Help:Namespace

Many namespaces can be linked to within the Super Mario Wiki.

Complete list of namespaces

Namespace	Purpose	Example
(main)	Contains all the articles about Mario	Mario
Talk	Contains discussion pages about the articles in the main namespace, one for each main-namespace page.	Talk:Luigi
User	Contains user pages - one page (and possibly subpages) for each user – see MarioWiki:Userspace.	User:Porplemontage
User talk	Contains pages used to discuss things specifically with other users - add a message to the user talk page of the user you want to contact.	User talk:Porplemontage
MarioWiki	Contains pages that are specifically about the wiki, rather than Mario - behind-the-scenes administration and similar things.	MarioWiki:About
MarioWiki talk	Discussions about the MarioWiki pages, one for each MarioWiki page (similar to Talk).	MarioWiki talk:Userspace
Image/Media/File	When a file is uploaded, it goes into the File namespace. A link labelled [[File:filename]] will include the media in a page, clicking on it will go to an information page. [[:File:filename]] will be a normal text link to that information page and [[Media:filename]] a direct link straight to the file	File:Yidscreen7.jpg Media:SMB Overworld Theme.oga File:SMK Mario Circuit 1 Playthrough.ogv
File talk	Same as Talk, but for the files.	File talk:Yidscreen7.jpg
MediaWiki	Contains pages that control some part of how the wiki functions, and all the messages displayed by the wiki (so that users of the MediaWiki software can translate them). Only sysops can edit these pages, but anyone can make suggestions on the MediaWiki talk pages.	MediaWiki:Common.css
MediaWiki talk	Same as Talk, for MediaWiki pages. Used even less often than Image talk - the MediaWiki pages are relatively static.	MediaWiki talk:Sitenotice
Template	Contains pages that are intended to be included in another page with {{curly braces}}. If you use the curly braces and don't specify a namespace, the templates will come from here.	Template:Goombas
Template talk	Same as Talk, for the templates.	Template talk:Super Mario games
Help	Contains pages designed to help people learn how to use the wiki.	Help:Contents
Help talk	Same as Talk, for Help pages.	Help talk:Chat
Category	These pages don't have much content, rather they are used to group other pages. Adding [[Category:categoryname]] to any page will put it in that category. Like with Image, you can use [[:Category:categoryname]] to link to a category.	Category:Games
Category talk	Same as Talk, for the categories.	Category talk:Felines
PipeProject	The PipeProject namespace was reserved to organize projects to improve the wiki. This feature is no longer supported by the wiki, but the pages remain for historic purposes.	PipeProject:New Games
PipeProject talk	Same as Talk, for the PipeProjects.	PipeProject talk:Mario Kart
Gallery	When subjects have large amounts of relevant images, they are outsourced to separate gallery pages to shorten the lengths and loading times of the parent articles.	Gallery:Bowser
Gallery talk	Same as Talk, for Galleries.	Gallery talk:Princess Peach
The 'Shroom	Pages used for The 'Shroom.	The 'Shroom:Issue 100
The 'Shroom talk	Same as Talk, for The 'Shroom.	The 'Shroom talk:Main Page
Special	This doesn't actually contain editable pages, but rather automated scripts, for various purposes such as the watch list and recent changes. It also has important pages for the maintenance of the wiki.	Special:SpecialPages

Interwiki links

Although interwiki prefixes are not namespaces, you can use the namespace style to link to pages on other sites:

• IMDb: to link to the Internet Movie Database: IMDb:tt0108255
• Wikipedia: for Wikipedia: wikipedia:Main Page
• Most of the Interwiki Map is also supported