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We at the staff have been going to town reforming [[WiKirby:Abbreviations]] to standardize one abbreviation per game, and to cut out unnecessary abbreviations. The purpose of this policy page is to standardize file name patterns and make them easier to find and link to. But we hit one point of strong contention within the staff: should we ditch KSuS and assign KSS to ''Super Star''? It's a very split issue and we agreed to see the community's thoughts. Below are some text walls making a case for each side, written by {{User|Samwell}} as well as yours truly. | We at the staff have been going to town reforming [[WiKirby:Abbreviations]] to standardize one abbreviation per game, and to cut out unnecessary abbreviations. The purpose of this policy page is to standardize file name patterns and make them easier to find and link to. But we hit one point of strong contention within the staff: should we ditch KSuS and assign KSS to ''Super Star''? It's a very split issue and we agreed to see the community's thoughts. Below are some text walls making a case for each side, written by {{User|Samwell}} as well as yours truly. | ||
===YoshiFlutterJump's case (Use KSuS)=== | ===YoshiFlutterJump's case (Use KSuS)=== | ||
''I think we should use KSuS to refer to Kirby Super Star in filenames. The alternative, KSS, is an ambiguous abbreviation that could be used for Super Star, Squeak Squad, and Star Stacker. Star Stacker is fairly obscure and therefore not a real issue, but Squeak Squad is, like Super Star, a main series Kirby game and a fairly popular one at that. The opposition claims that most people use KSS to refer to Super Star, but in my experience, people have used KSS for both. Just look at our [[:File:KSS Box NA.jpg|own]] | ''I think we should use KSuS to refer to Kirby Super Star in filenames. The alternative, KSS, is an ambiguous abbreviation that could be used for Super Star, Squeak Squad, and Star Stacker. Star Stacker is fairly obscure and therefore not a real issue, but Squeak Squad is, like Super Star, a main series Kirby game and a fairly popular one at that. The opposition claims that most people use KSS to refer to Super Star, but in my experience, people have used KSS for both. Just look at our [[:File:KSS Box NA.jpg|own]] [[:File:USCover KSS.jpg|boxart]] filenames for the two--two completely different games, but a glance at the filenames might suggest that they represent the same thing. It's rather confusing and can easily be avoided by using KSuS.'' | ||
''The opposition also claims that KSS is more likely to be used by unsuspecting newcomers...and I don't deny that. But they are not only more likely to use it for Super Star--they are also more likely to use it for Squeak Squad. As I said before, both are fairly popular games, and you can just look at the box art filenames I linked to tell you that this is very true for both games. Additionally, it is much easier to find and correct filenames that use KSS when no game is assigned by policy to use that abbreviation. Using KSS to refer to Super Star makes it more difficult to find and correct the Squeak Squad files, since they're buried among the Super Star files, and the same goes if we give KSS to Squeak Squad. KSS may well be more commonly used for Super Star, but I don't think it is to an extent that would outweigh the benefits of avoiding use of KSS altogether.'' | ''The opposition also claims that KSS is more likely to be used by unsuspecting newcomers...and I don't deny that. But they are not only more likely to use it for Super Star--they are also more likely to use it for Squeak Squad. As I said before, both are fairly popular games, and you can just look at the box art filenames I linked to tell you that this is very true for both games. Additionally, it is much easier to find and correct filenames that use KSS when no game is assigned by policy to use that abbreviation. Using KSS to refer to Super Star makes it more difficult to find and correct the Squeak Squad files, since they're buried among the Super Star files, and the same goes if we give KSS to Squeak Squad. KSS may well be more commonly used for Super Star, but I don't think it is to an extent that would outweigh the benefits of avoiding use of KSS altogether.'' | ||
