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--[[User:Tequilaqc|Tequilaqc]] ([[User talk:Tequilaqc|talk]]) 20:42, 31 March 2014 (EDT) (Granted by --[[User:Draygo|Draygo]] ([[User talk:Draygo|talk]]) 20:46, 31 March 2014 (EDT))
 
--[[User:Tequilaqc|Tequilaqc]] ([[User talk:Tequilaqc|talk]]) 20:42, 31 March 2014 (EDT) (Granted by --[[User:Draygo|Draygo]] ([[User talk:Draygo|talk]]) 20:46, 31 March 2014 (EDT))
 
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== Naming Standardization ==
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Having just joined, I don't want to be presumptuous and just make these changes (especially since there may be SMW interactions I'm unaware of), but I've noticed some places where categories/links/labels/ect don't quite match each other. The oddest case is Materials/Raw Materials/Ores: {{tl|Itemnav}} lists Ingots as Materials and Ores as Raw Materials, [[Raw Materials]] is a page about Ingots, [[Materials]] redirects to Raw Materials, {{tl|Itembox}} on pages about Ingots links to [[Material]] (which doesn't exist), and the Main Page links to [[Crafting Materials]] ''and'' [[Raw Materials]], both of which go to the page about Ingots, and does not link to [[Ores]].
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With such finite and well-defined item types in the game, I would think we'd have these pages and their associated categories:
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* [[Ore]] ([[:Category:Ores]])
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* [[Material]] ([[:Category:Materials]])
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* [[Component]] ([[:Category:Components]])
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* [[Tool]] ([[:Category:Tools]])
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* [[Block]] ([[:Category:Blocks]])
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If we don't want to call Stone an Ore, we could select a different name for that group of unrefined materials, but we should certainly standardize on ''something'' instead of this halfway point where Raw Materials is being used in some places to mean Unrefined Materials and other places to mean Refined Materials.
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''Side note: I'm a fan of singular Article names and pluralized Category names, in part because it's standard practice, but mostly because it avoids unnecessary pipelinking:''
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{| class="wikitable"
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!
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! "this is a ''Tool''."
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! "these are ''Tools''."
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|-
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! page at "Tool"
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| bgcolor="#8E8" | <nowiki>this is a [[Tool]].</nowiki>
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| bgcolor="#8E8" | <nowiki>these are [[Tool]]s.</nowiki>
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|-
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! page at "Tools"
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| bgcolor="#E88" | <nowiki>this is a [[Tools|Tool]].</nowiki>
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| bgcolor="#8E8" | <nowiki>these are [[Tools]].</nowiki>
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|}
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''Sure it's not a big difference, and can be avoided anyway by having appropriate redirects, but it's usually simpler just to have Article titles be singular.''
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I would also think [[Small ship]] and [[Large ship]] should be moved to [[Small Ship]] and [[Large Ship]] to match their [[:File:Toolbar config.jpg|in-game names]]. Finally, we seem to be lacking the page [[Space Engineers]], which would describe the game this wiki's all about. Comments? Questions? I can make most of the changes, but am not [[wikipedia:WP:BOLD|bold]] enough to do them without discussion on my first day here. --[[User:Timrem|timrem]] ([[User talk:Timrem|talk]]) 04:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
  
  
 
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--Tequilaqc (talk) 20:42, 31 March 2014 (EDT) (Granted by --Draygo (talk) 20:46, 31 March 2014 (EDT))

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Naming Standardization

Having just joined, I don't want to be presumptuous and just make these changes (especially since there may be SMW interactions I'm unaware of), but I've noticed some places where categories/links/labels/ect don't quite match each other. The oddest case is Materials/Raw Materials/Ores: {{Itemnav}} lists Ingots as Materials and Ores as Raw Materials, Raw Materials is a page about Ingots, Materials redirects to Raw Materials, {{Itembox}} on pages about Ingots links to Material (which doesn't exist), and the Main Page links to Crafting Materials and Raw Materials, both of which go to the page about Ingots, and does not link to Ores.

With such finite and well-defined item types in the game, I would think we'd have these pages and their associated categories:

If we don't want to call Stone an Ore, we could select a different name for that group of unrefined materials, but we should certainly standardize on something instead of this halfway point where Raw Materials is being used in some places to mean Unrefined Materials and other places to mean Refined Materials.

Side note: I'm a fan of singular Article names and pluralized Category names, in part because it's standard practice, but mostly because it avoids unnecessary pipelinking:

"this is a Tool." "these are Tools."
page at "Tool" this is a [[Tool]]. these are [[Tool]]s.
page at "Tools" this is a [[Tools|Tool]]. these are [[Tools]].

Sure it's not a big difference, and can be avoided anyway by having appropriate redirects, but it's usually simpler just to have Article titles be singular.

I would also think Small ship and Large ship should be moved to Small Ship and Large Ship to match their in-game names. Finally, we seem to be lacking the page Space Engineers, which would describe the game this wiki's all about. Comments? Questions? I can make most of the changes, but am not bold enough to do them without discussion on my first day here. --timrem (talk) 04:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

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