Talk:Flipbug

I am going to move "Red Insect" to "Flying Mandibug" for a couple of reasons. Flying Mandibug sounds "more official", per say. The article states that they look similar to Mandibugs, they are both insects, they both appear in the same galaxy (or galaxies, if I'm correct). If I am wrong, please post it on the talk page before moving it again. Thank you. · SMB (Talk) · 18:54, 24 July 2009 (EDT)

Also, the Big Bugaboom can fly, unlike most other Mandibugs. This could be another reason why the "Red Insect" may possibly be related to Mandibugs. · SMB (Talk) · 18:58, 24 July 2009 (EDT)

Merge

Well, discuss the merge here. I think that these two creatures don't look alike at all to be honest. I think that a Flying Mandibug is a totally different species than a Mandibug and that they are in no way related to eachother more than Goombas are to Koopa Troopas. Marioguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

Either way, we have seperate articles for Koopa Troopas and Paratroopas, so if this merges, so do those articles. Hello, I'm Time Turner.

Don't exaggerate points - this does not mean all of the articles must be merged. He's talking about this one specifically. Marioguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

I'm not. A Flying Mandibug is a Mandibug with wings. A Paratroopa is a Koopa Troopa with wings. It's the same thing. Hello, I'm Time Turner.

Well, I can't really see what the bug looks like. It appears to be red, but there's red-shelled and green-shelled Koopas, so not much rationale there... Are there official names that differentiate between the two? Is there a suggestion besides a name that differentiates them? The normal Mandibug looks like it does have wings, so just because one version is seen flying more often doesn't mean it's different. Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas are different because one has wings, the other doesn't. Redstar 13:43, 4 December 2009 (EST)

We are not talking about merging Koopa Troopa and Koopa Paratroopa! Reversinator, whether they are the same or not, you cannot go around blowing things out of proportion like that! If anyone here wishes to have Koopa Troopa and Koopa Paratroopa merged then go right ahead and put {{Mergeto}} on this page and {{Mergefrom}} on this one but until then, don't bring it up on this page! Marioguy1 (talk)

You fail to see the point I'm trying to make. Hello, I'm Time Turner.

That's because you're making no point unless the point is "Whether the difference is small or not, they are totally different creatures" in which case, per. Marioguy1 (talk)

That's the point I'm trying to prove! Hello, I'm Time Turner.

OK, then per Marioguy1 (talk)

They're collectively referred to as the "Mandibug Clan" in Galaxy, so they're both Mandibugs. Seems like they're varieties, rather than outright different species, but the difference is strong enough I feel they should be kept apart as long as they're both grouped under "Mandibug Clan". Redstar (talk)

I don't think we should go creating articles on every species/subspecies group; "Mandibug Clan", "Koopa Tribe"? There is a section in the {{Species-infobox}} called "sub_species" and one called "species_origin" and those two sections can display the links between the species Marioguy1 (talk)

No, I didn't mean going so far as doing that. Just mentioning it in the initial sentence. "Mandibugs are members of the Mandibug Clan". Redstar 14:03, 4 December 2009 (EST)

Well, that could work I guess (It may have to be re-worded but I guess it could) Marioguy1 (talk)