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== Proposal: Reorganize this category ==
== Proposal: Reorganize this category ==
{{Settled TPP}}
 
{{Proposal outcome|passed|4-0}}
{{TPP}}
Previously, I made [[Category_talk:Musical_themes#Merge_to_Category:Songs|a TPP]] to merge [[:Category:Musical themes]] and [[:Category:Songs]]. I canceled it because I realized instead I wanted to make this larger-scope proposal instead. Actually, it even has supplementary proposals [[Category talk:In-game music|1]] and [[Category talk:Live music|2]], covering separate issues that don't have a reason to be bundled in with this one.
Previously, I made [[Category_talk:Musical_themes#Merge_to_Category:Songs|a TPP]] to merge [[:Category:Musical themes]] and [[:Category:Songs]]. I canceled it because I realized instead I wanted to make this larger-scope proposal instead. Actually, it even has supplementary proposals [[Category talk:In-game music|1]] and [[Category talk:Live music|2]], covering separate issues that don't have a reason to be bundled in with this one.


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'''Proposer''': {{User|Ahemtoday}}<br>
'''Proposer''': {{User|Ahemtoday}}<br>
'''Deadline''': <s>August 10, 2023, 23:59 GMT</s> Extended to August 17, 2023, 23:59 GMT
'''Deadline''': August 10, 2023, 23:59 GMT


===Support===
===Support===
#{{User|Ahemtoday}} Per proposal.
#{{User|Ahemtoday}} Per proposal.
#{{User|Hewer}} Per proposal.
#{{User|Pizza Master}} Per proposal.
#{{User|1468z}} Per proposal.


===Oppose===
===Oppose===


===Comments===
===Comments===
Would it be a good idea to also have categories for instrumental music, themes or songs, as well as vocal music/themes/songs? I can see someone wanting to differentiate the Super Mario Bros. Ground theme, a completely instrumental track, from songs with vocals and lyrics like DK Rap or Jump Up, Super Star. {{User:Arend/sig}} 19:37, July 27, 2023 (EDT)
Would it be a good idea to have categories for instrumental music, themes or songs, as well as vocal music/themes/songs? I can see someone wanting to differentiate the Super Mario Bros. Ground theme, a completely instrumental track, from songs with vocals and lyrics like DK Rap or Jump Up, Super Star. {{User:Arend/sig}} 19:37, July 27, 2023 (EDT)
:It seems kind of like an arbitrary thing to differentiate by. You'd be surprised by how fuzzy the line can be, too: ''[[DDR: Mario Mix]]'' alone has [[Always Smiling]], a song with lyrics that aren't officially known; [[Hammer Dance]], a song with constant vocal interjections but no real lyrics; and [[Pipe Pop]], a song with a rap break that is completely unintelligible and probably on purpose. [[User:Ahemtoday|Ahemtoday]] ([[User talk:Ahemtoday|talk]]) 21:27, July 27, 2023 (EDT)
::If the lyrics of Always Smiling ''can'' be heard and transcribed, then I don't understand why the lyrics "not being officially known" is an issue. Even if there's a rule that all song transcriptions ''have'' to be officially released, Always Smiling is still clearly a vocal song with lyrics. I do agree that the other two songs are a bit more blurry, but I suppose that Pipe Pop still could count as a Vocal song despite the unintelligibility, same goes for Hammer Dance despite only having interjections (wonder if that is a form of sampling?)<br>All in all, I don't really see why the two categories ''need'' to be merged, when renaming the categories to something like {{fake link|Category:Instrumental themes}} and {{fake link|Category:Vocal songs}}, and/or {{fake link|Category:Lyrical songs}} if necessary (could replace "themes" and "songs" with each other or "music") is just as viable of a solution, and your objections against keeping them split sounds like you're overthinking the issue. It's basically like [[Category talk:Musical themes#Oppose|the general opposition of your prior cancelled proposal]] says. {{User:Arend/sig}} 13:18, August 2, 2023 (EDT)
:::It seemed to me that the biggest objection to that TPP, at least regarding the actual merging plan, was that we would be calling music without vocals "songs" when songs, by dictionary definition, have vocals. That's why I'm merging to "Music" in this one.<br>Anyway, I think with this sort of thing, it's not whether an action ''needs'' to be taken, but rather whether the end result of taking it makes more sense than not. In this case, I think it does; I maintain that splitting the series' music across two categories based on whether or not they have known lyrics and/or a human voice isn't ideal. It's not so bad with pretty distinct sets of music like the WarioWare songs, but when most of DDR Mario Mix's music is in one category but [[Bowser's Castle (song)]] isn't because it has a voice saying "DDR" at a couple points, I feel like it makes more sense without the distinction than with. [[User:Ahemtoday|Ahemtoday]] ([[User talk:Ahemtoday|talk]]) 17:34, August 2, 2023 (EDT)
I'm undecided on the proposal itself, but I would disagree that [[Paah]] does not belong in the musical category as it is arguably a short musical phrase in its own right (as part of a song). It does feel a little awkward for it to remain in the main category as it is, though. [[User:Pseudo|Pseudo]] ([[User talk:Pseudo|talk]]) 20:07, July 27, 2023 (EDT)
:And as the proposal states, the new category is for music, not music-related things. The better-fitting game mechanics category for paah works fine. {{User:Hewer/sig}} 21:07, July 27, 2023 (EDT)
 
== New navbox ==
 
Could there be a navbox or section for promotional songs? They're often hard to find linked on the wiki, and [[Here We Go, Mario!]] currently has no links. There's a lot that could be added, like [[The Mario Drawing Song]], [[I Love Mario Kart Tour]], [[We Are Born to Play]], [[Mario Day song]], and [[Doki-Doki Do it]]. {{User:Scrooge200/sig}} 18:10, October 19, 2024 (EDT)

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