Hello, dear readers, and welcome to the April Issue of Pipe Plaza!! I have sad news to share with you, so let's get to that now.
As some users may know, our former Statistics Manager, RandomYoshi (talk), has left the community, which means he has also left his position as Anniversary Announcements writer in the Pipe Plaza team. It's very sad to see a beloved member go, and I personally wish him the best of luck on his life. However, that does not mean Anniversary Announcements is vacant once again, as Turboo (talk) has taken over RandomYoshi's position, in order to keep readers informed of everything anniversary-related.
Section of the Month
The SotM poll for the March Issue got 25 votes, four more than the February poll.
The March Section of the Month, with 13 votes (52% of the total), is...
...Upcoming Games, for the sixth time overall, the third in a row (a new record, by the way)!!!!!!
As its name says, Upcoming Games, written by myself, Paper Yoshi (talk), covers news on the upcoming Mario games, listing details regarding those games, such as titles and release dates. Last month, we talked about the Nintendo Direct conference from February 14th, in which a ton of new games and new features for previously announced games were unveiled by Game Producer Shigeru Miyamoto and President Satoru Iwata. Community Report, written by Spotlight Manager YoshiKong (talk), got second place, with 6 votes (24%). RandomYoshi (talk) clinched a second Top 3 win before leaving: his last Anniversary Announcements section got third place, with 3 votes (12%).
Well, I guess that's all, folks!! Now go on and read this issue!!
Hello, and welcome to the April Issue of Monthly Report! This is Paper Yoshi, here to show you the wiki statistics for April, along with March-April and February-April comparisons.
(Credit goes to Stooben Rooben (talk) and Super Mario Bros. (talk) for the table coding. Stooben originally created it when writing this section back in Issues XXIII, XXV and XXVI, and SMB based his coding for Issues XXXIX, XL and XLI – which I am using in this issue – off of Stooben's coding.)
April Statistics
|
Statistic |
As of 13 April 2013 (10:05)*
|
Content Pages |
13,137
|
All Pages |
99,103
|
Files |
43,293
|
Edits |
1,310,760
|
Edits per Page |
13.23
|
Registered Users |
14,342
|
Active Users |
481
|
Bots |
2
|
Autopatrolled |
41
|
Patrollers |
6
|
Administrators |
10
|
Bureaucrats |
4
|
Proprietor |
1
|
March Statistics
|
Statistic |
As of 8 March 2013 (09:30)*
|
Content Pages |
12,946
|
All Pages |
97,394
|
Files |
42,208
|
Edits |
1,283,866
|
Edits per Page |
13.18
|
Registered Users |
14,025
|
Active Users |
428
|
Bots |
2
|
Autopatrolled |
40
|
Patrollers |
6
|
Administrators |
11
|
Bureaucrats |
4
|
Proprietor |
1
|
February Statistics
|
Statistic |
As of 9 February 2013 (23:15)*
|
Content Pages |
12,876
|
All Pages |
96,560
|
Files |
41,625
|
Edits |
1,270,701
|
Edits per Page |
13.16
|
Registered Users |
13,844
|
Active Users |
437
|
Bots |
2
|
Autopatrolled |
40
|
Patrollers |
6
|
Administrators |
11
|
Bureaucrats |
4
|
Proprietor |
1
|
March — April Statistics
|
Statistic |
As of 8 March 2013 (09:30)* |
As of 13 April 2013 (10:05)* |
Percentage Change
|
Content Pages |
12,946 |
13,137 |
+1.475%
|
All Pages |
97,394 |
99,103 |
+1.755%
|
Files |
42,208 |
43,293 |
+2.571%
|
Edits |
1,283,866 |
1,310,760 |
+2.095%
|
Edits per Page |
13.18 |
13.23 |
+0.38%
|
Registered Users |
14,025 |
14,342 |
+2.26%
|
Active Users |
428 |
481 |
+12.383%
|
Bots |
2 |
2 |
0%
|
Autopatrolled |
40 |
41 |
+2.5%
|
Patrollers |
6 |
6 |
0%
|
Administrators |
11 |
10 |
-9.091%
|
Bureaucrats |
4 |
4 |
0%
|
Proprietor |
1 |
1 |
0%
|
February — April Statistics
|
Statistic |
As of 9 February 2013 (23:15)* |
As of 13 April 2013 (10:05)* |
Percentage Change
|
Content Pages |
12,876 |
13,137 |
+2.027%
|
All Pages |
96,560 |
99,103 |
+2.633%
|
Files |
41,625 |
43,293 |
+4.007%
|
Edits |
1,270,701 |
1,310,760 |
+3.152%
|
Edits per Page |
13.16 |
13.23 |
+0.532%
|
Registered Users |
13,844 |
14,342 |
+3.597%
|
Active Users |
437 |
481 |
+10.069%
|
Bots |
2 |
2 |
0%
|
Autopatrolled |
40 |
41 |
+2.5%
|
Patrollers |
6 |
6 |
0%
|
Administrators |
11 |
10 |
-9.091%
|
Bureaucrats |
4 |
4 |
0%
|
Proprietor |
1 |
1 |
0%
|
*All times EST.
Hey and welcome to the Community Report, here to keep you updated on the latest wiki happenings. So to begin, we've only had a slight change in MarioWiki Policy this month. Per a recently passed proposal, all fan votes for FA nominations will be removed on sight.
These are the most recent proposals which have reached a consensus.
And the following are talk page proposals which have recently reached a consensus.
We now bring you the talk page proposals currently in progress.
And lastly, these are the most recent changes we've had to user rights.
And that's it for this month's Community Report! We hope that you enjoy the rest of the issue.
Hey everyone, welcome to another edition of the Forum Update. As you may have noticed, April Fools day took place earlier this month. To celebrate this, I'll be doing something. But enough of this, why don't we see what happened in March on the Super Mario Boards?
Top Stories
Super Mario Bros. (talk) resigned from his position as an administrator.
A tab linking to the chatroom was added under the banner. Yeah, that's how boring March was. That seriously is the second most interesting thing that happened. I'll have to make up news if we keep being this boring.
Souda-kun's temporary ban expired.
Statistics
In March, 542 topics were made - that's the most so far this year. 30832 posts were also made - that's also the most so far this year. Maybe there's some sort of connection? I'm scared. Either way, 38 users - also the most so far in 2013 - registered in March. Thankfully, only 123 was the highest amount of users online. We are safe from the cupboardmen today. But they'll be back. Probably.
Green signifies the user is at a higher position than last month.
Blue signifies the user is at the same position as last month.
Red signifies the user is at a lower position than last month.
Bold signifies the user is a new entry to the top 10. Italics signify the user is banned.
Forum Games
Smasher's User Big Brother 5 is currently at Week 3. Xerneas (Baby Mario Bloops) was the first out, evicted on Week 1. NSY (New Super Yoshi) was expelled on Week 2, and Phantom L (Lily) was evicted later that week. RandomYoshi finally walked earlier this week when he left the forum. In Toad85's User Big Brother World, NSY walked out of the competition in the first week, later in which Pokemon Trainer Red was evicted, and, at the end of Week 2, RandomYoshi was evicted. It's currently at Week 4. Time Turner's (GreenDisaster) User Total Drama Action also started, and BMB won Virion's (New Super Mario) User Trivial Pursuit.
Currently ongoing Mafias are Saul Slendamann's (my) Mafia 2101, Time Turner's DigiMafia Adventure 2.0, Lily's (and, up until recently, co-hosted by RandomYoshi) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mafia and Virion's Magnificent Mafia 2.0.
- Rocker Mafia, hosted by Garrus Vakarian (Rocker64) ended in the Innocents and Smasher winning.
- The Innocents also won Gundam Tanaka's (Nabber) Forum's Choice Mafia.
- The Innocents also won Smg2daisy's My Little Pony: Friendship is Mafia...again?.
- Souda-kun's Ball Pit Mafia, NSY's Another Team-Based Mafia, Spike's (Yoshi K) Yu-Gi-Oh Season 1 Mafia and RandomYoshi's Mathemafia were cancelled.
Well, that's all for now. Have a great April.
Projects Seeking Contributors (YoshiKong (talk))
Hey and what's up? Welcome to Projects Seeking Contributors. This section will bring attention to any new and active projects on the wiki where input and general discussion are needed. Let's start with the most active and recent projects seen on the Wiki Collaborations forum board.
And that's it for Wiki Collaborations. Once again, see the forum board for the complete list. Next up, we have the discussions which are currently taking place on article talk pages. These can be seen at Category:Unresolved talk pages. The list is as follows.
And that's all this months Projects Seeking Contributors. If you think you could help out with any of the issues above, please take part in the said discussion taking place. We'll be updating this section next issue with any new discussions that need attention.
Do you have an idea about how something can be improved? Do you want others' opinions on changes made to articles? Make a Proposal! If you have an idea about a specific article, place it on that article's Talk Page and include a link to it on the main Proposals page. If your idea concerns the Wiki as a whole, place it on the main Proposal page. Please be sure your idea is relevant to the entire Wiki and not just a smaller idea that could be fixed by talking to an administrator.
Anniversary Announcements (Turboo (talk))
Hello there, I'm Turboo with this month's Anniversary Announcements.
First off, RandomYoshi (talk) (Forum Profile · Personal Message) has unfortunately left the community, and as a result, both the Awards Committee and his position as Anniversary Announcements writer. Following a vote in #mwikiawards, Uniju :D (talk) (Forum Profile · Personal Message) was kicked off the committee 9 to 1. YoshiKong (talk) (Forum Profile · Personal Message) has also resigned due to a busy schedule.
In tournament-related news, Ralphfan (talk) (Forum Profile · Personal Message) has been named as Awards Mafia III's co-host. He will be hosting the game along with Smasher (talk) (Forum Profile · Personal Message) sometime later this year.
The table below lists award changes since the last issue of the 'Shroom. If an award is not listed, it has not yet been discussed by the committee.
Award
|
Description
|
Changes
|
Added
|
Removed
|
A14
|
Favorite Item
|
|
|
A15
|
Favorite Mario RPG
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
A16
|
Favorite Mario Party Game
|
There were no added or removed entries to or from this award.
|
A17
|
Favorite SSB Character
|
|
|
A18
|
Favorite Sports Game
|
There were no added or removed entries to or from this award.
|
A19 (old)
|
Most Innovative Concept/Game
|
This award was removed and replaced with A19: Favorite Puzzle Game.
|
A19 (new)
|
Favorite Puzzle Game
|
New award. Nominees are:
|
A20 (old)
|
Favorite Spin-Off Game
|
This award was removed and replaced with A20: Favorite Koopaling.
|
A20 (new)
|
Favorite Koopaling
|
New award. Nominees are:
|
A21
|
Favorite Kong
|
|
|
A22
|
Favorite Super Mario 64/Sunshine Level
|
|
|
A23
|
Favorite Mini-Boss
|
There were no added or removed entries to or from this award.
|
A24
|
Favorite Place
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
A25
|
Favorite Game
|
|
|
F1
|
Worst Character
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F2
|
Worst Mario Party Board
|
There were no added or removed entries to or from this award.
|
F3
|
Worst Item
|
There were no added entries to this award.
|
|
F4
|
Worst Paper Mario Sidekick
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F5 (old)
|
Worst Koopaling
|
This award was removed and replaced with F5: Worst Level Concept.
|
F5 (new)
|
Worst Level Concept
|
New award. Nominees are:
- Ice Levels, Water Levels, Autoscrolling Levels, Ghost Houses
- Rolling Ball Galaxies, Purple Coin Levels, SMS “Secret of _” Levels, Fortresses/Castles/Towers
|
F6
|
Worst Spin-Off
|
There were no added or removed entries to or from this award.
|
F7
|
Worst Enemy
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F8 (old)
|
Worst Baby
|
This award was removed and replaced with F8: Worst Mario Kart Course.
|
F8 (new)
|
Worst Mario Kart Course
|
New award. Nominees are:
|
F9
|
Worst Sub-series
|
- Mario Edutainment Games (Early Years, Fun With Numbers, Teaches Typing 1 & 2,
- Mario’s Time Machine, Mario Is Missing)
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F10
|
Worst Game Mechanic
|
Was originally Worst Concept. Nominees added are:
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F11
|
Worst Galaxy
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F12
|
Worst Quest
|
Was originally Worst Sidequest. Nominees added are:
|
|
F13
|
Most Underwhelming Boss
|
|
|
F14
|
Worst Location
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
F15
|
Worst Game
|
|
|
U1
|
Favorite Retired User
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
U2
|
Favorite Written Fiction
|
|
|
U3
|
Favorite Comic
|
|
|
U4
|
Favorite User Design
|
|
|
U5
|
Favorite Artist
|
|
|
U6 (old)
|
Best Article
|
This award was removed and replaced with U6: Favorite Musician.
|
U6 (new)
|
Favorite Musician
|
New award. Nominees are:
|
U7 (old)
|
Favorite User-Created Site
|
This award was removed and tentatively replaced with U7: Favorite Community Event.
|
U7 (new)
|
Favorite Community Event
|
Please note that this award is undergoing revision and may not be on the final list. Current nominees are:
- Awards Ceremony, April Fool's Day, TF2 Tournaments, (More TBD)
|
U8
|
Favorite Non-User
|
|
There were no removed entries from this award.
|
U9 (old)
|
Favorite Fad
|
This award was removed and replaced with U9: Favorite Forum Game.
|
U9 (new)
|
Favorite Forum Game
|
New award. Nominees are:
- KO a Character, Vote To Win, Hurt and Heal, Mafia, User Big Brother, User Total Drama
|
U10
|
Lifetime Community Achievement Award
|
|
|
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Mario Calendar! As you can see, I finally got the console/store table idea to work, so that's something positive for this section.
But let's not waste time; here are the Mario, DK, Yoshi and Wario games released in an April day:
Abb. |
Console/Store
|
NES |
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
SNES |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|
N64 |
Nintendo 64
|
GCN |
Nintendo GameCube
|
Wii |
Nintendo Wii
|
GB |
Game Boy
|
GBC |
Game Boy Color
|
GBA |
Game Boy Advance
|
NDS |
Nintendo DS
|
VC |
Wii Shop - Virtual Console
|
3DSVC |
Nintendo eShop - Virtual Console
|
Abb. |
Region
|
NA |
North America
|
JP |
Japan
|
EU |
Europe
|
AU |
Australia/New Zealand
|
KO |
Republic of Korea
|
CN |
People's Rep. of China
|
- April 2nd
- April 3rd, 2009 (EU):
- April 4th
- April 5th (NA):
- April 6th, 2006 (AU): Mario Smash Football (GCN)
- April 7th, 2008 (NA): Yoshi's Cookie (NES-VC)
- April 8th, 2010 (CN): Dr. Mario Express (iQue DSiWare)
- April 9th (NA):
- April 10th, 2008 (JP): Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
- April 11th
- April 12th
- April 14th, 2000 (EU): Wario Land 3 (GBC)
- April 15th, 2010 (KO):
- April 18th, 2012 (JP): Donkey Kong Jr. (NES-3DSVC)
- April 19th, 2007:
- April 20th
- 2007:
- 2009 (NA): [[Dr. Mario Express] (DSiWare)
- April 21st, 1989 (JP):
- April 22nd
- April 24th, 2008 (AU): Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
- April 26th
- April 27th (NA):
- April 28th (EU):
- April 29th, 2009 (JP):
- April 30th
- April 1993 (NA): Yoshi's Cookie (NES/GB)
Upcoming Games is absent from this issue due to lack of news, so that's all for the April Issue of Pipe Plaza!! See you next month!!