MarioWiki:New articles
This page goes over the recent changes in policy which determine what things receive a dedicated article.
Games
Video games with a unique title receive their own article. For example, even though Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario 64 DS are ports, they receive their own articles because their titles differ from the original release. As a general rule, multiple infoboxes should not be used within a single article.
Level Articles
It is the policy of the Super Mario Wiki that, in general, all individual game levels and courses should have a dedicated article. For the purpose of this policy, 3D game "missions" and Mario Kart courses are considered to be levels.
Naming Conventions
Article names should match the in-game level name as closely as possible. If a name is shared across multiple games or areas, parenthesis are used for clarification. The article name without parenthesis should be a disambiguation page or a general page about the subject. Examples of valid titles include:
- World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)
- World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)
- Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)
- Rainbow Road (Super Mario Kart)
- World 1-Fortress (New Super Mario Bros.)
- World 1-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)
- Green Star 1 (Spin-Dig Galaxy)
- Green Star 1 (Cloudy Court Galaxy)
- Big Bob-omb on the Summit
- Petey Piranha Strikes Back
- Vanilla Dome 4
In the case of 3D games, the Star or Episode number is left out of the article title. This information should be included within the article text/infobox and is left out because the text title is viewed to be the most-accurate mission title.
Exceptions
Exceptions to this policy are made when there isn't a sufficient amount of content for a level to justify an entire page. This is for rare cases such as Mario & Wario, where we just don't have a lot of information on the levels. These cases are hoped to only be temporary as we continue to gather information.
Content
Using this system, level pages should contain an infobox, a detailed description of the level (including how the level progresses, collectibles, etc.), and multiple pictures. A navigation template should be included at the bottom of the page which links to other levels in the same game, and which is colour-coded by series (see here).
