Editing Forum:Amendment to Smasher Policy (names for notable players)

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In many places across the wiki, there are lists of smasher names that a particular smasher has taken sets from (X has taken sets off players such as A, B, C, D, etc.). Sometimes, a smasher has so many of these that it can spoil the readability of a section to an unreasonable degree. Until recently, I had been trying to enforce a limit of 10 names, which while still probably not very readable in some circumstances, is still, I believe, a far more reasonable standard. Because I was told to stop doing it, it has since snowballed out of control, to the point where there are some pages that now need cleaning up, such as {{Sm|AbsentPage}}'s page which, as of this post, has a whopping 23 names in the second paragraph.
In many places across the wiki, there are lists of smasher names that a particular smasher has taken sets from (X has taken sets off players such as A, B, C, D, etc.). Sometimes, a smasher has so many of these that it can spoil the readability of a section to an unreasonable degree. Until recently, I had been trying to enforce a limit of 10 names, which while still probably not very readable in some circumstances, is still, I believe, a far more reasonable standard. Because I was told to stop doing it, it has since snowballed out of control, to the point where there are some pages that now need cleaning up, such as {{Sm|AbsentPage}}'s page which, as of this post, has a whopping 23 names in the second paragraph.


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==Comments==
==Comments==
I would like to clarify, this is about making an addition to an [[SW:SMASHER|already existing policy]], '''this is NOT a proposal for an entirely new policy'''. If this passes, it will involve changing the policy to enforce a maximum number of names for 'such as' lists, to ensure that only the most notable names get used once that limit is reached, with the option of using 'and many more' if there is still a necessity to get a point across. This phrasing should be sufficient. [[User:Black Vulpine|<span style="color: black;">'''Black Vulpine'''</span>]] of the [[User talk:Black Vulpine|'''Furry Nation''']]. [[Special:Contributions/Black Vulpine|<span style="color: #CC5500">'''Furries make the internets go! :3'''</span>]] 00:46, 15 May 2018 (EDT)
I feel the need to bump this - a 3 to 3 stalemate is not going to take this proposal anywhere. For now, I've placed a cleanup tag on AbsentPage's article, but it will do nothing to solve the problem I've outlined here. [[User:Black Vulpine|<span style="color: black;">'''Black Vulpine'''</span>]] of the [[User talk:Black Vulpine|'''Furry Nation''']]. [[Special:Contributions/Black Vulpine|<span style="color: #CC5500">'''Furries make the internets go! :3'''</span>]] 05:57, 27 May 2018 (EDT)
After some thought on the subject, and in light of lack of response to this proposal, I'm going to declared it '''failed, no quorum'''. [[User:Black Vulpine|<span style="color: black;">'''Black Vulpine'''</span>]] of the [[User talk:Black Vulpine|'''Furry Nation''']]. [[Special:Contributions/Black Vulpine|<span style="color: #CC5500">'''Furries make the internets go! :3'''</span>]] 03:11, 2 July 2018 (EDT)

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