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It is the policy of the Super Mario Wiki that, in general, all individual game levels should have a dedicated article. For the purpose of this policy, 3D game missions are considered to be levels.

Naming Conventions

Article names should match the in-game level name as closely as possible. If a level name is shared across multiple games or areas, parenthesis are used for clarification. The article name without parenthesis should be a disambiguation page which links to all variations of the title. Examples of valid titles include:

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).