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Disambiguation rules
Apparently I have caused some... consternation by moving "King Zora" to "King Zora (Ocarina Of Time)". I haven't been able to locate any disambiguation rules on this wiki, so assuming they don't exist (and if they do exist, this is still gonna be relevant), I'd like to discuss our options for the best possible system. What I think will work best is if disambiguation titles are going to be about the first appearance of the subject.

The advantages are that there is virtually no chance the first choice disamb titles won't do, as I don't recall an instance in which one game introduced two things with the same name. Nor do I ever expect this to happen. Secondly, a chosen disamb title has no chance of ever needing revising. For instance, I wouldn't be surprised if TWW Missy or TP Fado would return in the series. If disamb'ed by first appearance, nothing has to be moved.

I'm guessing some people might object to this because they feel it might be confusing for the visitors that they have to look for "King Zora (Ocarina Of Time)" to find the guy from OOA. True, but how much more easy would it be for them to do guess work as to where the page they are looking for could be located? I'm not much for making problems look larger than they are: if "King Zora (Ocarina Of Time)" were to be moved to, say, "King Zora (sea Zora)", it would be one of the very few cases in which disambs have to get creative. It is also not as if people won't be able to find the page at all, since "King Zora" itself should provide the proper redirects anyway. But my belief is that this is overcomplicating matters. Disamb'ing by initial appearance provides a clear, almost flawless answer to any disamb case. For that matter, I'd also like to point out it's a mistake to believe a disamb title has to be informative, as some people think. If all is coded well, only the page itself should display the disamb title, which should only be chosen on practical grounds to provide the most consistency.

The only page I could think of right now that, while it'd work, should arguably not be disamb'ed this way is Link (Goron), because the difference in the levels of fame among the fandom between him and the Hero of Time is rather huge. IfIHaveTo 10:54, 4 September 2010 (EDT)


 * No one seems to be commenting on this, so I will. Personally, I think things were fine the way they were. I don't like the idea simply because the title contradicts the content of the page. But hey, what do I know? Maybe the Quality Standards page should be updated? Try writing something on Adam's or Jason's talk page, since it seems they do most of the editing around the Quality Standards. Hylian King 07:31, 7 September 2010 (EDT)

Bunch of questions
As the header says:


 * 1) The above "disambiguation rules" matter. Any has an opinion?
 * 2) Can anyone tell how to get an image to function as a link to a page?
 * 3) I've noticed a lot of pages have trivia items that mention a likeness between two subjects that I find highly... nonexistent. Either because the likeness is not there or because there is no reason at all to assume the subjects have anything to do with each other (like the Garo and the Subrosians). Are there any quality standards for adding such content?
 * 4) In the same vein, a good number of pages have items in the trivia section such as "this is the only out of three that does..." How relevant is such information? What value has the observation that dungeon X is the only dungeon that cannot by entered before doing Y or is one out of only two dungeons that has the entrance on the left or some such details?
 * 5) The canon policy of the wiki... It's unclear, its consequences are unclear and its reasons are unclear. Anybody'd feel insulted if I'd try to work out a new policy and present it for consideration instead of discussing a new one? IfIHaveTo 16:08, 15 September 2010 (EDT)


 * Well.... First off, I edited your post there so it would have proper line breaks and formatting so people can read it. Here's what I have to say:
 * I don't know there. It's a complex issue.
 * You're looking for Template:ImageLink.
 * It sort of says it in Theories in Articles, but it's not clearly clarified that Trivia is not a place for theories. We may need to make a separate set of standards just for trivia.
 * See #3.
 * Can't see how more clarification can hurt. It was put together in a short time frame. But we can't get too specific if we are to remain in a neutral point of view.
 * There's what I can say on that so far. 21:41, September 15, 2010 (UTC)

ZW website running slow on my computer?
These past few days the entire Zelda Wiki website has been running quite a bit more slowly on my computer than usual. Whereas before a page load would take seconds, now it takes almost a minute. It's not that big of a deal, but it's enough to be annoying, especially when I'm doing things like checking pages to make sure I'm inserting a link that won't redirect. Anyways, I wanted to ask if anyone else is experiencing this, or if it's just my computer. Also, if the latter is true, if anyone knows what I can do to bring things back to normal. Changing browsers doesn't seem to help, although pages do load a bit faster on Firefox.

ZW is the only website that I'm experiencing difficulties with.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Hylian King 08:26, 24 September 2010 (EDT)


 * Hi HK. First of all, it isn't just you! =) The problem is on the site side, and the staff is aware of it and know how to fix it. Unfortunately, the problem can't be addressed just yet, so there's some delay. But hopefully it will get worked out soon!! 10:57, 24 September 2010 (EDT)

Unused Files Bug?
I'm not sure if this is on my side or not, but when I try to view more that 50 Unused Files, the page does not load. Pressing (Next 50) is also useless. Intestingly enough, if I go do 20 images per page, I can view the first 40 images. However, as soon as I try to see the next 20 (ie. 40-60), the page doesn't load. I'd really like to find a solution to this so I can add unused images to articles. 11:33, 1 October 2010 (EDT)


 * My theory was that it was a massive file breaking the whole thing. And I was right. It is this one. We'll have to manuallly delete it. 19:21, October 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well that one is gone now but there's one more here. Because it was missed the first time I went and looked for more but I couldn't find any that I could see. The page didn't seem to break after that one. 20:27, October 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yup, that was the last one. It works now! It's not broken anymore. 21:57, October 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Oh, that's perfect! I guess the wiki doesn't like files bigger than.... 5000 - 6000 px. Whatever the case, I'm glad the page works again. Thank you Matt and Steve ^_^ 18:51, 1 October 2010 (EDT)

Comprehensive Soundtrack List
This is a major proposed change, so consider carefully and maybe consult other admins before replying.

I'd like to start a comprehensive list of music found in Zelda. Most of the songs essential to gameplay exist on the Wiki already, but these are only a fraction of the full audio experience from the games. Now, the soundtrack is one of my favorite parts of Zelda, and one of the factors that separate it from every other game. I believe it's important to name these songs so that fans have a source of reference for music, and so Zelda Wiki can cement its place as the most thorough source of Zelda material on the web.

Here's my plan. Every piece from every Official Soundtrack gets its own article, along with a list of games it has appeared in and under what conditions it appears in each game. It's also possible to embed audio samples or YouTube links in each article, so readers could listen to and compare the music while reading. Other articles that are involved with the soundtracks (for example, Hyrule Field or Princess Zelda), contain links to the appropriate soundtrack articles. It would be very similar to what www.lostpedia.com does for the Lost soundtrack. I would estimate that this would add roughly 1000 articles to Zelda Wiki. If this is an addition we want to see, let me know, and I will start making stubs. Bpenguin17 17:00, 14 October 2010 (EDT)


 * Hello, Bpenguin17! The project your are hoping to undertake is huge and definitely one that would greatly benefit Zelda Wiki, so we appreciate your interest! I don't know about the other admins, but I have a question. What would we do with music that pertains to the dungeons? For example, the Ocarina of Time soundtrack has a song titled "Water Temple." Would we have to create another article called "Water Temple (song)", or would we put the information in the Water Temple article? I'm sure other questions will arise later, but that's really the only one I have right now. :P Anyway, before "stubs" are created like crazy around the wiki...I think it wouldn't be too bad if perhaps we could see how you plan to outline these articles. I have created an infobox for official soundtracks to use for each song article. Maybe you could draft up two or so song articles? I and the other users/admins would love to give input. You can create the drafts in the Sandbox or create your sandbox by typing User:Bpenguing17/Sandbox on the search bar to the left. We look forward to seeing your work! Dany36 21:20, 14 October 2010 (EDT)
 * I like this idea! You will find that a grand portion of the major Zelda tunes have their own page, i.e. Saria's Song, Zelda's Lullaby, Wind God's Aria. For the dungeons, I think it'd be best to simply have a section on the specific dungeon's page pertaining to the music - that's more relevant, practical, and centralized as opposed to having a "Water Temple(song)" article. My only question is: Is there enough written content about these tunes to support article creation? Articles with written content that is less than 2 paragraphs usually get merged with a parent topic for relevance. I don't think there is enough written info around for specific song titles, but I'd love to be proved wrong :) Perhaps a page for each soundtrack in general is satisfactory. Who knows! Just some ideas! :P 01:51, 15 October 2010 (EDT)
 * Thanks for your input!


 * I had envisioned a separate article for each and every piece of music (e.g. "Water Temple (song)"), but Cipriano does have a point about efficiency. I suppose I'll make the individual articles first (for the sake of consistency), link the soundtrack page to the dungeon page, and just let editors decide later whether or not to merge them. If need be, I can imagine every song having a mergeable location somewhere on the Wiki, since most of them are themes for characters or locations. Alternatively, the text and information of the individual article could be condensed into one main soundtrack page per game. Again, I'll leave it up to editors to decide how, or if, to merge the music pages.


 * Thanks for the infobox, Dany! I'll see if I can get it to work in my Sandbox. Bpenguin17 17:23, 15 October 2010 (EDT)


 * No prob, Bpenguin! I think, at this point, it would be useful for users to all give their input on how this could work out, and not just the admins! I think some of the most-used songs (like the Fairy Fountain theme used at the selection screen, the Overworld theme, etc) should definitely get their own article...maybe? I mean, they're pretty big songs and I think they have enough notability to be mentioned somewhere in the wiki. For example, those two have been remixed in the OoT remixed soundtrack, so that's something else that we could mention. Dany36 17:49, 15 October 2010 (EDT)


 * So I've created a prototype for a soundtrack page in my sandbox, using the Overworld/Legend of Zelda Theme Song as an example. It's by no means a final draft, and I'd like your opinions on what could be done to make the prototype better before I start mass-producing others like it. For example, the "Elements" section may be too technical and only attractive to music buffs. (And it probably didn't help that I was making up words.)


 * Dany, if you think this should be "released to the general public", I'll go ahead and make the article outside of my Sandbox for everyone to see. Bpenguin17 18:15, 15 October 2010 (EDT)


 * All right, it's out there! It's right here! I wasn't sure what to call it, so we may have to change the name eventually. I'd appreciate it if you could give me feedback on layout, and make general improvements to the page (I know I have nowhere near the full list of appearances). Or, if you really don't have the time, you could begin to direct others' attention to this project of mine. Bpenguin17 18:26, 15 October 2010 (EDT)


 * It looks okay from what I can tell. Just remember that if the title needs something in parenthesis to capitalize it. Just like any book title. 22:42, October 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * I made some minor changes to the article (for example, the TP Hyrule Field theme is different from the original Zelda theme, so I removed it), and I added quotation marks to all of the song titles. Though...I'm just now remember that the the Hyrule Field Theme and the original Zelda theme are quite different, so maybe a new article should be made for that called the Hyrule Field Theme? And the Elements section seems fine to me. Kinda cool :P Dany36 19:03, 15 October 2010 (EDT)
 * Oh whoops, silly me. I thought you had added OoT under appearances. My bad! Oh, and where did you get the piece of information as to where Shigeru got the inspiration for that song? Dany36 19:06, 15 October 2010 (EDT)


 * Okay, thanks, Dany! My source for the theme song's inspiration was a YouTube interview with Shigeru's colleague and friend, 'The Story of "The Legend of Zelda" musical theme.' by EricSoussanin. I'm pretty sure it's legit, but you're welcome to check it out. Bpenguin17 03:11, 17 October 2010 (EDT)