clay Mario (talk) - Per Stumpers

Comments

I thought we solved this problem long ago by combining all mushrooms into the main mushroom article. -- Ghost Jam (talk) 21:03, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

Pikax, in Mario Kart series, there ia an item called Golden Mushroom, who is SOMETIMES known as Super Mushroom. You didn't really readed the proposal fully. Arend (talk)

Can you give us an example of the Golden Mushroom being called a Super Mushroom? - Walkazo (talk)

I'm pretty sure that MK64 is the only place it could be. Someone should check. Stumpers (talk) 19:17, 19 May 2008 (EDT)

Check the Europese Mario Kart DS site for example. Arend (talk)

Thanks, Arend. Europese! Stumpers (talk)

Featured Article Voting Modification

CHANGE THE CURRENT SYSTEM 12-7

Browsing the current FAs Nominations on this Wiki, I have noticed users complaining about two types of votes. (1) Support votes cast because of personal favor to the subject of the article, aka "fan votes", ie "Peach deserves the nomination." as opposed to, "Well written article about a notable character." (2) Oppose votes that do not specify enough information for supporters to fix the problem, ie "This article has poor structure." as opposed to, "The Mario Kart information should be placed in one section." I am proposing that, in light of votes such as these, we give the users power to remove votes on Featured Article nomination pages in the same way users have power to remove votes from the Proposals section (see the top of this page for more information) with a few modifications to prevent the posibility of three users teaming up.

Briefly, this would mean that if three users believe a support vote is a fan vote or an oppose vote is is impossible to appease without further comment from the opposer, the vote could be removed. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THREE SUPPORTERS/OPPOSERS CAN REMOVE RIVAL VOTES BASED SOLELY ON OPINION! ONLY FAN VOTES WITHOUT FURTHER REASONING OR OPPOSE VOTES THAT ARE NOT CLARIFIED CAN BE REMOVED! IF AN USER IS DISCUSSING HIS/HER VOTE ON THE NOMINATION PAGE, THE VOTE CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THREE SYSOPS AND/OR USERS OF HIGHER RANK.

An oppose vote that has been appeased can be removed in the same manner if the opposer is not in discussion.

Proposer: Stumpers (talk)
Deadline: May 26, 2008, 17:00

Support (Give Users This Power)

Stumpers (talk) This would prevent an article from being supported on the basis of the subject rather than the article. Additionally, oppose votes that do not enable the improvement of the article could be removed, both of would allow the FA process to more effectively serve its purpose of improving articles and celebrating good editing. It would also prevent users who have opposed and now left the page from bringing the process to a halt.
Stooben Rooben (talk) - Per Stumpers. This will also probably decrease the likelihood of flaming on FA pages. It just clears things up for everyone, making it a lot simpler than it was.
Glitchman (talk) - You're not going to remove my opposed vote are you? XD No, I think this is just common sense, if someone doesn't think an article is good enough to be featured, they HAVE to explain WHY it isn't so someone can DO something about it!
Xzelion (talk) - Per all
Super-Yoshi (talk) Per Xze
Purple Yoshi (talk) - Per all. I am sick of votes like that.
Pokemon DP (talk) - Per all. SoS always said that Fan Votes have just as much relevance as a serious vote. What a bunch of crap. Fan Votes mean the person likes the Subject, not the Content. -_-
Coincollector (talk) - Fanatic opinions don't really support the article itself, and sometimes users sign for opposing the article to be featured, because the articles can't be featured without any reason.
Princess Grapes Butterfly (talk) Per all I agree. (It might prevent flaming.)
EnPeached (talk)Per all
Misterhappy2 (talk) Per all!!!
Hemu (talk)Per all flaming is not for things like Featured Article which is for good articles not good characters

Oppose (No Modifications to the Current System)

Time Q (talk): No. Sorry, but giving users the power to remove support votes is a very bad idea. SoS is absolutely correct here, they won't change anything if there is just one oppose vote, so we really shouldn't care about them. And SoS had another really good point: if a supporter says "B0wzA r000lzz!!!1111!one!!1", how do we know that he really refers to the character, not the article? Why should we force supporters to give a reason for their vote, when all they can really say is "good article", "looks good to me", "I like it"; basically, how can one give reasons for support, without mentioning every criteria the article has to meet in order to become a FA? Sorry, I know I'm talking like SoS, but that doesn't make sense to me.
Per Time Q, plus, with regards to oppose votes that aren't specific enough, there must surely be a better solution than what Stumpers is suggesting. --Pikax 15:34, 20 May 2008 (EDT)
Blitzwing (talk) - Per Time Q and Cobold in the comments. Removing the "fan-votes" is purposeless since the supporter might aswell say "Per X", and if anything, this new rule will creates a lot of pointless flame war in the FA Nomination page comments.
InfectedShroom (talk) - Per all. Don't get me wrong, I hat fan votes. I do believe, however, that this is not the system that is necessary for removing them. If any three users can remove any vote (essentially), then that means that there could be unnecessary conflict. And a user may not be in the discussion any more simply because (s)he is on vacation, grounded, on hiatus, forgot about the vote, etc. Perhaps if there were a warning system, I would be more likely to support this idea. ;)
Clay Mario (talk) - Per my comment below.
Goldguy (talk) - KInd of harsh, don't you think?Per SoS and TimeQ
Knife (talk) 11:40, 26 May 2008 (EDT) It doesn't matter if we remove fan-votes, because they could just as easily say "Per someone else with a real reason".

Comments

I know this vote gives more power to sysops under rare circumstances. Supporters are free to specify that every sysop except me should have this power, just so that you know this proposal is not a ploy to give me more power. Stumpers (talk) 23:41, 19 May 2008 (EDT)

While this is a good idea, I also think that they would be fights and edit wars on which vote gets removed. Also if it does get removed, will the user be able to vote again? -Clay Mario (talk)

Of course they could vote again. Stumpers (talk) 13:50, 22 May 2008 (EDT)

I'd also like to mention this: The vast majority of support votes, especially for articles such as Mario, consists of what seem to be "fan votes". Now, wouldn't it make things really complicated if for any of these votes we required three users (btw, what does "higher rank" mean...?) to support the removal of the vote? Not only it would make things complicated (and the comments section really long and unclear), it also serves no purpose, because as said above, FA support votes basically change nothing. Sure, there is the tiny possibility of five "fan votes" being collected for a bad article, without any other users noticing that, making it featured after a week. But I guess that won't ever happen, because, well, first we need five votes (there are several users observing the Recent Changes, including me - if I noticed such a case I would try and find a valid oppose in order to let the article stay unfeatured), and then there's still one week left to oppose. So this possibility practically can be excluded. Now, there's no reason left to worry about so-called "fan votes", right? Time Q (talk) 05:07, 20 May 2008 (EDT)

But what about the other half of the proposal? About oppose votes that aren't specific? --Pikax 11:45, 20 May 2008 (EDT)

If I disagree with one part of the proposal, I necessarily disagree with the whole proposal. Still, I think the "unspecific oppose votes" part is reasonable. Users should have the power to remove such votes. I just wonder whether this needs to be proposed, or whether it goes without saying. Current rules state:

[...] Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources). Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied. [...]

To be very exact, it isn't mentioned explicitly that opposers need to give specific reasons (where in the article is something wrong?), so Stumpers' proposal probably has a point. Sometimes it's better to lay down rules officially than to assume them tacitly. Still, I think the proposal will have very bad consequences, if it goes through in its current form. Unlike oppose votes, deciding on the validity of support votes is just biased and pointless. Time Q (talk) 15:20, 20 May 2008 (EDT)

I'm sorry...but Son of Suns himself said that fan votes were just as important as well-reasoned votes? When the heck was that? Wayoshi (talk) 17:52, 20 May 2008 (EDT)

Yeah, I remember that someone, probably him, said that fan votes don't matter because a thousand fan votes can be ruled out by a single opposing vote - as long as there is one, the article can't get featured. There would not be much difference when forcing fan votes to get removed - a single user would make an acceptable point, the rest goes "per XXX", as here in the proposals. - Cobold (talk) 17:56, 20 May 2008 (EDT)

True. Besides, I still wonder what such an "acceptable" point would be. What makes a support acceptable? What more can you say than "The article is FA worthy"? Time Q (talk)

Stooben Rooben and Princess Grapes Butterfly argue that the rules Stumpers is proposing could help prevent flame wars. But Blitzwing has an interesting point - arguing about whether a vote should be removed or not is much more likely to cause flame wars rather than to prevent them. Sure, arguing about the validity of oppose votes already happens, and there's nothing bad about that. But allowing to decide on (and, before that, discuss) the validity of support votes will open the door to useless and long discussions - and possibly flame wars! - which, at the end of the day, would be based solely on opinion. Time Q (talk)

Time Q, I know you can tell the difference between a valid support and a fan vote. Can you tell the difference between these real votes? "She's so beautiful and make Princess Peach as a featured article!" vs. "Stooben Rooben Okay, the article isn't as bad as I thought. It was just that first part, which I fixed." Now, the policy you quoted above looks good, doesn't it? The problem is confronting a user who has not followed the guideline, standing by an oppose that dose not specify what should be done. This came up on the Princess Peach nomination the other day. "Page still contains much speculation, misplaced information, etc. When I'm done COMPLETELY reviewing the page, I will support." You look at this and it's pretty good. It points out what is wrong. The problem is that it makes generalizations (often speculation isn't viewed as such by the writers; misplaced information is something that needs to be discussed, but cannot be if information isn't specified; what does etc. pertain? Again, can't be discussed). Then, there's the solution: for the specific opposer (not the Wiki as a whole) to fix the problem. In other words, the problem cannot be solved by supporters and the FA process is halted. There's validity in your concerns about needing a rule like this, but even with the policy Time Q quoted, there is no way of enforcing it if the user doesn't see that his/her oppose doesn't help the process. Stumpers (talk)

I don't really have concerns about the "oppose vote" part of your proposal. As I said above, I'm not sure if it's really necessary, but it certainly doesn't hurt. All my concerns are about the "suppose vote" part. You gave an example for a "fan vote" in your proposal discription: Peach deserves the nomination. Perhaps that was just a bad example, but Peach might refer to the article just as well as to the character. Now imagine a situation when three users stumble upon this ambiguous sentence and interpret it as: >Peach as a character deserves the nomination. [I don't care what the article looks like.]< According to the rule you're proposing, they were allowed to remove this - possibly perfectly valid - vote. Obviously that's unfair. So I think I proved that the "support vote" part of your proposal might have bad consequences. What about good ones? Well, I certainly can't see any, and you didn't mention any either. Your only point seems to be that there are some people whining about those "useless fan votes". I agree that so-called "fan votes" are useless. But 1) there's the problem of telling whether or not a vote really is a "fan vote" (sure, sometimes it seems obvious, like your example She's so beautiful and make Princess Peach as a featured article! shows. But how do you know that the voter doesn't actually care about the article? Why should (s)he explain his-/herself for thinking an article is good? How can one give reasons for that?), and 2) caring about those "fan votes" would be even more useless than the votes themselves. They don't hurt anybody. In short, seeing no advantages in limiting support votes, actually seeing several dangers, I ask you to remove the "fan vote" part of the proposal. Time Q (talk)

Unfortunately neither of us can remove the fan votes part of the proposal without removing the entire proposal altogether, as set forth by the precedent the latest censorship proposal, which fell appart when the proposer removed/edited the content of the proposal after people voted. While I see your point, I'd like to challenge your argement: do you have any specific instances in which a user has used a subject's name to refer to the article rather than the subject? Also, I'm not following the logic of your comment. You took the quote I gave and used it out of context, which defeats your purpose. The first part without the second part does sound... sort of... maybe like it could be a very vague support, but the second part is what clarifies it (you admit that later). But, the FA pages always have the votes in context. I'd like you to do me a favor and test your theory out about the subject/article thing being a problem by looking at a real nomination's support votes... let's stick with Princess Peach:

good article with lots of details and no glaring ommisions
Now its better than the last time.
If Princess Daisy is nominated, Princess Peach deserves it also.
She's so beautiful and make Princess Peach as a featured article!
Per everybody, it's a greatly written article for a great character
Peach deserves it
Peach is the greatest she deserves a page right next to Daisy!
G0 Featured Articles/N/Princess Peach I think Peach is great as both a regular non-playable character and as a playable on in RPGs and sports games. She's also a HECK of a lot better than Daisy or K. Rool for that matter.
I say yes to peachy nomination
10 Nitendo has done so much with Peach in the last couple years. Making her such a strong character in Melee and Brawl and releasing Super Princess Peach. She really is working her way up!
Peach needs to be nominated always being kidnapped and all...
Okay, the article isn't as bad as I thought. It was just that first part, which I fixed.
Per all.
Not bad. I added a bit to the SMB2 part, but otherwise, it looks great.

I've removed the names, but nothing else is changed. Which of these would you call fan votes? Stumpers (talk) 17:52, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

Yes, you can remove a part of this proposal: 1) You're the proposer. 2) There's enough time left so anybody who has voted yet can change his or her vote if feeling the need for doing so. [Plus, if you did remove one part, you wouldn't lose any supporters - currently, they support both parts of your proposal. Now, if you removed one part, why should they suddenly stop supporting the left over part?] 3) There's no rule against that. That Bob Hoskins proposal was something quite different, because it got essentially changed. (Besides, if I remember correctly it was finally removed because the proposer was believed to have said that it should be removed. <- Probably embarrassingly poor grammar, but I hope you know what I mean.) Now, before I reply to any of your other comments, let me ask which quote you mean I have taken "out of context". I really don't know what you're talking about, sorry. Time Q (talk) 18:14, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

"Peach deserves the nomination. She's so beautiful and make Princess Peach as a featured article!" You took the first sentence, called it a "bad example" of a fan vote, and then later said it wasn't a bad example because it was clarified with "She's so beautiful and make Princess Peach as a featured article!" Stumpers (talk) 18:27, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

Ah, okay. You got me wrong then. In your proposal _description_, you quoted: Peach deserves the nomination. In your comment, you quoted: She's so beautiful and make Princess Peach as a featured article! You didn't quote both sentences together, so I thought those were two independent votes. Time Q (talk) 18:31, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

Numbers 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13, Sounds like opinions(*cough* & 7 was my sis cough&) Oh and Stumpers the still two users name that you for got to move. Princess Strawberry Butterfly (talk)

Thank you for pointing those out.. Stumpers (talk) 18:27, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

Okay. Stumpers, first I'd like to thank you for replying to my comments. You could easily ignore my objections and win with currently 11 supporters against 4 opposers, so it doesn't go without saying that you're actually replying. But still, there are several questions open. Let me list them:

Unanswered questions:

Why force supporters to explain their votes? From my point of view, a support vote is a suggestion. Supporters suggest that an article is good enough to get to FA status. No one needs to justify that. Only opposers should have the duty to explain their view.
What should a "good" support vote look like? I fail to see what an "appropriate" reason for a support should look like. "The article is good"? "I like it"? "The article meets every criteria needed for FA status"? Either I'm blind, or it is impossible to explain your support "appropriately".
You say [...] THE VOTE CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THREE SYSOPS AND/OR USERS OF HIGHER RANK. What are "users of higher rank"? Who determines that? Before this is clarified, the proposal is way too vague to be actually applied. Similarly the next point:
You say 3 users (or rather "sysops and/or users of higher rank", but I'll simplify it to "users" for this purpose) are required to remove a vote. That means, as soon as three users agree that a vote should be removed, it will get removed. But what about users who oppose the removal? How many opposers are needed to reject the removal of a vote? One? Three? Five? None (i.e. as soon as there are three users who think a vote is invalid, the vote will be removed, no matter how many opposers there are)?
My most important point, and the question I'm really eager to get an answer to (because I don't think there's an answer): Why care about support votes? As pointed out above several times, they don't change anything (except when there are five of them and no oppose votes, but that's really hypothetical and can easily be avoided). Why make any trouble about them, when we could so easily just ignore them? I assume it's just a personal antipathy. One which I do understand. But personal antipathy is not a reason to ban them. I also assume it's some kind of satisfaction for you (and I'm not talking specifically to you, Stumpers!) to see those unloved "fan votes" get removed. That's kind of stubborn, in my opinion. After all, "fan votes" don't change anything. To put it in a nutshell-- what are the advantages of limiting support votes?
My last point: Why risk pointless discussions and flame wars about the validity of support votes? Basically, we got two options. First, we might continue to allow any form of support votes. To me, it seems obvious that this won't cause any flame wars. Alternatively, we could allow users to remove support votes, as you're proposing. Even if all users agree on the invalidity of a vote, this will flood the FA nomination pages. Let alone a situation where there are different opinions on the validity, and where actually a discussion (and possibly a flame war?) starts.

I would really appreciate it if you could try to answer these questions (and, in case you find that there is no answer, modify the proposal accordingly). The topic may seem minor, but I think it's more important than it looks like. Time Q (talk) 19:46, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

Hey, you're taking the time to worry about the proposal, it's only logical and ethical that I do the same, because you have some very valid points that are making me think. Here's a rundown:

Why force supporters to explain their votes? I would consider simply saying, "The article is high quality" to be a valid vote, just like it is on the proposals page.
Users of Higher Rank This is to prevent the flame wars you're talking about. These users would be sysops, bureaucrats, and everything in between. Of course, I'd be happy to forgo this power myself, even though I'm a sysop, since this proposal isn't about increasing my power. If it would help your doubts I can add a provision to the proposal that says, "all sysops except Stumpers and all bureaucrats."
What about users who oppose the removal? Point taken, although I doubt you'd have a situation where you'd see it, I'd support a majority-rules system, with three users required on either side to make it go through.
Why risk pointless discussions and flame wars about the validity of support votes? Quite simply, I wanted to give more power to both the opposers and supporters of articles, so that power wouldn't become unbalanced. Stumpers (talk) 20:05, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

Hey, Stumpers and Time Q, I feel kinda posh correcting a sysop, but be sure to sign with {{user}} and not your sig. ;) InfectedShroom (talk)

Heh-heh... thanks! All this discussion makes it feel like a talk page. Stumpers (talk) 00:09, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

True. While we're at it, I wonder whether Hemu's reason is valid. There's no direct relation between flaming and the current FA system, and there's no proof whatsoever that the system Stumpers is proposing would help to prevent flaming. Before actually removing his vote, I wanted to bring that up here. Time Q (talk)

"At any time a vote may be rejected if at least three active users believe the vote truly has no merit or was cast in bad faith. However, there must be strong reasons supporting the invalidation." You're going to need two other users to support that, and I'm not one of them: there was a minor flame associated with an oppose vote about three days ago. Stumpers (talk) 16:35, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

Well, I never witnessed any actual discussion on whether a vote should be removed or not. When it wasn't appropriate, someone removed it. That's a weak argument, I know, because there's still the rule you quoted. But there's another rule that outweighs it: Any user can support or oppose, but must have a strong reason for doing so, not, e.g., "I like this idea!". There's no strong reason whatsoever for Hemu's vote. But wait, I see he has put "per all" - the "phrase that's always appropriate" (no, I don't want to ban it, even if it's annoying). Time Q (talk)

"Featured Article which is for good articles not good characters" There's his reason, and since several people are against this proposal because of the fact that, in their opinion, per all means an automatic acceptable vote, he did say per all. Stumpers ! 12:21, 26 May 2008 (EDT)

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