Editing Talk:Mayor

== Renaming the page to more game neutral term? ==
{{Archive top|result=Consensus was reached not to rename [[Mayor]], and instead to create a separate page for [[Resident Representative]].[[File:Sunmarshsignature.png|link=User:Sunmarsh]] '''<small><span style="font-variant:small-caps">([[User_talk:Sunmarsh|<span style="color:#7B7B7B">talk</span>]])</span></small>''' 13:46, July 8, 2021 (EDT)}}
As the article mentions, the Resident Representative in {{NH|short|nolink}} has a similar role to the Mayor in {{NL|short|nolink}}. Further information about the Resident Representative could be writen in this article without the need to create a new one. I don't think (I can't imagine) that later games would change the player one's role drastically enough that it would need a new article, so perhaps something along the lines of "First player's role" could be the new name?
Although I see that the article also mentions Tortimer. That could be perhaps moved to another page, like "Government", where further information about how the towns in all the games are run could be. [[User:Paviinka|<span style="color:#463c3d; font-family:Brush Script MT;text-shadow:1px 1px #ebe0e0">P</span><span style="color:#463c3d; font-family:Copperplate;font-variant:small-caps;text-shadow:1px 1px #ebe0e0">aviinka</span>]][[File:Papa Bear WW.png|20px|link=User:Paviinka]][[User Talk:Paviinka|<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Brush Script MT;color:#463c3d">(Message me!)</span>]] 13:07, June 14, 2020 (EDT)
: Given that we're using NH-language to describe in-game items and critters (e.g. 'flooring' and 'Bee'), it would seem that we should do the same when referring to player roles like this. I've added a move request on the page and am suggesting the intro of the article be rewritten so that it's framed around the 'Resident representative' rather than the 'Mayor'. [[File:Sunmarshsignature.png|link=User:Sunmarsh]] '''<small><span style="font-variant:small-caps">([[User_talk:Sunmarsh|<span style="color:#7B7B7B">talk</span>]])</span></small>''' 11:58, September 16, 2020 (EDT)

:How Do I rename it? Bebber71😺 {{User:Bebber71/sig}} 16:55, April 29, 2021 (EDT)
::There is a '''More''' tab at the top, where there are 2 options (for autoconfirmed users): '''Purge cache''' and '''Move'''. If you select Move, you can change the title of the page. ~ [[User:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:brown">Vivian</span>]] [[User talk:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:grey">(Talk with me?)</span>]]    [[File:Vivian DnMe+ Minigame.png|20px|link=Special:Contributions/Vivian]] 18:07, April 29, 2021 (EDT)
:::Most moves require consensus first on the talk page, though. [[User:Drago|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:green">Drago</span>]] [[User talk:Drago|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:purple">(talk)</span>]]    [[File:Drago PC Villager Icon.png|20px]] 11:21, April 30, 2021 (EDT)
:It's been a while since this has been talked about, but I {{Oppose}} renaming to '''Resident Representative'''. It would make no sense for something to be renamed so when [[Tortimer]] is classified as a mayor himself. There isn't really much terms to actually act as replacements for '''Mayor''', so I don't think I'd want this to be moved if for some reason we wanted to stay relevant to NH terminology. In fact, I would go further to say that '''Mayor''' '''''AND''''' '''Resident Representative''' may need to be split instead because they are radically different in town functions than they were before. Mayor refers running your own town, while Resident Representative, you have control over certain functions around the island but the island itself is owned by Tom Nook. This doesn't make Tom Nook the mayor, so I would say that the term of mayor is not present in {{NH}}. -- [[User:PanchamBro|PanchamBro]] ([[User talk:PanchamBro|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/PanchamBro|contributions]]) 14:21, April 30, 2021 (EDT)

:Now what should I do? Bebber71😺 {{User:Bebber71/sig}} 20:21, April 30, 2021 (EDT)
::It's best to just wait it out, and see everyone's response and see if they support or oppose this. ~ [[User:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:brown">Vivian</span>]] [[User talk:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:grey">(Talk with me?)</span>]]    [[File:Vivian DnMe+ Minigame.png|20px|link=Special:Contributions/Vivian]] 20:30, April 30, 2021 (EDT)
:I {{Support}} this, because most topics in this wiki were changed to newer releases, like the [[Great Purple Emperor]], but it just mentions what it was called in previous releases.[[User:Barreleye|Barreleye]] ([[User talk:Barreleye|talk]]) 19:50, June 14, 2021 (EDT)
::Actually, I agree with PanchamBro, since the Resident Representative doesn't actually own the island, and Tortimer wouldn't fit in a page named '''Resident Representative''', as he is the mayor. ~ [[User:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:#c6a469">Vivian</span>]] [[User talk:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:grey">(talk)</span>]]    [[File:Vivian DnMe+ Minigame.png|20px|link=Special:Contributions/Vivian]] 19:57, June 14, 2021 (EDT)
:I {{Oppose}} the move per PanchamBro. I feel that mayor and Resident Representative should be their own pages. '''~'''&nbsp;[[User:AlexBot2004|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:#1C662A">'''AlexBot2004'''</span>]]&nbsp;([[User talk:AlexBot2004|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:black">Talk</span>]]) 20:24, June 14, 2021 (EDT)

:well, why don’t we give tortimer his own page? That would help with some confusion[[User:Barreleye|Barreleye]] ([[User talk:Barreleye|talk]]) 09:38, June 15, 2021 (EDT)

::He has his own page ([[Tortimer]]), but we have a separate page for the mayor, since the player is the mayor in {{NL|short|nolink}} rather than Tortimer. ~ [[User:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:#c6a469">Vivian</span>]] [[User talk:Vivian|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:grey">(talk)</span>]]    [[File:Vivian DnMe+ Minigame.png|20px|link=Special:Contributions/Vivian]] 09:56, June 15, 2021 (EDT)

:I {{Oppose}} the move, as it would be confusing to change the title of a page to one that only suits one game. Same reasons as PanchamBro, other than that. '''~'''&nbsp;[[User:Zucker2008|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:black">'''Zucker2008'''</span>]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Zucker2008|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:red">Talk</span>]]) 08:56, June 17, 2021 (BST)

:I {{Oppose}} renaming it but I would {{Support}} Resident Representative being its own page. Petaldancer66😺 [[User:Petaldancer66|Petaldancer66]] [[User talk:Petaldancer66|talk]] 15:21, July 7, 2021 (EDT)
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