Talk:Mario Kart

3DS characters on chart

I have added Mario and Luigi as racers in the new 3DS section of the racers chart, as you see that they are shown as drivers in the video, "video game line-up" for the Nintendo 3DS official website!!!!!!!!— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.109.117.148 (talk • contribs)

Someone added shadow mario and a bunch of other fake B.S.ers on the chart. I will remove them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.109.117.148 (talk) 16:09, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

There are some uncomfermed characters on the chart, yet I can't seem to edit them out because I can't seem to edit anything in this article, which is strange because I can edit things in other articles.(68.109.117.148 (talk) 00:38, 19 February 2011 (UTC))

MASSIVE VANDALISM

Apparently someone is doing the promo of his fan game on this page (the page is littered with references to some Mario Kart REAL), the multiple references to a concurrent game would lead to believe that it could a publicity stunt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.80.239.162 (talk) 09:50, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

vandalism purged unsigned comment added by 81.80.239.162 (talk) 09:50, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Character table

All games have some prose about characters. Sometimes it doesn't fit in the article, so there are separate lists. Games like Mario side series, Super Smash Bros Brawl, or other Fighting games have tables because the character's information are listed in different places. I don't think the policies DKqwerty pointed out really affect this. _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 18:53, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

This information, which violates WP:NOTGUIDE, is widely available on various gaming sites and is simply of no encyclopedic or historical value. DKqwerty (talk) 13:27, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I don't see how it is a guide. It is valuable list of main characters. Like I said before, while other games have characters listed in prose, these games have character information elsewhere, and this is needed to direct the reader to them. Where does WP:NOTGUIDE say anything about character lists? _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 13:43, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Also, might I add that you are the one who has no consensus to remove them. The tables were there for years, and you removed them. Therefor, you are the one going against "consensus". _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 13:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I have brought this issue to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Character tables to gain a better consensus. _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 14:14, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The result of that discussion was inconclusive, but I agree with Blake, and therefore have restored the table. Qwerty, you should have discussed your massive removal of content before BOLDly doing it Purplebackpack89 03:33, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Actually, given the number of policy violations, there was no need to discuss before removing and given the continued violations, the only thing keeping me from removing it again is WP:3RR. This table violates WP:NOTGUIDE (in my opinion) and clearly violates WP:V (there is not one valid ref given), WP:LSC ("The inclusion of items must be supported by reliable sources"), WP:IINFO, and in its current state WP:CRYSTAL (speculative character list for future game Mario Kart 3DS). With the large number of policy violations (particularly with regard to reliable sourcing), I saw no need to discuss these issues before removing it. Furthermore, the table's footer makes zero sense and seems completely out of context (in addition to being unsourced). Also, if you refer to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Character tables, it's clear that most editors do not support such tables in the articles of series like Mario Kart or Mario Party. While it's clear that you do not share this view, you should probably defer to the collective wisdom on this one: character tables in an article like this one are useless and simply consume space. DKqwerty (talk) 15:54, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Beta

This edit has been reverted. It is constructive. Stuff that comes out before the game is actually released is considered beta. I play video games. I know how this stuff works. --ϐαςς ᴶαϟϟιFile:Japas Artwork.png 19:12, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Beta, by definition, means: "A beta test is a limited release of a product with a goal of finding bugs before the final release. Software testing is often referred to by the terms "alpha" and "beta.". Don't revert an edit and say it's vandalism if you don't know what it means. A screenshot from a game in early development is by definition, beta. --ϐαςς ᴶαϟϟιFile:Japas Artwork.png 19:17, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

I was the one who changed it initially. But I didn't change it because I "[do] not know what beta is". I had to undo everything that happened in January because the article was reverted to a version from a year ago. I didn't even realize the caption had been changed. I don't think we can call it beta though. The source does not say that, in fact there is no source provided. All we know is that it is from some point in development. I actually think it should be removed or replaced with a more relevant image. That image depicts Mario Kart Wii in development, and this article contains absolutely no content about Mario Kart Wii's development. Let's use a more relevant image. Reach Out to the Truth 06:36, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

No confirmation in the screenshot that this is from an Alpha or Beta release, or even from any release available for testing at all. Please do not assume that it is from a Beta release. A screenshot from the game is not by definition a Beta, not even remotely. The³5₉ (Talk) 01:09, 12 February 2011 (UTC)