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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.
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There's also Wiki: PlatformResources.
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An update to this: Fastest Completion has been removed (it's now Wiki: LegacyPages/FastestCompletion). YoshiRulz has created a module to replace the list on Wiki: Movies. YoshiRulz has also made a pull request to add links to systems on game pages. They note that they would have linked to Wiki: Platforms sections, but that the difference in platform naming prevents this (an alternative solution to this would be additional anchor links on Platforms page).
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Randomno wrote:
YoshiRulz has created a module to replace the list on Wiki: Movies.
The problem with actually using such a module (that I requested!) is that it has to hide empty links to be useful, but that makes it a nightmare to have on the site database access wise, so it just shows all links, empty or not.
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.

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