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[Walkazo]

Yeah, it sounds less than ideal to me too, tbh. Maybe: "JPEG format is generally only desirable for photographic images and movie or TV screenshots." (Totally stolen from Wikipedia's Image Use Policy.)

 

[Xiahou Ba]

I prefer that even if it means plagiarizing from wikipedia :P

 

[Walkazo]

Nah, I actually wrote about half the sentence independently and then swapped out some choice words, but even then, it's still different enough to not be plagiarism.

Anyway, it's changed now.

 

[Time Turner]

Turtle redirects to Turtle (disambiguation).

 

[Xiahou Dun]

I have an issue with MarioWiki:Coverage on the definition on "crossover".

I'd like some more improvements on the current definition of it, which is really vague.

"Crossovers are games that feature characters from two or more franchises."

And then it proceeds to actually specify and define "crossover" in the "guest appearances" section.

 

[Walkazo]

Well, instinctively, I'm sure we all think of crossovers along those vague lines of "games that feature multiple series", and the list of examples immediately following was supposed to provide the readers with a good overview of such games in the context of this wiki's coverage (show, don't tell). Guest Appearances is a much greyer and more novel idea, hence it required a more detailed explanation, but I suppose crossovers could get a bit longer intro line:

Crossovers are games that extensively feature characters from one or more series in addition to the Mario series. Examples include:

Then the first paragraph could be a bit longer too:

In some cases, the games are obviously part of the Mario series (i.e. Mario Sports Mix or Wario Blast) while others are more evenly split between the franchises (i.e. Mario & Sonic or Fortune Street) but should still be counted as Mario games. Even series that can stand alone as their own set of games separate from any of the contributing franchises (i.e. SSB) are considered to be partner series of the Mario games. In all cases, these crossovers are given full coverage: everything appearing in the games gets articles. (Please note that puzzle games like Tetris DS and PiCTOBiTS have very little content, and so, are limited in scope to game pages only.)

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Thanks! I think you can add "elements" as well as "characters", because often in crossovers, there are stages and items from those series.

Crossovers are games that extensively feature characters and other elements from one or more series in addition to the Mario series. Examples include:

 

[Walkazo]

Very true; good suggestion.

I'll leave this open for a bit longer in case another admin or anyone else wants to chime in before I update the page.

EDIT: I updated the page (did some other miscellaneous mucking about at the same time - all cosmetic).

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Club Nintendo should be moved to Club Nintendo (magazine)
Club Nintendo (rewards program) should be moved to Club Nintendo

since when people search Club Nintendo, they think of the rewards program, not really the more obscure German magazine

 

[Walkazo]

Personally, I think of the comics first, but that's admittedly because I've been exposed to the "Club Nintendo" sections in our History sections for seven years. In fact, given that it did produce one of only a few series of Mario comics and is linked to all across the wiki makes me a bit unwilling to move it and give the title to a rewards program...

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Considering that most people who browse this site are American and hasn't really heard of the magazine (which is no longer running, yet Club Nintendo is still and is primarily featured in quite a few products today), that's why I think we should move it.

If it's linked all across the wiki, that's no deal. We'll change it.