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So here's the deal with this:
So here's the deal with this:


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'''Support'''. I've wished we had something like this in the past. [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 21:25, 4 July 2017 (EDT)
'''Support'''. I've wished we had something like this in the past. [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 21:25, 4 July 2017 (EDT)
Obvious '''support''', we've needed something like this for a while. As reliable as Kurogane Hammer is, we shouldn't have to go there for EVERYTHING. [[User:Ganonmew|<span style="color: green;">'''Ganonmew'''</span>]], [[User talk:Ganonmew|<span style="color: green;">'''The Evil Clone'''</span>]] 11:14, 6 July 2017 (EDT)
'''Support''' to quote SuperMega: YES YES '''YES'''!!!!! ''[[User:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: blue;">'''Alex Parpotta'''</span>]] the [[User talk:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: red;">'''flying lobster!'''</span>]]'' 06:03, 16 July 2017 (EDT)
'''Support.''' Not sure if you're still taking votes but it was about time someone implemented this. <b>[[User:john3637881|<span style="color: black;">John</span>]]</b> [[File:John3637881 Signature.png|20px]] <b>[[User talk:John3637881|<span style="color: red;">HUAH!</span>]]</b> 16:09, 26 July 2017 (EDT)


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Alright I just made a couple of [[User:Serpent King/Sandbox|mocks]] of this template. Lemme know what you think. I think Nyargle also came up with something...yeah [[User:Nyargleblargle/Drafts/SnazzierPhysicsTable|here]] <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0b7">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|16px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #fd0">King</span>]]'''</span> 23:10, 4 July 2017 (EDT)
Alright I just made a couple of [[User:Serpent King/Sandbox|mocks]] of this template. Lemme know what you think. I think Nyargle also came up with something...yeah [[User:Nyargleblargle/Drafts/SnazzierPhysicsTable|here]] <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0b7">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|16px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #fd0">King</span>]]'''</span> 23:10, 4 July 2017 (EDT)
:We could make an alternative six-column version (as opposed to the current three-column design). [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 18:47, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
==July 5th Discussion Update==
Not only is this proposal being made outside of the forum, but I almost made this post at the top of the talk page. I got a little scared though, so it's down here. Hopefully everyone scrolled down.
Regardless, I'll gather up everything we've discussed. '''If you're new to this discussion, this list will outline the basics of what we've been over so far.'''
*We are discussing the creation and implementation of a template which will create a table detailing a character's physics, such as speed, traction, weight, and other such statistics. This will be a "fill-in-the-blank" table, similar to [[:Template:Infobox Character]].
*If approved, it will become standard practice to place this table on every per-game character page, such as [[Mario (SSB)]], [[Link (SSBM)]], [[Ike (SSBB)]] and [[Cloud (SSB4)]].
*Implementation of the template has faced no direct opposition at this time and has garnered support from a handful of active and influential users including a [[User:Nyargleblargle|wiki admin]].
*We haven't come to a clear consensus on ''where'' we want to use this table. It is most likely to be placed, however, in the attributes section of each page.
*The template for which this page is the talk page is not functional, and is a mock-up for what it is meant to look like at this time.
*If the template is to be accepted, I will take it upon myself to implement it on every character page.
Alright, now. As stated above, functional/semi-functional versions have been created by SK and Nyargle. View them [[User:Serpent King/Sandbox|here]] and [[User:Nyargleblargle/Drafts/SnazzierPhysicsTable|here]], respectively.
'''We've all agreed that this template should be implemented, but we need to come to a consensus on what it should look like.'''
'''Here's my opinion:''' I think we should employ sort of a mix of Nyargle's table and SK's style 2 table.
I like SK's idea of having abilities in their own section of the table, and also the red/green circle thingies that look a lot better and more in line with the wiki than a simple yes/no. I'm going with style 2 just as a matter of personal preference, I think it looks better (plus it also makes sense in my eyes to save the things not everyone has for last).
Nyargle's idea of introducing a drop-down box is, quite frankly, genius. I never would have thought to do that but it makes the table look so much cleaner while alleviating any worries I had that overly-technical statistics would clutter the page. However, I don't think Fall Speed deserves to be in there, that seems pretty simple to me.
'''We could essentially take SK's table #2, gut some of it to put in Nyargle's hidden section, and add that at the end of the table.''' I think that would be the best way to go about doing this.
There are also somethings we're missing, though. It was brought to my attention on Discord (I forget by whom) that I totally forgot to include jump height on this table. Sorry about that. We also will need to incorporate the ability to "strike out" certain abilities/attributes that don't appear in certain games: wall jumping doesn't exist in Smash 64, gliding is only in Brawl, and crawling was introduced in Brawl, for instance.
That's all from me. What do you guys think? [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 16:18, 5 July 2017 (EDT)
:I think either of SK's tables work. I think they're compact enough that we might not need a drop-down, but if we did, I would prefer to hide the attributes. As for where to put it, the attributes section works. Lord knows we already have enough in the moveset section. [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 20:02, 5 July 2017 (EDT)
::To rehash my edit summary: I just made an update to the template in my sandbox that allows the template to detect the character and game right out of the article's title, without the need for extra parameters. I also added Nyargle's headers like he asked. I can make a 3rd style with the dropdown in a sec I guess, but I am not sure I like the idea <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0b7">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|16px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #fd0">King</span>]]'''</span> 20:08, 5 July 2017 (EDT)
:::We can get rid of the drop-down if there's not support for it. On second thought the template really doesn't get to be long enough to warrant it anyway, I feel. I have a question though, what are we to do if we know a character's rank in a field, but not the exact value? (this seems to be the case for jump heights in every game except Smash 4, for instance.) Would putting a dash in the value section and tagging it with the we-need-technical-data template suffice? [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 11:41, 6 July 2017 (EDT)
::::I guess leaving it blank would be the way to go. The tech data tag should go on [[Jump]] instead. <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0b7">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|16px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #fd0">King</span>]]'''</span> 16:30, 6 July 2017 (EDT)
:::::My two cents, again:
:::::I like Serp's first option on his sandbox, as I feel the generic, "binary" information should be atop the table, after which it delves into more in-depth, relative information, just like how our articles should be written. And the character header atop the table helps to act as a visual identifier.
:::::I strongly oppose including a "show more" template within the table. All pertinent information should be immediately visible to readers. This goes for all pages: Readers should not have to do a lot of hunting in order to get the most basic information on a subject.
:::::--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>,  14:51, 7 July 2017 (EDT)
::::::Alright, I think having the abilities section at the top of the table works fine then, and we can definitely get rid of any kind of dropdown box. I've tagged [[Jump]] for technical data, and I've also updated the template's code to make it identical to SK's table 1 while making adjustments based on what we've agreed on so far (adding sections for jumps and splitting AA/AD/AF apart). I asked Serp on this matter on Discord and he disagreed, but would anybody be open to adding a field in the abilities table for whether the character has a delayed double jump? [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 14:03, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
(indent reset) I'm not as well-versed in ''Smash'' as I once was. How many characters are there that have a delayed double jump? If it's only a two or so, we could probably axe it, but if it's more than, say, 4, I think it'd be worth keeping.
--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>,  14:18, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
:Off the top of my head, Mewtwo, Ness, Lucas, Yoshi, and I believe Peach has one too. It's not particularly common and definitely not as widespread as the likes of wall jumping, but a decent handful of characters still have it, and it wouldn't fit well into the moveset section, so I believe it's worth noting here. [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 14:27, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
::I thought it was a Melee only thing? <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0b7">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|16px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #fd0">King</span>]]'''</span> 14:28, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
:::It isn't. You may be thinking of [[double jump cancelling]], which is only in Melee and is only ''usable'' by characters with delayed double jumps, but delayed double jumps themselves are in every game. [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 14:34, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
::::Yeah, with five characters that have a delayed double jump versus seven that have more than one midair jump, I think it's fine to put whether or not a character has a delay to their double jump.
::::--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>,  14:40, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
:::::Alright. If we can get the ok from one or two other people on that, I guess we can formally add DDJs to the table? Since they're in every game though, and the code in place for other Y/N abilities is all restricted based on game, I'll leave inserting them to somebody who knows more about code. I also switched the table over to Mario in Brawl, since that way you can see gliding (which i moved up a little) [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 17:08, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
We have a problem: [http://i.imgur.com/csgxf6a.png this] looks terrible. I am having trouble fitting it anywhere logical in the article. We could just forget the float and give it its own section, but I don't like the idea of 2/3 a screen of whitespace. Any suggestions? <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0b7">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|16px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #fd0">King</span>]]'''</span> 17:30, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
:I know you're temporarily out, but for when you get back: I guess with how it looks, I wouldn't be opposed to including a Show/Hide button on the "statistics" header. I guess including in-depth information behind a wall when the base result looks terrible isn't such a bad choice here.
:--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>,  18:57, 16 July 2017 (EDT)
::I can see how that looks at a later time. ...The thing is, I have a feeling that this would look just fine on like...every Melee character article and most SSB4 ones...but there is always less to say about Brawl and SSB so it doesn't line up right. <span style="font-family:Algerian;font-size:10pt;background:#000;border:outset #083 2px;padding:1px">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|12px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0">King</span>]]'''</span> 01:11, 20 July 2017 (EDT)
:::Does [[:File:Attributetest.png|this]] look less terrible? [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 14:39, 20 July 2017 (EDT)
::::Bump. [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 20:29, 23 July 2017 (EDT)
:::::I think crow's idea is the best way to go about it... At least then it wouldn't look bad until someone clicks show. <span style="font-family:Algerian;font-size:10pt;background:#000;border:outset #083 2px;padding:1px">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|12px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0">King</span>]]'''</span> 20:31, 23 July 2017 (EDT)
::::::Horrifically late reply, but I think Crow's idea would work fine here. I think at this point it's the only option left. We can make further changes to the template in the future if we come up with a better way to work around the situation, anyway. [[File:Nymbaresigicon.png]] [[User:Nymbare|<span style="color:#00BFFF">Nymbare</span>]] [[User talk:Nymbare|<span style="color:#0066FF">and his talk</span>]] 14:40, 24 July 2017 (EDT)
Is there still any interest in a collapsible table? [[File:Nyargleblargle.png|16px]][[User: Nyargleblargle|<span style="color:LawnGreen">'''Nyargle</span>]][[User talk:Nyargleblargle|<span style="color: orange;">'''blargle'''</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nyargleblargle|Contribs]]) 15:05, 16 August 2017 (EDT)
:Hell yes! ''[[User:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: blue;">'''Alex Parpotta'''</span>]] the [[User talk:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: red;">'''flying lobster!'''</span>]]'' 15:06, 16 August 2017 (EDT)
:I honestly don't know what to do. It's definitely not a situation that can have a perfect solution. <span style="font-family:Algerian;font-size:10pt;background:#000;border:outset #083 2px;padding:1px">'''[[User:Serpent King|<span style="color:#083">Serpent</span>]] [[File:SKSig.png|12px|link=]] [[User talk:Serpent King|<span style="color:#ed0">King</span>]]'''</span> 15:07, 16 August 2017 (EDT)
== Is this project still active? ==
The idea seems great, but is this project still active? [[Special:Contributions/46.229.158.109|46.229.158.109]] 07:10, June 3, 2020 (EDT)

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