Changing the name of our wiki's Weapons category

[DarkDragonMedeus]

Yeah, I already voiced that there are indeed a lot of things that qualify as both, but I think they should be two separate categories, since some things are equipment and not really weapons such as armor and shields. Where as again, a remote controlled/summoned nuclear missile summoned from a nuke silo is a weapon and not equipment.

 

[SamanPatou]

I don't really like the term equipment, I'd rather use Items, as it covers a more general idea of an object without calling with a word that designates something that stands in possession of someone, as we can have pages for items that are neither proper weapons nor equipment, just "things" with special properties.

 

[Antvasima]

I don't really like the term equipment, I'd rather use Items, as it covers a more general idea of an object without calling with a word that designates something that stands in possession of someone, as we can have pages for items that are neither proper weapons nor equipment, just "things" with special properties.

I personally don't mind if we rename our "Weapons" category to "Items" instead.

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What do you think?

 

[KLOL506]

I personally don't mind if we rename our "Weapons" category to "Items" instead.

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What do you think?

Regarding this name change, I have no horse to bet on.

 

[Celestial_Pegasus]

Renaming to items is fine with me.

 

[Sir_Ovens]

Same with me.

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you for the evaluations.

It seems best to wait for further input before we apply this change though.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

I'm fine with Items, but wouldn't that also mean vehicles could count as items?

 

[Antvasima]

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Your input would also be appreciated here.

 

[Just_a_Random_Butler]

I agree with SamanPatou's point.

I'm personally fine with any change as long as it's more inclusive, similar to the Characters category.

 

[Jasonsith]

Renaming to items is fine with me.

I concur and yes it will "be more inclusive".

 

[DontTalkDT]

Items sounds, ok, yeah.

 

[FinePoint]

I support the idea of renaming it to items to be more all-inclusive.

 

[LordTracer]

I absolutely support changing the category from Weapons to Items, I’ve wanted something like that for a while.

 

[Psychomaster35]

I’m fine with Weapons being changed to Items

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you for the replies everybody.

 

[Dereck03]

Sure, I agree.

 

[Crabwhale]

I mean I can create one staff thread for this matter but is it really worth for one category addition/removal? Ambivalent.

Considering the fact that it still seems to be contested, it is absolutely necessary to settle this in a proper thread. Staff threads get made on a need-basis, there's no general ones. They all deal with specific issues.

Your input would also be appreciated here.

I'm personally neutral on the matter.

 

[ImmortalDread]

Considering the fact that it still seems to be contested, it is absolutely necessary to settle this in a proper thread. Staff threads get made on a need-basis, there's no general ones. They all deal with specific issues.

Alright, I will create one then

 

[Elizhaa]

The Items name seems fine.

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you for the input everybody. However, I will need to handle this change with my Bot account, and I am visiting my family, so I do not have my password available at the moment.

 

[LordGriffin1000]

Sorry for the late response. Like others, I agree with "Items" being the name.

 

[Starter_Pack]

Neutral on Items, leaning towards Agree.

I dunno, seems to not have the same punch as Weapons or Equipment, but at the same time there's nothing wrong with it either and this is just my personal feelings on the matter.

 

[ImmortalDread]

We have many agreements on "items" idea, can we apply changes?

 

[Antvasima]

Well, the problem is that I am not logged in to my Bot account for mass-editing right now, and if I handle it with my regular account, it will spam our recent changes page with 2,000+ edits, so this task unfortunately has to wait for a while.

 

[Crabwhale]

This is fine.

 

[DarkGrath]

I don't have a very strong opinion on this topic, but there's nothing wrong with improving clarity. Given that "Items" seemingly better encapsulates what people would find in that category than "Weapons", I'd say this is a good change.

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you for the input everybody.

I will apply the change with my Bot account now.

 

[Antvasima]

I have now changed our Weapons category to Items instead:

Weapons

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Items

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However, right afterwards I discovered the following over-category called Inanimate Objects:

Inanimate Objects

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Should I merge/replace our Items category with Inanimate Objects instead? Because currently their functions overlap.

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[DarkDragonMedeus]

Seems fine

 

[Starter_Pack]

Seems fine by me as well.

 

[Just_a_Random_Butler]

I guess I am fine with that.

 

[FinePoint]

Aren't there technically items which aren't inanimate?

 

[Mr. Bambu]

Inanimate refers to possessing life. A robot, by default, is not alive. Nor is a vehicle.

 

[FinePoint]

Inanimate refers to possessing life. A robot, by default, is not alive. Nor is a vehicle.

You are correct. My apologies. I was looking at a secondary definition meaning "Lacking consciousness or power of motion."
In that case, I am fine with the change.

 

[KLOL506]

I'm indifferent to it.

 

[LordTracer]

Merging the categories is fine with me.

 

[Antvasima]

Inanimate refers to possessing life. A robot, by default, is not alive. Nor is a vehicle.

I thInk that you meant "not possessing life".

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I'm indifferent to it.

Well the two categories currently overlap, so I think that we need to merge one of them into the other.

 

[LordGriffin1000]

I don't mind merging them.

 

[Antvasima]

So which of the two categories should we keep and which one should we merge into the other?