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Decisions agreed up by the community of editors on Xenoblade Wiki are recorded here for easy reference, organized by date descending (most to least recent by date of first post; dd/mm/yyyy). Note that thread summaries and titles may contain spoilers. Use ctrl+F to search titles and summaries.

Ongoing discussions can be found at the top of the page, and should be added to the main section upon resolution. Overturned and unresolved decisions can be found at the foot of the page. Decisions made can be overturned at a later date, but the previous threads should be consulted so as not to waste time or overlook the original reasoning.

Ongoing Discussions[]

Decisions made[]

  • 02/04/2021 Adding color variants to XCX armor
    • Colour variants & associated gear sets will be added to XCX armor pages, in a new section (Associated Armor / Gear Group, Color Variants) (in progress)
  • 27/03/2021 Rare Blade Char Nav
    • Rare Blades and several other characters will be added to the XC2 char nav, sorted by element.
  • 27/03/2021 XC2 Quest pages overhaul
    • Xential has finished a comprehensive rehash of Quest by area pages, adding type, missable, spoiler-free requirements, and information on when they can be finished while sorting more consistently with XC1 pages.
  • 27/03/2021 TTGC Post-battle Dialogue
    • Sicahya has uploaded and transcribed all TTGC post-battle dialogue in the same format as Eduarda08's XC2 dialogue. These will be added to relevant pages.
  • 01/02/2021 Haze vs Fan page name
    • We shall use "Haze" and "Minoth" in place of "Fan la Norne" and "Cole".
  • 25/09/2020 Revamped Quest Pages (XC2)
    • XC2 quest pages are to be reworked as sandboxed by Xential and Pierah. (Completed)
  • 06/09/2020 Accessory/Aux Core pages
    • Accessory and Aux Core pages are to be reworked to match Core Chip pages, using Pierah's script. Effects will be moved out of infobox captions (these are invisible on mobile) and into a separate field. XC1 Gem pages will replace the red (value%) in the infobox with black text. See also Pouch item layouts (Completed)
  • 21/08/2020 Merc Mission pages
    • Merc Mission pages are to be reworked as sandboxed by Pierah and Eduarda08. (Completed)
  • 04/08/2020 XC2 Post-Battle Dialogue
    • Sound clips for XC2 post-battle dialogue will be posted on character pages. The full set are currently in Eduarda08's sandbox and need transcribing for accessibility.
  • 29/05/2020 Replacing location screenshots
    • XC1 location screenshots will be replaced for XC1DE screenshots. The originals will be placed in the gallery at the foot of the page. (Completed)
  • 19/05/2020 Character categories
    • As of XC1DE release, character categories for supporting characters eg Alvis are acceptable for screenshot and page categorisation. This is partly due to the high number of character categories in XC2 making image categorising far easier there.
  • 10/05/2020 Xenoblade X Superbosses
    • Nine XCX tyrants will be added to the Superboss page under criteria outlined by GenesisJames.
  • 19/03/2020 Inclusion of XC2 alt costumes on pages
    • XC2 DLC costumes will be included in "Appearance" sections on character pages. Nia's page will be split pre- and post- chapter 7 to avoid spoilers in the table of contents. Characters with different forms (eg Jin XC2 vs Jin TTGC) should have a single tabbed infobox at the top of the page, but as mobile interface does not display tabs - just one infobox after the other - they will remain separated in their sections to circumvent spoilers.
  • 17/02/2020 XCX unused images
    • Unused XCX images that only contain information that is already on pages will be deleted. (Unused images)
  • 23/01/2020 NPC Stubs
    • XC2 NPC pages should not be un-marked as stubs unless they have all of their merc mission, quest, and infobox information completed.
  • 22/12/2019 XC2 Enemy InfoBox Images
    • XC2 enemy infobox images should be uploaded with a horizontal aspect ratio, cropped to exclude the health bar. NPC images should ideally be portraits if taken for infobox use.
  • 12/12/2019 Torna Blade page spoilers
    • NG+ Blades (Akhos etc) are not considered spoilers with regards to affinity chart enemies.
  • 10/12/2019 Species page galleries
    • Enemy species page galleries will appear by game rather than all at the foot of the page.
  • 07/12/2019 Challenge battle rating icons
    • We will add Challenge Battle icons into infoboxes to denote difficulty, and a screenshot of the Land of Challenge will be used as the image. (Completed)
  • 05/12/2019 Unused Images
    • Unused images with no wiki worth should be cleared periodically or added to relevent pages.
  • 17/11/2019 Character portraits in the article Xenoblade Chronicles
    • Character screenshots will be replaced with cropped official art portraits to match XCX and XC2.
  • 15/09/2019 Master Blade Quest List
    • A Blade Quest page will be added, as sandboxed by Sleevesoco.
  • 21/08/2019 XC1 Official Character Heights
    • Official character heights will be added to pages. The international standard (example: 1.11 m) will be used.
  • 07/06/2019 Dynamic Page List
    • DPL is enabled, and has been used on XCX pages.
  • 13/05/2019 XC2 Cutscenes
    • We will not add pages for each cutscene in XC2.
  • 13/02/2019 Blade infoboxes
    • Blade infoboxes will be created separately from the main character infoboxes. See also earlier proposal.
  • 08/02/2019 New category for screenshots
    • A "Cutscene Screenshots" category will be added for each game, to aid image organisation.
  • 06/01/2019 Ontos page
    • We shall not make a page for Ontos as there is little concrete information, and will instead direct to the Trinity Processor page.
  • 24/09/2018 Code of Conduct against bringing issues from other wikis
    • A note will be added to the CoC about not involving other wikis.
  • 16/09/2018 TTGC's Gormott distinction
    • Gormott (TTGC) has a different name than Gormott Province, and will remain on its separate page with the information linked but separate from the main XC2 page. (Completed)
  • 03/08/2018 New QEB Superboss?
    • The Nameless Sentinel will be mentioned on the Superboss page, as it fulfils some of the criteria.
  • 17/07/2018 Salvage Point pages
    • We shall separate out Salvage Points in order to add all of the information without page clutter, as sandboxed by LightBender360. See also earlier thread. (Completed)
  • 12/07/2018 NPC Conversations
    • NPC pages can have "Quotes" or "Dialogue" sections with their in-game dialogue listed.
  • 14/06/2018 XC2 Shulk / Fiora Blades
    • Shulk and Fiora's XC2 Blade appearances will appear on their main pages.
  • 12/06/2018 TTGC handling
    • Torna ~ The Golden Country will be handles as a separate game to XC2, with separate category structures nested under XC2 categories.
  • 06/06/2018 Code of Conduct
    • The CoC will be reworked as per UnnamedBonus' suggestions. Vote thread (Completed)
  • 03/06/2018 Nopon page
    • We will merge Nopon (XCX) with the main Nopon page. (Completed)
  • 26/05/2018 Admin-locked pages
    • The fully protected pages will be unprotected. Admins should not protect pages without opening a forum to explain this action. Zanza/Meyneth pages should be kept separate from Architect/Galea pages. Note: There remain several semi-protected pages.
  • 13/05/2018 Admin actions
    • Titled "Edit wars and abuse of power", but mainly concludes: Admins should ask users before reverting contested (not spam or incorrect) edits, and not revert until the dispute is cleared. Upon issuing blocks admins should make clear the cause and duration of the block and how to contact admins without making a second account. Thread derailed for a "Xeno series" discussion which was unresolved.
  • 09/05/2018 XC2 weather names
    • We will use Flanqer's translated names rather than the external site, as not all have "official" in-game names.
  • 30/04/2018 Quest infobox "A" and "B" route rewards
    • We will separate quest infoboxes' reward field for quests with two routes.
  • 11/04/2018 Other languages on item pages
    • We will not list other language titles of items on their pages, but these may be listed on a userspace page.
  • 14/03/2018 Changes to the welcome message
    • Changes to the welcome message to make it inclusive of all Xenoblade games as revised by UnnamedBonus. Note: as of Oct 2020 the welcome message is no longer automated and must be added manually.
  • 24/02/2018 Pages for feeding the Ardun etc
    • Non-official quests and Blade-exclusive field skill stations will be given their own pages.
  • 26/01/2018 XC1/XC2 enemy page inconsistencies
    • Several enemy families historically separated by gem type (eg Bunnia, Bunniv, Bunnit) should be merged. See earlier thread for splitting them. (Incomplete)
  • 26/01/2018 Common Blade page
    • A "Common Blade" page could be added, as sandboxed by Prexot. (Incomplete)
  • 21/01/2018 Aegaeon rarity
    • Aegaeon is a Rarity 3 ("legendary") Blade, alongside Roc.
  • 03/01/2019 XC2 Heart-to-Heart formatting
    • Heart-to-Heart standardisation was decided.
  • 02/01/2019 XC1 Quest dialogue
    • XC1 Quest pages are to include the unique dialogue from specific party members, as compiled by Lethalityy. (Completed)
  • 28/12/2017 XC2 Shop Pages
    • A script has been developed by UnnamedBonus to fill out Shop pages. Sell prices will be used for items.
  • 24/12/2017 Categories within categories
    • A page should not appear both within a main category and that category's subcategory. Earlier thread.
  • 18/12/2017 Categorising Blades by field skills
    • Blade pages will not be categorised by field skills, as this information can more easily be seen on a page.
  • 09/12/2017 Playable Jin information
    • In keeping with prior guest characters, Jin's information will be on his main page.
  • 21/11/2017 Disambiguation pages and "for" template
    • The disambiguation pages, although there are a lot of them, are okay.
  • 13/06/2017 Shared content between games
    • We shall disambig shared titles (eg "Main Entrance (Colony 9)") but keep single pages with sections for aspects that appear as the same between games (eg Nopon).
  • 11/02/2017 Things we learned from the XCX launch?
    • Ahead of XC2, we summarise how the time around the release of XCX affected the wiki. We should: standardise page types (eg characters, enemies) so they have a template rather than disparate formats, leave redlinks alone until there is enough information for a proper page rather than a stub, not make pages for unofficially translated material, and have general pages for new material rather than specific (eg "XC2 enemies" page with a list rather than pages for each enemy until they are named officially and definitely in the game).
  • 02/07/2017 Javascript
    • We have CSS enabled here, but should avoid using Javascript for security reasons.
  • 26/01/2017 Emulated (Dolphin) images
    • We should use screenshots from non-emulated games wherever possible in order not to misrepresent the games.
  • 13/01/2017 Naming conventions for pages / categories
    • We shall begin using "XCX" for Xenoblade Chronicles X instead of "X", to match XC1 and XC2. Categories will be named "XC (category name)", and pages with shared names will be named "(page name) (XC )". Original XCX category thread.
  • 07/01/2017 XCX Character infoboxes
    • New infoboxes are being made by Flanqer for XCX.
  • 16/12/2016 Xenoblade X Art table format
    • A template has been developed for Arts in XCX.
  • 31/07/2016 XCX Holofigures
    • Holofigure pages will have their item image in their infobox, a screenshot in their gallery, and a sell price of "---". Note: screenshots can all be seen here, and if used on the wiki (permission has been asked by Drahnian) "Image courtesy of davinkedoya on imgur - (1)" should be added to the image description. (In progress)
  • 26/07/2016 XCX Armor page
    • We shall use "Armor" instead of "Armor (X)" to differentiate from "Armour" (XC1). A for link at the top of the page will link the two.
  • 25/07/2016 XCX Precious Resource subcategories
    • Precious Resource and Materials categories are to be overhauled to remove redundant categories. (Completed)
  • 13/07/2016 EXP on location pages
    • We shall add EXP, AP, and SP gains upon location discovery to their infoboxes. See table of values. (Never implemented)
  • 01/07/2016 Updating XCX Equipment templates
    • The Equipment templates have been updated by LightBender360. The different rarities will be split into separate templates that sit vertically below the main infobox as weapon augments vary. Note: weapon augments have not been added onto all pages. Lists can be seen compiled by UnnamedBonus here and here.
  • 15/04/2016 Fan art
    • We will not host uncredited fan art, and in general fan art should not be uploaded here.
  • 18/06/2016 XCX Character Nav template
    • We shall update the template to remove XC1 elements, and list the characters who are DLC only in Japan as "Recruitable" as they are in the base game for the English localization.
  • 07/06/2016 PXZ2 and Smash wiki affiliation
    • We shall affiliate with the Project X Zone 2 wiki, but not the Smash wiki. A PXZ2 admin (Alpha Baymax) is present and agrees.
  • 04/06/2016 XCX Character page formatting
    • A new character infobox as been implemented for XCX specific details. We shall use headshots in character infoboxes to save space. Missions will be input in a table, and gameplay section will come above story section. Quotes are to go at the foot of the page. Note: As of XC2, personality sections have been placed above appearance on character pages. See also story section thread.
  • 24/05/2016 Faced Mechon character infoboxes
    • Faced Mechon should have character infoboxes, and alias need not be used on all face pages for their pilots.
  • 17/05/2016 XC1 Quest IDs
    • We shall remove quest IDs from quest pages, as it is not clear where they come from and the pages are to be updated with new formats.
  • 25/03/2016 Hidden Enemies & Teams (XCX)
    • A new page and enemy category will be created for "Hidden Enemies", which cannot be targeted and may be camouflaged. Only species pages, not individual enemies, will go into this category. Teams, eg "Team Elma", were agreed to have pages although this was not implemented due to Drahnian not adding the pages at the time and subsequently spending 4 years not playing XCX.
  • 23/03/2016 Game-specific template categorisation
    • We shall sort templates into categories eg "XC1 Templates". We will use "XC1" over "XC" for clarity. We will delete the redundant Category:Utility Templates.
  • 21/03/2016 Long image galleries / Unused images
    • Where image galleries are overly long, they may be split into appropriate sub-galleries such as "Official Art", "Concept Art", "Screenshots" etc. Duplicates and low-quality images should be removed from articles and marked for deletion. We shall avoid image-only subpages. Images showcasing characters or armors that could be seen as inappropriate should be judged carefully. Ass-shots are not good. Images of Lin in swimsuits should be from the localised release ("censored"). XC1 armour set images would be nice to have. Unused images should be looked over carefully and added to articles wherever possible rather than deleted outright.
  • 21/03/2016 Zanza & Meyneth Monado pages
    • The current Meyneth Monado page will be expanded to include more story elements. A matching "Zanza's Monado" page will be created by TheLegendaryHeropon, although there are no matching stats as this weapon was unused content. (Completed)
  • 20/03/2016 Item "Source" field
    • Item infoboxes' source fields should be filled out to "use the shortest possible name/term that describes all the sources without listing them individually nor trying to exclude non-sources.". Examples given in thread. "Various enemies" etc is acceptable where no cohesion in drops sources exists.
  • 19/03/2016 Half-Homs High Entia categorisation
    • We shall not add a category for small-winged High Entia, nor a category for those that remain after the events at Mechonis Core, as the list already exists on the High Entia page.
  • 13/03/2016 Proposed categories
    • We shall not add a Minor Antagonists (XCX) category for mission enemies in XCX, nor shall we list characters in a "Deceased Characters" category or list page.
  • 25/02/2016 "Beta" maps (XC1)
    • Beta maps (Bionis' Shoulder, Colony 9 (ending), and Junks) will be recategorised into "category:Limited Access Areas" as all were used in cutscenes in the final game. Earlier thread. See Hacked Locations.
  • 21/02/2016 XCX FN site infoboxes
    • A new infobox sandboxed by Drahnian and Flanqer will be used to show more information specific to FN sites. Different colours will be used for different types of location infobox.
  • 17/02/2016 XCX NPC name change
    • Thea Falsaxum changes her name from Thea Pilattis. We should rename her page "Thea", with redirects from her full names.
  • 08/02/2016 XCX enemy levels
    • As XCX categorises enemies in level brackets of 10, so shall we, rather than the brackets of 5 we use for XC1.
  • 04/02/2016 XCX Enemies & Weapons
    • We shall use a table to organise drops by enemy part (eg head, leg) although without manual testing these may be difficult to verify. We shall put variants (eg worn/advanced) of weapons on the main weapon pages.
  • 28/01/2016 XCX "species" pages
    • We shall not use "species" for enemies in XCX. Instead we shall match in-game terminology and use "category" (eg Theroids) and "subcatergory" (eg Caro). The Tyrants category shall not be divided. Unique Mechanoids (Vasara, Rexoskell, Zu Pharg) will gain their own category of that name alongside retaining categories:Vasara, Rexoskell, and Zu Pharg.
  • 22/01/2016 XCX Enemy infoboxes
    • A new infobox shall be used on XCX enemy pages, as sandboxed by Flanqer. Stats will be placed in a separate infobox on the page, and the main infoboxes will be colour-coded by enemy type. See also Flanqer's collectibles infobox.
  • 20/01/2016 XCX NPC pages
    • NPCs will gain an "Occupation" field, to match in-game profiles. "Division" will be displayed if an NPC is part of a Division. Time and location fields will refer to the first encounter with the NPC outwith Missions, with later encounters detailed in-text. Region need not be specified.
  • 07/01/2016 XCX Secondary Bosses
    • In XCX, several Mission-exclusive enemies are defined as bosses. The Boss (XCX) page will list story bosses and secondary bosses, as sandboxed by WiseAdventurer.
  • 06/01/2016 XCX music titles
    • We shall leave XCX music titles as they are, but can add their "decoded" names (eg "z10b2r0i1e2f0i9n1g3" -> "Z10 Briefing") on their pages. A list page will be made for the OST.
  • 06/01/2016 Non-localised pages maintenance category
    • We shall add a category for non-localised pages which need checked or fixed. Note: In future we try to avoid adding non-localised pages to the extent we did with XCX.
  • 04/01/2016 XCX player name
    • We shall call the player avatar "Cross", as although there is no official English default name this avoids using a title ("The Protagonist", "Avatar") which would sound awkward in dialogue. Earlier thread. Note: The name "Cross" was used in Japanese footage from the 05/11/2014 Nintendo Direct. A fan translator mistook it as the official name, and this familiarised most players with "Cross" prior to XCX's release.
  • 03/01/2016 UK vs US spellings
    • For XC1, we used British English for articles to match in-game localisation. For XCX (and later XC2), we will match localization by using American English spellings. This will be added to the FAQ / Manual of Style.
  • 31/12/2015 XCX Armor categorization
    • We need not add categories per character. As armour looks the same on characters except for gender differences, only two images (male/female) are required. Irina and Gwin make good models for these as they are early game characters with short hair, so give no spoilers and easy visibility of head gear. We will categorise by arms manufacturer and armor type (Casual, Light, Skell, etc).
  • 29/12/2015 XCX Mission/Mission Exclusive Enemies
    • Enemies exist that appear during Missions but do not need to be defeated, or respawn after Missions. Not all Quest-exclusive Enemies (XC1) are Quest Enemies (QEs must be killed for a quest, QEEs only appear during to a quest) and this can be true of XCX enemies too. Four XC1 oddities exist (Brutal Gravar, Invited Slobos, Satisfied Gogol, Woeful Upa) which appear during quests but continue respawning upon quest completion. These shall be removed from QE and QEEs and their information noted on-page.
  • 20/12/2015 Redlinks
    • We shall use redlinks to denote missing pages, and not automatically edit them out. Note: as above (11/02/2017) pages should not be created without useful information just to eliminate redlinks.
  • 20/12/2015 XCX Mission names
    • We shall name XCX mission pages with shared names on a case by case, ideally with an identifier (eg "Golden Mortifole Feathers") rather than a number. Thread also discusses parenthesis capitalisation ("(landmark)" vs "(Landmark)") but no conclusion is reached.
  • 16/12/2015 Collectop(a)edias
    • For XCX we shall use the US localized name (Collectopedia) rather than adding "in X" for clarity. We will add a redirect from Collectopedia (X).
  • 12/12/2015 Prison Island pages
    • We shall split the Prison Island page into two distinct sections ("Mid-game" and "End-game"), as worked on by Platinum Lucario. It could be split into two pages (undecided) although split sections is viable as-is. (Completed)
  • 08/12/2015 XCX battle arts
    • The Battle Arts (XCX) page shall tabulate arts by weapon. (Completed)
  • 25/09/2015 JRPG footer
    • Xenoblade will be listed on the JRPG footer, which we will display on the front page.
  • 13/08/2015 Buffs / Debuffs
    • We shall have a page for each status effect (buffs, debuffs) and make new categories for weather and time dependent enemies.
  • 13/07/2015 Duplicate links
    • Duplicate links are permissible where they will aid understanding or accessibility, eg in lists even if a name has been mentioned before on a page or upon first mention after a long main section. Earlier thread.
  • 13/07/2015 Satoru Iwata
    • We shall have a page for Satoru Iwata, as an Executive Producer and in his memory.
  • 27/06/2015 XC1 tables
    • XC1 pages should have their tables updated to class=XC1 tables.
  • 26/06/2015 XC1 stubs / underdeveloped pages
    • We shall remove pages for guest arts (eg Alvis' arts), remove nameless NPC pages (eg Nopon Researcher), remove the "Not seen in game" notice from character infoboxes without images, and add a "Points of Interest" category for objects or locations that are not otherwise categorised (eg Self-Destruct Device, Secret Club).
  • 24/06/2015 XC1 Species categories
    • Categories such as Quadrupedal Enemies, Bipedal Enemies, and Insect Enemies are arbitrary and redundant. Movement categories (Flying / ground / aquatic) are useful. We may remove the former three. (Not implemented)
  • 22/06/2015 Splitting location pages
    • For instances such as the Freight Elevator, we will have multiple pages as in-game lists multiple places (a landmark, a location, etc). We will retain category:Bionis Locations as a higher category but avoid categorising pages in lower location categories (eg Alcamoth Locations) if they are not defined as locations in-game. Points of Interest will be categorised under their respective area pages (eg Alcamoth).
  • 13/06/2015 Forum and Userspace images
    • We will combine category:Fan Art and category:Unrelated images into a new category:Forum and Userspace Images, in order to avoid edit wars and ambiguous categories. Earlier thread.
  • 08/06/2015 Image placement
    • Images are best placed throughout an article, beside relevant text, rather than all in the gallery.
  • 08/06/2015 Shop pages
    • Each shop shall have its own page. We shall name them by location. We shall retain "Frontier Village" in the Weapon and Armour shop pages for clarity.
  • 29/05/2015 Art book sources
    • We shall standardise arts pages by adding sources in Intermediate and Advanced sections.
  • 16/05/2015 Pages for real people
    • We can have pages for Monolith staff who worked on any Xenoblade games. We will try not to lift from Wikipedia articles. There will be a "Staff" category per game.
  • 13/04/2015 XC1 Ost song names
    • As of XC1 N3DS, we have official song names which we will use in preference to previous translated names. We will maintain a second table on the Original Soundtrack page containing the old, better known translated names to avoid confusion.
  • 21/03/2015 Location template
    • We shall add infoboxes onto location pages, as sandboxed by MomoQca.
  • 17/03/2015 Fantasy Alliance
    • We shall leave the Wiki Fantasy Alliance, as it is not relevant to our games anymore.
  • 14/03/2015 NPC activity times
    • We shall use in-game NPC activity times rather than those listed in the JCE or affinity chart. Edits adding a fifth art book or drops deviating from the JCE should be double-checked.
  • 10/03/2015 Syntax highlighting tool
    • We shall sign up for the beta Syntax Highlighting tool to help new source editors. It can be switched on and off by individual users per their own preference.
  • 10/03/2015 Colony 6 collectables
    • Colony 6 Collection will be a separate category from Colony 6 Collectables, with the former for collectables exclusive to C6 and the latter for all collectables found within the colony upon its restoration.
  • 07/03/2015 Front page templates
    • We can use templates on the front page to clean up the internal code, but should not transclude information inside templates instead of editing the front page itself.
  • 21/02/2015 Wiki logo
    • We shall replace our "Xenoblade Chronicles" logo with a new "Xenoblade Wiki" logo, created by Flanqer. Relatedly, we shall retain the XC1 favicon rather than merging it with an XCX favicon.
  • 13/02/2015 Gem page strategy section
    • We will remove strategy sections from all gem pages. Earlier thread on strategy sections generally.
  • 12/02/2015 Story-exclusive Enemies
    • We shall split story and minor enemy pages where two enemies share a name (eg Orluga Rufus), and create a disambiguation page to link them. We can make "generic" enemy pages alongside their specific pages, such as Mass-Produced Face, for enemies that have a narrative role alongside their battles. A Story Exclusive Enemies (SEEs) category will be added.
  • 06/02/2015 Enemy stats translation
    • We will update our enemy stats to use localisations instead of translations.
  • 01/02/2015 Merchandise category
    • We shall add a new category for real life items such as books, physical soundtracks, etc, under category:Merchandise.
  • 23/01/2015 Quest pages
    • Special quest pages shall be singular (eg Surprise Quest) although area list pages (eg Bionis' Leg Quests) can remain plural. Timed and Mutually exclusive quests will be overhauled by WiseAdventurer. Earlier Missable Quests thread.
  • 21/01/2015 Other language Xenoblade wikis
    • Xenoblade wikis in other languages (here the French wiki, managed by WiseAdventurer) are welcome to import images, templates, and other assets from this English wiki. We can get official links between wikis so that a footnote will appear on pages with available translations. See also Italian wiki proposal.
  • 20/01/2015 Gifting template
    • Flanqer has created a gifting template for collectables. It will have green and grey cells rather than green and red to avoid being difficult for colourblind users to read.
  • 17/01/2015 Top bar links
    • We shall rearrange the top menu to include categories and pages from XCX equal to content from XC1.
  • 17/01/2015 FAQ
    • We shall make a FAQ. It will include questions pertaining to the wiki and not gameplay unless there is an overlap or we are being asked one question too often, and be written informally to appear friendly. We shall also make a Code of Conduct for rules.
  • 16/01/2015 Character pages and Smash
    • Character pages will retain their Appearance, Personality, and Story sections as single-word headers. Smash content will be regulated to a separate sub-header from the main game, and Smash content being primarily listed on a specific Smash page.
  • 04/01/2015 Armour / Weapon pages
    • We shall tab the Armour page and Weapons page to break them up more easily, like the Armour Recognition page. On Armour it will be two-levelled by type and weight. See also Armour Recognition thread.
  • 31/12/2014 Unique Monster definition and exceptions
    • UMs are clearly defined by target window, Affinity Coin gain upon defeat, battle music (You Will Know Our Names), and dropping a gold chest. Conflagrant Raxeal, a SEE that does not respawn, meets three of these requirements but drops a silver chest. We shall categorise it as a UM. Frenzied Bana, a QEE, notably also meets three but uses a different battle music and is defined here as a UM. There are other ambiguities, such as the Apocrypha Generator which has the target window but drops no Affinity Coin. The primary tell of a UM shall be that it drops Affinity Coins. We shall also add a Story Exclusive Enemies category.
  • 28/12/2014 Materials pages standardisation
    • We shall standardise Materials pages, as sandboxed by Death Mask Salesman.
  • 03/12/2014 Quest Affinity changes
    • We shall add a template by Flanqer that notes affinity changes upon completion of a quest, to be put at the foot of quest pages.
  • 22/11/2014 "Appears in" field in infoboxes
    • We shall define which games a character appears in, including non-canon games such as Smash, in their infobox.
  • 18/11/2014 XC1 Category reshuffle
    • Skill Tree and Arts categories will be moved out from category:Mechanics and into the main XC1 category. Gems, Reconstruction Items, and Collectables will all be moved out of Mechanics.
  • 14/11/2014 Monado symbols
    • We shall define the symbols in the Monado as "Kanji" rather than Japanese or Chinese characters, to avoid edit warring and potential misunderstandings.
  • 20/10/2014 Image galleries
    • We shall use new image galleries that eliminate empty space (now defunct). We shall remove fan art from main page galleries. Images need not be repeated in the infobox and gallery.
  • 16/10/2014 Trade
    • Overtrade will be sectioned in Trade rather than its own separate sub-heading. We shall return to using the trade template.
  • 18/10/2014 Image categories
    • Drahnian has implemented image categories. A green nebula image drawn in the style of other nebula images will be used on green nebula pages.

image categorisation notes

  • 15/09/2014 Standardising icons
    • We will standardise equipment and material icons, using a texture dump with no "tile" background.
  • 02/08/2014 Mechonis armour pages
    • Despite only having one appearance, Mechonis armour (boosters, frames, etc) will retain the main armour layout with an icon in the infobox and the JCE image in a table in the "Appearance" section.
  • 26/07/2014 Heart-to-Heart pages
    • We shall add H2H pages, having acquired permission to use those transcribed at Xeno Underground. We shall use "quotation marks" for H2Hs to avoid confusing them with Quests. The pages shall have an infobox with the relevant affinity icon, and be broken into sections for the different possible routes. We shall categorise them by area ("Colony 9 Heart-to-Hearts") and by character ("Shulk's Heart-to-Hearts").
  • 21/07/2014 Wiki Affiliations
    • We shall remove the Silent Hill and Parasite Eve wikis as affiliates. We shall make our sister wiki (Xenosaga) more prominent. Previously we affiliated with the other two Operation Rainfall games' wikis (Pandora's Tower and The Last Story).
  • 19/07/2014 Second table on enemy pages
    • A table for enemy arts and status effects, such as Spike, will be used on enemy pages. We will not implement day/night exclusive enemy categories, although later Time and Weather Dependent Enemies categories will be introduced.
  • 12/07/2014 Categories
    • The first major category rearrangement. We will remove pages from top categories such as "Enemies" in favour of a series of sub-categories in all pages. We shall rename "category:Refugee Camp" to "category:Refugees", "category:Soldiers" to "category:Defence Force", and remove "category:Hidden Machina Village" and "category:Deceased Characters". We shall use "staves" as the plural of "staff" (later overturned). JCE images will be split into separate categories (JCE Armour, Enemies, Weapons, and Maps).
  • 12/06/2014 How we shall handle XCX
    • We shall cover XCX on this wiki. We shall split all relevant categories by XC1 and X (later XCX). We need not rename categories for things that do not appear in XCX. We shall need a new menu tab and new templates. Template pages have all been protected to avoid vandalism. We shall redo the front page to feature both games.
  • 07/06/2014 Page maintenance categories
    • We have added several more categories to aid site maintenance alongside category:stubs, which is often too full or ill-defined for useful searching.
  • 31/05/2014 Base vs calculated values
    • We shall use the base values, as reported in the JCE, for sell prices, enemy EXP/AP gains, etc. Enemy levels will be reported as a range. EXP and AP will link to the Experience Points and Arts Points articles (later removed).
  • 04/09/2013 Arts categories
    • We shall not have a category for every enemy art containing enemies that use it. This information should be on enemy pages.
  • 24/06/2013 Wiki background
    • The background filter shall be made more transparent. Images shall not be cycled, but only because it was not clear how to implement this.
  • 18/06/2013 Superbosses
    • We shall use the term "Superboss" and make a page for the five lv.100+ enemies that appear in XC1. Later XCX and XC2 enemies will be added using similar criteria. There shall not be a "category:Superbosses", with enemies just categorised by level. We shall note post-Mechonis Core UMs on the Unique Monster page.
  • 29/05/2013 JRPG footer
    • We shall join the wiki JRPG ring, and put its banner at the foot of our front page. We shall replace the wiki gaming footer that we previously had.
  • 07/05/2013 Community Decisions
    • We shall put Community Decisions, as made on threads on the forums or blogs, here!
  • 30/03/2013 Item drops
    • We shall retain our armour set pages. Enemy gold chest drops will be listed Arts books > armours > weapons (overturned by later templates). Monsters which cannot drop items but do carry them shall be listed on item sources at 0%, with a note about Riki's Yoink! ability.
  • 23/03/2013 Singular page names
    • With some exceptions (such as in-game items and list pages), page names should be singular.
  • 07/03/2013 Enemy Group field in infoboxes
    • We shall replace the "Group" field with "Kindred" and make a "Kindred Enemy" page.
  • 05/03/2013 Bots on the wiki
    • We shall have bots! Initially UnnamedBonus and Doom636 shall run bots, and other users can run bots if they gain community approval. These bots can use the Auto Wiki Browser (AWB) and do menial tasks quickly. Later summary (12/01/2019), AWB thread.
  • 03/03/2013 Intermediate categories
    • We shall embellish the category structure by putting on-page categories such as "Bionis' Leg Quests" into intermediate categories (here, "Quests by area") which then sits into the main Quests category.
  • 24/02/2013 Bono and Buono nebulae
    • We shall use a For template to differentiate similarly named enemies.
  • 02/02/2013 Quest page italicisation
    • We shall write quest names in italics (not Italian ;) ) on pages that mention them.
  • 28/01/2013 Quest naming
    • We shall name shared-name quests (eg Miss Sweetness) with parenthesis containing the NPC concerned ("(Berryjammy)" or "(Ma'crish)") instead of an A B naming scheme.
  • 16/11/2012 Visual editor templates
    • Admins have control of which templates are visible in the visual editor. We shall enable Stub, Spoiler, Delete, and Chest Rates.
  • 06/11/2012 Enemy page layout
    • A horizontal infobox, sandboxed by Elsorbete 777, was used on enemy pages. The drops tables were split into three (wood, silver, and gold) with new formatting. Enemy levels are to be given as a range but EXP/AP gain are to be base rates. We will note "Slots" in the drops tables, now templates, not just assign equipment an ambiguous number. We shall retain the Spawntime field. We shall use three drops tables even on pages such as Unique Monsters, who only drop gold chests, as chests are split up so that higher chests contain items from the lower drop tables too.
  • 04/11/2012 Inappropriate language
    • We shall not delete the ability to post comments. As XC1 is rated PEGI 12, the wiki shall have a language and content policy of "appropriate for 12-year-olds". Rude or aggressive behaviour will also not be allowed.
  • 24/10/2012 New Forum feature
    • We shall make decisions on the forum (later Discussions) rather than in blogs.
  • 23/09/2012 Crystals, wiki background, enemy categorisation
    • We shall not list crystal names (eg Pretty Hode Crystal) as sources on gem pages nor as the only drop on enemy pages. We shall instead link back to the enemies that drop them on gem pages and the types of crystal (eg Agility Up III) on enemy pages. We shall not make pages for crystals. We shall use an image for the wiki background. Doom636 has a "Fan Art" category for non-official images. Skills will not have individual pages. Species pages should contain a gallery of all variations of that enemy. All species names will be listed in the enemies category table. Mechon as a species are categorised as "Enemies", not "Antagonists". Spawn times will be added to enemy infoboxes.
  • 19/08/2012 Enemy movement categories
    • Enemy movement categories (flying etc) will only be added to species pages, not individual enemy pages to avoid redundancy.
  • 26/06/2012 Bionis/Mechonis categories
    • We shall have lists of enemies etc on area articles as well as enemy per location categories. We shall remove categories "Bionis" and "Mechonis" as they are imprecise. Category "Bionis Life" will contain only species pages, not individual enemies. Category names should be plural while page names are singular. Secret Areas are a sub-category of Landmarks.
  • 07/06/2012 Collectables pages
    • Collectables pages will be standardised with an infobox and layout location, needed for (quests, reconstruction) and gifting values in that order. Note: "Trade" has since been added beneath "Needed for".
  • 09/03/2012 Favicon
    • We shall use the Xenoblade "X" logo as our wiki favicon, as imaged by Doom636.

No conclusion reached[]

Overturned decisions[]

  • 15/09/2017 Forum Migration to Discussions
    • Unanimously, forums should not be migrated to discussions. See previous discussion. Overturned as of the Oct 2020 Fandom update (mandatory discussions).
  • 15/12/2015 Featured Articles
  • 22/03/2015 Poll / Did You Know
    • Old discussion of poll/DYKs for the front page. No longer used due to front page layout changes. Earlier thread.
  • 04/01/2015 In-line spoilers
    • We will use in-line spoilers. Overturned later in favour of the universal spoiler banner.
  • 30/05/2013 Image categorisation
    • We shall not categorise images due to workload. Overturned by Drahnian categorising all images.
  • 30/01/2013 Joining a wiki Alliance
    • We shall join the Fantasy Alliance. Overturned on 17/03/2015.
  • 17/12/2012 Fan Art gallery
    • The Fan Art on the main page could be randomised upon page refresh. No longer used due to front page layout changes.
  • 22/11/2012 Nebula images
    • We shall use screenshots wherever possible for nebulae pages, as the JCE images are unusable. Overturned upon upload of nebula images from the official guide.

Bots, Rollbacks, and Admins[]

  • LightBender360 Admin (12/07/2018)
  • WiseAdventurer Admin (24/01/2017), rollback (23/04/2015), bot (28/01/2017)
  • Flanqer Admin (23/06/2015), rollback (10/01/2015), bot (13/01/2015)
  • Drahnian Admin (20/11/2014)
  • Ceiling Master Bureaucrat (19/07/2014), admin
  • UnnamedBonus Admin (02/02/2013), resigned 31/12/2018
  • Vorpal Reaper, Bureaucrat, Admin. Removed due to inactivity 20/01/2017
  • Doom363 Admin (06/02/2012). Removed due to inactivity 20/01/2017
  • Michael Clark Admin. Removed due to inactivity 20/01/2017
  • Saith89 Admin. Removed due to inactivity 20/01/2017
  • 11/07/2019 Pyro Burn235 bot request. (inactive)
  • 20/01/2017 Inactive admins and bureaucrats shall be removed. These are Lisa Garland, Saith89, Michael Clark, Doom636, and Vorpal Reaper. Earlier thread
  • 14/01/2015 Death Mask Salesman may operate a bot. (Death Mask SalesBot; inactive)
  • 17/04/2011 Lisa Garland founded the wiki.
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