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Semi-protected edit request on 8 December 2024

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change "Shigeru Miyamoto" to "NintendoTM" Hi,Hello and good morning (talk) 17:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - This request doesn't make any sense. Sergecross73 msg me 17:39, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mario and the franchise are the same

To: @Sergecross73 I don’t understand what you meant with your previous edit. Mario saying he is the star of the Mario franchise, those are the same. Could you please clarify what you meant with your previous edit? Thanks! TheWolverineScientist500 (talk) 23:04, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read WP:EASTEREGG? It's saying it should be very clear, when adding a WP:WIKILINK, where you're going when the reader clicks on that link. Your version fails that when you use something as vague as "video game" to link to a "Mario" article. You need to at least add something more indicative of it being a link to a Mario article. Sergecross73 msg me 23:11, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's clear in the original text that the character and the franchise are distinguishable with the use of italics: He is the star of the Mario franchise... The proposed edit isn't adding more clarity, it's just making it a longer sentence. And it did not remove the italics, which makes it confusing: He is the star of the video game franchise of the same name... The "fix" would be to un-italisize "video game" and make the entirety of "video game franchise of the same name" the wikilink, but it's long and unnecessary. ThomasO1989 (talk) 23:17, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]