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Have any questions or feedback about the Spotlight? Would you like to suggest a focus for our next edition? If you have a forum account, please post in our [[mb:threads/24588|dedicated project topic]]. Alternatively, feel free to use the project's [[The 'Shroom talk:Spotlight|talk page]]. If you would prefer to contact members of management individually, then please use the links provided below: | Have any questions or feedback about the Spotlight? Would you like to suggest a focus for our next edition? If you have a forum account, please post in our [[mb:threads/24588|dedicated project topic]]. Alternatively, feel free to use the project's [[The 'Shroom talk:Spotlight|talk page]]. If you would prefer to contact members of management individually, then please use the links provided below: | ||
*<b>[[User: | *<b>[[User:RHG1951|RHG1951]]</b> ([[User talk:RHG1951|talk page]] <b>·</b> {{plain link|1=[https://www.marioboards.com/conversations/add?to=RHG1951 personal message]}}) | ||
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The 'Shroom Spotlight project all started with an idea from {{User|Xzelion}}, who first brought it up among the wiki staff members in April, 2011. Originally referred to as "Wiki Game of the Month", it was proposed that this new project could focus on improving articles relating to a game which has already been released for some time, aiming to recreate the rush of activity from users who were covering content for the newest game releases. At the time, the [[MarioWiki:PipeProject|PipeProjects]] system was the main method of forming new user collaborations, although it was understood that such projects weren't always successful in gaining widespread input from users. To attract ongoing community engagement, it was suggested that this new monthly project should have its own section within [[The 'Shroom:About|The 'Shroom]] community paper. | The 'Shroom Spotlight project all started with an idea from {{User|Xzelion}}, who first brought it up among the wiki staff members in April, 2011. Originally referred to as "Wiki Game of the Month", it was proposed that this new project could focus on improving articles relating to a game which has already been released for some time, aiming to recreate the rush of activity from users who were covering content for the newest game releases. At the time, the [[MarioWiki:PipeProject|PipeProjects]] system was the main method of forming new user collaborations, although it was understood that such projects weren't always successful in gaining widespread input from users. To attract ongoing community engagement, it was suggested that this new monthly project should have its own section within [[The 'Shroom:About|The 'Shroom]] community paper. | ||
{{ | {{quote|1=Having it be part of the 'Shroom will give it a basis in the community. Part of the reason that [[MarioWiki:PipeProject|PipeProjects]] don't work so well is that they aren't big enough - they don't 'boom'.|2=[[User:Marioguy1|Marioguy1]], April 2011}} | ||
After deciding on "The 'Shroom Spotlight" as a project title, it was planned that the monthly section was to be co-ordinated by the wiki staff, and users were initially able to sign up to show their interest in contributing to the project. Early editions focused only on a specific game every month, and readers were invited to collaborate on improving the articles lacking in content which are related to that game. Today, Spotlight covers a very broad selection of articles in each edition, with each focus normally coming from a different maintenance category. | After deciding on "The 'Shroom Spotlight" as a project title, it was planned that the monthly section was to be co-ordinated by the wiki staff, and users were initially able to sign up to show their interest in contributing to the project. Early editions focused only on a specific game every month, and readers were invited to collaborate on improving the articles lacking in content which are related to that game. Today, Spotlight covers a very broad selection of articles in each edition, with each focus normally coming from a different maintenance category. | ||
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*'''August 2020''': {{User|Alex95}} joined with Yoshi876 as co-manager. | *'''August 2020''': {{User|Alex95}} joined with Yoshi876 as co-manager. | ||
*'''April 2022''': Alex95 was removed from co-management. Yoshi876 once again took on the role of sole manager. | *'''April 2022''': Alex95 was removed from co-management. Yoshi876 once again took on the role of sole manager. | ||
*'''September 2023''': {{User|RHG1951}} joined as a Spotlight manager. | |||
*'''December 2023''': Yoshi876 stepped back into a Staff Consultant position, with RHG1951 becoming sole manager. | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 105/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 105]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[:File:PDSMBE-YellowWarpPipeIn.png]], [[Pyramid]], [[Superstar Road]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Everfrost Peak]], [[World 5 (Yoshi's Woolly World)|World 5 (''Yoshi's Woolly World'')]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 105/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 105]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[:File:PDSMBE-YellowWarpPipeIn.png]], [[Pyramid]], [[Superstar Road]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Everfrost Peak]], [[World 5 (Yoshi's Woolly World)|World 5 (''Yoshi's Woolly World'')]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 106/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 106]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[:File:1500metres.JPG]], [[AR Games]], [[Jet the Hawk]], [[Dreamy Bowser]], [[Jessica Chisum]], [[World Coin-4 (New Super Mario Bros. U)|World Coin-4 (''New Super Mario Bros. U'')]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 106/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 106]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[:File:1500metres.JPG]], [[AR Games]], [[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet the Hawk]], [[Dreamy Bowser]], [[Jessica Chisum]], [[World Coin-4 (New Super Mario Bros. U)|World Coin-4 (''New Super Mario Bros. U'')]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 107/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 107]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[:File:TLoZ-OoT Talon Standing.png|File:TLoF-OoT Mario3.jpg]], [[Lucario]], [[Rolling Ride Run]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', [[Crab (character)]], [[Snot Bomb]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 107/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 107]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[:File:TLoZ-OoT Talon Standing.png|File:TLoF-OoT Mario3.jpg]], [[Lucario]], [[Rolling Ride Run]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', [[Crab (character)]], [[Snot Bomb]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 113/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 113]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Goal]], [[Fall]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth]], [[Yoshi Platform]], [[:File:NSMBU Three Dry Bones Screenshot.png|File:NSMBU Three Dry Bones Screenshot.png]], [[Snifberg the Unfeeling]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 113/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 113]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Goal]], [[Fall]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth]], [[Yoshi Platform]], [[:File:NSMBU Three Dry Bones Screenshot.png|File:NSMBU Three Dry Bones Screenshot.png]], [[Snifberg the Unfeeling]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 114/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 114]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Mushroom Park]], [[Spirit Ball]], [[Pi'illo Island]], [[Daytripper]], [[Kart]], [[High Tide | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 114/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 114]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Mushroom Park]], [[Spirit Ball]], [[Pi'illo Island]], [[Daytripper]], [[Kart]], [[High Tide Ride]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 115/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 115]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Switch Shock Circus]], [[Ghostly Galaxy]], [[Ghost Valley 3]], [[Doopliss]], [[Dead-End Space]], [[:File:WWSM Pest Control.png|File:Pest Control.jpg]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 115/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 115]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Switch Shock Circus]], [[Ghostly Galaxy]], [[Ghost Valley 3]], [[Doopliss]], [[Dead-End Space]], [[:File:WWSM Pest Control.png|File:Pest Control.jpg]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 179/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 179]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Yuka Tsujiyoko]], [[The Great Gold Coin Rush]], [[List of references in animated television]], [[List of Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition characters]], [[:File:PeachFryingPanSmash.jpg]], [[Crystal Caves]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 179/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 179]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Yuka Tsujiyoko]], [[The Great Gold Coin Rush]], [[List of references in animated television]], [[List of Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition characters]], [[:File:PeachFryingPanSmash.jpg]], [[Crystal Caves]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 180/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 180]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[All-Star Summit]], [[Nintendo]], [[Prince Bully]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[:File:BeanstalkWaySub2.png]], [[Ella]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 180/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 180]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[All-Star Summit]], [[Nintendo]], [[Prince Bully]], [[Sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[:File:BeanstalkWaySub2.png]], [[Ella]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 181/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 181]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Vegas Trip]], [[Piranha Grove]], [[Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth]], [[Metro Kingdom]], [[:File:BIS Fawflopper Prima.png]], [[Toad]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 181/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 181]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Vegas Trip]], [[Piranha Grove]], [[Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth]], [[Metro Kingdom]], [[:File:BIS Fawflopper Prima.png]], [[Toad]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 193/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 193]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Chute, Score]], [[Jakks Pacific]], [[Imposter]], [[Bowser's Kingdom]], [[:File:CatMarioSM3DW.png]], [[Crocodile Cauldron]] | | style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 193/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 193]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Chute, Score]], [[Jakks Pacific]], [[Imposter]], [[Bowser's Kingdom]], [[:File:CatMarioSM3DW.png]], [[Crocodile Cauldron]] | ||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 194/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 194]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Juliet Jelenic]], [[Starship Mario (board)]], [[Body Check]], [[Cheep Cheep Falls]], [[:File:Goomba Spotting Buzzy Beetle.png|File:Buzzy Beetle With Goombas.jpg]], [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 195/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 195]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[? Balloon]], [[Refreshing Herb]], [[Jack O'Goomba]], [[Gear Getaway]], [[:File:LuigiMPTT100.png]], [[Greaper]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 196/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 196]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[King Kong]], [[Flipflap]], [[Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' bestiary]], [[Golden Drink]], [[:File:PMTTYD Green Magikoopa Sprite.png]], [[Crown (King Boo)|King Boo's Crown]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 197/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 197]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Shock Block]], ''[[The Game of Life: Super Mario Edition]]'', [[Time Limit]], [[Durian]], [[:File:Mario's hat MPe.png]], [[Completion]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 198/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 198]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Rendezvous on Ice]], [[Pi'illodium X]], [[Taunt]], [[Pix Fix]], [[:File:Genie wish WLSML3.png]], [[Poison Mushroom]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 199/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 199]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Friend House]], [[Bony Beetle]], [[Blackout]], [[Haunted Woods]], [[:File:NSMBW Scaredy Rat Screenshot.png]], [[Safari Room]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 200/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 200]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[List of regional coins in Bowser's Kingdom]], [[Five Coin]], [[Buzzar]], [[List of records in WarioWare: D.I.Y.|List of records in ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'']], [[Yoshi's Song]], [[Jump]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 201/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 201]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Mochitsuki Set]], ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', [[History of Princess Peach]], [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Cabin]], [[SNES Rainbow Road (theme)]], [[Riverside Station]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 202/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 202]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Super Warp Block]], [[Whirly Gate]], [[Scale Lift]], [[Fossil]], [[List of references in film]], [[Rocket Start]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 203/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 203]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Pokipede Pass]], [[? Block]], [[Point]], ''[[Minecraft]]'', [[:File:SleepySheepAttack.png]], [[Cackletta]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 204/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 204]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[2D Event]], [[Chain (Super Mario RPG)|Timing Chain]], [[Mushroom Kingdom]], [[Spring Flower]], [[List of Wii media]], [[Recovery block]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 205/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 205]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Yoshi Cart]], ''[[Wario World]]'', [[Candy's Headphones]], [[:File:Tulip.png]], [[Danger]], [[Missable content]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 206/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 206]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Balloon (Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge)|Balloon (''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge'')]], [[P Switch]], [[Chaos Heart]], [[Puzzle Solver]], ''[[Donkey Konga: The Hottest Hits]]'', [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' (film)]] | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 207/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 207]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Monster Trophy]], [[Shy Guy Limbo]], [[Brick Block]], [[:File:Big Scorper.png]], [[Kappa Mountain]], ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' | |||
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| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 25px 0 0 25px;" | [[The 'Shroom:Issue 208/The 'Shroom Spotlight|Issue 208]]|| style="background-color: rgba(255,0,0,0.4); border-radius: 0 25px 25px 0;" | [[Art Gallery (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Art Gallery]], [[Kammy Koopa]], [[Goombella]], [[:File:PMTTYD Pit of 100 Trials Gloomba.png]], [[Ms. Mowz's Song]], [[Shy Guy]] | |||
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The 'Shroom Spotlight
Welcome to The 'Shroom Spotlight!
This is a monthly 'Shroom section which places the "spotlight" on a small group of pages which are selected from various maintenance categories (such as rewriting an article, or adding more images). Due to the project's broard coverage, there is always a good choice of focuses which appeals to everyone's interests and abilities. Progress on improving these articles are reviewed in the following month's edition, and a new group of articles are selected.
Please check out our current Spotlight edition!
Project coverage
'Shroom Spotlight editions usually focus on six different pages, each requiring a specific sort of improvement. Single article focuses have been covered in the past, and may still be done upon requests by readers.
The following improvement categories are currently covered by the Spotlight project:
| Any articles which still need to be created. | |
| Articles or sections which are very short, and lacking vital information. | |
| Poorly written pages which require revising. | |
| Pages which require a rewrite, as well as an expansion to cover missing information. | |
| All trivia sections should only contain miscellaneous and notable information which does not fit elsewhere within the article. Trivia should be incorporated into other article sections when applicable. | |
| Articles which require at least one image to illustrate the subject. | |
| Articles which already have at least one image, although more are required. | |
| Images which are currently of very poor quality. | |
| Articles which require at least one media file. | |
| Articles which already have at least one media file, although more are required. | |
| Articles which contain information requiring a valid reference. |
Contact us
Have any questions or feedback about the Spotlight? Would you like to suggest a focus for our next edition? If you have a forum account, please post in our dedicated project topic. Alternatively, feel free to use the project's talk page. If you would prefer to contact members of management individually, then please use the links provided below:
Formation of The 'Shroom Spotlight
The 'Shroom Spotlight project all started with an idea from Xzelion (talk), who first brought it up among the wiki staff members in April, 2011. Originally referred to as "Wiki Game of the Month", it was proposed that this new project could focus on improving articles relating to a game which has already been released for some time, aiming to recreate the rush of activity from users who were covering content for the newest game releases. At the time, the PipeProjects system was the main method of forming new user collaborations, although it was understood that such projects weren't always successful in gaining widespread input from users. To attract ongoing community engagement, it was suggested that this new monthly project should have its own section within The 'Shroom community paper.
- “Having it be part of the 'Shroom will give it a basis in the community. Part of the reason that PipeProjects don't work so well is that they aren't big enough - they don't 'boom'.”
- —Marioguy1, April 2011
After deciding on "The 'Shroom Spotlight" as a project title, it was planned that the monthly section was to be co-ordinated by the wiki staff, and users were initially able to sign up to show their interest in contributing to the project. Early editions focused only on a specific game every month, and readers were invited to collaborate on improving the articles lacking in content which are related to that game. Today, Spotlight covers a very broad selection of articles in each edition, with each focus normally coming from a different maintenance category.
The Spotlight Lakitu seen in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga became the official symbol of the project in June, 2013.
- Management timeline
- April 2011: The Spotlight project was founded by Xzelion (talk) and managed by Marioguy1 (talk), with the first edition appearing in the May 2011 special edition of The 'Shroom. Due to lack of user participation, the section was soon abandoned after appearing in three 'Shroom editions.
- April 2013: The project was relaunched with Shokora (talk) as the new manager, who introduced several changes to how the Spotlight is run.
- January 2014: After writing eight editions of Spotlight, Shokora stepped down from his management position, and nominated Yoshi876 (talk) and GBAToad (talk) to co-manage the project as his successors.
- September 2014: GBAToad resigned from his co-management position, although he still co-wrote for some 'Shroom special issues.
- July 2016: Shokora rejoined the Spotlight management team, and the first Spotlight section co-written by Shokora and Yoshi876 appeared in the August 2016 edition of The 'Shroom.
- December 2017: Shokora resigned as co-manager. Yoshi876 once again took on the role of sole manager.
- August 2020: Alex95 (talk) joined with Yoshi876 as co-manager.
- April 2022: Alex95 was removed from co-management. Yoshi876 once again took on the role of sole manager.
- September 2023: RHG1951 (talk) joined as a Spotlight manager.
- December 2023: Yoshi876 stepped back into a Staff Consultant position, with RHG1951 becoming sole manager.
