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It has come to my attention that this Project M thing is getting pretty big: it already has recognition and equal standing to the three real games on SmashBoards and in tournaments. And now, multiple people are requesting that we do the same here. | It has come to my attention that this Project M thing is getting pretty big: it already has recognition and equal standing to the three real games on SmashBoards and in tournaments. And now, multiple people are requesting that we do the same here. | ||
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#I agree with B33FC4K3 and Timson, they are technically new characters designed to be /close/ [[Semi-clone|replicas]] of their Melee counterparts, and as such have differing technical data. [[User:Oasidu|Oasidu]] ([[User talk:Oasidu|talk]]) 14:39, 19 October 2013 (EDT) | #I agree with B33FC4K3 and Timson, they are technically new characters designed to be /close/ [[Semi-clone|replicas]] of their Melee counterparts, and as such have differing technical data. [[User:Oasidu|Oasidu]] ([[User talk:Oasidu|talk]]) 14:39, 19 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#The new character design standard in Project M deserves its own set of pages. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:25, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #The new character design standard in Project M deserves its own set of pages. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:25, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
# I think this wiki be pretty cool. [[User:Fireblaze77|Fireblaze77]] | # I think this wiki be pretty cool. [[User:Fireblaze77|<font color="FF7F00">'''''Fireblaze77'''''</font>]] http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/6/66/FalcoHeadYellowSSBB.png | ||
# Project M has become the extension of the Melee metagame which Brawl failed to live up to. While it may not be "official" per se, it is being developed in a professional and thoughtful manner. Its popularity and increasing acceptance as a standalone Smash title is enough for the SmashWiki to give it the attention it deserves.[[User:Garbagehead4|Garbagehead4]] ([[User talk:Garbagehead4|talk]]) 22:09, 21 October 2013 (EDT) | # Project M has become the extension of the Melee metagame which Brawl failed to live up to. While it may not be "official" per se, it is being developed in a professional and thoughtful manner. Its popularity and increasing acceptance as a standalone Smash title is enough for the SmashWiki to give it the attention it deserves.[[User:Garbagehead4|Garbagehead4]] ([[User talk:Garbagehead4|talk]]) 22:09, 21 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
# Agreed. Project M alters Brawl metagames and most characters' movesets to make it more balanced and competitive, hence its successfullness, and it's also the first Brawl hack to include newcomers. It also has many drastically-changed stages, with characteristics that need to be listed. SmashWiki is not official, anyway. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 19:49, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | # Agreed. Project M alters Brawl metagames and most characters' movesets to make it more balanced and competitive, hence its successfullness, and it's also the first Brawl hack to include newcomers. It also has many drastically-changed stages, with characteristics that need to be listed. SmashWiki is not official, anyway. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 19:49, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
# While I Don't every character needs a page(Fox or falco, for example), Roy and Mewtwo definitely should[[User:Nocturnal Dragon|Nocturnal Dragon]] ([[User talk:Nocturnal Dragon|talk]]) 22:29, 26 October 2013 (EDT) | |||
# It should be included. It is the most polished and supported mod, and arguably has had more work put into it than actual vBrawl. Perhaps we wait for 4.0/gold/final first, since things are still changing? [[User:DJLO|DJLO]] ([[User talk:DJLO|talk]]) 17:30, 28 October 2013 (EDT) | |||
#Yes it should be added, the characters in project M deserve it. They put a lot of work into them so they need a page. [[User:Jellybeanman|Jellybeanman]] ([[User talk:Jellybeanman|talk]]) 10:32, 2 November 2013 (EDT) | |||
# Yes. If we want Project M to grow a serious competitive scene (we do), and we want to be an important resource for Smash competitive scenes (we do), we need to not treat Project M like a second-class citizen. [[User:Personman|Personman]] ([[User talk:Personman|talk]]) 03:52, 5 November 2013 (EST) | |||
# With the scope of PM's influence growing, I think it is a necessity to delve in-depth into to the characters, just like with the official games. [[User:Ryxis|Ryxis]] ([[User talk:Ryxis|talk]]) 03:39, 7 November 2013 (EST) | |||
# Yes. P:M has a large number of fans and has large tournaments wherever Melee or Brawl tournaments are happening (mainly Melee). SmashWiki will never be complete, but it is missing a large chunk of the community without P:M. - [[User:Menace13|Menace13]] ([[User talk:Menace13|talk]]) at 22:06, 12 November 2013 (EST). | |||
# Yes! --[[User:Dinoboy411|Dinoboy411]] ([[User talk:Dinoboy411|talk]]) 11:18, 18 November 2013 (EST) | |||
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#I think the article is enough. [[User:Boo Buddy|<span style="color:#00FF00">Boo</span>]] [[User talk:Boo Buddy|<span style="color:#6ba500">Buddy</span>]] [[File:MeganiumMS.png|x20px|link=]] 13:56, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #I think the article is enough. [[User:Boo Buddy|<span style="color:#00FF00">Boo</span>]] [[User talk:Boo Buddy|<span style="color:#6ba500">Buddy</span>]] [[File:MeganiumMS.png|x20px|link=]] 13:56, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Not necessary at all--[[File:MegadarderySig.png|x20px|link=User:Megadardery]][[User_talk:Megadardery|egadardery]] (<small>[[Special:Contributions/Megadardery|edits]]</small>) 17:06, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #Not necessary at all--[[File:MegadarderySig.png|x20px|link=User:Megadardery]][[User_talk:Megadardery|egadardery]] (<small>[[Special:Contributions/Megadardery|edits]]</small>) 17:06, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#As I usually do in day-to-day discussions, I feel like it's time for me to come and lay out an often ignored truth that needs more attention. Ask yourself this question: "How long will this wiki last?" In reality, only one thing is certain: longer than Project M. SSB4's release is approaching and, hopefully, the future SSB5 announcement will knock us off our feet once again. One sad day or another, Melee will fall out of popularity and it'll become one of the old classics stored in the back of you messy closet. It would be great to have all our past research documented for the younger generations poking around the new Virtual Console, although Project's M's name and pride will be forgotten forever. I'm confident, that with how strong we've held on until now, that we'll last at least 'till then. One day, you're going to wake up on the wrong side of bed, get onto the wiki, see the confused mess SW:NOT has become, and give up counting the number of spammers pleading for support of their fan-made Smash Brothers game. You're gonna ask yourself why you damn supported so much a strange craze you had as a young adult - a few years in your stupid life and that you could only enjoy if you ever won. As if '''''that''''' ever happened. --[[Special:Contributions/72.53.134.85|72.53.134.85]] 23:22, 8 November 2013 (EST) | |||
#Not a real game. We wouldn't want characters to have subpages on every fan-game. Just the official games by Nintendo. Having a lot of coverage on Project M can fool people into thinking it is an official game. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 19:57, 15 November 2013 (EST) | |||
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#The two games are just dissimilar enough to warrant it, but it should be limited to extreme differences or Brawl character's new or altered moves (like the Pokémon Trainer's new down specials). [[User:Oasidu|Oasidu]] ([[User talk:Oasidu|talk]]) 14:49, 19 October 2013 (EDT) | #The two games are just dissimilar enough to warrant it, but it should be limited to extreme differences or Brawl character's new or altered moves (like the Pokémon Trainer's new down specials). [[User:Oasidu|Oasidu]] ([[User talk:Oasidu|talk]]) 14:49, 19 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Well, one of the primary things I think the wiki needs. Characters like Toon Link, Wario, Sonic and the Pokémon have a considerable change on frame data, and so will the newcomers do. Just listing the changed moves is unsufficient, and instead characters should have moveset pages with more technical data and competitive expertise. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 19:55, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | #Well, one of the primary things I think the wiki needs. Characters like Toon Link, Wario, Sonic and the Pokémon have a considerable change on frame data, and so will the newcomers do. Just listing the changed moves is unsufficient, and instead characters should have moveset pages with more technical data and competitive expertise. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 19:55, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Definitely, for the same reasons as above. [[User:Personman|Personman]] ([[User talk:Personman|talk]]) 03:52, 5 November 2013 (EST) | |||
#As long as this sort of data is kept separate from official game data, there is no harm of it merely existing on the wiki. It does not detract from the current standard of quality, and it provides players with the kind of information that is available for the other games. As PMs competitive scene grows, this kind of data will be in high demand, and this is a fine place to host it. Someone will exist who will want to gather this information, and telling them that they can't place it here is nonsensical. If a clear barrier exists between the fan-made and the official, then there is no possible reason to not have this information stored here. [[User:Ryxis|Ryxis]] ([[User talk:Ryxis|talk]]) 03:46, 7 November 2013 (EST) | |||
#I think the pages would not be complete without moveset subpages. However, I don't think they would need much more than a single page containing all of the moves; they don't need individual pages for each move, nor should they be included in the main-game move pages for the same special moves. [[User:Menace13|Menace13]] ([[User talk:Menace13|talk]]) at 22:08, 12 November 2013 (EST). | |||
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#Ain't nobody got time for that. <span style="font-family:AR JULIAN; font-size:12pt">[[User:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:orange">Chuck</span>]][[User talk:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:black">Norris</span>]]</span>[[File:24.png|23px]] 18:39, 18 October 2013 (EDT) | #Ain't nobody got time for that. <span style="font-family:AR JULIAN; font-size:12pt">[[User:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:orange">Chuck</span>]][[User talk:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:black">Norris</span>]]</span>[[File:24.png|23px]] 18:39, 18 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#The time and energy required to write character movesets is not needed at this point, especially in Project M's ever changing stages of development. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:28, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #The time and energy required to write character movesets is not needed at this point, especially in Project M's ever changing stages of development. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:28, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Okay, we don't need to go THIS far. [[User:Fireblaze77|Fireblaze77]] | #Okay, we don't need to go THIS far. [[User:Fireblaze77|<font color="FF7F00">'''''Fireblaze77'''''</font>]] http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/6/66/FalcoHeadYellowSSBB.png | ||
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#Stuff such as new stages, and even things such as '''Green Hill Zone (PM)''' may be reasonable, how are people aupposed to know about this stuff? aren't we striving to be complete? However, I don't feel glitches and stuff (if there are any) need articles as the game has a mostly competitive fanbase and feel. As long as we have people willing to write this, I'm fine with it. [[User:Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''Awesome'''</span>]] [[User talk:Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''Cardinal'''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''2000'''</span>]] 21:00, 17 October 2013 (EDT) | #Stuff such as new stages, and even things such as '''Green Hill Zone (PM)''' may be reasonable, how are people aupposed to know about this stuff? aren't we striving to be complete? However, I don't feel glitches and stuff (if there are any) need articles as the game has a mostly competitive fanbase and feel. As long as we have people willing to write this, I'm fine with it. [[User:Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''Awesome'''</span>]] [[User talk:Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''Cardinal'''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''2000'''</span>]] 21:00, 17 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#To be honest, it could have independent pages for things like unique stages and Turbo Mode. Partial support. [[User:Scr7|<span style="color:#0000FF"">S</span><span style="color:#7F7FFF">c</span><span style="color:#00FFFF">r</span><span style="color:#FF7F00">7</span>]][[File:Scr7 sig.png|link=]]([[User talk:Scr7|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Scr7|contribs]]) 17:10, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #To be honest, it could have independent pages for things like unique stages and Turbo Mode. Partial support. [[User:Scr7|<span style="color:#0000FF"">S</span><span style="color:#7F7FFF">c</span><span style="color:#00FFFF">r</span><span style="color:#FF7F00">7</span>]][[File:Scr7 sig.png|link=]]([[User talk:Scr7|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Scr7|contribs]]) 17:10, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#They can have pages for PM exclusive stuff. [[User:Fireblaze77|Fireblaze77]] ([[User talk: | #They can have pages for PM exclusive stuff.[[User:Fireblaze77|<font color="FF7F00">'''''Fireblaze77'''''</font>]] http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/6/66/FalcoHeadYellowSSBB.png | ||
#Would seem weird to disallow this while allowing the earlier stuff. [[User:Personman|Personman]] ([[User talk:Personman|talk]]) 03:52, 5 November 2013 (EST) | |||
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#Project M exclusive features already fit well on its main page. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:30, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #Project M exclusive features already fit well on its main page. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:30, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Not neccesary, other things can be just listed on the main Project M page. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 20:08, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | #Not neccesary, other things can be just listed on the main Project M page. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 20:08, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Project M is not a real game in the series.--[[User:Pichu+Pichu|Pichu+Pichu]] ([[User talk:Pichu+Pichu|talk]]) 21:28, 25 October 2013 (EDT) | |||
#I agree with [[User:Crazymasterhand98|Crazymasterhand98]] — The stages can be mentioned on the main P:M page, as can any special techniques, or a list of techniques carried over from each game. [[User:Menace13|Menace13]] ([[User talk:Menace13|talk]]) at 22:10, 12 November 2013 (EST). | |||
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#Most articles should remain "canon" in the official Smash universe, but citing Project M information could be useful. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:26, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #Most articles should remain "canon" in the official Smash universe, but citing Project M information could be useful. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:26, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#[[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 20:11, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | #[[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 20:11, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#I think this would be fine, but it really weirds me out by thinking about people saying "In Project M..." instead of "In Melee..." or "In Brawl". [[User:Fireblaze77|<font color="FF7F00">'''''Fireblaze77'''''</font>]] http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/6/66/FalcoHeadYellowSSBB.png | |||
#Very yes. [[User:Personman|Personman]] ([[User talk:Personman|talk]]) 03:52, 5 November 2013 (EST) | |||
#Project:M definitely doesn't need its own section in every article; however, information about it in the Melee or Brawl sections of pages, or the generic sections when applicable, would be nice. [[User:Menace13|Menace13]] ([[User talk:Menace13|talk]]) at 22:16, 12 November 2013 (EST). | |||
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#This would be very helpful. <span style="font-family:AR JULIAN; font-size:12pt">[[User:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:orange">Chuck</span>]][[User talk:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:black">Norris</span>]]</span>[[File:24.png|23px]] 18:39, 18 October 2013 (EDT) | #This would be very helpful. <span style="font-family:AR JULIAN; font-size:12pt">[[User:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:orange">Chuck</span>]][[User talk:ChuckNorris24|<span style="color:black">Norris</span>]]</span>[[File:24.png|23px]] 18:39, 18 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#A Project M icon could be useful for citation in tournaments and character pages. It would help avoid confusion between Brawl and PM. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:31, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | #A Project M icon could be useful for citation in tournaments and character pages. It would help avoid confusion between Brawl and PM. [[User:Sartron|Sartron]] ([[User talk:Sartron|talk]]) 17:31, 20 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
#Yeah, they can have a PM sign on PM exclusive articles. [[User:Fireblaze77|Fireblaze77]] ([[User talk: | #Yeah, they can have a PM sign on PM exclusive articles instead of Melee and Brawl signs on Project M stuff. [[User:Fireblaze77|<font color="FF7F00">'''''Fireblaze77'''''</font>]] http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/6/66/FalcoHeadYellowSSBB.png | ||
#Per Scr7. Otherwise, I don't think it should be used on external pages, since some people are not interested on these type of hacks at all, and because it makes PM look official. [[File:Crazyhandflash.gif|20px|link=]][[User:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="purple">'''Crazy'''</font><font color="gray">'''master'''</font>]][[User talk:Crazymasterhand98|<font color="blue">'''hand'''</font><font color="green">'''98'''</font>]] 20:19, 22 October 2013 (EDT) | |||
#I think this makes the most sense - all the necessary PM content should be on PM-specific pages anyway. [[User:Personman|Personman]] ([[User talk:Personman|talk]]) 03:52, 5 November 2013 (EST) | |||
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Finally, there will be those who do not believe that even the most notable of hacks deserve representation on a wiki whose mission statement is to document the Smash Bros. series as unbiasedly as possible. This section is for those people to post their votes. '''If you intend to vote here, do not place a vote for the other topics.''' | Finally, there will be those who do not believe that even the most notable of hacks deserve representation on a wiki whose mission statement is to document the Smash Bros. series as unbiasedly as possible. This section is for those people to post their votes. '''If you intend to vote here, do not place a vote for the other topics.''' | ||
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== Preliminary verdict == | |||
As of this time it appears the community's opinions have become mostly clear: | |||
*Project M is too big to ignore, and with the widespread character changes and much-hyped additions, the project should get independent character pages if nothing else. | |||
*Moveset subpages are not currently of importance; the effort required to create and maintain them during active development is not worth the benefit. | |||
*There isn't currently enough notable changes aside from characters to warrant independent pages for other elements. | |||
*Important PM notes can be noted in non-PM-exclusive articles, but as a whole should remain cordoned off in the main article. | |||
*Using a PM article icon is acceptable for PM character pages and tournaments. | |||
Should the discussion close now, this is what would happen: | |||
*<code>Character (PM)</code> pages would be created for all Brawl characters plus PM additions. They would be placed in <code>Category:Characters (PM)</code> and the like, and given the PM article icon. | |||
*Tournaments holding PM events would get the PM article icon. | |||
*Categories such as <code>Screenshots (PM)</code> would be created as necessary. | |||
*Pages can have minor PM-related notes added, such as putting something like "In PM, the detection angle is reverted to Melee's range, so spikes exist" in the Brawl section of the meteor smash article. | |||
*Policies such as [[SW:NOT]] would have exceptions added for PM. | |||
'''If you have a serious problem with going forward with this as written, and you feel like you need to say something you haven't said above, speak now. Remember to only state your full opinion and not argue with others'.''' Remember that like all wiki policies, this can change in the future if enough support arises, but as of this time this is what would happen. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] Le Grand Fromage 12:26, 3 November 2013 (EST) | |||
*The only capacity in which character pages for Project M should go forward is as clear subpages to the Project M subpage itself. I repeat that it should not even be mentioned in the mainspace outside of articles specifically about hacking/mods and pages for tournaments that include Project M events. SmashWiki should keep its mainspace emphasis quite strictly on the actual official games of the series, regardless of Project M tournament play. [[User:Miles of SmashWiki|<font color="dodgerblue"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">'''Miles''']] <font color="silver">([[User talk:Miles of SmashWiki|<font color="silver">talk]])</font></font></span></font> 12:32, 3 November 2013 (EST) | |||
Point number two: As long as there are people willing to write the moveset subpage articles (which there will be), I don't see what's wrong with having them, and the information can be changed as the game is developed (which shouldn't be hard to do). [[User:Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''Awesome'''</span>]] [[User talk:Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''Cardinal'''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ac2k|<span style="color: red;">'''2000'''</span>]] 18:07, 3 November 2013 (EST) | |||
Point #3 - I don't think we should always put P:M notes onto pages if it's not important. If it's something new that P:M adds, like input buffer control, there could be a mention of it on a related page that discusses how ''Brawl'' has the 10-frame buffer. However, for spikes, it's already assumed that P:M reverts it back so we don't necessarily need that information. --[[User:Timson622222|Timson622222]] ([[User talk:Timson622222|talk]]) 00:02, 9 November 2013 (EST) | |||
Hello? It's been a while. Not to sound impatient, but can we have a deadline or something, as in 'we will be moving forward with the above specifications at XX date'? The above section has been up for 16 days and the last additions were a member going through the debates on the 12th and a Timson622222's comment on the 9th. Again, I apologize if this seems impatient. [[User:Jigglypuff the Magic Dragon|Jigglypuff the Magic Dragon]] ([[User talk:Jigglypuff the Magic Dragon|talk]]) 18:12, 19 November 2013 (EST) | |||
:I saw OT's input today (he's indifferent), so that's all the most active staff accounted for. I'll be doing some work here within the next week. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Labbie 18:16, 19 November 2013 (EST) | |||
::Alright, thanks. I'd be happy to help in any way I can. [[User:Jigglypuff the Magic Dragon|Jigglypuff the Magic Dragon]] ([[User talk:Jigglypuff the Magic Dragon|talk]]) 18:21, 19 November 2013 (EST) | |||
== The verdict == | |||
As nothing major has really changed since the preliminary verdict was issued, I think it's safe to say that it can be implemented pretty much as-is. To sum it up: | |||
*Characters get independent pages. Nothing else does. | |||
*Characters, relevant tournaments, and news items get a PM article icon. | |||
*Pages can have minor PM-related notes added. | |||
*SW:NOT will be altered appropriately. | |||
Within the next day or two, I will be creating relevant templates and three stubs: [[Mario (PM)]], [[Mewtwo (PM)]], and [[Charizard (PM)]]. Once the stubs are up, use their format to create other character articles and fill them in. I ask you not create any new pages until then, though you can add minor PM notes to existing articles. | |||
Finally, I will reply to some specific posts in this page that caught my attention: | |||
*TCP:No, vote 8 (72.53.134.85) You do bring up two good points: | |||
*#That this ruling may provide a foothold for nameless schmucks who want their personal mod recognized. This can't be denied, but at the very least we can keep our rules strict, and it's not like we haven't dealt with this issue in the past. | |||
*#That this wiki will outlive PM, which unlike the actual games won't be available on future Virtual Consoles, and so will eventually vanish. This is probably true, but I don't think it's a relevant argument against widening its scope right now. PM will always be important enough to mention even historically, and even if in the future it becomes underfoot enough for character pages to be unimportant, they can be stuffed back into the main page. | |||
*Prelim verdict, Miles: Placing character pages as subpages did occur to me as an option. However, in the end I figure it's relatively pointless. Subpages don't really do anything special aside from provide "up the tree" links under the title; such pages are still in the mainspace in all ways (can be accesed from Special:Random, appear in "mainspace" for magic words and statistics), with the added disadvantages of having a long name and being harder to search for. | |||
This is how things will go forward as of now. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Loony 13:20, 20 November 2013 (EST) | |||
==Reopening discussion== | |||
I hope this edit isn't out of place, but since we have had time to view the results of the verdict for PM information, I want to bring up a few things: | |||
*I feel that a small handful of other PM articles would be beneficial in organizing information about PM. I'm talking 4, maybe 5 articles at a max. Dracula's Castle and Skyloft could use one. So could Turbo Mode, and maybe one for aerial glide tossing. There currently is no place for information on the new stages, and Turbo mode has a random assortment of data stuffed into the PM article awkwardly. It could use its own article with its own sections to actually get the information down. | |||
*For people working on character articles, I feel that the Mario one is a pretty good one to use as a reference for the others. We don't need those funky {{t|for|the unmodded version...}} things at the top, that information can just be put into the infobox. It should mention the series that the character comes from, just like any other character page, and it should have an attributes paragraph or two documenting the character's strengths and weaknesses in a mostly objective manner. Meaning rather than talking about changes in the attributes section ("Forward smash is now stronger"), talk about them in a way that is meaningful and self-contained without requiring knowledge of the character base ("Forward smash is extremely powerful"). | |||
*Those custom CSPs have got to go. They're unofficial, have the color bar/warning signs on them, and are low quality. We need a consistent set of images to use throughout the character articles, preferably renders and not any ripped CSPs. We could use Brawl's, but we don't have any for Roy/Mewtwo or Pokemon trainer Pokemon. So wweh. | |||
[[User:Ryxis|Ryxis]] ([[User talk:Ryxis|talk]]) 06:18, 24 February 2014 (EST) | |||
Bump. I still feel that a couple of other PM pages would be fitting. | |||
[[User:Ryxis|Ryxis]] ([[User talk:Ryxis|talk]]) 16:56, 25 February 2014 (EST) | |||
==About Custom Stages== | |||
I think each stage available in Project M (Except for the ones that have only received minor edits) should be mentioned on the stage's specific page, as well as its actual Tournament status in PM. Of course this would mean creating all new pages for the three Project M exclusive stages: Dracula's Castle, Training Room and Skyloft. Project M in-game snapshots should also be uploaded rather than using the N64 or Melee images.--[[User:Wolfy76700|Wolfy76700]] ([[User talk:Wolfy76700|talk]]) 16:57, 13 September 2014 (EDT) | |||