Talk:Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Why on earth is this question STILL longer than the article itself?

major LOL. frankly, I don't know exactly what this article should cover, but it should certainly be more substantial than it is now! MaskedMarth 00:27, September 20, 2006 (GMT)

Wikipedia plagiarism

...umm, I don't think we're allowed to do that. Besides, the Melee article on SmashWiki should be geared towards a Smash audience, and thus should have different emphasis on different topics (perhaps more coverage of the competitive community, less coverage of Melee vis-à-vis other video games, references, etc.). I've deleted the Wikipedia content and am writing a paragraph or two to fill the blank. As I said before, I really don't know what belongs in such a broad topic, but I'm sure we can come up with something before ripping off Wikipedia. --MaskedMarth 04:04, October 2, 2006 (GMT)

Oh, and right now I have information that puts Melee in perspective with other fighting games (somebody more knowledgeable about that subject should carry on that task!), but I hope to later include more explanation about the evolution of Melee's community and perhaps its game modes.

This needs work

Read title -shogun

Wikipedia plagiarism (part deux)

I just reverted Valoem's edit to the page, removing the Wikipedia content.

I didn't want to instigate an edit war, so I was hesitant to revert; however, I think the case for NOT copying from Wikipedia is strong enough to merit the revert. Here are my reasons why:

  • It's plagiarism, even if it's from Wikipedia.
  • None of the categories, links or templates works from Wikipedia to SmashWiki. It would be a total mess to fix, and considering how many times I've edited the Mewtwo article, doing little chores here and there and not even addressing the biggest problems in the article, I really don't want to deal with dewikifying the SSBM article and such.
  • Almost all the information on the Wikipedia article would be categorized into articles of their own - for instance, each game mode should get an article of its own on SmashWiki, the Sonic and Tails hoax would get an article of its own, etc.
  • The Wikipedia article is written for a non-gamer audience - SmashWiki articles are written for Smashers, which, even if they are casual, require that we write to a greater level of depth.

If there are any counterarguments I'll be happy to discuss them here. --MaskedMarth 17:42, October 30, 2006 (GMT)

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