Talk:Deku Forest (First Continent)

Merge

This is really annoying to have pages like this. Instead, let's do it like we have for Hyrule Castle, Fire Temple, and others. Please.—Justin^(Talk) 18:19, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

The way I see it, the particular forests are black and white in difference. The only similar thing is the name. It can't be the same place, either. The Template:OOA forest is in Labrynna, whereas this forest is implied to be in Hyrule, judging by the surrounding locations. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 19:58, December 21, 2009 (UTC)

Please place your edit in the section which represents your stance.

Agree

1. I'm all for it. We rarely separate places that have the same name and appear in different games. Dany36 19:18, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
2. To stay consistent across the wiki, this must be merged. Alter, it is not a matter of whether they are the same place and how similar they are, it is the title which determines which page it is to be on. Spin-off or not, it should be merged. To stay constant with the wiki, the new page would be called 'Deku Forest', and would have a section for each of the Oracle Version and the tingle version.User:Melchizedek/sig 14:13, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
3. That's what I feel like, Mel. I also have a similar beef with the Ghost Ship (Phantom Hourglass) and Ghost Ship (The Wind Waker) pages. I'd like to get that looked at next.—Justin^(Talk) 17:55, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

The point is that different objects should have different pages. Are you saying Linebeck and Linebeck III should be on the same page? Same name, right? ;) —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 21:06, December 22, 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm...now that I think about it, Alter's got a point. I was reluctant to merge Trading Post (Majora's Mask) and Trading Post (Spirit Tracks), especially since they're not even the same place (or even in the same country). Soooo I see what Alter is saying, maybe these two should stay in different pages. Dany36 21:18, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Linebeck and Linebeck III are different names, because of the 'III'. If they were both just 'Linebeck', then it would be the same page. We don't have separate Zelda and Link pages for the different incarnations. Overall its about consistency. Yes, trading post and ghost ship should potentially be on the same pages. However, if it is decided that this page is to remain unmerged, then there will be a lot of article splitting to do. Another problem with articles of the same name, distinguished only by bracketed text, is that they need disambiguations to direct to them. If they're merged, when the search is done, users are already on the right page and must just navigate simply to a section. My concern here is simply consistency across ZW. User:Melchizedek/sig 01:50, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Although I understand what you're saying, it doesn't make any sense. I mean, there are multiple real-world towns/cities that have the same name, so they should be merged? If something's different, it's different. The thing about the Link and Zelda pages is that they are all relevant to each other. These forests are not. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 02:03, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Well, whether they're relevant to each other or not is a matter of opinion, and personal theorizing. As I've said Alter, if you and others agree to keep these pages unmerged, that is fine, but then there will be a lot of other articles to be split, and a disambiguation for each to be made. If people are up to it, go for it.. As I've said, it's not the specific either way that bothers me, just that we remain consistent. Right now consistency says merge, but that can change. User:Melchizedek/sig 04:21, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Disagree

1. No, it's completely different. Only the name is similar. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 19:56, December 21, 2009 (UTC)