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Well! Now this is quite the article. Good job! I "appreciate" it ^^ MaskedMarth (t c) 19:50, January 30, 2007 (GMT)

Standardizing Universe article names

I think we should decide on standardizing the names of the various universe pages. The site is currently torn between naming its universe pages as the franchises are commonly referred to by the press + (universe) and as the name of each franchise's general world + (universe). It seems we have to choose one naming convention over another, and here's the two alternatives that I got (and for consistency we should choose all of what's in one column over all of what's in the other):

Franchise Name Approach vs. World's Name Approach

Looking at what I've got above, it seems much safer and more consistent to call all of the main universe articles by what's in the Franchise Name Approach column, and have the links on the right column redirect to the articles on the left column. In addition, many of the World's Name Approach alternative names in the second column aren't even accurate because, for instance, Zelda games have taken place in areas that are not Hyrule (Termina, for one), while there have been Mario games not set in the Mushroom Kingdom (e.g. Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga are set in the Beanbean Kingdom). I really think all universe articles should be named after what's in the left column to be both accurate and consistent, so I'll start moving and creating the pages shortly if there aren't objections. Erik the Appreciator 18:04, February 19, 2007 (GMT)

That sounds fine to me. My only remaining concern is whether we should just scrap the "universe" moniker and start calling them franchises, because that sounds to me like a more logical term to use (and I think it won't require any extra explanation that "universe" might). --Kirby King 22:07, February 20, 2007 (GMT)
Well, I dunno, I think the term Universe is used more often than Franchise at the Smashboards and other forums. Erik the Appreciator 22:19, February 20, 2007 (GMT)
Bizarre! I created a one-sentence Game & Watch (universe) page but going there takes you to this other page simply called Game as if it were a redirect, which it isn't, and it doesn't say "Redirected from Game & Watch (universe)" at the top. Click Game & Watch, a page that wasn't ever created for all I know, and the same thing happens: you're at this mysterious page called Game, which I now made as a half-page of sorts. Is there a programming error with the site? Erik the Appreciator 22:29, February 20, 2007 (GMT)
Click the Superflat World (universe) redirect I just made and you're taken to the Game & Watch universe page I just made. Hmm... Erik the Appreciator 22:32, February 20, 2007 (GMT)