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Kirby Emoticons? (>^.^)>

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There is a relatively known presence of ascii emoticons known as "kirby emoticons" that could deserve a redirect from here. I'd assume they're covered on the general emoticons/vertical emoticons page. In case its unclear from the title: here's a few more.. <(^.^)> <(^,^<) (>O.o<) (>^__^)> (>-.-)> <(_._)>

Requested move

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There are plenty of common uses for the word Kirby, and the Ninentndo character does not trump all others.

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one sentence explanation, then sign your vote with ~~~~

Discussion

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This page should be moved to Kirby, and Kirby moved to Kirby (Nintendo) because, let's face it, the world does not revolve around Nintendo. There are many other uses for the word, some more common than a video game "character". This is why we have disambiguation pages. -R. fiend 18:16, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

  • If such a change is made, I suggest that someone run a bot through everything currently linking to "Kirby", and make them link to "Kirby (Nintendo)" before anything is moved. Cheers! BD2412 T 17:28, 14 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not a bad idea. As it's my request, I'd volunteer, but I'm completely bot-illiterate. One thing I have noticed, however, is that Wikiepdia is full of two types of users: 1. Those who are willing to make hundreds of rather minor tweaking edits to boost their edit count, and 2. Those who are willing to spend hours on any articles that are computer/video game related. Then Venn diagram for those two sets must have a pretty substantial overlap of users who would be willing to do this by hand. -R. fiend 17:40, 14 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

this AND a disambiguation?

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how do you do one of those "merge this page" heading? isn't this the disambiguation?

That's Kirkby, with two k's

Cucumber?

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I think there's this cucumber known as the "Kirby" that is often pickled. Anyone want to look into it? Hairyshoe 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Move back discussion

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Especially considering that since it was released in early November in Japan, Kirby: Squeak Squad has sold more than 800,000 copies (compared to 900,000 and 700,000 for Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby & the Amazing Mirror respectively). In the comparison with those two games, those two games sold that many copies in their lives, while Squeak Squad has bested one and is close to besting the other in less than three months and will probably break 1 million copies in Japan alone. In respect to the United States, Kirby: Squeak Squad sold 215,000+ copies, compared to LTD figures for Amazing Mirror and NiD of 640,422 and 974,124 respectively.
This isn't my strongest point, I'm just showing that the series is still a major power house in the video game industry, and is the most notable figure that uses the Kirby name by itself. Kirby has a very popular video game series which has sold close to 30 million copies and an ongoing anime, versus the Kirby Company - which isn't even very known anymore outside of having annoying salesmen. However, Kirby is a well-known franchise still and is considered a quality franchise (according to Game Rankings, which gave Kirby: Canvas Curse nearly an 88%/100%).
The way this situation seems to be set up is that Kirby can never overcome Kirby Company because Kirby Company is more real. However, as a franchise, Kirby is huge. How does the Kirby Company overcome them anymore? Not only that, but combining the fact that Kirby is the only entity that is exclusively Kirby - not John Kirby or Kirby Company - so why should Kirby be a disambig page? Who would search for Kirby, looking for Kirby Company, Kirby Puckett, or John Kirby? - A Link to the Past (talk) 00:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move (2)

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was NO CONSENSUS to move page, per discussion below. See also the reasoning presented by the closing admin at Talk:King Bowser#Move to Bowser. -GTBacchus(talk) 10:28, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kirby (Nintendo) → Kirby
Kirby → Kirby (disambiguation). – As I said above, Kirby is probably the biggest Kirby-named entity around these days. Kirby Company is more or less dead and gone, while Kirby has lasted for nearly two decades and has only had one non-million seller in years (Kirby: Canvas Curse, which likely failed to do so because it was released when the PSP was beating the DS in Japan, NA, and EU. The franchise is huge - and tell me, when people search for "Kirby", what do you think they are looking for? If they are looking for Kirby vacuum, they'll search for that. If they're looking for Kirby Puckett, they'll look for Kirby Puckett. But Kirby is just Kirby - and he's the only entity that is JUST Kirby. - A Link to the Past (talk) 06:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Survey

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Add "# Support" or "# Oppose" on a new line in the appropriate section followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~. Please remember that this survey is not a vote, and please provide an explanation for your recommendation.

Survey - in support of the move

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  1. Strong support. - A Link to the Past (talk) 06:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support. - DisasterKirby 07:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Strong support. In addition to being the primary topic, the video game character Kirby is the only item on the dab page named simply "Kirby." Dabing it with (Nintendo) is rather pointless. The dab page should be moved to Kirby (disambiguation). Crumbsucker 05:03, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support The primary Kirby is the video game character, and the only one known just by that name. TJ Spyke 11:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support Alexa rankings and the simplicity of Kirby's only being known as "Kirby" would make it simple, no? --ArrEmmDee 22:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Support per ArrEmmDee and others. Does indeed appear to be the only Wikipedia topic named simply "Kirby". The listing of slightly similar names and topics is a disambiguation and I see no reason why it shouldn't be labeled as one. Mad Jack 21:55, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support. Kirby is the most significant subject that could be at this title in terms of real world impact, the only thing with that name, and the opposes here appear to be simply based in elitism. --tjstrf talk 02:59, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Support, this seems to be the only significant thing known as just "Kirby". Too bad a lot of Wikipedia editors seem to think that non-fictional things are inherently more notable than fictional things just because they're... well, non-fictional. Voretus 19:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Survey - in opposition to the move

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  1. Strong oppose. Duja► 08:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. STOP THIS IDIOCY!Who ever heard of a video game character called Kirby, except for a few fanboys - but they don't count. Plasticbottle 04:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: Hey new user with six edits: Please be civil. Crumbsucker 05:03, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Strong oppose, Kirby is both a common place name and a common surname, and certainly not the only thing on the dab page named "just" Kirby. PC78 18:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: Eh? Nothing BUT the Kirby character/series is named Kirby. Really, what harm is done by putting Kirby (Nintendo) at Kirby? It's THE only thing besides the dab page that can go there, and the only reason people object to it is because it's a fictional subject. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:38, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: You misunderstood. The only thing known by the single name Kirby is the video game character. If Kirby is your surname, your wikipedia title would be "(first name) Kirby." If your first name is Kirby and you have a last name, your wikipedia title would be "Kirby (last name)." If you are talking about a city named Kirby, your wikipedia title would be "Kirby, (name of state/province)" But Kirby the video game character only has one name: "Kirby". One name. that's it. Crumbsucker 20:54, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    No, you misunderstand. Town or city names do not automatically have their state/provine after them - it's only used as disambiguation, just like "Kirby (Nintendo)". As I've already said, Kirby is a common place name, surname and given name, and in no way do I believe that this Nintendo character can be seen as the primary use. PC78 21:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Since when are cities referred to in a standalone way? Unless you're talking in a local manner, which is a rare occurance on the internet. - DisasterKirby 21:18, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    What?! Kirby in Texas (for example) is called "Kirby", not "Kirby, Texas". IT'S THE NAME OF THE TOWN. What it's refered to is quite beside the point. "Texas" is only in there for disambiguation. PC78 22:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The only things that could be comparable to the video game series or the character are the Kirby Company and Kirby Puckett. With Kirby Company, they wouldn't search for Kirby, they'd search for Kirby vacuums most likely. And with Kirby Puckett, they wouldn't search for Kirby. However, when searching for the character or the series, the searcher WILL be searching for Kirby. I've been asking this for a while, what purpose does giving the main Kirby article to a dab page serve? There's only two possible uses for the article - dab link, and the character. So if any subject would get it, it would be nothing BUT the character, and the dab link could be just as useful at Kirby (disambiguation). In what situations would someone search for Kirby anyway? - A Link to the Past (talk) 21:32, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    It serves a purpose when there is no primary use for a term, which is quite common on Wikipedia. People searching for Kirby aren't necessarily going to be looking for a Nintendo character. As I've said several times now, there are plenty of other uses of the name. PC78 22:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    How many of those articles would people even search for "Kirby", expecting for them to get the right article? The only ones would be Kirby Company and Kirby, and Kirby is far more commonly known as "Kirby", while Kirby Company has that and Kirby vacuums. - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    People might be searching for any one of the place names (which as I've stressed above are called "Kirby"), or an article about the name itself. I appreciate the popularity of this character, but the whole world doesn't revolve around Nintendo. PC78 22:36, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The way people act about it, it seems like they would prefer if nothing revolved around Nintendo. As I've shown, the population of all those Kirby towns doesn't even exceed the weakest sales month for the most recent game in the United States (January 2007, where it sold 26,000 copies). Also, just wondering - how well have Kirby vacuums been selling recently? - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Those figure are irrelevant - you don't need to live in the town to know it's there, nor do you need to own a copy of the game to know of its existance. PC78 16:24, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You asked for evidence that it's primary; now you are ignoring it. Thanks, that's reasonable. Crumbsucker 19:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not ignoring it, I'm disregarding it's importance. Stop twisting my words. PC78 20:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    It's ok, it's your choice to be unreasonable. Crumbsucker 21:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    So I'm being unreasonable just because I don't agree with you? How very childish of you. PC78 21:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    So says the person that apparently believes that small no-name towns and other relatively small things that haven't had any impact upon anything are enough to constitute a lack of disambiguation. - DisasterKirby 22:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    No, it's fine for you to disagree with me, but your justification is unreasonable. And please refrain from name-calling. Crumbsucker 08:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    "Town or city names do not automatically have their state/provine after them - it's only used as disambiguation, just like 'Kirby (Nintendo)'." That's not true. According to WP:NC:CITY, "Articles about cities and towns in some countries should be "pre-disambiguated", by having the article named as if there is a name conflict, even if one is not known at the time of writing the article." The naming guidelines for people are different. For people, you start with the common name (usually <firstname><lastname>) without pre-dabing if there's no naming conflict. So you wouldn't pre-dab Kirby the video game character with "(Nintendo)." And in the situation we're in now, naming his article Kirby doesn't conflict with other people because he's the only person with that single name and no surname. And becuase new cities named Kirby that get added to wikipedia are automatically going to have their state/province names tacted on to their article titles (even without the pre-dab rule), there won't be a naming conflict there either. "...in no way do I believe that this Nintendo character can be seen as the primary use." When looking at articles that could be potentially named "Kirby" (in this case, that would only be the video name character and cities, but not people with a first and last name since there'd be no naming conflicts in those cases), Kirby the videogame character would be primary. The cities named Kirby are minor while the character Kirby is in million-selling video games. Crumbsucker 22:34, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    And now you seem to have a problem with the concept of "primary use". I'm quite sure that most users searching for "Kirby" won't be expecting to arrive at an article about a pink blob. You disagree, but since you want the articles moved you need to present your own argument that this character trumps the multitude of other uses rather than just attacking the opinions of others. In any case, I won't be continuing this debate with you any further - I'm not changing my mind on this, and there are only so many different ways I can say the same thing. The dab page needs to stay where it is. PC78 16:24, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You're just being ignorant now, because the argument that the character trumps the multitude of other uses has already been stated. Also, must I reiterate the usage of the disambiguation page? If people aren't looking for the video game character, then is it that big of a problem to just click the disambiguation link at the top of the page? I think not. - DisasterKirby 17:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Igonorant? Not really. It's just that none of what you guys have said can convince me that this move request is anything but absurd, and by the looks of it I'm not alone. Is it really so difficult for you to click on the link that's at the top of the dab page? I think not. PC78 18:39, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    What do you mean i'm "attacking" your opinion? All I've done is argue my position with evidence (most you've chosen to ignore btw). Your only response has been "It's a pink video game blob. Are you nuts?" Crumbsucker 19:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    No, that's not my only response, and it only proves that you haven't been reading my comments. What I mean by "attacking" is that you've turned my opposition to this move into a debate, instead of accepting that I simply don't agree with you. What evidence do you refer to? That it's a popular video game franchise that's been around for over a decade? I don't dispute that, and I never have. I just don't think it's enough to give it priority over the many, many other uses of Kirby. I've just done a google search for Kirby, and out of the first 50 results only about 4 sites were for the Nintendo character. That should tell you something. And yes, I quite possibly am nuts for giving this whole issue as much time as what I have. PC78 20:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps you missed: Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion. Discussion is what we are suppose to do here. Second, Google is an imperfect method to determine notability as is outlined here: WP:GOOGLE. Also what happened to: In any case, I won't be continuing this debate with you any further. Stop getting huffy if you're not going to stick to it. Crumbsucker 21:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    In case you missed it, the Google test can also be useful in some cases. And you and I aren't actually discussing anything, we're just going round in circles, and I shall be more than happy to stop. I'll leave you to jump on the next guy who opposes this move request. PC78 21:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I haven't "jumped on" anyone, actually. I've presented evidence to counter misinformation. Unlike you, I haven't name-called. And again, stop with the huffy "i'm leaving" stuff. It's clear you aren't. Crumbsucker 08:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Oppose. A video game characcter that no one will care about in a few years does not trump all other uses. Many of the others have been around long before the Nintendo version and will be around lng after. -R. fiend 21:49, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps you don't care about him, but I'm fairly certain that there are several people out there that do. Claiming that the character holds no significance because the series hasn't been around as long as some other series' is a poor counter, by the way. - DisasterKirby 21:53, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    This is unbelievably absurd. Do you have anything to back up this idea? - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Two things, actually, a crystal ball and 14 metric tons of I-don't-give-a-fuck-about-Nintendo. As for the assertion that obviously anyone looking for the vacuum cleaner and its maker will look for "Kirby Company", do you have anything to back up this idea? I suppose everyone searching for Microsoft types in "Microsoft Corporation", right? likewise "Coca-cola Company", "Ford Motor Company", etc. Right? No, they type "Microsoft", "Coke" (or "Coca-Cola"), "Ford" and yes, "Kirby". -R. fiend 22:27, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I wish we had more people who would joke about presenting evidence to back up anything they say instead of doing so. Have you considered leaving Wikipedia so we don't have to deal with this crap? "Fifteen year old franchise with an anime, manga, and video game series (which is still extremely popular)? Yeah, that won't last." - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:32, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Most people looking for the Kirby vacuum company will type in "Kirby vacuum" or something similar. Microsoft, Ford, and Coke are multi-billion companies that most people in the Western world know about. Kirby Company is not. And if you want to compare the vacuum with the character, the character is wiki-linked far more. None of this matters anyway because the name of Kirby Company is "Kirby Company" (check out their website), not "Kirby" alone. Giving the video game character the article title "Kirby" will present no naming conflict at all. Crumbsucker 23:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    So Kirby the character has more wikilinks? Well why didn't you say so? That changes everything. You mean to tell me the encyclopedia whose article on Sonic the Hedgehog (character) is 50% longer than it's article on Grover Cleveland (President), has more links to a video game character than a corporation? Then it is ipso facto far and away the most significant entry. -R. fiend 03:16, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd say it's safe to say that R. fiend abandoned any interest in discussing anything, but rather has chosen to try and disrupt the discussion. - A Link to the Past (talk) 03:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Oppose — In the United States, the vacuum cleaner (Kirby Company) is the most notable, by far.--Endroit 17:44, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The indications that I see say the exact opposite is true. Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land sold over a million in the US[1], Kirby & the Amazing Mirror sold over 600,000 in the US.[2] Super Smash Bros. Melee sold over 2 million.[3] I can't find the sales for Kirby vacuums or latest revenue for their company (not a good sign), but considering their prices and method of sales, it's probably far lower. Nintendo's Kirby is also wiki-linked to far more. It's irrelevant anyway because wikipedia isn't for Americans only and "Kirby Company" is the name of that company so the title of that article is staying the same either way. Crumbsucker 21:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The brand name of the vacuum cleaner is "Kirby", NOT "Kirby Company". Also, according to this report, Kirby vacuum cleaners has 14% of the market share in the United States. Kirby (vacuum cleaners) appears to be the 3rd most popular brand there. The Kirby video game, on the other hand, appears to have a much smaller share (anywhere in the world), meaning it's less known than the vacuum cleaner, at least in the U.S.--Endroit 15:07, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The article is about the company, which is why it's titled Kirby Company, not Kirby. According to that article, Dyson (who beat Kirby vacuums) sold 891,000 vacuums with 21 percent of the market. That means Kirby Company sold around 594,000 vacuums in a year. Each game Kirby the video game character's been in sells 2 to 4 million copies worldwide. Crumbsucker 06:14, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Kirby would redirect to Kirby Company if the vacuum cleaner brand were as popular as Nissan (which already redirects to Nissan Motors). Also, Kirby (vacuum cleaner) has been popular in the United States since the 1920s. Just simple math here... If Kirby (vacuum cleaner) sold 500,000 units annually for 80 years, that would be 40,000,000 (40 million) units cumulatively. Plus a sustaining market share of 14% in a nation with a population of 300 million (United States) can mean 42 million people who has a Kirby vacuum cleaner in their house.--Endroit 07:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    While I wouldn't equate a population of 30 million with 30 million vacuum-owning households, the exact numbers are not terribly relevant; we are still talking about millions of units and a well-known company who goes by the name "Kirby", at least for their products, if, perhaps, slightly less so for the company. Similarly, as has been pointed out, the Nintendo character is not the only thing that goes by the name "Kirby" alone, as, despite attestations to the contrary; the place names are simply" Kirby". Kirby, Ohio's proper name is not "Kirby, Ohio" any more than the proper name of "Moscow" is "Moscow, Central Federal District". Anyone who says otherwise is confusing Wikipedia naming conventions with the proper names of places. In any case, it seems the only people supporting this move are a handful of editors with a bit of a fixation with video games (if their user pages are anything to go by), those taking a more impartial examination (and even at least one gamer now) have all opposed it. -R. fiend 14:23, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    And your edits don't seem to just be "oh, it's just a video game"? You're far more biased against video game subjects than any of us are biased towards any of them. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Good one. Don't let anyone tell you you don't have a sense of humor. -R. fiend 19:59, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You said that the Kirby franchise would be irrelevant in three years based on nothing (in fact, saying it despite reality), and when I asked you any reason why this would be so, predictably, you didn't exactly respond with an actual reason. Please don't imply that you're any less biased than I am when you just seem to try to disregard any legitimacy Kirby has. - A Link to the Past (talk) 20:19, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Oppose. It's a rather common name for places and people. I'd also suggest to move the game character and the company down to the "Other uses" section. - Cyrus XIII 18:39, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Strong oppose I love Kirby as much as the next gamer, but you've got to remember that Wikipedia isn't just for the 13 to 30 male age bracket. If my grandma did a search for Kirby, I highly doubt that she's looking for the character.--SeizureDog 04:35, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Oppose. As was said before, Kirby the Puff is a video game character. In all honesty, he's cute and everything but is largely irrelevant when compared to the city of Kirby, or the Kirby Vacuum company. Let this article be. 67.5.176.106 10:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Just because it's been said does not mean that it's what is. Kirby is NOT largely irrelevant compared to ANY of those towns. His most recent game could sell to the population of all those towns combined x20. Seriously, Kirby is not irrelevant in comparison or at all for the same reason Mario or Lord of the Rings aren't. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Oppose. While I disagree with these arguments that Kirby won't be remembered in 3 or 15 years (note that the series has a 15 year history), Kirby vacuums and the variety of things named Kirby are important enough to have the disambiguation remain under the main name. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 22:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Strong Oppose. If you wanted to do only "Kirby (Nintendo)" to "Kirby (video game character)" I might be ok with that. But under no cercumstances would I support "Kirby" as a page, pointing by default to the video game character. That's silly and there are just as many other notable uses of the name in the world. BcRIPster 22:53, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Oppose. The video game character is clearly not the most dominant usage of the term. Similar principle applied in the Bowser debates. Hbdragon88 06:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Strong oppose. Kirby means one thing and it is not a character. Vegaswikian 22:40, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Wow, this one makes no sense at all. - DisasterKirby 23:14, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually, it turns out he's right (though probably not by intent). I looked up "kirby" in my big 2662 page Webster's Third International Dictionary and there was only one definition. "[A] fishhook of evenly curved pattern". Ironically, that would be the one article we don't have, though it is in an image. So looks like it's move to fishing hook or nothing :P--SeizureDog 06:58, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    The sarcasm in your statement is overflowing. A dictionary is not the same thing as an encyclopedia. - DisasterKirby 07:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Oppose. Kirby (Nintendo) *might* be the dominant usage of the term, but not overwhelmingly. --- RockMFR 07:46, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Oppose. Kirby is a prominent game character, but I don't think it has a really unopposeable dominance. For example, I think for comic books, Jack Kirby is very well known. And looking at the disambiguation page, there really is just too much that it should just be a disambiguation page. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 07:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

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- It's just an unfortunate bias against video game subjects that damages its chances (one of the supporters was basically talking down to the Kirby character, implying that being in the video game spectrum is somehow bad). - A Link to the Past (talk) 06:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- There's a reason there are disambiguation pages, people. Just move all of the current info over to Kirby (disambiguation). - DisasterKirby 07:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As a non-gamer, I've never heard of the Nintendo character nor do I care; apart from the character and vacuum cleaners, there are also several towns. The dab page at Kirby is exactly as it should be. Duja► 08:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Um, hi, no. The fact that you've never heard of him and do not care about him is very irrelevant. He has a highly popular anime that has been released in NA and Japan, he's been around for more than two decades, has more than one dozen million selling titles. You make it seem like Kirby is a "nobody" video game franchise. And see, you are evidence of this problem - "video game character? No, that's fictional, I will not allow it to be viewed as notable!" Every town named Kirby on the dab page does not have a population exceeding 10,000. Kirby: Squeak Squad's December 2006 sales exceeded the population of all of those towns combined x20. So besides the fact that fictional concepts are always lesser on our scale "just because", do you have anything better? - A Link to the Past (talk) 08:50, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Mars Bars likely sell even better than Nintendo games, yet guess what is at Mars page? As for your notice:

And see, you are evidence of this problem - "video game character? No, that's fictional, I will not allow it to be viewed as notable!"

I freely confess that I'm an evidence of it, although I don't see it as a problem. Duja► 13:36, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And yet the Mars article is that way because the planet is the most notable thing with that name. Let's face it, barely any of the other things listed on this page currently have little (if any) significance, and the only one on the list that is referred to solely as 'Kirby' most often is the Nintendo character. Just because you've never heard of him doesn't make him any less popular. - DisasterKirby 18:20, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And I'm shocked that you don't see "bias by default" as a problem. You are saying that regardless of any merits involved with the character of series, the fact that it's fictional makes them all moot. Well, there are actually well-known Marios - Mario Lemiux, Mario Puzo. Why isn't Mario a disambig? Because Mario is more well-known. - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Mars bars sales vs. Kirby video game sales is an irrelevant and false comparison. The reason the Mars bars article isn't named "Mars" is because it's not the primary topic; the planet is. In the case we are dealing with now, Kirby the video game character is the primary topic and the only item on the dab page with the single name "Kirby." So basically what you're left with is "you don't care." Crumbsucker 00:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Do a Google search for Kirby. What is the top result? The first one returned by Google? That's right, it's Kirby vacuum cleaners. In fact, I've just checked the first few pages of Google hits for Kirby, and the videogame character only appears TWICE in the first 40 results! One is the official site, the other is the Wikipedia article. Sounds like your little theory that the character is the most searched for term just flew outta the window buddy!Plasticbottle 04:00, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • It should be noted that among all of the articles currently listed on the page, nearly all of them are stubs, save for about five or six articles. Not having a list full of stubby articles on the disambiguation page seems a bit meaningless. - DisasterKirby 19:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Stubs don't mean anything except to indicate bias: many more Wikipedians focus on video game characters over real entities. This argument was tried when making Bowser about the Nintendo character. Argument didn't fly in lieu of seeing usage of Bowser (tanker). Hbdragon88 06:25, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • I'd have a hard time believing that there's more bias towards video games than there is against on Wikipedia. - A Link to the Past (talk) 00:24, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • Half a glance at any video-game related article basically shoots that position right out of the sky. -R. fiend 00:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
          • Because a lot of people like to improve video game articles? Yes, I guess the only way that my position can be right is for all video game articles to be bad. AMIB is a video game article editor, so is Hbdragon, and yet they vote oppose. Tell me, R. fiend - how exactly can you still argue that there's less bias against video game articles than there is towards it when you yourself are so unbelievably biased? And no, number of people who are biased towards VG articles is not what we're looking at, we're looking at it based on how biased they are. I mean, for instance, you suggested that, without reason and being sarcastic to boot when asked for a reason why, Kirby will sotp being relevant in a few years, as if it would suddenly come to a screeching halt after fifteen years. - A Link to the Past (talk) 01:00, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
            • "AMIB is a video game article editor, so is Hbdragon, and yet they vote oppose" Exactly, that shows that opposition to the move is not based on some sort of "anti-video game bias" but because the proposed move is stupid. And I'm "unbelieveably biased" based on what? That my user name is a reference to hatred of a video game character? That my user page is littered with userboxes stating my irrational hatred of all things video game? That nearly all my edits are removal of information on video games or deletion of their articles? I think the obsession with video games of various users is much more well-documented than my "unbelievable bias." As for my earlier assertion, sure, perhaps a few years is a slight exaggeration, but clearly you have no concept of the term "fad". -R. fiend 01:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                1. I only edit video game articles, yet I am a huge deletionist/mergist, and worked to remove many Kirby articles, which hardly shows that my move could not at all be considered "bias" towards or against anything.
                2. Except it's NOT a fad. For the same reason that New Super Mario Bros. sold more than any other Mario game released this gen, last-gen, and it's less than 2 million away from beating one of the most critically acclaimed Mario games ever, Super Mario 64 (which means that Mario is not a fad), or that Pokémon Diamond/Pearl had the best launch sales for any Pokémon game ever (which means that Pokémon is not a fad), or that Dragon Quest is still a cultural phenomenon from the NES to the PS2 (which means that Dragon Quest is not a fad). In the current gen (Wii/360/PS3/DS/PSP), there have been two Kirby games released - one million seller after two months, one >600,000 seller. Last-gen (GCN/PS2/Xbox/DC/GBA), there were three Kirby games released - all million sellers. You can't just give a baseless opinion as an argument. If you're going to call Kirby a fad that will end in a few years, you should actually show a decline, but nothing shows that any sort of decline exists - especially not that an anime was released last generation, and a manga, making it the biggest leap in the series besides its creation. Squeak Squad's sales are actually showing that it might beat other Kirby games, so basically, the very idea that it could be a fad is just some biased video game hater's baseless conjecture. - A Link to the Past (talk) 02:23, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                3. And just for fun, how successful is Kirby Company outside of the United States? - A Link to the Past (talk) 03:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • Well, I mean, look at King Bowser vs. Bowser (tanker). The tanker bowser looks to be fairly common outside of the United States; the disambig describes it as a generic term for petrol pumps. But it's only a two-paragraph stub as opposed to the well-mantained and well-written King Bowser article. Anyway, the heated debate somehow disappeared, but I did find one on JzG's talk page: Why did you move bowser? from September. Hbdragon88 02:43, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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(Third opinion) adding "Kirby (character)" on op of the page

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The Kirby character is by far the most famous Kirby, but its on bottom of the page. I think tis page sohuld contain a notice of "If you are referring to the Nintendo character, go to Kirby (character) <('-'<). FixmanPraise me 17:20, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or, just move the entry on the character from the bottom to the top. -R. fiend (talk) 17:38, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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