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== Donkey Kong 1 (level) ==
== Donkey Kong 1 (level) ==


I feel this title would probably be better redirected to [[Donkey Kong (game)]], since I think it's more likely for someone to use this term to look for the first ''Donkey Kong'', and (if they're familiar with how identifiers work and they know "Donkey Kong" refers to many things, including the character) as a guaranteed way to go to that page directly. This is something I do personally if I'm searching for the first in a series like on Wikipedia (e.g. "Bayonetta 1" if I don't know if "Bayonetta" leads to the series page or the game page). (EDIT: Also, another level in the game, [[Mario 1 (level)]], uses an identifier.) {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 05:58, December 29, 2024 (EST)
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:...There is a Not to be confused with Donkey Kong (game) at the top of the page. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 08:25, December 29, 2024 (EST)
I feel this title would probably be better redirected to [[Donkey Kong (game)]], since I think it's more likely for someone to use this term to look for the first ''Donkey Kong'', and (if they're familiar with how identifiers work and they know "Donkey Kong" refers to many things, including the character) as a guaranteed way to go to that page directly. This is something I do personally if I'm searching for the first in a series like on Wikipedia (e.g. "Bayonetta 1" if I don't know if "Bayonetta" leads to the series page or the game page). {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 05:58, December 29, 2024 (EST)
::I am aware of that, my point is to prioritise the title to the game (as a redirect) instead so users don't go through two steps (this page, then [[Donkey Kong (game)]]). {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 08:57, January 1, 2025 (EST)
:::My philosophy is that, as obscure and unimportant as Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo challenge is, it does have a thing that the wiki has granted an article named "Donkey Kong 1", and there are no other things that use the name "Donkey Kong 1". This thing's name being "Donkey Kong 1" overrides any non-naming scheme. (Yes, I know it's a level, I'm being general). This, in my opinion, is why not every game subtitle has a redirect. Most of them do, but some of the proverbial slots are taken by other things that have articles. ([[Super Mario 3D Land]] to [[3D Land]] for instance, compare [[Super Mario 3D World]] to [[3D World]].) This is Super Mario Wiki, which is about all of the Super Mario things, even the ones people don't remember exist. [[User:Salmancer|Salmancer]] ([[User talk:Salmancer|talk]]) 09:08, January 1, 2025 (EST)
:::Another comparison is [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]] to [[Sticker Star]]. That does redirect, but only because Sticker Star is an implied location and therefore lacks an article. [[User:Salmancer|Salmancer]] ([[User talk:Salmancer|talk]]) 12:57, January 1, 2025 (EST).
::::You make a good point about subjects with exact titles taking priority for those titles, though there have been cases where more likely search intents take priority instead, like [[Goombas]] redirecting to [[Goomba]] instead of [[Goombas (microgame)]] taking that title even though there's nothing else titled "Goombas"; same with [[Jumpman]]'s redirect to [[Mario]] instead of being the title for [[Jumpman (badge)]]. I'd also argue [[3D Land]] should be a redirect too for the same reason, especially since ''Smash'' is now a less focused part of our coverage. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 05:59, January 2, 2025 (EST)

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