MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/26

Any proposal decided and passed is archived here. Use the scroll box to see votes and comments. This page is protected to maintain the discussion as was. Please add archived proposals to the bottom of the page. Make standard template names for like friend templates instead of always having to type the code DON'T CREATE 2-17 Hi. Would it be easier if you had just a simple template name. Like for let's say, Johnny 115's friend template, we could move it to Template:Friend Of Johnny 115 in stead of having to type all those codes. Template:Scrollbox Add Additional Links For Main Characters DON'T ADD 1-11 Something that I've noticed for a while is that in the characters section of the wiki, links major characters that appear in most of the games look just like those of minor characters that got one game appearance, making them hard to locate. I think additional links to non-generic characters (For example, Goomba would not be counted) that are either playable or major characters in at least fifteen games should be added at the top of the characters page. Template:Scrollbox Protect all talk archives DON'T PROTECT 1-12 I think we should protect all the talk archives so no one can edit them ecept sysops. For User talk archives we should only let the user who owns the talk page and sysops. Template:Scrollbox Merge Game and Non-Game Elements in Games, Characters, Places, Items, Species, Allies, Enemies, and Anything Else I Forgot to Mention MERGE THE GAME AND NON-GAME CATEGORIES TOGETHER 8-1 What a ridiculously long name. But what is truly ridiculous is how according to this page, we have to keep non-game stuff and game stuff in the same section, but in the lists like those, it has to be separate? I don't see any coherence. I propose we (insert proposal title) because leaving it separate makes no sense. Template:Scrollbox Make an article on the Electric Fence. CREATE ARTICLE 18-6 It appears in all of the stadiums in Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged and in the second Bowser Jr. battle New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Why does it still not have an article? It is a gameplay element and it is important in a boss battle. Any other games in which it appears in? Template:Scrollbox Add a section for Writing Guidelines on this page ADD SECTION 16-0 Something that really need development on MarioWiki are Writing Guidelines (currently known as Writer Guidelines). First let me explain what they are, since I assume most of you are unfamiliar with this term. What are Writer Guidelines? Writer Guidelines are pages that belong to this category, with the most notable page being the Manual of Style. Writer Guidelines are enforceable policies to some extent, but with a much lighter enforcement. You may be wondering what distinguishes Writer Guidelines from Help pages. The difference here is that Writer Guidelines are much more specialized about the subject they pertain to while Help pages just give users a general overview of things. Since this is the case, Writer Guidelines have the ability to be very detailed and specific. This is better explained on my pending policy page, User:Knife/Policy. What I'm proposing is that we allow regular users join in on developing more Writer Guidelines by making the process much more accessible to them. How do we do this? We should create a page titled "MarioWiki:Writing Guidelines", based off my pending policy page, which explains what Writer Guidelines (henceforth known as "Writing Guidelines") are. As for the nomination process, we can include it to the proposal page in a new section titled "Writing Guidelines". If Writing Guidelines get popular enough we may consider getting a separate page for it, but for now, a section of the proposal page should be sufficient. Reasons why this system will be beneficial: Increased user interest in editing. Better quality articles. More opportunities for users to get involved in the development of the wiki. More consistency. An aid to help users edit. Things that will be added if this proposal passes: A section will be added to proposal page for Writing Guidelines A new rule will be added stating that Writing Guidelines will be given two weeks as opposed to one. My draft page (User:Knife/Policy) will be created as an actual MarioWiki: namespace page. Also see User:Knife/Proposal to see what the proposals page will look like. All mention of Writer Guidelines will become Writing Guidelines (including the category). Some existing policy pages will turn into Writing Guidelines, like MarioWiki:Naming and MarioWiki:Redirect. Honestly, this system has no real drawback other than potential lack of use, so why not give it a shot? If it doesn't work out, we can always scrap it later. Template:Scrollbox Reception, keep or no keep KEEP RECEPTION 17-0 I just want to resolve this issue since it looks obscure, should we keep or not keep the reception section? Note: If Keep is chosen then the game articles with no reception section on them will get a reception section. If No Keep is chosen then all the reception sections of every article will be deleted. Template:Scrollbox