Editing Talk:Current

==Split Jet Pipes from Currents==
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I was going to do this unilaterally, but much of the information on this object is already covered here. Seems like a proposal is in order.

There is a type of pipe called a '''Jet Pipe''' that is recurring and has been in the franchise since 1988. I describe it a bit in the [[User:Nintendo101/flowerpot|draft I quickly whipped together]]. Basically, it is an underwater pipe that expels currents of water that push the player. Currently, searching [[Jet Pipe]] redirects to [[Warp Pipe]], where it is wholly undescribed, and much of the material in this [[current]] article is describing this pipe. WHy not just rename the article? Well, there are instances where currents appear independently of the Jet Pipes, namely in some of the 3D platformers, and in some of the 2D platformers where they ''pull'' the player character down into the abyss (the currents from Jet Pipes, by comparison, always push).

For abiotic objects like pipes, etc., I think we generally have done more lumping with subjects that the games themselves and their accompanying paratext recognize as distinct, than we have for living subjects like enemies or characters. I would generally like to reduce the degree to which we have done this, especially for ones that have been in the franchise for decades.

So I propose three options:

#'''Support: Split Jet Pipes from Current''': the Jet Pipe redirect would become a proper, independent article (similar to my draft), and the [[current]] article will be reduced to instances of underwater currents appearing outside of the pipes, like in ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', the downward currents in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''U'', ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'', and ''Princess Peach: Showtime!''
#'''Oppose: Make searching "Jet Pipe" redirect to the Current instead of the Warp Pipe article, but don't make a separate article for it''': at the very least. I would personally prefer not doing this, as there are games that recognize currents (a hazard) and Jet Pipes (a neutral object) independently from one another, like in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', so they are recognized by the games themselves as discrete subjects. But this option is there for those who want it.
#'''Oppose: Change nothing.'''

'''Proposer''': {{User|Nintendo101}}<br>
'''Deadline''': October 29th, 2024, 23:59 GMT

===Support: Split Jet Pipes from Current===
#{{User|Nintendo101}}: Per proposal. Proposally.

===Oppose: Change the "Jet Pipe" redirect to Current===

===Oppose: Change nothing===

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