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===List of Talk Page Proposals===
==Writing guidelines==
*Split the sections [[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam#Attackathlon|Attackathlon]], [[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam#Toad Quiz|Toad Quiz]] and [[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam#Lakitu Info Centre|Lakitu Info Centre]] into {{fakelink|Lakitu Info Centre}} and {{fakelink|Arcade (''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'')}} ([[Talk:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam#Split the sections Attackathlon, Toad Quiz and Lakitu Info Centre into Lakitu Info Centre and Arcade (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Discuss]]) '''Passed'''
*Split [[Spiny Fish]] from [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]] ([[Talk:Spiny Cheep Cheep#Split Spiny Fish from Spiny Cheep Cheep|Discuss]]) '''Deadline''': May 2, 2016, 23:59 GMT


==Writing Guidelines==
''None at the moment.''
''None at the moment.''


==New features==
==New features==
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest was released on the New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on April 14. Mario & Nintendo News
''None at the moment.''


==Removals==
==Removals==
''None at the moment.''
===Remove remaining uses of tabber===
This one's probably a long time coming. Tabber is currently only approved for usage in two infoboxes, which is pretty confusing (to make matters worse, the original proposal allowing it for the minigame infobox seemed to only have Mario Party in mind). I've seen users implement these outside of the approved uses, which is a pretty understandable mistake. If you see a template used in one situation, it makes sense to use it in comparable situations, right? You'd have to go to the template page to find out that it's only for very specific scenarios. More importantly, [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/64#Allow_the_.7B.7Btabber.7D.7D_template_to_be_used_with_infobox_images_for_.7B.7Bgame_infobox.7D.7D|further attempts]] to [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/64#Legitimize_the_usage_of_tabber_to_compare_between_appearance_iterations_of_locations_and_minigames_in_general|allow tabber]] have failed under heavy opposition, mainly because tabber requires JavaScript to work. If it's disabled or not supported by your device, it displays the content of every tab at once in an unseemly vertical stack.


==Changes==
Based on the general sentiment in the past two proposals and the inconsistent application on pretty arbitrary standards, I think it makes sense to just repeal the original two proposals and remove the remaining uses of tabber completely. Whether tabber is deleted or remains in a deprecated state will be up to the judgment of the staff.
===Merge all YWW [X] Patch Articles with Their Non-Patch Articles===
In Yoshi's Woolly World, some enemies, such as the Ruffin Tumble, have a patch form, that is simply a pixelated version of the original enemy; they're the exact same as the originals, except that they look different and that the patch forms are seen in blocks, and are released after the block is eaten. I don't think that one minor difference is enough to warrant separate articles for the original and the patch form. The only thing that might be a problem is their positions in the Scrapbook Theater, but I'm not sure that warrants separate articles either.


'''Proposer''': {{User|Roy Koopa}}<br>
'''Proposer''': {{User|Waluigi Time}}<br>
'''Deadline''': April 18, 2016, 23:59 GMT
'''Deadline''': August 15, 2024, 23:59 GMT


====Support====
====Support====
#{{User|Roy Koopa}} My proposal.
#{{User|Waluigi Time}} Per me.
#{{user|Doc von Schmeltwick}} - In any case, slideshow is preferable to tabber. Per.
#{{User|Ahemtoday}} Tabbers not functioning on all devices kills them for me.
#{{User|Nintendo101}} Per proposal. Additionally, I personally find tabbers cumbersome to use as a reader and I am not a fan of how widely they have been integrated into our affiliate {{iw|zeldawiki|Keese|ZeldaWiki}}, where I feel they have substantially degraded the quality of the articles. I would prefer Mario Wiki not go down a similar path, and I think I would support the removal of tabs even if they did not require JavaScript.
#{{User|Nightwicked Bowser}} Per proposal and courtesy of users without JavaScript.
#{{User|FanOfRosalina2007}} Per all.
#{{User|Sparks}} Per all.
#{{User|Mario}} Something that stuck with me since August 19, 2015: "Tabs are the devil". Even without the javascript issues there's likely fundamental useability issues; tabber I still think(?) is more gimmick than utility. I browse some wikis, I'm usually annoyed to try finding an image I want, only for it to be buried in tabs (ZeldaWiki is an example, the Keese article supplied is a maze of tabs and I actually find it difficult to just easily pinpoint how a Keese looks like in a particular game or across games; Battle Bat does not even provide all images in a gallery section, so I have to click on all these tabs just to see how these bats look like in different games; I'd rather just view all of them).
#{{User|YoYo}} per all.


====Oppose====
====Oppose====
#{{User|Superchao}} Looking at the Dream Team enemies, the R enemies all have separate changes, despite being only recolors with different stats. For consistency, the patch enemies should keep their own pages.
#{{User|Super Mario RPG}} Perhaps it is overkill to have tabber in every single circumstance, but using it to compare between different iterations of the same thing (like ''Mario Kart'' courses or ''Mario Party'' minigames) is convenient for quick visual comparison and does not clutter the infobox.
#{{User|3D Player 2010}} per Superchao
#{{User|Hewer}} I think tabber is fine to use in the two cases we currently use it for, as it allows us to show all the race course/minigame iterations in the infobox neatly and without having to just pick one (I think it always looked weird how we used to prioritise older images for just these infoboxes, but tabber provides a handy solution to that problem). As for the JavaScript argument, to quote Camwoodstock in [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/63#Add tabbers to race/battle course articles|this discussion]], "any system too old to load tabbers are too old to connect to the internet at this point--pretty much only leaving severe bandwidth issues causing them to fail to load outright or devices specially configured to prohibit JavaScript in the first place as the only scenarios where tabbers wouldn't work".
#{{User|LudwigVon}} - Per Superchao.
#{{User|Tails777}} I can understand if tabbers are an issue, but I just agree more with the opposition here, especially with the usage for the ''Mario Kart'' tracks/''Mario Party'' mini-games. Per Hewer.
#{{User|Bazooka Mario}} I don't necessarily agree with comparison Superchao is trying to make. We separate R enemies because they're treated as separate enemies, supported by stats and a recolor. We do sometimes merge mere aesthetic variants such as the [[Scarescraper]] ghosts. I do oppose because there are only four patch enemies in the game, so all we're getting are four harmless small articles on a minor aesthetic variant. You can also argue that the methods for encountering them is different compared to the standard enemy as another case to leave them split, but just the amount of articles alone tells me it's okay to leave them as standalone.
#{{User|PowerKamek}} Per Superchao and Bazooka Mario.
#{{User|Niiue}} Completely different enemies. Per all.
#{{User|Ghost Jam}} Per Bazooka Mario.
#{{User|AfternoonLight}} Per Bazooka Mario!


====Comments====
====Comments====
It may be an issue if ''all'' enemies have a patch form, but it seems to me that we have only [[Bullet Bill Patch]], [[Monty Mole Patch]], [[Nipper Spore Patch]], and [[Ruffin' Tumble Patch]] that exist. Maybe it's not so bad that we leave it as it is? {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 19:14, 11 April 2016 (EDT)
{{User|Waluigi Time}}, for clarification, what are the two instances where tabbers have been permitted? Do you have examples of other pages where tabber has been overimplemented? - [[User:Nintendo101|Nintendo101]] ([[User talk:Nintendo101|talk]])
:Currently it's approved for the minigame infobox (the original proposal was only for Mario Party minigames, but it's [[Gold Digger|crept over to WarioWare]]) and race course infobox. Aside from the WarioWare edge case, a couple of mistaken uses of it have been on [[Special:Diff/4164471|the Wario Land series]] and [[Special:Diff/4272303|Expert world]] in MvDK. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 19:31, August 8, 2024 (EDT)


===Create a template for proposal outcomes===
Which mini-game/race course would get priority in the info boxes should tabbers be removed? Would it return to using the images from their original games or would the newest games get priority? I ask that mostly because the [[Template talk:Minigame infobox|proposal]] regarding this question was aiming to decide that answer, but the tabber idea passed in general. So I'm questioning which image would get priority. {{User:Tails777/sig}}
The current coding for the proposal outcome is repetitive and cumbersome to remember every single time we need to archive a proposal, which has resulted in inconsistent headers (we first used Times New Roman, then switched to Comic Sans, and we're allowed to do that because one, there's virtually no guideline on this, and two, the coding is a crap to remember). So, exactly why isn't the outcomes in a template again? Repetitive coding is essentially template fodder, and there's no reason why we need to remember and duplicate difficult to remember coding when we can simply remember a template and use switchers to depend on the outcomes of a proposal. {{user|‎Megadardery}} has created various templates in his sandbox pages to demonstrate how we can use the template to make archiving proposals easier.
:I would prefer to take the safe route and revert back to the originals for now, and then a new proposal(s) can be made to deal with them afterwards if anyone wants to. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 20:05, August 8, 2024 (EDT)


*[[User talk:Megadardery/1|A test on how the new template will look like.]]  
{{@|Nintendo101}} Why drag other wikis into this? Why Zelda Wiki in particular? If you take a look, loads of NIWA wikis use tabber. To give a few examples, the {{iw|smashwiki|Mario}} article on SmashWiki; the {{iw|wikirby|Kirby#Quotes|quotes}} and {{iw|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land 2|game pages}} on WiKirby, the {{iw|pikipedia|The Forest of Hope}} on Pikipedia, {{iw|fireemblem|Marth}} on Fire Emblem Wiki, {{iw|khwiki|Cerebus}} on the KHWiki. I'm sure there's more. [[User:Super Mario RPG|Super Mario RPG]] ([[User talk:Super Mario RPG|talk]]) 21:42, August 8, 2024 (EDT)
*[[User talk:Megadardery/2|Draft page for the template]]
:This is tangential, but in a past life, ZeldaWiki was the primary NIWA wiki I contributed to, before they ever incorporated tabs, so I have more baseline familiarity with it than the other wikis, and I also personally believe it is the most egregious example of how tabs could be used. Many of the tabs within their infoboxes are completely empty, varyingly proportioned, or contain screencaps/assets best viewed at smaller resolutions. The tabs also obstruct visual material that otherwise could be readily viewed and compared all at once in a gallery if they did not use tabs, and I guess I prefer having that material more immediately available. I understand ''Zelda'' entries often adopt widely different artstyles from one another, but I think it would be healthier for their articles to pick one image curatorially for the infobox, and place the other ones in galleries at the bottom of the page. I do not bring up the use of tabs on that wiki to pick on their community; they are good and hardworking people. But it is immediately where my mind went when I started to see tabs incorporated into infoboxes on Super Mario Wiki, and I would rather not see something like that integrated here.
:Their use of tabbers came from internal community discussions and proposals, so it does not really matter what I personally think - they should be the ones deciding how they organize their articles - but I do wish they would reconsider the benefits of incorporating tabs of t-posed models and empty files within their infoboxes. Fire Emblem Wiki and KHWiki are not using tabs to flip between varyingly proportioned images that push the text underneath them around; they are instead being used to provide different pieces of information and I think that looks quite nice.


In the long term, I believe this will greatly benefit users who want to archive older proposals and will make remembering the exact coding less of a hassle.
:I am honestly not a fan of the examples you have provided from Pikipedia or WiKirby either because of how they shift the underlying text (it makes it a little cumbersome to passively read, a problem shared with ZeldaWiki), but at least none of their tabs are empty. - [[User:Nintendo101|Nintendo101]] ([[User talk:Nintendo101|talk]]) 22:18, August 8, 2024 (EDT)


Also, this will eliminate the egregious misplacement of the notorious and extremely unprofessional Comic Sans font, which will be replaced by Verdana. Comic Sans is not a web-safe font, and any browser who doesn't have it installed will fallback to Arial and therefore look incredibly inconsistent with different browsers, whereas, Verdana is a web-safe standard font that should be used for more professional headers, especially those that notify readers the outcomes of important wiki matters. If past "minor" problems such as the misuse of subspecies and beta elements can be addressed, I don't see why it's particularly difficult to address what is essentially a design problem, which is more important to others than others, like terminology. The little things matter too.
We're abstaining personally (while we still think tabbers have ''a'' use, we do fully acknowledge their use is contentious and it's a bit of a hot button issue where to even draw the line), but we would like to ask that, if this passes, to NOT delete the tabber template outright... Mostly to prevent situations where older page revisions in edit histories just become incomprehensible due to changes in template infrastructure. (Seriously, it's bad enough when infoboxes get renamed, and it would feel a bit silly in this case when one of the reasons for removing them is "they break things if Javascript isn't available"... ;P) {{User:Camwoodstock/sig}} 22:58, August 8, 2024 (EDT)


'''Update''': Both options have been merged into one, increasing flexibility of the template.
I see one potential good use for tabber, and that is not infoboxes, but rather for character stat tables on game pages... for instance, showing the information on entities for overbloated games like ''Mario Kart Tour'' so it can be communicated without severely increasing the vertical space the page takes up. That of course, would be its own discussion. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 17:45, August 9, 2024 (EDT)


'''Proposer''': {{User|Baby Luigi}}, with great help from {{user|Megadardery}}<br>
I know it's entirely subjective what I am about to say here, but I think that the use of tabbers, ''especially'' on the Mario Kart course articles, is just visually so unappealing, especially considering most images have inconsistent or low-res images. Most courses in MKDS, especially retro tracks, will also have images that have the hud, and a lot of tour courses don't even use in-game screenshots. It just is so yucky to look at, for a lack of better words. Only having the image of the original iteration of the course, and then having the remaining images throughout the article, is just an infinitely better way of doing it. I was against tabbers for this exact reason to begin with. {{User:RealStuffMister/sig}} 15:57, August 11, 2024 (EDT)
'''Deadline''': April 26, 2016, 23:59 GMT


====Implement====
==Changes==
#{{user|Baby Luigi}}
===Decide how to add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link===
#{{User|Tucayo}} - Why shouldn't we make things easier whenever we can?
Since there are articles about subjects from the ''Final Fantasy'' series that have appeared in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', and/or certain ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games (''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and/or ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Ultimate]]''), I'm looking forward to add the {{plain link|https://finalfantasywiki.com/wiki/Main_Page|Final Fantasy Wiki}} as an interwiki link. The issue is that there is also a wiki from Fandom (powered by Wikia) that is also named {{fandom|finalfantasy|Final Fantasy Wiki}}. The good news, I've come up with three options:
#{{User|Mister Wu}} I agreed before, I'll agree now! A template is better to avoid errors and inconsistencies!
#{{User|LudwigVon}} - Per proposal. Much better than what it is currently used.  
#{{User|Megadardery}} Per all, I always found it annoying to copy-paste old codes, this template is going to make it more consistent and easier to use.
#{{User|Bazooka Mario}} It's worth standardizing the formatting for the proposal outcomes, especially since such text should go in a template since they're repetitive and are found in several pages, exactly what templates are for. While comic sans dominates proposal outcomes, we also have a few off Times New Roman-styled outcome text lying around, so we should fix that too. That means getting rid of the comic sans: the typeface clashes with everything else (especially since we're supposed to be a serious wiki) and, as a result, the casual, unsophisticated typeface appears ugly and sloppy, which goes against our idea that proposals should be serious matters. Years of careless handling with typefaces do not justify continued mishandling nor do years of editor oversight on what should've been a template in the first place. The only reason it is tedious to change them is the result of that error. Once the changes are done, everything will be much easier to manage, from the template itself to how proposals should be archived. I also think we don't really need to change to Verdana since the font (the colors, size, and bold, that is) does a good job at helping it stand out. Sure, it might seem all minor in the end, but the little stuff shouldn't be disregarded. We should regard every aspect of the wiki as if we care; the egregious use of comic sans gives off the vibe of carelessness. This is an easy, harmless fix. The biggest issue I find is that many of these outcomes are tucked under protected archives, but that in of itself shouldn't be a reason against this change.


====Do nothing====
;Option 1: Change the text for Fandom's wiki from "Final Fantasy Wiki" to "Final Fantasy Wiki (Fandom)" on pages AND add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link.
;Option 2: ONLY add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link (even if confusing).
;Option 3: Do NOTHING.


====Comments====
Here is an example on the use of the interwiki link for the Final Fantasy Wiki:
Maybe we can take a step further and color-code proposal outcomes similar to color legend in the [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive|proposals archive]]? {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 18:47, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
:i don't know, i think it's a bit complex to remember what passed and what didn't, and over time, we might have to remember to change it. I think sticking to a three color scheme would keep those simpler. You also have to keep in mind that this also applies to TPP, not simply mainspace proposals, so more stuff gets affected. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 19:02, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
::It is the simplest thing currently: green passed, red failed, gray has no impact.--{{User:Megadardery/sig}} 19:05, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
:::---A spontaneous idea is that we could technically allow both ways of using the template.--{{User:Megadardery/sig}} 19:09, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
::::I wouldn't be 100% opposed to this, but wouldn't it overcomplicate things? {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 19:10, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
:::::I did it with a slight modification. If you feel that this creates an inconsistency you can revert it, it's your idea after all.--{{User:Megadardery/sig}} 19:13, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
::::::I'm a stupid layperson, so it's pretty unclear to me what you changed. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 19:15, 18 April 2016 (EDT)


''"Comic Sans is not a web-safe font, and any browser who doesn't have it installed will fallback to Times New Roman"''
<code><nowiki>{{iw|finalfantasywiki|Cactuar}}</nowiki></code>
:{{plain link|https://finalfantasywiki.com/wiki/Cactuar|Cactuar}}


It'll actually fallback to the default Arial typeface, so that's not a valid point. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 20:41, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
<code><nowiki>{{iw|finalfantasywiki|Cloud Strife|Cloud}}</nowiki></code>
:whatever {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 21:33, 18 April 2016 (EDT)
:{{plain link|https://finalfantasywiki.com/wiki/Cloud_Strife|Cloud}}
:'''@Mister Wu''': tie is basically no-quorum, I created that because it is certainly easier to write than no-quorum, even if it is technically incorrect. The end result is the same. In reality, the template defaults to the no-quorum if you don't specify/specify something incorrectly.
:'''@Baby Luigi''': right now, if you specify a color (red,green,gray/grey) in the first parameter you can use the second format, otherwise you default to the first format. The usage didn't even get a slight change. And the template edit is just ~55 bytes. Fundamentally I removed the second version so this proposal can focus on the idea of implementing a template in the first place.--{{User:Megadardery/sig}} 05:13, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
::Sounds good. I think I'll just remove option 2 and I'll reset the votes considering that options have been changed (but not the proposal itself). btw, which link to the coding itself is the updated one, so i can link it to my proposal? {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 10:57, 19 April 2016 (EDT)


Merging option 2 in makes me slightly tempted to oppose. As I said in my original vote, "More parameters might be slightly more complex to use, but make it much less likely that things will end as a mess of inconsistency all over again." I really think this is a serious misstep... - [[User:Reboot|Reboot]] ([[User talk:Reboot|talk]]) 11:07, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
That way, we'll be able to use the Final Fantasy Wiki interwiki link once it gets added right after either Option 1 or Option 2 passes, as well as change the text for Fandom's wiki from "Final Fantasy Wiki" to "Final Fantasy Wiki (Fandom)" on pages right after only Option 1 passes.


:@'''Baby Luigi''': It's already been updated. The template draft stayed at [[User_talk:Megadardery/2]] and the usage doc stayed at [[User_talk:Megadardery/1]].
'''Proposer''': {{User|GuntherBayBeee}}<br>
:@'''Reboot''': The usage didn't get the slightest modification, it was simply merged with the other version. You can use whichever you want. The parameters stayed as simple as they were. Check the usage page again.--{{User:Megadardery/sig}} 11:12, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
'''Deadline''': <s>August 1, 2024, 23:59 GMT</s> <s>Extended to August 8, 2024, 23:59 GMT</s> Extended to August 15, 2024, 23:59 GMT
::I think his concern is that the extra parameter is overcomplicating things. Like, he would like things to be kept consistent. Besides, uh, is there any use for the color parameter option? I think the simply "passed" or "failed" covers all bases when dealing with proposals. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 11:15, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
:::exactly, it is just a different way to use the same template. I told you that you can revert it if you want, I don't mind which way the template is implemented, I only care that '''a''' template is implemented.--{{User:Megadardery/sig}} 11:23, 19 April 2016 (EDT)


::::Nothing to do what *I* would do, and everything to do with what "random percentage of userbase" would do. Basically, I think if there was only one set of fixed options, it would stop things devolving into a ****ing mess all over again. Having the open "option 2" variables available means things will go wrong.
====Option 1====
::::IOW, I think having "option 2" available as well is a Bad Idea if the idea of this is consistency. It should be either/or, and since there's a finite number of outcomes, best to have them locked-in as in "option 1". - [[User:Reboot|Reboot]] ([[User talk:Reboot|talk]]) 17:57, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
#{{User|GuntherBayBeee}} My primary choice
#{{User|Super Mario RPG}} Per proposer.
<s>#{{User|Arend}} I suppose it makes sense to add it; HOWEVER, SeanWheeler makes a good point that the independent wiki is VERY incomplete and full of red links. For instance, ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' features the [[Mimic]] enemy and thus should also be covered on our wiki with an article (which we do, but for some godforsaken reason, is shared with the Mimic enemy from ''Dragon Quest''), and would also be useful to link to a ''Final Fantasy'' Wiki article covering the same thing. ''The independent wiki doesn't HAVE an article on the Mimic enemy'', but the Fandom wiki {{fandom|finalfantasy|Mimic (enemy)|DOES}}. So I should stress that the Fandom wiki links are ''NOT to be removed'' when the interwiki link gets added until we find a more complete independent wiki (or this one actually gets completed at some point).</s>


Hm, I don't think option 2 is even necessary either, given how superior and cleaner the first one is. The outcomes in the first template are already color-coded and there seems to be no real reason to use different colors outside of red, gray, or green. My suggestion was just a passing thought, but even then, there shouldn't have to be a separate color parameter. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 19:12, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
====Option 2====
#{{User|GuntherBayBeee}} My secondary choice


===Reorganize species designations in [[Koopa (species)]] and [[Koopa Troopa]]===
====Option 3====
See one of [[User:Walkazo/Essays#Koopa_Taxonomy|Walkazo's essays]] for a start.
#{{User|SeanWheeler}} The independant Final Fantasy Wiki is full of red links and is incomplete compared to FANDOM's wiki.
#{{User|Shy Guy on Wheels}} We shouldn't be adding wikis to the interwiki links just because their independent wikis, they should be added because they contain relevant info. The Final Fantasy wiki mentioned is fairly barren and there is little to no actual activity on there either. The point of interwiki links is so readers can get more informantion on a given topic, by sending them to a wiki that covers franchise we do not, it completely misses the point to link to a wiki that does not have any info in the first place.
#{{User|Shoey}} In theory I would agree with linking to the Final Fantasy Wiki. But the independent one is hot garbage and there's no reason to link to a site that doesn't actually have good coverage on it's stated topic. Basically per Sgow.
#{{User|Superchao}} Per SGOW. Just because a wiki is independent doesn't mean we should link it based on that alone, when the non-independent one has far superior coverage. All it does is direct our readers to an inferior resource that might not even help them, solely to try and make a point.


Note: Unless otherwise stated, all referrals here to "Koopa" are intended to mean the Koopa family that consists of turtle-like creatures; examples are Koopa Troopas, Hammer Bros., Lakitus, Shellcreepers, Buzzy Beetles, Spike). The Koopa Troopa species, often shortened in the games as "Koopa", will be referred as the full name; examples are Koopa Paratroopas, Dry Bones, Koopa Striker,  
====Comments====
 
The Fandom wiki is not actually called "Final Fantasy Wiki'''a'''", not to mention that Fandom not even refers to itself as "Wikia" anymore, to the point that they also dropped that "Powered by Wikia" tagline. Wouldn't it be better to instead refer to it as "Final Fantasy Wiki (Fandom)" to differentiate the two wikis? {{User:Arend/sig}} 17:40, July 25, 2024 (EDT)
Throughout the wiki's history, there has been confusion surrounding the Koopas as a group of turtle-like creatures and the Koopa Troopa species, mainly how and where to categorize species in these groups. Since there isn't clearly defined taxonomy and "Koopa Troopa" is often shortened to "Koopa", there is always an unclear way of handling these two pages, and, as a result, they're a total mess (with the misuse of subspecies terminology aggravating the situation). The Koopa (species) article, for instance is wildly inconsistent and incomplete. The derived species list under the infobox includes several sorts of stuff including the basic parent species such as Hammer Bro. and Koopa Troopa (not all of them), but also sometimes derived species from them including Ice Bro. and Beach Koopa. By containing several Koopa Troopa derivatives, the article focuses on Koopa Troopas, which feeds into the confusion and leads users to think that this page is redundant with the Koopa Troopa article. The Koopa (species) is needed though, as Bowser, the Koopalings, and Bowser Jr. are not defined aside from being part of the Koopa family, and it would be convenient that other turtle-like Koopa species such as Lakitus, Hammer Bros., and Buzzy Beetles be placed under this article rather than get awkwardly lumped with Koopa Troopas.
:Also, what even is the "text" being referred to in the proposal that needs changing? When do we need to refer to the Fandom Final Fantasy Wiki? {{User:Hewer/sig}} 17:43, July 25, 2024 (EDT)
 
::I'm pretty sure they may be referring to External link sections, e.g. [[Moogle#External links|here]]. Currently, the Super Mario Wiki links to specifically the Fandom wiki when it comes to anything Final Fantasy (even outside External link sections), since we don't have an interwiki link for an independent Final Fantasy Wiki yet. I imagine they wouldn't simply replace the Fandom wiki link with the independent wiki link and rather include both wikis. {{User:Arend/sig}} 17:50, July 25, 2024 (EDT)
The common question is, "What is the difference between a Koopa and a Koopa Troopa?" The logical answer would be that "Koopa" is an umbrella designation to turtle-like creatures in the ''Mario'' series. Koopa Troopas are the most common member under this Koopa family. The current state of these articles, however, fail to adequately answer this. While it's true that Koopa Troopas are often shortened to "Koopas" because they're the quintessential Koopa, the focus on Koopa (species) should ''not'' be Koopa Troopas. The article instead should cover ''all'' creatures that are deemed Koopas (including derivatives), logically or officially, and organize it by basic species. To avoid having it becoming a souped up category or list, the species and their variants will have a short description. [[User:Walkazo/Essays#Lakitu|Here is one example]]: There is a section on Lakitu showing a short paragraph on the basic enemy, and Lakitu's variants are listed as one-liner annotated bullet points (the header for this section should be "Lakitu variants" or "Other Lakitu species", though, not just "Lakitus", for the sake of being technical). Unfortunately, the late Walkazo had not brought up the issue of derived species ''from'' derived species such as [[Dull Bones]] nor is there a discussion on species derived from multiple sources such as [[Shady Paratroopa]]. I do, however, suggest that we nest these kinds of species as a double bullet point under their parent species, and creatures with multiple parents are listed twice, similar to how we organize [[List of species]]. Check [http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=User:Bazooka_Mario/sandbox&oldid=1974209 this revision of my sandbox] for an idea.
:::Last week, I replaced "Wikia" with "Wiki (Fandom)." How do you think the proposal looks? {{User:GuntherBayBeee/sig}} 10:00, August 1, 2024 (EDT)
::::Why are you saying this ''a literal week after'' making the change, instead of (nearly) ''immediately after''? Wouldn't that make more sense? Or are you asking this only now, because you're either subtly asking me to vote [[Template talk:Fandom#Comments 2|again]], or trying to drum up more engagement [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/66#Comments 19|again]], because your proposal did not get any votes?<br>Either way, while it's good that you applied the change, I'm still abstaining because I'm unsure which option is better. And in case I need to make it clear, I'm NOT obligated to vote, and NOT obligated to say why I'm not voting, and I should NOT be obligated about either option JUST because I engaged in the comment section. As I said before: "no one is forced to vote for an option, even if they're joining in the conversation, so I'd appreciate it if I'm not being pressed into voting for something." And this feels like teetering into just that again.<br>I'm sorry if this was a genuine question, but after two previous times where you tried to drum up engagement (either by asking commenters to vote, or by bargaining other changes when people weren't disagreeing at all) after no one voted or commented on it, this feels like another feeble attempt to get more votes, and I personally think this vote-bargaining thing is getting really annoying. You probably should've said and asked this "How'd you think the proposal looks now" thing a LOT sooner, and/or at the very least answer Hewer's question (by corroborating what I told him, for example). That way I could suggest what could be added BEFORE the 3-day deadline of being able to change the proposal has reached, AND would've drummed up engagement in a more natural way. NOW, it feels like you're asking people to vote, and [[User:Big Super Mario Fan|someone]] had gotten blocked for doing just that. {{User:Arend/sig}} 11:59, August 1, 2024 (EDT)
{{@|SeanWheeler}} I do not think I agree with this option. Even if the independent Final Fantasy Wiki is full of red links and is incomplete, there is still a possibility that the Super Mario Wiki can add the interwiki link to the independent Final Fantasy Wiki. {{User:GuntherBayBeee/sig}} 19:50, August 7, 2024 (EDT)
:You really should try to reply to things a bit sooner, instead of waiting out until the last day of a deadline. That oppose vote is nearly two weeks old. {{User:Arend/sig}} 04:37, August 8, 2024 (EDT)


This proposal will not end speculation such as determining [[Sumo Bro.]] and [[Hammer Bro.]]'s relationship, but it will clear up the confusion between Koopas and Koopa Troopas which lead to illogical statements such as assuming Bowser or Lakitu are types of Koopa Troopa.
By the by, aren't these [[Special:Diff/4322804|recent]] [[Special:Diff/4322806|edits]] jumping the gun a bit? The proposal hasn't even ended with a solid conclusion and you're already replacing Wikipedia links with independent Final Fantasy Wiki links by using the {{tem|plain link}} template. {{User:Arend/sig}} 05:00, August 8, 2024 (EDT)
 
:Yes. I like to think that the interwiki link to the independent Final Fantasy Wiki would make more sense. {{User:GuntherBayBeee/sig}} 10:01, August 8, 2024 (EDT)
Some changes on categorizing Koopas and Koopa Troopas have already [http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Gallery:Koopa_Troopa&diff=1779410&oldid=1779409 been set in place], but this proposal should set these changes rolling into a more organized and concrete form.
::That's not what I was saying. At all. What I was actually saying is that, with [[Special:Diff/4322804|these]] [[Special:Diff/4322806|edits]] I linked earlier, I'm concerned that you're possibly '''acting out on the proposal ''before it has even ended with a conclusion'''''. Some would say that one would only add the Final Fantasy links to the page when it has ended in either of the two option's favor, correct? Given that it's about not only adding the interwiki link to the wiki, but also how to ''apply'' them on pages, right? That's literally why Options 1 and 2 are split like that: as it determines whether the interwiki links should ''replace'' the Fandom wiki links, or just be added ''alongside'' the Fandom Wiki links. And you practically just acted out on the latter, with the the {{tem|plain link}} template . {{User:Arend/sig}} 10:15, August 8, 2024 (EDT)
 
:::The quality of a wiki should matter more than independence. The SEIWA Final Fantasy Wiki is very much incomplete. It doesn't have an article on Cloud's mother, while the FANDOM wiki [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Claudia_Strife does]. SEIWA's article on [https://finalfantasywiki.com/wiki/Mako Mako] is a stub while the Wikia has a [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Mako full article on that stuff]. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 01:49, August 12, 2024 (EDT)
;In short
*[[Koopa (species)]] will include ''all'' Koopa creatures. We organize by basic species, alphabetically, and in derived species, we use bullet points followed by a short description.
*[[Koopa Troopa]] will include ''only'' species that are or are ''a type'' of Koopa Troopa. This means we remove references to Hammer Bros., Magikoopas, Mechakoopas, and Spinies in the list. What is under the Koopa Troopa article infobox should be something like {{tem|Koopa Troopas}} or the in the related species section in [[Gallery:Koopa_Troopa#Related_species|the Koopa Troopa gallery page]].
 
'''Proposer''': {{User|Bazooka Mario}}<br>
'''Deadline''': April 26, 2016; 23:59 GMT
 
====Support====
#{{User|Bazooka Mario}} If this proposal passes, we can expect to clear up confusion that have plagued wiki editors for years, outlined in [[Talk:Koopa (species)|the Koopa (species) talk page]] and in Walkazo's essay page I mentioned earlier in this proposal. We can improve the quality greatly of the Koopa (species) article and somewhat of the Koopa Troopa article once this is completed.
#{{user|Baby Luigi}} Per proposal
#{{User|LudwigVon}} - Per proposal.
#{{User|Gabumon}} - Clear definitions are always preferrable over ambiguity. Many pages on this wiki have the problem that they're trying to cover several widely different subjects where one would suffice. If this proposal helps to alleviate that problem, I am all for it.
 
====Oppose====
 
====Comments====
Isn't this why we have the {{tem|distinguish}} and {{tem|distinguish2}} templates? --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 21:57, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
:I believe the issue is more complex than that, though I guess we could make good use of those templates in the meantime. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 22:09, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
::Done. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 23:32, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
I've seen the sandbox, and I'm wondering if it would make sense, in the case of multiple species, to cite the main species among the derived ones, with a "The family of the X species" title to the list (maybe it should be genus, but probably family is easier to understand and, most importantly, its taxonomic sense can be removed to avoid biological speculation). Also, what about an image for each family?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:00, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
::Well, the paragraph of information already pertains to the main species in the sandbox (which is taken from late Walkazo's prototype), unless you mean derived species with their own derivatives including Paratroopas and Dry Bones. Oh, we can always put the image in each family, no hurry for that. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 22:09, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
:::Just a matter of classification - you talk about the generic characteristic of the family and then you list the species - which means that also the species that gives the name to the family is in, just like the red fox (Vulpes Vulpes) is among the other foxes. In your example, you're giving the link to Hammer Bros. in another place, which might be confusing.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:16, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
::::Pardon? Je ne te comprends pas. I organize this by parent species, not necessarily by generic characteristic. Parent species are generally the most well-known of the family so it would make sense to have a paragraph on them and then have the minor derived species with a small description listed underneath. If that's what I'm getting from you. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 22:52, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
:::::In the case of Hammer Bros., the description is generic enough that it would also fit Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros. and Ice Bros. as well, so it can be interpreted as a description of the members of a family. Which would make sense, this is how it is usually done: you give generic description that fit almost all the members of the family and then list the species. In this case, it would make sense to have the species that give the name to the family in the list. But really, it's just a minor matter on how you want to organize.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 06:01, 20 April 2016 (EDT)


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Rules

  1. If users have an idea about improving the wiki or managing its community, but feel that they need community approval before acting upon that idea, they may make a proposal about it. They must have a strong argument supporting their idea and be willing to discuss it in detail with the other users, who will then vote about whether or not they think the idea should be used. Proposals should include links to all relevant pages and writing guidelines. Proposals must include a link to the draft page. Any pages that would be largely affected by the proposal should be marked with {{proposal notice}}.
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Basic proposal and support/oppose format

This is an example of what your proposal must look like, if you want it to be acknowledged. If you are inexperienced or unsure how to set up this format, simply copy the following and paste it into the fitting section. Then replace the [subject] - variables with information to customize your proposal, so it says what you wish. If you insert the information, be sure to replace the whole variable including the squared brackets, so "[insert info here]" becomes "This is the inserted information", not "[This is the inserted information]". Proposals presenting multiple alternative courses of action can have more than two voting options, but what each voting section is supporting must be clearly defined. Such options should also be kept to a minimum, and if something comes up in the comments, the proposal can be amended as necessary.


===[insert a title for your proposal here]===
[describe what issue this proposal is about and what changes you think should be made to improve how the wiki handles that issue]

'''Proposer''': {{User|[enter your username here]}}<br>
'''Deadline''': [insert a deadline here, 7 days after the proposal was created (14 for writing guidelines and talk page proposals), at 23:59 GMT, in the format: "August 12, 2024, 23:59 GMT"]

====Support====
#{{User|[enter your username here]}} [make a statement indicating that you support your proposal]

====Oppose====

====Comments====


Users will now be able to vote on your proposal, until the set deadline is reached. Remember, you are a user as well, so you can vote on your own proposal just like the others.

To support, or oppose, just insert "#{{User|[add your username here]}}" at the bottom of the section of your choice. Just don't forget to add a valid reason for your vote behind that tag if you are voting on another user's proposal. If you are voting on your own proposal, you can just say "Per my proposal".

Talk page proposals

All proposals dealing with a single article or a specific group of articles are held on the talk page of one of the articles in question. Proposals dealing with massive amounts of splits, merges or deletions across the wiki should still be held on this page.

For a list of all settled talk page proposals, see MarioWiki:Proposals/TPP archive and Category:Settled talk page proposals.

Rules

  1. All active talk page proposals must be listed below in chronological order (new proposals go at the bottom) using {{TPP discuss}}. Include a brief description of the proposal while also mentioning any pages affected by it, a link to the talk page housing the discussion, and the deadline. If the proposal involves a page that is not yet made, use {{fake link}} to communicate its title in the description. Linking to pages not directly involved in the talk page proposal is not recommended, as it clutters the list with unnecessary links. Place {{TPP}} under the section's header, and once the proposal is over, replace the template with {{settled TPP}}.
  2. All rules for talk page proposals are the same as mainspace proposals (see the "How to" section above), with the exceptions made by Rules 3 and 4 as follows:
  3. Voting in talk page proposals will be open for two weeks, not one (all times GMT).
    • For example, if a proposal is added at any time on Monday, August 1, 2011, it ends two weeks later on Monday, August 15, 2011, at 23:59 GMT.
  4. The talk page proposal must pertain to the article it is posted on.
  5. When a talk page proposal passes, it should be removed from this list and included in the list under the "Unimplemented proposals" section until the proposed changes have been enacted.

List of ongoing talk page proposals

Unimplemented proposals

Proposals

Split Mario Kart Tour character variants into list articles, Tails777 (ended May 4, 2022)
Establish a standard for long course listings in articles for characters/enemies/items/etc., Koopa con Carne (ended June 8, 2023)
Remove profiles and certain other content related to the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia from the wiki, Koopa con Carne (ended April 30, 2024)
Break alphabetical order in enemy lists to list enemy variants below their base form, EvieMaybe (ended May 21, 2024)
Split Wario Land: Shake It! boss levels, GuntherBayBeee (ended July 2, 2024)
Standardize sectioning for Super Mario series game articles, Nintendo101 (ended July 3, 2024)
^ NOTE: Not yet integrated for the New Super Mario Bros. games, the Super Mario Maker games, Super Mario Run, or Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Expand use of "rawsize" gallery class, Doc von Schmeltwick (ended July 19, 2024)

Talk page proposals

Split all the clothing, Doc von Schmeltwick (ended September 12, 2021)
Split machine parts, Robo-Rabbit, and flag from Super Duel Mode, Doc von Schmeltwick (ended September 30, 2022)
Make bestiary list pages for the Minion Quest and Bowser Jr.'s Journey modes, Doc von Schmeltwick (ended January 11, 2024)
Merge Golf (series) with Mario Golf (series), Hewer (ended July 15, 2024)
Prioritize the names used in Toadstool Tour over the guidebooks for enemies and bosses endemic to Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo101 (ended July 31, 2024)
Allow separate articles for Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)'s subjects, Doc von Schmeltwick (ended August 3, 2024)
Merge Krusha (character) with Krusha, TheUndescribableGhost (ended August 5, 2024)

Writing guidelines

None at the moment.

New features

None at the moment.

Removals

Remove remaining uses of tabber

This one's probably a long time coming. Tabber is currently only approved for usage in two infoboxes, which is pretty confusing (to make matters worse, the original proposal allowing it for the minigame infobox seemed to only have Mario Party in mind). I've seen users implement these outside of the approved uses, which is a pretty understandable mistake. If you see a template used in one situation, it makes sense to use it in comparable situations, right? You'd have to go to the template page to find out that it's only for very specific scenarios. More importantly, further attempts to allow tabber have failed under heavy opposition, mainly because tabber requires JavaScript to work. If it's disabled or not supported by your device, it displays the content of every tab at once in an unseemly vertical stack.

Based on the general sentiment in the past two proposals and the inconsistent application on pretty arbitrary standards, I think it makes sense to just repeal the original two proposals and remove the remaining uses of tabber completely. Whether tabber is deleted or remains in a deprecated state will be up to the judgment of the staff.

Proposer: Waluigi Time (talk)
Deadline: August 15, 2024, 23:59 GMT

Support

  1. Waluigi Time (talk) Per me.
  2. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) - In any case, slideshow is preferable to tabber. Per.
  3. Ahemtoday (talk) Tabbers not functioning on all devices kills them for me.
  4. Nintendo101 (talk) Per proposal. Additionally, I personally find tabbers cumbersome to use as a reader and I am not a fan of how widely they have been integrated into our affiliate ZeldaWiki, where I feel they have substantially degraded the quality of the articles. I would prefer Mario Wiki not go down a similar path, and I think I would support the removal of tabs even if they did not require JavaScript.
  5. Nightwicked Bowser (talk) Per proposal and courtesy of users without JavaScript.
  6. FanOfRosalina2007 (talk) Per all.
  7. Sparks (talk) Per all.
  8. Mario (talk) Something that stuck with me since August 19, 2015: "Tabs are the devil". Even without the javascript issues there's likely fundamental useability issues; tabber I still think(?) is more gimmick than utility. I browse some wikis, I'm usually annoyed to try finding an image I want, only for it to be buried in tabs (ZeldaWiki is an example, the Keese article supplied is a maze of tabs and I actually find it difficult to just easily pinpoint how a Keese looks like in a particular game or across games; Battle Bat does not even provide all images in a gallery section, so I have to click on all these tabs just to see how these bats look like in different games; I'd rather just view all of them).
  9. YoYo (talk) per all.

Oppose

  1. Super Mario RPG (talk) Perhaps it is overkill to have tabber in every single circumstance, but using it to compare between different iterations of the same thing (like Mario Kart courses or Mario Party minigames) is convenient for quick visual comparison and does not clutter the infobox.
  2. Hewer (talk) I think tabber is fine to use in the two cases we currently use it for, as it allows us to show all the race course/minigame iterations in the infobox neatly and without having to just pick one (I think it always looked weird how we used to prioritise older images for just these infoboxes, but tabber provides a handy solution to that problem). As for the JavaScript argument, to quote Camwoodstock in this discussion, "any system too old to load tabbers are too old to connect to the internet at this point--pretty much only leaving severe bandwidth issues causing them to fail to load outright or devices specially configured to prohibit JavaScript in the first place as the only scenarios where tabbers wouldn't work".
  3. Tails777 (talk) I can understand if tabbers are an issue, but I just agree more with the opposition here, especially with the usage for the Mario Kart tracks/Mario Party mini-games. Per Hewer.

Comments

Waluigi Time (talk), for clarification, what are the two instances where tabbers have been permitted? Do you have examples of other pages where tabber has been overimplemented? - Nintendo101 (talk)

Currently it's approved for the minigame infobox (the original proposal was only for Mario Party minigames, but it's crept over to WarioWare) and race course infobox. Aside from the WarioWare edge case, a couple of mistaken uses of it have been on the Wario Land series and Expert world in MvDK. --Waluigi's head icon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Too Bad! Waluigi Time! 19:31, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

Which mini-game/race course would get priority in the info boxes should tabbers be removed? Would it return to using the images from their original games or would the newest games get priority? I ask that mostly because the proposal regarding this question was aiming to decide that answer, but the tabber idea passed in general. So I'm questioning which image would get priority. Sprite of Yoshi's stock icon from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tails777 Talk to me!Sprite of Daisy's stock icon from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

I would prefer to take the safe route and revert back to the originals for now, and then a new proposal(s) can be made to deal with them afterwards if anyone wants to. --Waluigi's head icon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Too Bad! Waluigi Time! 20:05, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

@Nintendo101 Why drag other wikis into this? Why Zelda Wiki in particular? If you take a look, loads of NIWA wikis use tabber. To give a few examples, the Mario article on SmashWiki; the quotes and game pages on WiKirby, the The Forest of Hope on Pikipedia, Marth on Fire Emblem Wiki, Cerebus on the KHWiki. I'm sure there's more. Super Mario RPG (talk) 21:42, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

This is tangential, but in a past life, ZeldaWiki was the primary NIWA wiki I contributed to, before they ever incorporated tabs, so I have more baseline familiarity with it than the other wikis, and I also personally believe it is the most egregious example of how tabs could be used. Many of the tabs within their infoboxes are completely empty, varyingly proportioned, or contain screencaps/assets best viewed at smaller resolutions. The tabs also obstruct visual material that otherwise could be readily viewed and compared all at once in a gallery if they did not use tabs, and I guess I prefer having that material more immediately available. I understand Zelda entries often adopt widely different artstyles from one another, but I think it would be healthier for their articles to pick one image curatorially for the infobox, and place the other ones in galleries at the bottom of the page. I do not bring up the use of tabs on that wiki to pick on their community; they are good and hardworking people. But it is immediately where my mind went when I started to see tabs incorporated into infoboxes on Super Mario Wiki, and I would rather not see something like that integrated here.
Their use of tabbers came from internal community discussions and proposals, so it does not really matter what I personally think - they should be the ones deciding how they organize their articles - but I do wish they would reconsider the benefits of incorporating tabs of t-posed models and empty files within their infoboxes. Fire Emblem Wiki and KHWiki are not using tabs to flip between varyingly proportioned images that push the text underneath them around; they are instead being used to provide different pieces of information and I think that looks quite nice.
I am honestly not a fan of the examples you have provided from Pikipedia or WiKirby either because of how they shift the underlying text (it makes it a little cumbersome to passively read, a problem shared with ZeldaWiki), but at least none of their tabs are empty. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:18, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

We're abstaining personally (while we still think tabbers have a use, we do fully acknowledge their use is contentious and it's a bit of a hot button issue where to even draw the line), but we would like to ask that, if this passes, to NOT delete the tabber template outright... Mostly to prevent situations where older page revisions in edit histories just become incomprehensible due to changes in template infrastructure. (Seriously, it's bad enough when infoboxes get renamed, and it would feel a bit silly in this case when one of the reasons for removing them is "they break things if Javascript isn't available"... ;P) ~Camwoodstock (talk) 22:58, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

I see one potential good use for tabber, and that is not infoboxes, but rather for character stat tables on game pages... for instance, showing the information on entities for overbloated games like Mario Kart Tour so it can be communicated without severely increasing the vertical space the page takes up. That of course, would be its own discussion. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:45, August 9, 2024 (EDT)

I know it's entirely subjective what I am about to say here, but I think that the use of tabbers, especially on the Mario Kart course articles, is just visually so unappealing, especially considering most images have inconsistent or low-res images. Most courses in MKDS, especially retro tracks, will also have images that have the hud, and a lot of tour courses don't even use in-game screenshots. It just is so yucky to look at, for a lack of better words. Only having the image of the original iteration of the course, and then having the remaining images throughout the article, is just an infinitely better way of doing it. I was against tabbers for this exact reason to begin with. - YoYo Yoshi Head (light blue) from Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Talk) 15:57, August 11, 2024 (EDT)

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Decide how to add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link

Since there are articles about subjects from the Final Fantasy series that have appeared in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Sports Mix, and/or certain Super Smash Bros. games (Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and/or Ultimate), I'm looking forward to add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link. The issue is that there is also a wiki from Fandom (powered by Wikia) that is also named Final Fantasy Wiki. The good news, I've come up with three options:

Option 1
Change the text for Fandom's wiki from "Final Fantasy Wiki" to "Final Fantasy Wiki (Fandom)" on pages AND add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link.
Option 2
ONLY add the Final Fantasy Wiki as an interwiki link (even if confusing).
Option 3
Do NOTHING.

Here is an example on the use of the interwiki link for the Final Fantasy Wiki:

{{iw|finalfantasywiki|Cactuar}}

Cactuar

{{iw|finalfantasywiki|Cloud Strife|Cloud}}

Cloud

That way, we'll be able to use the Final Fantasy Wiki interwiki link once it gets added right after either Option 1 or Option 2 passes, as well as change the text for Fandom's wiki from "Final Fantasy Wiki" to "Final Fantasy Wiki (Fandom)" on pages right after only Option 1 passes.

Proposer: GuntherBayBeee (talk)
Deadline: August 1, 2024, 23:59 GMT Extended to August 8, 2024, 23:59 GMT Extended to August 15, 2024, 23:59 GMT

Option 1

  1. GuntherBayBeee (talk) My primary choice
  2. Super Mario RPG (talk) Per proposer.

#Arend (talk) I suppose it makes sense to add it; HOWEVER, SeanWheeler makes a good point that the independent wiki is VERY incomplete and full of red links. For instance, Mario Hoops 3-on-3 features the Mimic enemy and thus should also be covered on our wiki with an article (which we do, but for some godforsaken reason, is shared with the Mimic enemy from Dragon Quest), and would also be useful to link to a Final Fantasy Wiki article covering the same thing. The independent wiki doesn't HAVE an article on the Mimic enemy, but the Fandom wiki DOES. So I should stress that the Fandom wiki links are NOT to be removed when the interwiki link gets added until we find a more complete independent wiki (or this one actually gets completed at some point).

Option 2

  1. GuntherBayBeee (talk) My secondary choice

Option 3

  1. SeanWheeler (talk) The independant Final Fantasy Wiki is full of red links and is incomplete compared to FANDOM's wiki.
  2. Shy Guy on Wheels (talk) We shouldn't be adding wikis to the interwiki links just because their independent wikis, they should be added because they contain relevant info. The Final Fantasy wiki mentioned is fairly barren and there is little to no actual activity on there either. The point of interwiki links is so readers can get more informantion on a given topic, by sending them to a wiki that covers franchise we do not, it completely misses the point to link to a wiki that does not have any info in the first place.
  3. Shoey (talk) In theory I would agree with linking to the Final Fantasy Wiki. But the independent one is hot garbage and there's no reason to link to a site that doesn't actually have good coverage on it's stated topic. Basically per Sgow.
  4. Superchao (talk) Per SGOW. Just because a wiki is independent doesn't mean we should link it based on that alone, when the non-independent one has far superior coverage. All it does is direct our readers to an inferior resource that might not even help them, solely to try and make a point.

Comments

The Fandom wiki is not actually called "Final Fantasy Wikia", not to mention that Fandom not even refers to itself as "Wikia" anymore, to the point that they also dropped that "Powered by Wikia" tagline. Wouldn't it be better to instead refer to it as "Final Fantasy Wiki (Fandom)" to differentiate the two wikis? ArendLogoTransparent.pngrend (talk) (edits) 17:40, July 25, 2024 (EDT)

Also, what even is the "text" being referred to in the proposal that needs changing? When do we need to refer to the Fandom Final Fantasy Wiki? Hewer (talk · contributions · edit count) 17:43, July 25, 2024 (EDT)
I'm pretty sure they may be referring to External link sections, e.g. here. Currently, the Super Mario Wiki links to specifically the Fandom wiki when it comes to anything Final Fantasy (even outside External link sections), since we don't have an interwiki link for an independent Final Fantasy Wiki yet. I imagine they wouldn't simply replace the Fandom wiki link with the independent wiki link and rather include both wikis. ArendLogoTransparent.pngrend (talk) (edits) 17:50, July 25, 2024 (EDT)
Last week, I replaced "Wikia" with "Wiki (Fandom)." How do you think the proposal looks? GuntherBayBeee.jpgGuntherBayBeeeGravity Rush Kat.png 10:00, August 1, 2024 (EDT)
Why are you saying this a literal week after making the change, instead of (nearly) immediately after? Wouldn't that make more sense? Or are you asking this only now, because you're either subtly asking me to vote again, or trying to drum up more engagement again, because your proposal did not get any votes?
Either way, while it's good that you applied the change, I'm still abstaining because I'm unsure which option is better. And in case I need to make it clear, I'm NOT obligated to vote, and NOT obligated to say why I'm not voting, and I should NOT be obligated about either option JUST because I engaged in the comment section. As I said before: "no one is forced to vote for an option, even if they're joining in the conversation, so I'd appreciate it if I'm not being pressed into voting for something." And this feels like teetering into just that again.
I'm sorry if this was a genuine question, but after two previous times where you tried to drum up engagement (either by asking commenters to vote, or by bargaining other changes when people weren't disagreeing at all) after no one voted or commented on it, this feels like another feeble attempt to get more votes, and I personally think this vote-bargaining thing is getting really annoying. You probably should've said and asked this "How'd you think the proposal looks now" thing a LOT sooner, and/or at the very least answer Hewer's question (by corroborating what I told him, for example). That way I could suggest what could be added BEFORE the 3-day deadline of being able to change the proposal has reached, AND would've drummed up engagement in a more natural way. NOW, it feels like you're asking people to vote, and someone had gotten blocked for doing just that. ArendLogoTransparent.pngrend (talk) (edits) 11:59, August 1, 2024 (EDT)

@SeanWheeler I do not think I agree with this option. Even if the independent Final Fantasy Wiki is full of red links and is incomplete, there is still a possibility that the Super Mario Wiki can add the interwiki link to the independent Final Fantasy Wiki. GuntherBayBeee.jpgGuntherBayBeeeGravity Rush Kat.png 19:50, August 7, 2024 (EDT)

You really should try to reply to things a bit sooner, instead of waiting out until the last day of a deadline. That oppose vote is nearly two weeks old. ArendLogoTransparent.pngrend (talk) (edits) 04:37, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

By the by, aren't these recent edits jumping the gun a bit? The proposal hasn't even ended with a solid conclusion and you're already replacing Wikipedia links with independent Final Fantasy Wiki links by using the {{plain link}} template. ArendLogoTransparent.pngrend (talk) (edits) 05:00, August 8, 2024 (EDT)

Yes. I like to think that the interwiki link to the independent Final Fantasy Wiki would make more sense. GuntherBayBeee.jpgGuntherBayBeeeGravity Rush Kat.png 10:01, August 8, 2024 (EDT)
That's not what I was saying. At all. What I was actually saying is that, with these edits I linked earlier, I'm concerned that you're possibly acting out on the proposal before it has even ended with a conclusion. Some would say that one would only add the Final Fantasy links to the page when it has ended in either of the two option's favor, correct? Given that it's about not only adding the interwiki link to the wiki, but also how to apply them on pages, right? That's literally why Options 1 and 2 are split like that: as it determines whether the interwiki links should replace the Fandom wiki links, or just be added alongside the Fandom Wiki links. And you practically just acted out on the latter, with the the {{plain link}} template . ArendLogoTransparent.pngrend (talk) (edits) 10:15, August 8, 2024 (EDT)
The quality of a wiki should matter more than independence. The SEIWA Final Fantasy Wiki is very much incomplete. It doesn't have an article on Cloud's mother, while the FANDOM wiki does. SEIWA's article on Mako is a stub while the Wikia has a full article on that stuff. SeanWheeler (talk) 01:49, August 12, 2024 (EDT)

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