Forum:"X is a Boss"

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Options

Currently

(1) It is one of the bosses at Y.

Ex: "It is one of the bosses at Halloween Town."

Pros: Indicates world, "at" is common for locations, and works with the odd planet/city idea worlds have got. Is inclusive of Character and Monster-type bosses. Since quite a few bosses are optional, or are not necessarily fought, no verb is used.

Cons: May be too inclusive, world may not be specific enough. "At", while grammatically sound, may sound awkward.

Other options

(2) It is one of the bosses fought in Y.

Pros: May sound more normal, and sounds better from "A world is a city" perspective.

Cons: "fought" may not be correct. "In" sounds wrong for a planet, though acceptable for a city.

(3) It is one of the Z bosses fought in Y.

Pros: Identifies species of boss, same as previous pros.

Cons: Is not inclusive of other bosses from same world, and is redundant to lead sentence.

(4) It is one of the Z bosses at Y.

Pros: Identifies species of boss.

Cons: Is not inclusive of bosses from same world.

(5) It is fought in the W at Y.

Pros: Identifies specific location, combines more common phrasing with accuracy to city-world. Same pros of "fought".

Cons: Pretty redundant to "story" section. Same cons as "fought".

(6) It is fought in the W in Y.

Pros: Same pros as "in".

Cons: Same cons as "in".

(7) It is a Z boss fought in the W at Y.

Pros and Cons: Very specific, but redundant and non-inclusive.

(8) It is a Z boss fought in the W in Y.

Pros and Cons: Very specific, but redundant, non-inclusive, and "in" problem.

W: Room

Y: World

Z: Species (Heartless/Nobody/Unversed/Disney/Final Fantasy/Somebody)

Discussion

We've recently had some disputes about this. If we're going to change the style of the articles, it needs to be agreed upon in one place, and I'm expecting those who comment to help in making the changes across the wiki.

I think (1) is the best choice, based on the pros and cons I've explained. If anyone has more pros or cons to add, please do. Whatever the community decides, we'll go with, but I want the voters to help make the fixes, and not just leave it to Neumannz and me.Glorious CHAOS! 23:17, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

I'm basically against anything with the "at" in it. I understand it is grammatically sound, but I just hate how awkward it sounds. Then again, what does my viewpoint really matter, anyways? - EternalNothingnessXIII 23:49, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

I say that we should use option 2, but in the case of worlds like Pride Lands, we insert "the" in between the "in" and "pride lands", which would turn out like "It is one of the bosses fought in the Pride Lands", or "It is one of the bosses fought in Hollow Bastion". KKD

I'm not sure I understand the criteria for "Pride Lands". It's a world-name just like Hollow Bastion, even though it sounds like a improper noun.Glorious CHAOS! 00:30, May 10, 2010 (UTC)

I do not understand why we do not use the format that we are currently using, but change "at" when it needs to be changed grammatically. I think that most editors know when "at" or "in" will be more proper. However, if we have to select one of the above, I prefer our current format. However, I much prefer a more flexible format, as I have already stated. --^DTN 01:35, May 10, 2010 (UTC) Okay, wait, I'm not sure I understand what's going on here. Is this about stating the above topic in one specific manner and only one, or is this part of some other issue, like a template? BebopKate 02:56, May 10, 2010 (UTC)