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To me, this page falls into the same hole as [[player]], in that it's covering a topic that almost everyone should be aware of and otherwise doesn't have anything that's actually useful. Do we really need an article to give us a definition for the things that characters stand on? At the very least, we'll add in a sentence about platforms to [[MarioWiki:Glossary]], but having a whole article is pointlessly vague. | To me, this page falls into the same hole as [[player]], in that it's covering a topic that almost everyone should be aware of and otherwise doesn't have anything that's actually useful. Do we really need an article to give us a definition for the things that characters stand on? At the very least, we'll add in a sentence about platforms to [[MarioWiki:Glossary]], but having a whole article is pointlessly vague. | ||
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#{{User|Glitchy Bowser Jr.}} By your logic, we should delete [[Mario]], everyone knows who he is. | #{{User|Glitchy Bowser Jr.}} By your logic, we should delete [[Mario]], everyone knows who he is. | ||
#{{User|Boo4761}} This like deleting the [[Boo]] article, since every Mario fan knows about that. Per all. | #{{User|Boo4761}} This like deleting the [[Boo]] article, since every Mario fan knows about that. Per all. | ||
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@Toadbrigdate5: The problem here isn't concerning about whether platform is a significant gameplay element. The argument is that we shouldn't be a dictionary for video game terminology, especially if our glossary is supposed to be doing the job. Unlike player, though, one can argue that platform is still an important video game element, while player is insignificant, definitely not a gameplay element, and to an extent, a crappier version of [[Fourth | @Toadbrigdate5: The problem here isn't concerning about whether platform is a significant gameplay element. The argument is that we shouldn't be a dictionary for video game terminology, especially if our glossary is supposed to be doing the job. Unlike player, though, one can argue that platform is still an important video game element, while player is insignificant, definitely not a gameplay element, and to an extent, a crappier version of [[Fourth Wall]]. So the analogy to player here isn't the best. Also, while we we have articles on generic video game elements including [[Jump]], [[Health Meter]], [[Game Over]], [[Punch]], [[Lava]], [[Spike (obstacle)|Spikes]], and [[Pillar]]. Also, a big deal of the terms in our glossary aren't really tangible gameplay objects, unlike platforms. | ||
I started leaning toward supporting, but I'm now leaning backward thanks to this argument, lol. {{User:Mario/sig}} 00:35, 21 November 2014 (EST) | I started leaning toward supporting, but I'm now leaning backward thanks to this argument, lol. {{User:Mario/sig}} 00:35, 21 November 2014 (EST) | ||
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First of all, and for the generic subjects policy: "The subject is significant to the gameplay.": it's partially significant, I mean it's not worth the mention of a platform so no. "The subject is determined by the users to be notable.": the platforms aren't really notable by players (except in SMB because they tend to fall); it's just a random thing I step on during the level, like having an article for '''Ground'''. Lastly, "The subject must have a function which is different from the real world counterpart.": I kinda say that they are different from the real-life (after all there is no "platforms" in the real world that are suspended in the air by apparently nothing.) I feel it should be written just as a note in the [[MarioWiki:Glossary]], however I cannot support because the the platforms have a function that is worth of mentioning. That it can be passed through in the SSB series, and that it can fall when Mario stands on it. Nonetheless, the article is terrible.--{{User:Dashbot/sig}} 08:10, 21 November 2014 (EST) | First of all, and for the generic subjects policy: "The subject is significant to the gameplay.": it's partially significant, I mean it's not worth the mention of a platform so no. "The subject is determined by the users to be notable.": the platforms aren't really notable by players (except in SMB because they tend to fall); it's just a random thing I step on during the level, like having an article for '''Ground'''. Lastly, "The subject must have a function which is different from the real world counterpart.": I kinda say that they are different from the real-life (after all there is no "platforms" in the real world that are suspended in the air by apparently nothing.) I feel it should be written just as a note in the [[MarioWiki:Glossary]], however I cannot support because the the platforms have a function that is worth of mentioning. That it can be passed through in the SSB series, and that it can fall when Mario stands on it. Nonetheless, the article is terrible.--{{User:Dashbot/sig}} 08:10, 21 November 2014 (EST) | ||
:You guys really like to add on to the humiliation conga, don't you? <small><small>I kid, I kid.</small></small> {{User:Time Turner/sig}} | :You guys really like to add on to the humiliation conga, don't you? <small><small>I kid, I kid.</small></small> {{User:Time Turner/sig}} | ||
