User:Cookies and Creme/Region article guidelines

Eligible regions

Any Smash region with a serious competitive scene can have a region article on the wiki. However, each region article encompasses a different area depending on how it is often split up in by the community. For example, the United States itself is split up into many different regions due to the country's geographic size leading to different communities. Conversely, most US states do not have their own region page due to being part of a greater Smash region, such as Connecticut's scene often crossing over with the rest of New England.

It is customary to follow how reliable sources such as LumiRank split regions. However, this does not have to be strictly followed, and users should make their best judgements when creating region articles.

Region article essentials

The following are what every region article must contain, and will be expected to have at their creation. Low-effort articles created without these essentials may be deleted.

Introduction

Each region article must have an introduction that briefly explains the region's history, its smaller scenes, and its best-known players and events. In addition, an introduction can also explain alternate ways the region has been split, such as other states or provinces occasionally grouped with the region.

Smashers

For large regions, the Smashers page should only include sections regarding the region's globally-ranked players and nationally-ranked players. Additional notable players, including notable commentators and tournament organizers, may also be listed. Players that do not meet any of the criteria may not be listed, as the section will link to the relevant Smasher categories for an in-depth look at the region's talent. For smaller regions that have little globally-ranked or nationally-ranked players, the latter rule may be disregarded to a certain degree, such as only including players ranked on a region's power rankings.

The following rankings are used to determine globally-ranked players:

• 64 League Rankings
• SSB64UPR
• RetroSSBMRank
• SSBMRank/MPGR
• SSBBRank
• Panda Global Rankings
• OrionRank 2018
• Panda Global Rankings Ultimate
• OrionRank Ultimate
• UltRank/LumiRank
• PMRank

The following rankings are used to determine nationally-ranked players:

• Australian Power Rankings
• European Smash 64 Power Rankings
• European Melee Power Rankings
• Japan SSBM Rank
• European Smash 4 Power Rankings
• JAPAN Power Rankings
• European Ultimate Power Rankings
• Japan Player Rankings
• Experimental Smash Player Rankings
• PGRContenders
• PGR v3
• OrionRank regional rankings
• LumiRank regional rankings
• PMRank regional rankings