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Whoops, didn't know that my account wasn't logged in. Anyways, the message above me is from me, just so you know.[[User:VideoGameBoy|VideoGameBoy]] ([[User talk:VideoGameBoy|talk]]) 08:50, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
Whoops, didn't know that my account wasn't logged in. Anyways, the message above me is from me, just so you know.[[User:VideoGameBoy|VideoGameBoy]] ([[User talk:VideoGameBoy|talk]]) 08:50, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
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Shouldn't this be called Spamming instead? [[User:BlueRidiculous|<font color="blue">'''''Blue'''''</font>]][[User talk:BlueRidiculous|<font color="maroon">''Ridiculous''</font>]] 12:54, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:Nope. Spam is the noun form. <span style="font-family:Triforce, sans-serif;">'''[[User:Dr. Pain 99|<font color=navy>D<font color=#190080>o<font color=#310080>c<font color=#490080>t<font color=#620080>o<font color=purple>rP</font>a</font>i</font>n</font>9</font>9</font>]]'''</span>[[Image:DP99Majora.png]] 14:25, 27 January 2013 (EST)
::We have [[camping]] and [[stalling]] though, both named with "ing"s because "camp" and "stall" by themselves are verbs in our context. In this case however, "spam" by itself can be either a verb or a noun. So I'm not sure which is better. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Interspacial 14:31, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:::Camping and Stalling don't really have noun forms, though. I'd say that "Spam" is the closest to a noun form and therefore the proper title. <span style="font-family:Triforce, sans-serif;">'''[[User:Dr. Pain 99|<font color=navy>D<font color=#190080>o<font color=#310080>c<font color=#490080>t<font color=#620080>o<font color=purple>rP</font>a</font>i</font>n</font>9</font>9</font>]]'''</span>[[Image:DP99Majora.png]] 14:33, 27 January 2013 (EST)
::::In the context of Smash Bros, "spam" is almost always a verb, not a noun. "Spamming" is more common as a noun. [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  17:14, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:::::I concur, we should probably move this to [[Spamming]]. <span style="font-family:AR DESTINE">[[User:Air Conditioner|{{Color|Navy|Air}}]] [[User talk:Air Conditioner|{{Color|#007BA7|Conditioner}}]]</span> [[File:AC.png|19px]] <nowiki>:|</nowiki> sucks. 17:16, 27 January 2013 (EST)
::::::Except Anon is wrong an Spamming is never a noun. lol in the context of Super Smash Bros.? Super Smash Bros. doesn't change the rules of English. And in the context of Super Smash Bros., spam can be a noun just as much as it can be a verb or an adjective, whereas "Spamming" is ''never'' a noun. <span style="font-family:Triforce, sans-serif;">'''[[User:Dr. Pain 99|<font color=navy>D<font color=#190080>o<font color=#310080>c<font color=#490080>t<font color=#620080>o<font color=purple>rP</font>a</font>i</font>n</font>9</font>9</font>]]'''</span>[[Image:DP99Majora.png]] 17:49, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:::::::Spam in this context is in the context of Smash Bros. Words clearly mean different things when applied to Smash. For example, the word [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimp gimp] in normal English clearly is irrelevant to its definition on the wiki. I'd also like to point you to the term "[[griefing]]", which isn't even a [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/griefing word] in real life. "Spamming" never being a noun is also absurd; as a gerund it can function as either a noun or a verb. "Spam," used in the definition that is followed on the wiki, is never a noun. The wiki article is clearly not talking about canned meat or advertisements, which makes using "spam" as a noun here misleading in addition to bad grammar. [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  18:39, 27 January 2013 (EST)
::::[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camp Camp] does not have a noun form? It has one as valid here as the "noun form" of [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spam spam.] [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  18:41, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:::::Forget it; do whatever. <span style="font-family:Triforce, sans-serif;">'''[[User:Dr. Pain 99|<font color=navy>D<font color=#190080>o<font color=#310080>c<font color=#490080>t<font color=#620080>o<font color=purple>rP</font>a</font>i</font>n</font>9</font>9</font>]]'''</span>[[Image:DP99Majora.png]] 19:02, 27 January 2013 (EST)
Move? [[User:BlueRidiculous|<font color="blue">'''''Blue'''''</font>]][[User talk:BlueRidiculous|<font color="maroon">''Ridiculous''</font>]] 23:19, 27 January 2013 (EST)
:An Admin has to handle it, since "[[spamming]]" is already an existing redirect. [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  23:30, 27 January 2013 (EST)
::But they won't delete it if a decision isn't made. [[User:BlueRidiculous|<font color="blue">'''''Blue'''''</font>]][[User talk:BlueRidiculous|<font color="maroon">''Ridiculous''</font>]] 01:05, 2 February 2013 (EST)
Hello? Anyone? [[User:BlueRidiculous|<font color="blue">'''''Blue'''''</font>]][[User talk:BlueRidiculous|<font color="maroon">''Ridiculous''</font>]] 11:51, 10 February 2013 (EST)

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