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Ok, I tried doing something like this a while back, but it was promptly halted by Disaster Flare, but I really think we should have non-bracketed redirects to pages like [[Mario (SSB4)]], where "Mario SSB4" would redirect to the page. I'm aware of [[SW:NOT]], but I think it's worth noting that many other wikis, such as Bulbapedia, do do this, and it is kinda inconvenient at times to search for things like this, especially since with some articles, such as the Mario (SSB4) one, the correct article is not the first one to come up in the search results, and it being the first thing in search results was an argument Disaster Flare gave for not having the redirects. I really think it would be a good idea to have them. Ultimately, us not having them makes our wiki less user friendly, and probably makes it look bad in comparison to others. ''[[User:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: blue;">'''Alex Parpotta'''</span>]] the [[User talk:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: red;">'''flying lobster!'''</span>]]'' 14:00, 28 August 2017 (EDT)
Ok, I tried doing something like this a while back, but it was promptly halted by Disaster Flare, but I really think we should have non-bracketed redirects to pages like [[Mario (SSB4)]], where "Mario SSB4" would redirect to the page. I'm aware of [[SW:NOT]], but I think it's worth noting that many other wikis, such as Bulbapedia, do do this, and it is kinda inconvenient at times to search for things like this, especially since with some articles, such as the Mario (SSB4) one, the correct article is not the first one to come up in the search results, and it being the first thing in search results was an argument Disaster Flare gave for not having the redirects. I really think it would be a good idea to have them. Ultimately, us not having them makes our wiki less user friendly, and probably makes it look bad in comparison to others. ''[[User:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: blue;">'''Alex Parpotta'''</span>]] the [[User talk:Alex Parpotta|<span style="color: red;">'''flying lobster!'''</span>]]'' 14:00, 28 August 2017 (EDT)
:I personally think it's fine as it is, and sure while it would make it more user friendly, I don't think it will kill someone to have to search for it a bit after putting "Mario (SSB4)" in the search bar. Even if someone is a bit lazier than most, they can just go to the "Mario" page and hit one of the fighter info links up above. [[User:F0rZ3r0F0r|F0rZ3r0F0r]] ([[User talk:F0rZ3r0F0r|talk]]) 17:57, 13 September 2017 (EDT)
:I personally think it's fine as it is, and sure while it would make it more user friendly, I don't think it will kill someone to have to search for it a bit after putting "Mario (SSB4)" in the search bar. Even if someone is a bit lazier than most, they can just go to the "Mario" page and hit one of the fighter info links up above. [[User:F0rZ3r0F0r|F0rZ3r0F0r]] ([[User talk:F0rZ3r0F0r|talk]]) 17:57, 13 September 2017 (EDT)
== Official Power Ranking Policy/Style Guide ==
This is an issue that's been bothering me for a while now. Every power rankings page seems to take a different approach at it's style and format. I'd like to propose a universal style/format guide that all Power Rankings should follow.<br>
'''The format itself is on [[User:Pokebub/sandbox|my sandbox page]].'''
The most important things are:
*Having a link to whatever group/company/people that make the rankings (ex: Regional Facebook group)
*Adding an accompanying PR image and/or video above the rankings itself (These should always be hosted externally)
*Honorable mentions or panelists should always be below the rankings and shouldn't warrant a new section (ex: [[Michigan Power Rankings#May 8th, 2016|Michigan's May 2016 rankings]])
*There should be no citations in the section name (ex: [[SoCal Melee Power Rankings#December 29, 2013|some of the earlier SoCal Melee PRs]])
*There shouldn't be any "current rankings" or "past rankings" sections as it's somewhat redundant and anyone can easily deduce that the top most rankings are the current ones. (ex: [[Georgia Power Rankings]])
I'd really like to see this become an official format policy, but I'd also like to hear some thoughts on this. This would fix a lot of the inconsistencies between rankings.
-[[User:Pokebub|Pokebub]] ([[User talk:Pokebub|talk]]) 14:30, 9 January 2018 (EST)