MarioWiki:Proposals

Proposals can be new features (such as an extension), removal of a previously added feature that has tired out, or new policies that must be approved via consensus before any action(s) are done. Any user can support or oppose, but must have a strong reason for doing so, not, e.g., "I like this idea!" "Vote" periods last for one week. All past proposals are archived.

A proposal section works like a discussion page: comments are brought up and replied to using indents (colons, such as : or ::::) and all edits are signed using the code {{user|User name}}.

This page observes the No-Signature Policy.

How To

1. Actions that users feel are appropriate to have community approval first can be added by anyone, but they must have a strong argument.
2. Users then vote and discuss on the issue during that week. The "deadline" for the proposal is one week from posting at:
   • Monday to Thursday: 17:00 (5pm)
   • Friday and Saturday: 20:00 (8pm)
   • Sunday: 15:00 (3pm)
3. Every vote should have a reason accompanying it.
4. At any time a vote may be rejected if at least three active users believe the vote truly has no merit or was cast in bad faith. However, there must be strong reasons supporting the invalidation.
5. "# " should be added under the last vote of each support/oppose section to show another blank line.
6. All proposals that end up in a tie will be extended for another week.
7. If a proposal has more than ten votes, it can only pass or fail by a margin of three votes. If a proposal reaches the deadline and the total number of votes for each option differ by two or less votes, the deadline will be extended for another week.
8. Any proposal that has three votes or less at deadline will automatically be listed as "NO QUORUM." The original proposer then has the option to relist said proposal to generate more discussion.
9. No proposal can overturn the decision of a previous proposal that is less than 4 weeks (28 days) old.
10. Proposals can only be rewritten or deleted by their proposer within the first three days of their creation. However, the proposer can request that their proposal be deleted by a Sysop at any time, provided they have a valid reason for it.
11. All proposals are archived. The original proposer must take action accordingly if the outcome of the proposal dictates it. If it requires the help of a Sysop, the proposer can ask for that help.
12. There shouldn't be proposals about creating articles on a underrepresented or completely absent subject, unless there is major disagreement about whether the content should be included. To organize efforts about completing articles on missing subjects, try creating a PipeProject.
13. Proposals can not be made about System Operator promotions and demotions. Sysops can only be promoted and demoted by the will of Bureaucrats.
14. If the Sysops deem a proposal unnecessary or potentially detrimental to the upkeep of the Super Mario Wiki, they have the right to remove it at any time.
15. No joke proposals. Proposals are serious wiki matters, and should be handled professionally. Joke proposals will be deleted on sight.

The times are in EDT (UTC -4:00), and are set so that the user is more likely to be online at those times (after work/school, weekend nights). If a proposal is added on Saturday night at 11:59 PM EDT, the deadline is the next Saturday night at 8:00 PM. If it is a minute later, the deadline is a day plus 15 hours (Sunday), as opposed to a day minus 4 hours.

CURRENTLY: 11:29, 19 October 2024 (EDT)

New Features

None at the moment.

Removals

None at the moment.

Splits & Merges

Merge & Split: Enemies Inside Pages

Clever title there. Anyway, I was thinking- Instead of having all the enemy names in Bowser's Inside Story on the same page, and then having to click a link to go to the page which turns out being a stub, and then having to click the back button on your browser, wouldn't it be much easier to split the enemies to split the enemies and merge all the enemy articles onto one page? I'll do this myself if there's enough good feedback.
This saves having to tire yourself by clicking on different links all the time!

Deadline September 27, 2009, 15:00
Proposer Hyper Guy (talk)

Oppose

1. Knife (talk) - I don't quite understand this proposal, but I assume you mean you want merge all MLBiS enemy articles into one article. I believe enemies are entitled to their own articles.
2. Luigifreak (talk) Soo.... you want to take the enemy articles and merge them into one page, because they are stubs? Once more people get this game, they will get much bigger and we will have one big jumbled mess. Just give it time.
3. Time Q (talk): We're talking about a major Mario game here and we're the Mario Wiki, so there's no reason why enemies from the game shouldn't get separate articles.
4. Marioguy1 (talk) - This is the splitting of SMG Missions all over again except this time, we are not going to let it happen. OK, think of it this way: You are a regular person who is desperate to find out about this certain character from a series of your choice but then suddenly, that page is a redirect to a tiny little section on a larger page! You're not happy because you were for some reason expecting more even though it's all the same content just stuck together. Now, to make a long story short, You tell Bobby that you're sad, Bobby tell George and George tells Michael, Michael tells Alexa and so on. Now all those people don't want to come here :(
5. Walkazo (talk) - Per Knife, Luigifreak and Time Q.
6. MC Hammer Bro. (talk) - Adding this info would mean adding the info of every enemy specific to a certain game. All those characters from SMRPG or SPM would be merged with the page and they would be enormous. Plus what do we do with enemies that are similar or appear in multiple games? Why would they get single articles and not the other ones? oh and per knife
7. Arend (talk) You want to split the enemies from MLBiS article, then split again, and then merge all enemies into one article? Ummm, it IS a good idea in some way, but, per all, it would get messy and nobody get you. I know you want to get rid of the stubs, but wouldn't it be much easier to just add more info? And why you have to click, and if you see it's a stub, then directly go back? Also why clicking on it and then clicking on back? You also can click on the other button to get a list and click on new screen? Also newer internet browsers uses tabs, which can be accessed as well with the middle button. So, no (no more lecture in this sentence because it rhymes).
8. Yoshario (talk): Per all.
9. Dry Luigi (talk) Per all.
10. Mariofan459 (talk) Per all. What? You meant that you want to make an article of all BiS enemies? I somewhat disagree, and that WOULD be a good idea because of the less clutter, but people would have to scroll down a page entirely of Enemies. No, I do not agree with that, we should just keep it the same way it is.
11. Fawfulfury65 (talk) If you add all the enemies on to one page, it will get EXTREMELY cluttered and long. Per all!
12. Edofenrir (talk) - Mario Enemies have gotten their own articles ever since, so I don't see a reason to change that habit for one specific game.
13. Superpaperbowser (talk) - Per Walkazo.
14. T.c.w7468 (talk) Per all.

Comments

Split to split to merge? Did you say it twice or something? Betaman (talk)

You want to split the enemy articles, split them again and then merge them all together? If you want to merge them, why splitting them in the first place? There's clarification needed here. - Edofenrir (talk)

I say it again: I'd like to vote, but I don't understand what this is about. - Edofenrir (talk)

Basically he wants to merge all the Mario and Luigi Bowsers Inside Story enemies into one article because he doesn't want to keep clicking on links that bring him to stubs. He being the creator. Luigifreak (talk)

Changes

None at the moment.

Miscellaneous

None at the moment.