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I am new to the wiki and unsure whether this kind of information is appropriate for this kind of article. --[[User:Raijinili|Raijinili]] ([[User talk:Raijinili|talk]]) 03:34, January 5, 2020 (EST) | I am new to the wiki and unsure whether this kind of information is appropriate for this kind of article. --[[User:Raijinili|Raijinili]] ([[User talk:Raijinili|talk]]) 03:34, January 5, 2020 (EST) | ||
:It's useful information, but because [[SW:NOT#SmashWiki is not a strategy guide|SmashWiki is not a strategy guide]] it doesn't belong in the mainspace. <span style="font-family: Algerian">'''[[User:supatoad64|<span style="color:green;">Supα</span>]][[User talk:supatoad64|<span style="color:red;">Toαd</span><span style="color:blue;">64</span>]]'''</span> [[Image:001Toad.jpg|20px]] 08:18, January 5, 2020 (EST) | :It's useful information, but because [[SW:NOT#SmashWiki is not a strategy guide|SmashWiki is not a strategy guide]] it doesn't belong in the mainspace. <span style="font-family: Algerian">'''[[User:supatoad64|<span style="color:green;">Supα</span>]][[User talk:supatoad64|<span style="color:red;">Toαd</span><span style="color:blue;">64</span>]]'''</span> [[Image:001Toad.jpg|20px]] 08:18, January 5, 2020 (EST) | ||
== Inspiration: bloated, or just right? == | |||
If you go back to [https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Summon&oldid=1347110 the beginning of January], the "Inspiration" column was kept brief and focused only on the specific traits represented by the cores needed for summoning. For example, Fusion Suit's inspiration was "The Fusion Suit is a combination of Chozo technology and Metroid DNA", which tells you all you need to know about why the Chozo Statue and Metroid spirits are required for summoning this spirit. | |||
Since then, an anonymous IP editor has overhauled the "Inspiration" column. Now, it reads more like the "Origins" section of an article, providing a ton of context to explain the summoned spirit's role in its home series. Getting back to Fusion Suit, it now says "The Fusion Suit is the result of Samus’s Power Suit which underwent alterations while Samus was injected with Metroid DNA to combat the X Parasite in her system (represented by the Chozo, the avian-like race which not only created the Power Suit but also raised Samus into a warrior, and by the Metroid)." | |||
If this a full-fledged article, then I'd be perfectly fine with a detailed "Origins" section. However, as the column of a table specifically focusing on summoning spirits, the extra lore feels like unnecessary bloat to me. You don't need to know that the Fusion Suit was created to combat X Parasites, or that the Chozo raised Samus, or that Ruto "was rescued from the belly of Zoras' patron deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu by Young Link", or that Kuome & Kotake are Ganondorf's surrogate mothers, or... well, you get the point. None of this is relevant to explaining the inspiration behind why specific spirit cores are needed for summoning these spirits. | |||
But, am I the only one who thinks this? Others may appreciate the extra info, and I could simply have a very narrow perception of what the "Inspiration" column should entail. --[[User:PeabodySam|PeabodySam]] ([[User talk:PeabodySam|talk]]) 15:00, March 27, 2020 (EDT) | |||