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[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Super Smash Bros. series

Template:Super Smash Bros. series has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — myselfalso 23:57, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Italics in titles discussion

There is currently a discussion re: italics in titles at Wikipedia_talk:Manual of Style (titles)#Italic_in_templates. Anyone with an interest in this should participate in the discussion there. Thanks! —Locke Cole (talk) (e-mail) 06:48, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Individual Links For NPCs

I added individual links for each NPC, each leading to their corresponding section in the NPC article. I hope no one objects. RememberMe? 01:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I object. Why not just link to the list of NPCs once? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 02:05, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Because with this you can find the specific NPC you want. RememberMe? 03:51, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Why is it necessary thata user be able to be one click away from every single minor SSB character from every single SSB character article? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:17, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of characters

All of these characters are not exclusive to SSB (unlike MK or Tekken), so why are they all listed here? [1] I can see having the NPCs, as they are exclusive to SSB, but not the other ones. This also adds more navbox cruft - Mario and Wario now have four boxes (games, characters), one of which is this SSB box. I suggest removal but would like to get some other opinions. Hbdragon88 22:24, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

The point of a game series template is to link all crucial information on the series. Because Nintendo's characters are one of the focuses of SSB, they need to be linked together. Sure, there's a whole whack of Mario boxes - which is unavoidable, considering the alternative is a huge megabox - but keeping the chars in the SSB box is a no-brainer for me. Toomai Glittershine 21:26, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SSB

The original Smash Brothers Game on the template shouldn't be called "Smash". Even though it's in the title, "Smash" is in all of the titles. I think sticking with "64" made more sense. --myselfalso 15:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

64 is not in the title though. Wikipedia can't invent new names for these games. Shortening the title is acceptable, but inventing a new name for it isn't. Besides, I"ve never heard anybody call it "SSB64" - it's always SSB and SSBM and SSBB. Hbdragon88 21:27, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of 3 links

I removed the links to the NPC, NPS, and Characters articles. The NPS article is completely pointless, and the NPC and Character articles are redundant (the Super Smash Bros. (series) article documents playable and non-playable characters well enough). Comrade Pajitnov 15:54, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Why is a soundtrack still there if it's now labelled "video games"? 199.126.137.209 01:00, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Separate "Smashing... Live!"

It shouldn't be on the same lines as the games as it really isn't a game, yo. I've done this twice now. --Comrade Kesha 22:35, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I've added it under 'Miscellaneous'--041744 00:15, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mr. Game & Watch and Falco Lombardi stick out

Can someone please edit the template to make Mr. Game & Watch and Falco Lombardi go inside the template? 90.242.40.210 16:35, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

 ???? What do you mean can you give an image?→041744 22:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't matter it appears someone has corrected it. 84.67.172.165 15:50, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spaces

Formula here. Some characters were missing their · and some weren't equally spaced apart.
Blindman shady 01:06, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Specific Ice Climbers Link

Every character that has appeared in a Super Smash Bros. game happens to have their own Wikipedia page except the Ice Climbers Popo and Nana. Currently, they are the only characters in this template that link to an actual game and not a profile specifically about them. I propose their link take the user directly to the portion of the Ice Climber page that is dedicated specifically to the characters' appearance in SSBM. I had done this once but it was changed.

The other alternative would be for someone to create a Popo and Nana page. --Blackbox77 21:41, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

What about the Dr. Mario link? it goes to the series.
I really think these characters are to trivial to create pages for they only appeared in a one game.→041744 23:34, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I think they could have their own article if there's enough information to warrant it. --myselfalso 17:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I agree that Popo and Nana (at this point) don't really deserve their own page. I brought up that alternative more to illustrate the point that their link in the template should go directly to their Smash profile. The blurb about them in the Ice Climber game page is the closest thing to a character profile they have. It makes sense Dr. Mario goes to the page it does because Dr. Mario is simply a variation of Mario and not an entirely new character. Agree? Disagree? --Blackbox77 17:31, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dr. Mario

Dr. Mario himself does not have a page for the character. so the Dr. Mario link on the Smash Bros. template goes to the series. This is the same reason why the ice climber's link goes to the NES game becuase there is no character page. As for DK, he himself has a page, so the link goes there, but becuase dr. mario or ice climbers have no character page, they go to the series (or game) they are featured in. So please keep the template on th Dr. Mario series page.→041744 05:54, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Did you know that navigational templates are not categories and lists? - A Link to the Past (talk) 14:09, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

How is this relevant?→041744 20:44, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
List one reason non-articles should be on a navigational template. - A Link to the Past (talk) 21:17, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Well if that "Non-article" was a catagory people might link to that instead of listing all those links. look at the Mortal kombat template, they linked categories there to save space. But now I ask again: WHY IS THIS RELEVANT, what is this discussion about?→041744 15:00, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Game series navbox or character navbox?

I honestly don't see the point in having this navbox list the playable characters, since not one of them is original to the SSB series. Wouldn't a link to the playable characters list (as well as the non-playable characters list) suffice? ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 23:58, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Character navboxes are highly annoying for crossover games. ~ JohnnyMrNinja 21:37, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Yes they are. Are there any objections to replacing the characters with just a link to the chart? ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 01:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Nope. - A Link to the Past (talk) 02:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I've created a new character's template in the style of this one, so it won't return by some one else reverting your edits.→041744 15:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

It was already merged as unnecessary! - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template in the characters' article

I've been wondering, since the template doesn't list the cast of playable characters anymore, is there really any reason for the template to be in every character's article now? Every character's article mentions the Super Smash Bros. series in some form, and every character is a part of Category:Super Smash Bros. fighters (except for Dr. Mario, Falco, Pichu, Sheik, Young Link, and Zero Suit Samus, who are either a part of a list or another character in the game), so having the template on their articles seems a bit... unnecessary now. Of course, that's just my opinion. Disaster Kirby 22:43, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

I think they should still get the template on their page, even if they aren't mentioned in the template Luigi and Mario have the Mario series template on their page, This series should follow suit.
That argument doesn't even make any sense. They're the main characters in their own specific series, so it wouldn't make not to have those templates on their articles. However, the Super Smash Bros. series isn't any specific character's "own specific series" (save for the NPCs listed on Super Smash Bros. (series)), and the template doesn't even mention the characters at all now. I'd rather not repeat what I just stated a few lines above. Disaster KirbyTalk 22:47, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
This is a crossover game and as such the template should not be on each character's page.→041744 23:55, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Smash Wiki

Should the Wikipedia Smash Bros. Site [2] be included? I think it should, but I'll let you decide. Mr. DigDug —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 00:35:36, August 19, 2007 (UTC).

That's not owned by Wikipedia, ity's owned by whoever has SmashWorld.
Blindman shady 21:48, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
No. Wikipedia doesn't own it, but Jimbo Wales, the guy who invented Wikipedia, does. Its called Wikia, and No, we're not adding it. --haha169 (talk) 22:44, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion

I've nominated this template for deletion. It's been whittled down to the three games; this can be used just as well in a "see also" section on each page. See TfD - Super Smash Bros. series. --Son (talk) 18:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image

Perhaps this free image would do some good to illustrate the template? --haha169 (talk) 05:36, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

nvm, I'll just be bold and add it. I really don't think there is a problem with doing so. --haha169 (talk) 05:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)