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thanks, you've done it in a way only you guys could
 
I haven't been contributing to the wiki in awhile aside from a few minor edits, so I thought I'd ask if we've looked at all to SourceGaming for some credible information, particularly about Smash Bros. They've dug up and accurately translated several articles from Sakurai that provide a lot of cool and previously unknown information, as well as dispel a lot of old rumors that people accepted as true, such as the rumor about planned characters in Melee that came from NeoGaf.
 
GalacticPetey said:
I haven't been contributing to the wiki in awhile aside from a few minor edits, so I thought I'd ask if we've looked at all to SourceGaming for some credible information, particularly about Smash Bros. They've dug up and accurately translated several articles from Sakurai that provide a lot of cool and previously unknown information, as well as dispel a lot of old rumors that people accepted as true, such as the rumor about planned characters in Melee that came from NeoGaf.
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In adding to and making revisions to the Super Smash Bros. pre-release articles, I've used Source as a source quite a few times, mostly on the Smash for 3DS / Wii U article (List of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U pre-release and unused content), though I also have a revision of Melee's pre-release article in the works that uses Source for references which really should be finished.
 
I remember editing the Smash 64 pre-release page after Source Gaming posted that article about which characters were actually said to be planned for the game.
 
The name for Pecan is derived from the official Japanese name, ピーカン , romanized as Pīkan . This name is also the name for the real life pecan nuts, so the wiki decided that the bird enemy was named after a nut... except hold on, the name is clearly a pun on pelican, or ペリカン, romanized as Perikan. I don't think it's reasonable to say that the enemy's name is just a transliteration, mostly because the enemy has nothing to do with nuts. Would it be fair to move the article to its romanization instead?
 
Just noticed a disclaimer on a Prima guide:
Important:
Prima Games has made every effort to determine that the information contained in this book is accurate. However, the publisher makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or completeness of the material in this book; nor does the publisher assume liability for damages, either incidental or consequential, that may result from using the information in this book.
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what good is an official guide if it doesn't want to be official
 
I think they're just covering their arse in case they print an error (such as incorrect information which would make the guide useless in parts), they don't want to serve a legally-enforcable obligation to consumers to get them from A to B in a game.

In no way does it affect how official the guide itself is, as we cover content from third-party organisations which are released under-contract by Nintendo. Any errors, such as in naming enemies, are still acknowledged. If it's a major error (such as confusing Goombas with Super Mushrooms, as a far-fetched example), then we wouldn't treat that information as the Gospel Truth obviously, just because Prima said it. But if Prima mispelled an enemy's name in most or all instances within the guide, then we would consider it an official title as well as the correct spelling.
 
my take on things is that Prima can (read: is often) wrong about the mechanics of the game itself and the name of established characters, but it can't be "wrong" about things like the name of Sir Domino because there's nothing to contradict it