Editor, Active player (391)
Joined: 2/11/2018
Posts: 186
This might not be worth the effort to address but there are slightly different names used everywhere. Firstly, they're called both Platforms and Systems on the site. I think these have slightly different meanings and I don't know which one best describes what we have. Here are some lists of platforms: I recently updated Platforms and EmulatorResources to match Systems as best as possible. I would be inclined to follow Wikipedia's article names. They tend to have already discussed/argued over the best display name, though their needs may not match ours. For example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Famicom will redirect to SNES; we instead list both names on Platforms (but not on Systems). On another note, having so many different pages with platform lists makes updating a bigger task, but this is only needed every few months or so. My plan down the line would be a separate page for each system, listing the emulators available, the best options, any nuances to note for submissions, game lists, as well as any other useful information.
Site Admin, Skilled player (1236)
Joined: 4/17/2010
Posts: 11270
Location: RU
There's also Wiki: PlatformResources.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.