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The current article mentions him getting a spinoff as "Fox gets the Boot" and I have never heard of this and can find no reference to it. 2620:22:4000:1204:1FC9:F79E:6D5D:70FE ( talk) 21:05, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
In his Debut in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 his name was Miles "powers" Tails. In Sonic Riders His name was changed to Miles "Tails" Prower. In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) His name change ... again to Miles "Tails" Prowler. Come on SEGA, make up your mind. Saprissy ( talk) 13:24, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Should I add a mention that he seems to be based on a kitsune, due to being a fox with multiple tails? Zyborg —Preceding undated comment added 01:39, 31 October 2009 (UTC).
Probably not. Lady Sapphia ( talk) 22:11, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
The article's main section mentions the popularity of the character Tails, placing 3rd to Sonic (1st) and Shadow (2nd). However, it does not mention that this popularity contest is something much more recent and arbitrary in history. Previous contests would have ranked the characters in popularity as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles... or perhaps Sonic,tails, and knuckles .
To be more honest with the character's actual popularity in the series, I believe this sentence should be changed to something neutral, like: "Tails is the second most recurring character in the Sonic Series, followed by Dr. Robotnic aka Eggman." (no source handy) ~ Agvulpine ( talk) 07:15, 10 November 2009 (UTC) kl
The lead of the article says that it's more popularly known as Tails, so the page should be moved to Tails. 79.2.52.49 ( talk) 13:55, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
That would only apply if Tails was his real name, but its not. It's only a nickname. So the article remains Miles "Tails" Prower. -- Ryu ( Talk | Contributions) 15:22, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Since Sonic is a Japanese game I was informed on the Sonic Colors page that who ever started the page gets to choose the language. since I was the one who originally wrote the part about tails being in it I get to choose the language. so I chose Sonic Colours please stop changing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamsDreams ( talk • contribs) 19:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Can someone get the picture of Modern Tails and Classic Tails from Sonic Generations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.51.195 ( talk) 18:46, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to Tails (character) Mike Cline ( talk) 17:04, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Miles "Tails" Prower → Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) – Well, per WP:COMMONNAME, should we move it to Tails as that is the name he's mostly known for? Lucia Black ( talk) 08:37, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
it's against "appropriate format" over "what doesn't subjectively look akward" is what i gathered. of course we don't agree, but we're not stubborn. There must be more points you have? Lucia Black ( talk) 17:58, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Tails is common name. Miles prower is his true name (in fiction) but not common name that he is referred to. Miles "Tails" Prower is a form of mentioning both names together however, it combines uncommon and common name. No one refers to him as Miles "Tails" Prower. Either Miles Prower or Tails. The latter being the common name. Lucia Black ( talk) 19:32, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
I dont think you understand. Its about the title as a whole. Most commonly referred to as tails and tails alone. The format of "first name "nickname" surname" is purely titular but within dialogue or within reviews. Most commonly known as tails. just because tails is in it doesnt justify "Miles tails Prower". I think yoou both mis the idea of WP:Commonname. Lucia Black ( talk) 20:39, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
I gave the rules. Its pretty clear. We both know this. Its whether complying to the rules. Lucia Black ( talk) 20:50, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Yes i am assuming good faith but the point has been dodged excessively. At the moment its tied between preference and followig guidelines. Lucia Black ( talk) 22:37, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Nothing has been dodged, we just don't see eye-to-eye. Let's look at this another way. Please, look at the examples given at WP:COMMONNAME:
Notice something? Both names are very different, usually even unrecognizeable if one didn't have any prior knowledge. Not the case at all when you look at:
Again, if the argument was "Miles Prower", then it'd be more relatable to the examples. But it's not the case here; it's very easy to see that Miles "Tails" Prower and Tails are the same. You're just creating extra work, and frankly wasting people's time that could be better spent on actually improving the encyclopedia. Sergecross73 msg me 00:11, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
How is it an opinion? Its pointless because i see no true argument, the main point countering yours is being dodged. I give my point, you give yours, i counter yours, you stick with "lets agree to disagree". As if you had no defense. Lucia Black ( talk) 03:01, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
The fact that he flies a plane probably ought to be mentioned a little more in here, shouldn't it? Seems like that's a reoccuring theme amongst the various games and other media. FYI, I'll probably work on adding that somewhere, whether it be it's own section, or just adding it more to where it's minimally mentioned already... Sergecross73 msg me 13:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
If you find a good source maybe. Lucia Black ( talk) 13:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
I was looking at "Recent changes"(right there on the side of the page) and saw this page's name.I would like somebody to change the name back to Miles "Tails" Prower please. 98.71.47.189|sĔm ( talk) 18:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Gah! I need to check out Wikipedia more often! I am vehemently opposed to this change, which I liken to moving "Knuckles the Echidna" to "Knuckles (character)" simply because the character is just as well known as just that. "Miles 'Tails' Prower" works perfectly fine with WP:CN, and Google searches are NOT EVIDENCE of the most commonly known name (in fact a Google search for "Knuckles" has similar results as "Tails"; as does "Mickey" for Mickey Mouse).
I strongly challenge Kusunose's assertions that..
Which is refered to him. We'll see...and naturally it gives some confusion. MTP is a frm to show both nickname and realname. Lucia Black ( talk) 04:39, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
he is refered as Sonic the Hedgehog several times as for tails is tails or miles prower. But Sonic might be better and more common just as Knuckles the echidna could be just "knuckles (character)". Lucia Black ( talk) 05:15, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Not true, the given sourcces have used "tails" along side. And many people refer to him Barrack alone. Obama alone yes. Like i said, MTP is a foorm to present both real name and nickname in which this article openly admits he is most commonly referred to Tails. Lucia Black ( talk) 05:46, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
It seems ' Miles "Tails" Prower' is not obscure as I thought initially and therefore qualifies as "natural disambiguation" per WP:PRECISION: a different, alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English, albeit, not as commonly as the preferred but ambiguous title (do not, however, use obscure or made up names). Although I still think Tails (character) is a good name, probably it is not good enough to warrant a rename. I don't oppose renaming back per WP:STATUSQUO. -- Kusunose 02:27, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
With the new arguments, should a new move request be made now? Or is there some time limit between requested moves? I've participated in the move debates before, but in all the years I've been on WP, I'm normally not the one to start one. CIGraphix ( talk) 05:20, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
There's also this, as per WP:NOCONSENSUS - In article title discussions, no consensus has two defaults: If an article title has been stable for a long time, then the long-standing article title is kept. If it has never been stable, or has been unstable for a long time, then it is moved to the title used by the first major contributor after the article ceased to be a stub. - I believe both of those options would default back to Miles Tails Prower. Sergecross73 msg me 17:22, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was NO CONSENSUS TO MOVE. While there was some support for a move, more editors (and the advice of WP:COMMONNAME) prefer the status quo. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 19:16, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Tails (character) → Miles "Tails" Prower
Basically a reversion of the previous RM; parties have mostly agreed to another RM.
Proposal on behalf of CIGraphix. Here are the major arguments:
I, Salvidrim, am writing this proposal but not weighing in on the matter as of the time of this post; this is done solely on behalf of CIGraphix. Salvidrim! 17:47, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Think about it, the format is "first name 'nickname' surname". A nickname is a name given instead/over their real name (first name and surname). To believe Tails is short for Miles "Tails" Prower is shortened version of his true name, is suggesting that Tails is actually part of his real name, such as middle name or so. Lucia Black ( talk) 19:21, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
The issue with taisen/wars is bigger than interchangeable words. That said, i think you missed the point i brought with SRW/SRT with IGN. Lucia Black ( talk) 01:43, 3 March 2012 (UTC) if you were fa
What I'm saying is that the current title is a lot more natural than the proposed one. And i find the current rule choosing lesser common name without disambiguation over common name with disambiguation. And also i continue to respond to correct the logic used, such as comparing words instead of titles. But like i said, Tails (character) is going to redirect here anyways, so its not going to affect that much. Lucia Black ( talk) 17:16, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
Tails is precise enough. WP:PRECISION says to be precise, but not too Precise, and i believe simply "tails" is enough precision along with disambiguation. WHich means, my reasoning as Sergecross said (in theory) is correct. WP:ARTICLEFORMAT does take place in the sense, that if needed, it can be added. However, the examples given are "corcodile" Dundee and "Heroes". The situation changes when it's for a person, or character as its not much more title-dependent. Lucia Black ( talk) 04:06, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
To top it off, it IS Sonic the Hedgehog 4. There are no other notable characters that go by the name of Tails. In addition, there are people who recognize the character as Tails - mainly because most people refer to the character in the short-hand. People who don't know the character wouldn't care where it was; people who do would know him as Tails; and people who only casually know him would be more likely to be confused if they use a less commonly used name. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 10:07, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
The fact is, Tails alone is used for several other games and most commonly introduced, similar to Sonic (the hedgehog). And he is referred to as just Tails (not in the sense of shorter version of MTP if you look closely at the situation doesn't make sense). I gave the example, simply for the fact that both have options regardless. Tails is precise enough. He is commonly referred to as such and easier to find for new readers. Miles "tails" Prower is too precise in the sense that "Tails" is whats being highlighted. Lucia Black ( talk) 19:39, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
Continuing from previous Move attempt. So clearly some editors cannot be convinced that sheer numerical number of a shortened name does not make a common name despite its use in the 3rd party reliable sources - we'll agree to disagree for now. However, the title "Tails (character)" still does not conform to Wikipedia's Article Title guidelines, specifically WP:PRECISION which (like I quoted before) states,
The current title "Tails" requires Parenthetical disambiguation, however Wikipedia EXPLICITLY PREFERS NATURAL DISAMBIGUATION (as per the bolded quote: "If natural disambiguation is not possible..."). Clearly, by the 3rd party reliable sources listed in the last move attempt, "Miles 'Tails' Prower" is at the very least an "alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English, albeit, not as commonly as the preferred but ambiguous title." Therefore, to put this article back in line with WP:PRECISION, it is a perfect compromise to move the page back to its original title of Miles "Tails" Prower and keep "Tails (character)" as a redirect. CIGraphix ( talk) 21:25, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
This move has been thoroughly discussed within the last month and there was no consensus to move. Please don't re-open a discussion immediately after its closure, just because the result was not the one you preferred. Leave this be for at least six months. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 06:41, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Don't forget about Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Knuckles the Echidna. Those pages about the characters use FULL names. -- 82.139.5.13 ( talk) 21:26, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm thinking of replacing the image of Sonic 2's title screen with this (src: [1]), to better illustrate the two-player gameplay. Thoughts, anyone? Tezero ( talk) 21:35, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
An IP (97.127.69.217) has been changing his age from 8 to 11, I reverted the IP a couple of times (because his official Sega profile says he's 8) and tried to talk to him/her, to no avail. I don't want to get in an edit war, what should we do? -- AmaryllisGardener talk 14:56, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
I think no ages, period, might be going too far. In some cases, the character's general age seems to be relevant to critics' opinions of them, e.g. how Tails is a kid several years younger than Sonic and Sonic is (or was) an edgy teenager. It's also not an extensive or rarely referenced piece of information about the character, like Amy's supposed love of soft-serve ice cream is; it's just a number. Tezero ( talk) 18:39, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
i watching a content called "In video games", i found a issue in EasyTimeline. This is a error message:
EasyTimeline 1.90
Timeline generation failed: 1 error found Line 44: at:2015 text:" Sonic runners (android game)
- Plotdata attribute 'at' invalid.
Date '2015' not within range as specified by command Period.
can you fix this? -- Ijoe2003 ( talk) 01:20, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
Why is there no discussion about how Tails is transgendered? See [2]. 166.171.120.182 ( talk) 01:00, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: not moved. SST flyer 13:48, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
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Previous arguments for "Tails (character)" as the title erroneously referenced sources about the overall Sonic series where "Tails" would not be ambiguous, but the only time the character's shortened name of "Tails" is not ambiguous is within the context of the Sonic series itself. So while all sources that refer to the character as simply "Tails" have already established that the subject is within the Sonic series, other sources that talk about the Tails character separate from the Sonic series such as this Cracked article, or this GamesRadar article use the character's full name to unambiguously identify their subject. And that does not go into all the articles that use the full franchised name regardless of talking about the Sonic series like this IGN article, or that on top of this is the fact that the character's owner, Sega, very frequently identifies the character by its franchised name "Miles 'Tails' Prower." This means "Miles 'Tails' Prower" meets the requirements of WP:COMMONNAME and most importantly, according to WP:NATURALDIS, "Miles 'Tails' Prower" is the preferred title for this character article; "Tails" would only be appropriate within some Sonic series wiki. CIGraphix ( talk) 16:03, 6 October 2016 (UTC) CIGraphix ( talk) 16:03, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
Howcome the voice actors of Tails in these games have been omitted from the infobox? 107.77.228.109 ( talk) 18:19, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
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The article says "He is the second character to consistently appear by Sonic's side in the series" - if he is the second, then who is the first? Nzseries1 ( talk) 09:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
To stay more consistent with the Sonic article, we could have an image of both Classic Tails and Modern Tails from Sonic Generations. I've uploaded it here
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The article states that he flies "by spinning his tails like a helicopter rotor," but I think that may be not very easy to understand. If he spins the tails in the same direction, that creates two problems, and it took me some time to realise that, if he spins them in different directions, that solves both. Maybe including this in the article would be OR, but is it easy for humans to see that? Orisphera2 ( talk) 15:43, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
UPD: I've watched the films, but haven't paid attention to the tail movements. Maybe I will soon re-watch them and see if my theory holds. Orisphera2 ( talk) 15:55, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
UPD2: I've re-watched a part of STH2 now, and I couldn't see how exactly he does that. (That wasn't "soon" because I did a lot of other stuff.) Orisphera2 ( talk) 12:34, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
recently upon revisiting the articles, specifically of Sonic characters who appear in the new Sonic game "Sonic Dream Team" (this was 2 weeks ago mind you) the page's reference images of the characters themselves have been changed to their respective renders from Dream Team, aprox 3 days later (i assume, i cant be too sure) they were reverted back to the flat 2000s images and i think, why do this exactly? i think the use of the Dream Team renders better suit the characters themselves and the Yuji Uekawa art has been used for, what was it like 10 years now? i think it shouldnt hurt too much to atleast change the images eventually. Miner Eleven ( talk) 00:44, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
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The current article mentions him getting a spinoff as "Fox gets the Boot" and I have never heard of this and can find no reference to it. 2620:22:4000:1204:1FC9:F79E:6D5D:70FE ( talk) 21:05, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
In his Debut in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 his name was Miles "powers" Tails. In Sonic Riders His name was changed to Miles "Tails" Prower. In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) His name change ... again to Miles "Tails" Prowler. Come on SEGA, make up your mind. Saprissy ( talk) 13:24, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Should I add a mention that he seems to be based on a kitsune, due to being a fox with multiple tails? Zyborg —Preceding undated comment added 01:39, 31 October 2009 (UTC).
Probably not. Lady Sapphia ( talk) 22:11, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
The article's main section mentions the popularity of the character Tails, placing 3rd to Sonic (1st) and Shadow (2nd). However, it does not mention that this popularity contest is something much more recent and arbitrary in history. Previous contests would have ranked the characters in popularity as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles... or perhaps Sonic,tails, and knuckles .
To be more honest with the character's actual popularity in the series, I believe this sentence should be changed to something neutral, like: "Tails is the second most recurring character in the Sonic Series, followed by Dr. Robotnic aka Eggman." (no source handy) ~ Agvulpine ( talk) 07:15, 10 November 2009 (UTC) kl
The lead of the article says that it's more popularly known as Tails, so the page should be moved to Tails. 79.2.52.49 ( talk) 13:55, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
That would only apply if Tails was his real name, but its not. It's only a nickname. So the article remains Miles "Tails" Prower. -- Ryu ( Talk | Contributions) 15:22, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Since Sonic is a Japanese game I was informed on the Sonic Colors page that who ever started the page gets to choose the language. since I was the one who originally wrote the part about tails being in it I get to choose the language. so I chose Sonic Colours please stop changing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamsDreams ( talk • contribs) 19:22, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Can someone get the picture of Modern Tails and Classic Tails from Sonic Generations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.51.195 ( talk) 18:46, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to Tails (character) Mike Cline ( talk) 17:04, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Miles "Tails" Prower → Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) – Well, per WP:COMMONNAME, should we move it to Tails as that is the name he's mostly known for? Lucia Black ( talk) 08:37, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
it's against "appropriate format" over "what doesn't subjectively look akward" is what i gathered. of course we don't agree, but we're not stubborn. There must be more points you have? Lucia Black ( talk) 17:58, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Tails is common name. Miles prower is his true name (in fiction) but not common name that he is referred to. Miles "Tails" Prower is a form of mentioning both names together however, it combines uncommon and common name. No one refers to him as Miles "Tails" Prower. Either Miles Prower or Tails. The latter being the common name. Lucia Black ( talk) 19:32, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
I dont think you understand. Its about the title as a whole. Most commonly referred to as tails and tails alone. The format of "first name "nickname" surname" is purely titular but within dialogue or within reviews. Most commonly known as tails. just because tails is in it doesnt justify "Miles tails Prower". I think yoou both mis the idea of WP:Commonname. Lucia Black ( talk) 20:39, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
I gave the rules. Its pretty clear. We both know this. Its whether complying to the rules. Lucia Black ( talk) 20:50, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Yes i am assuming good faith but the point has been dodged excessively. At the moment its tied between preference and followig guidelines. Lucia Black ( talk) 22:37, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Nothing has been dodged, we just don't see eye-to-eye. Let's look at this another way. Please, look at the examples given at WP:COMMONNAME:
Notice something? Both names are very different, usually even unrecognizeable if one didn't have any prior knowledge. Not the case at all when you look at:
Again, if the argument was "Miles Prower", then it'd be more relatable to the examples. But it's not the case here; it's very easy to see that Miles "Tails" Prower and Tails are the same. You're just creating extra work, and frankly wasting people's time that could be better spent on actually improving the encyclopedia. Sergecross73 msg me 00:11, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
How is it an opinion? Its pointless because i see no true argument, the main point countering yours is being dodged. I give my point, you give yours, i counter yours, you stick with "lets agree to disagree". As if you had no defense. Lucia Black ( talk) 03:01, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
The fact that he flies a plane probably ought to be mentioned a little more in here, shouldn't it? Seems like that's a reoccuring theme amongst the various games and other media. FYI, I'll probably work on adding that somewhere, whether it be it's own section, or just adding it more to where it's minimally mentioned already... Sergecross73 msg me 13:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
If you find a good source maybe. Lucia Black ( talk) 13:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
I was looking at "Recent changes"(right there on the side of the page) and saw this page's name.I would like somebody to change the name back to Miles "Tails" Prower please. 98.71.47.189|sĔm ( talk) 18:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Gah! I need to check out Wikipedia more often! I am vehemently opposed to this change, which I liken to moving "Knuckles the Echidna" to "Knuckles (character)" simply because the character is just as well known as just that. "Miles 'Tails' Prower" works perfectly fine with WP:CN, and Google searches are NOT EVIDENCE of the most commonly known name (in fact a Google search for "Knuckles" has similar results as "Tails"; as does "Mickey" for Mickey Mouse).
I strongly challenge Kusunose's assertions that..
Which is refered to him. We'll see...and naturally it gives some confusion. MTP is a frm to show both nickname and realname. Lucia Black ( talk) 04:39, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
he is refered as Sonic the Hedgehog several times as for tails is tails or miles prower. But Sonic might be better and more common just as Knuckles the echidna could be just "knuckles (character)". Lucia Black ( talk) 05:15, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Not true, the given sourcces have used "tails" along side. And many people refer to him Barrack alone. Obama alone yes. Like i said, MTP is a foorm to present both real name and nickname in which this article openly admits he is most commonly referred to Tails. Lucia Black ( talk) 05:46, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
It seems ' Miles "Tails" Prower' is not obscure as I thought initially and therefore qualifies as "natural disambiguation" per WP:PRECISION: a different, alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English, albeit, not as commonly as the preferred but ambiguous title (do not, however, use obscure or made up names). Although I still think Tails (character) is a good name, probably it is not good enough to warrant a rename. I don't oppose renaming back per WP:STATUSQUO. -- Kusunose 02:27, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
With the new arguments, should a new move request be made now? Or is there some time limit between requested moves? I've participated in the move debates before, but in all the years I've been on WP, I'm normally not the one to start one. CIGraphix ( talk) 05:20, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
There's also this, as per WP:NOCONSENSUS - In article title discussions, no consensus has two defaults: If an article title has been stable for a long time, then the long-standing article title is kept. If it has never been stable, or has been unstable for a long time, then it is moved to the title used by the first major contributor after the article ceased to be a stub. - I believe both of those options would default back to Miles Tails Prower. Sergecross73 msg me 17:22, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was NO CONSENSUS TO MOVE. While there was some support for a move, more editors (and the advice of WP:COMMONNAME) prefer the status quo. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 19:16, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Tails (character) → Miles "Tails" Prower
Basically a reversion of the previous RM; parties have mostly agreed to another RM.
Proposal on behalf of CIGraphix. Here are the major arguments:
I, Salvidrim, am writing this proposal but not weighing in on the matter as of the time of this post; this is done solely on behalf of CIGraphix. Salvidrim! 17:47, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Think about it, the format is "first name 'nickname' surname". A nickname is a name given instead/over their real name (first name and surname). To believe Tails is short for Miles "Tails" Prower is shortened version of his true name, is suggesting that Tails is actually part of his real name, such as middle name or so. Lucia Black ( talk) 19:21, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
The issue with taisen/wars is bigger than interchangeable words. That said, i think you missed the point i brought with SRW/SRT with IGN. Lucia Black ( talk) 01:43, 3 March 2012 (UTC) if you were fa
What I'm saying is that the current title is a lot more natural than the proposed one. And i find the current rule choosing lesser common name without disambiguation over common name with disambiguation. And also i continue to respond to correct the logic used, such as comparing words instead of titles. But like i said, Tails (character) is going to redirect here anyways, so its not going to affect that much. Lucia Black ( talk) 17:16, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
Tails is precise enough. WP:PRECISION says to be precise, but not too Precise, and i believe simply "tails" is enough precision along with disambiguation. WHich means, my reasoning as Sergecross said (in theory) is correct. WP:ARTICLEFORMAT does take place in the sense, that if needed, it can be added. However, the examples given are "corcodile" Dundee and "Heroes". The situation changes when it's for a person, or character as its not much more title-dependent. Lucia Black ( talk) 04:06, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
To top it off, it IS Sonic the Hedgehog 4. There are no other notable characters that go by the name of Tails. In addition, there are people who recognize the character as Tails - mainly because most people refer to the character in the short-hand. People who don't know the character wouldn't care where it was; people who do would know him as Tails; and people who only casually know him would be more likely to be confused if they use a less commonly used name. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 10:07, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
The fact is, Tails alone is used for several other games and most commonly introduced, similar to Sonic (the hedgehog). And he is referred to as just Tails (not in the sense of shorter version of MTP if you look closely at the situation doesn't make sense). I gave the example, simply for the fact that both have options regardless. Tails is precise enough. He is commonly referred to as such and easier to find for new readers. Miles "tails" Prower is too precise in the sense that "Tails" is whats being highlighted. Lucia Black ( talk) 19:39, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
Continuing from previous Move attempt. So clearly some editors cannot be convinced that sheer numerical number of a shortened name does not make a common name despite its use in the 3rd party reliable sources - we'll agree to disagree for now. However, the title "Tails (character)" still does not conform to Wikipedia's Article Title guidelines, specifically WP:PRECISION which (like I quoted before) states,
The current title "Tails" requires Parenthetical disambiguation, however Wikipedia EXPLICITLY PREFERS NATURAL DISAMBIGUATION (as per the bolded quote: "If natural disambiguation is not possible..."). Clearly, by the 3rd party reliable sources listed in the last move attempt, "Miles 'Tails' Prower" is at the very least an "alternative name that the subject is also commonly called in English, albeit, not as commonly as the preferred but ambiguous title." Therefore, to put this article back in line with WP:PRECISION, it is a perfect compromise to move the page back to its original title of Miles "Tails" Prower and keep "Tails (character)" as a redirect. CIGraphix ( talk) 21:25, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
This move has been thoroughly discussed within the last month and there was no consensus to move. Please don't re-open a discussion immediately after its closure, just because the result was not the one you preferred. Leave this be for at least six months. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 06:41, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Don't forget about Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Knuckles the Echidna. Those pages about the characters use FULL names. -- 82.139.5.13 ( talk) 21:26, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm thinking of replacing the image of Sonic 2's title screen with this (src: [1]), to better illustrate the two-player gameplay. Thoughts, anyone? Tezero ( talk) 21:35, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
An IP (97.127.69.217) has been changing his age from 8 to 11, I reverted the IP a couple of times (because his official Sega profile says he's 8) and tried to talk to him/her, to no avail. I don't want to get in an edit war, what should we do? -- AmaryllisGardener talk 14:56, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
I think no ages, period, might be going too far. In some cases, the character's general age seems to be relevant to critics' opinions of them, e.g. how Tails is a kid several years younger than Sonic and Sonic is (or was) an edgy teenager. It's also not an extensive or rarely referenced piece of information about the character, like Amy's supposed love of soft-serve ice cream is; it's just a number. Tezero ( talk) 18:39, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
i watching a content called "In video games", i found a issue in EasyTimeline. This is a error message:
EasyTimeline 1.90
Timeline generation failed: 1 error found Line 44: at:2015 text:" Sonic runners (android game)
- Plotdata attribute 'at' invalid.
Date '2015' not within range as specified by command Period.
can you fix this? -- Ijoe2003 ( talk) 01:20, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
Why is there no discussion about how Tails is transgendered? See [2]. 166.171.120.182 ( talk) 01:00, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: not moved. SST flyer 13:48, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
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WP:NATURALDIS, "Tails (character)" is an ambiguous title that requires disambiguation, but use of this is unnecessary as "Miles 'Tails' Prower" is natural disambiguation.
Previous arguments for "Tails (character)" as the title erroneously referenced sources about the overall Sonic series where "Tails" would not be ambiguous, but the only time the character's shortened name of "Tails" is not ambiguous is within the context of the Sonic series itself. So while all sources that refer to the character as simply "Tails" have already established that the subject is within the Sonic series, other sources that talk about the Tails character separate from the Sonic series such as this Cracked article, or this GamesRadar article use the character's full name to unambiguously identify their subject. And that does not go into all the articles that use the full franchised name regardless of talking about the Sonic series like this IGN article, or that on top of this is the fact that the character's owner, Sega, very frequently identifies the character by its franchised name "Miles 'Tails' Prower." This means "Miles 'Tails' Prower" meets the requirements of WP:COMMONNAME and most importantly, according to WP:NATURALDIS, "Miles 'Tails' Prower" is the preferred title for this character article; "Tails" would only be appropriate within some Sonic series wiki. CIGraphix ( talk) 16:03, 6 October 2016 (UTC) CIGraphix ( talk) 16:03, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
Howcome the voice actors of Tails in these games have been omitted from the infobox? 107.77.228.109 ( talk) 18:19, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Tails (fox). Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 12:37, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Move to Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog). Cúchullain t/ c 20:10, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
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The article says "He is the second character to consistently appear by Sonic's side in the series" - if he is the second, then who is the first? Nzseries1 ( talk) 09:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
To stay more consistent with the Sonic article, we could have an image of both Classic Tails and Modern Tails from Sonic Generations. I've uploaded it here
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The article states that he flies "by spinning his tails like a helicopter rotor," but I think that may be not very easy to understand. If he spins the tails in the same direction, that creates two problems, and it took me some time to realise that, if he spins them in different directions, that solves both. Maybe including this in the article would be OR, but is it easy for humans to see that? Orisphera2 ( talk) 15:43, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
UPD: I've watched the films, but haven't paid attention to the tail movements. Maybe I will soon re-watch them and see if my theory holds. Orisphera2 ( talk) 15:55, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
UPD2: I've re-watched a part of STH2 now, and I couldn't see how exactly he does that. (That wasn't "soon" because I did a lot of other stuff.) Orisphera2 ( talk) 12:34, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
recently upon revisiting the articles, specifically of Sonic characters who appear in the new Sonic game "Sonic Dream Team" (this was 2 weeks ago mind you) the page's reference images of the characters themselves have been changed to their respective renders from Dream Team, aprox 3 days later (i assume, i cant be too sure) they were reverted back to the flat 2000s images and i think, why do this exactly? i think the use of the Dream Team renders better suit the characters themselves and the Yuji Uekawa art has been used for, what was it like 10 years now? i think it shouldnt hurt too much to atleast change the images eventually. Miner Eleven ( talk) 00:44, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
wanna be a hero?@ 197.219.35.119 ( talk) 13:57, 7 April 2024 (UTC)