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[edit] Vandalism attack
Just thought I'd let you guys know this. I was looking at Mario's page, and followed a link that said Donkey Kong. It brought me here. I read a little bit, and broke out lauging after the second line. It said "Donkey Kong is a very large, hairy, muscular penis". I kept reading, and most of the topic was vandalised, saying things like "Donkey Kong was created by my asshairs". So I fixed it up. No more vandalism. But here's the thing. I'm not horribly knowledgable about Donkey Kong, so some things I replaced the swear words with may not be true. Could someone go in and fix it for me? Thanks.Chaos_shadow 7:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- I just thought I'd point out that you could've hit undo near the top of the page history, so I'll take care of it quickly. I know you worked to fix this article diligently, but I'm going to have to revert it to the way it was before your edit. So don't take it personally, but there may have been some vandalism you've missed for whatever reason. Contact me at my talk page if you have any questions. Kochdude388 02:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- That's fine. Now I know I can do that.
Chaos_shadow 02:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Article has nothing to do with DK himself
Since there are already articles about the games and other things bearing his name, I feel this article needs to be about the CHARACTER HIMSELF and less about useless non-information like what movies and things mentioned his name. Preferably one could write the story of all his games and create a biography of him based on the info therein. I personally believe there's more to DK than just a big gorilla that eats fruits and punches crocodiles. Again, THIS ARTICLE SHOULD BE ABOUT THE CHARACTER, NOT THE GAMES HE'S BEEN IN, WE HAVE THE DONKEY KONG SERIES PAGE FOR THAT. THE "OTHER VERSIONS OF DONKEY KONG" STUFF IS USELESS TOO, PLEASE DON'T EDIT EITHER OF THESE BACK INTO THE ARTICLE AGAIN. Also, why the hell was this part of WikiProject Baseball? What's the matter with you people? PsychoJosh 13:43, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
I AGREE!!! Let's do that. ~ A random wikipedier
[edit] 64-bit era
The inclusion of the Donkey Kong Arcade game in DK64 should not be described as an easter egg, as the arcade game must be played to access the final boss.
[edit] Donkey Kong game list
[edit] Discussion from DKU
See also Stephen Hawking? Huh? ~~Shiri — Talk~~ 07:19, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)
That was most likely a joke from Donkey Kong Universe, who invented the term "DKU". --Trogga 21:05, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
- It's also the only site that believes all Rare cameos exist in the world of Donkey Kong Country, with the arcade games and Mario games being excluded. It's more fancruft than factual information.
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- Should the information remain in the article? It could be misleading to non-fans of the games. Agent CH 22:36, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Closed deletion listing
This article was listed for deletion on 18 April 2005. The discussion was closed with the result of no consensus. This article will not be deleted. You can view the discussion, which is no longer live: Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/DKU. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 07:24, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Alphabetization
Ddespie@san.rr.com changed this article to alphabetize in categories under "Kong" instead of "Donkey Kong". I reverted this change and Ddespie@san.rr.com changed it back with no edit summary. Rather than start an edit war, I would like to reach a consensus here. I see no reason to alphabetize under "Kong". If I were looking up Donkey Kong in an index, I would turn to the Ds, not the Ks. This also affects many other Kong articles, such as Diddy Kong. Any comments? --Pagrashtak 22:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Donkey Kong TV Tokyo Anime Series
http://web.archive.org/web/20000510124642/www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/donky.html
[edit] Donkey Kong Jungle Beat DK artwork
In the "Sequels and spin-offs" section, next to the description of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, can I add this picture of Donkey Kong with the caption "Donkey Kong as he appears in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat"? - NES Boy 17:34, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Series or character?
Just curious. This seems to cover the entire series. I also notice that the Donkey Kong template has no series page, unlike Mario Kart or Mario Tennis. So if this is turned into a series page, it should be renamed "Donkey Kong series" and Donkey Kong should get a separate article. Hbdragon88 03:09, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed. I'll split the articles between Donkey Kong the character and Donkey Kong the series.--TBCTaLk?!? 02:24, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reintroduction into the Mario universe
The article currently states that this occurred with Mario Kart 64, which is false. "Donkey Kong Junior", wearing a white shirt (instead of a tie) was in the original Super Mario Kart in 1992. --67.71.37.13 06:54, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
- Super Mario Kart was before the Rareware games, starting with Donkey Kong Country in 1994.--XD375 20:48, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Probable linkspam.
I saw that a user, 68.111.108.131, has been adding links to a site called "Donkey Kong Megasite" to Donkey Kong articles recently. The same user added the link to this article on February 15th, around the same day that the site was relaunched after being down since November 2004. Either they are really quick, or affiliated. The edits tend to place the site as the first in the links. If it doesn't, they do move it there later. I'm going to remove it from this article, and all the others. A google string search for the string "Donkey Kong Megasite" gets 1270 hits.--Drat (Talk) 13:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New games
DK Bongo Blast and Mario VS Donkey Kong 2 : March of the Minis have been announced.--84.190.191.200 17:14, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What happened?
Why does this article have practically no info on his character and game appearances and tons on his TV appearances and him in pop culture? Did someone remove it?
- The info on his game appearances have been moved to Donkey Kong series, similar to what was done with the Mario, Sonic, and and other video game related articles. The info on his character, however, has been kept under the "Overview" section.--TBCTaLk?!? 07:40, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Character?
This "info on his character" seems limited only to be descriptions of his name and info about the Donkey Kong arcade game. I suggest moving some stuff to the article about the arcade game and adding some character info about his more recent appearances, and how he's acted other titles that arent just the arcade.
And if you follow the DKC storyline, the current DK isn't even the original to begin with anyway!-SSY
The fact is that ever since Rare left, Donkey Kong no longer has a personality. He's just "generic gorilla who either kidnaps maidens or runs around beating stuff up for no good reason". Thus, unless we made a character page about the DKC Donkey Kong, we wouldn't have much to write, and even then we'd also have to mention teh controversy surrounding the changes he underwent after Rare's departure. Hydragon 02:42, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ssbm info?
Why is there no info of him in ssbm(super smash bros melee)? Most of the other characters have one.
[edit] "Seiyuu"?
In Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and onwards, he is voiced by veteran seiyuu Takashi Nagasako. - What's a "seiyuu"? Is it Japanese? Shouldn't that be in English? -- Nick15 09:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- No. "Seiyuu" is Japanese for "voice actor" (in this context), and it's the appropriate term for referencing any Japanese voice actor. PsychoJosh 00:13, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Narcissist?
In the categories section, I noticed the category "Fictional Narcissists". I'm not exactly sure how Donkey Kong is a narcissist in any sense of the word. Could somebody please explain? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hydragon (talk • contribs) 03:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] KKK and DK
does anyone else feel this link between DK and KKK is a bit of a stretch? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.4.74.65 (talk) 17:53, 25 January 2007 (UTC).
- Assuming that KKK stands for Ku Klux Klan, then yes, it is. What does that have to do with anything anyway? Kochdude388 22:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- Dk is black right? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.194.189.42 (talk) 00:45, 5 April 2007 (UTC).
- No, he's an ape. Man, this doesn't make any sense... --Luigifan 01:07, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- I highly doubt that this was a serious concern in the first place... --Zomic_13 01:28, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- No, he's an ape. Man, this doesn't make any sense... --Luigifan 01:07, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- Dk is black right? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.194.189.42 (talk) 00:45, 5 April 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Stub?
Does anyone else think that this page should not be classified as a stub? I know it is a lot shorter than other character articles (such as Mario, Luigi, Link, etc) and it probably could (and should be expanded), but it still has a fair amount of info. Generally, in my experience here, stubs only have a few lines and only briefly talk about the subject. I suppose this article could be borderline and depend on people's opinions. Thoughts? Zomic_13 15:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- This issue has been taken care of, as someone agreed and removed the stub tag. Zomic_13 22:35, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup of External Links Discussion
There is a tag in the external links section suggesting that it should be cleaned-up. External links seem to be something that requires discussion before adding or removing, so post your opinions. Signing your name with three ~'s, just puts your name when you sign your vote. Zomic_13 22:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- Official
- Keep - DK's official website / official site for a current DK game Zomic_13
- Keep - official site for a current DK game Zomic_13
- Keep - official site for a current DK game Zomic_13
Other
- Remove - just a list of DK games and there is already a link to a Wikipedia article containing the same content plus descriptions Zomic_13
- Remove - it took me a few moments just to realize it was even related to Donkey Kong; not very informative Zomic_13
- Neutral - contains interesting info about the early arcade version, but I'm not sure how much having it adds to the article Zomic_13
- Remove - not needed; the article on briefly mentions the newly announced game. Zomic_13
- Remove - slow to load and barely any content Zomic_13
- Keep - very informative; could potentially be used as a source to strength DK's article Zomic_13
- Weak Remove - I don't think having it significantly adds to the article Zomic_13
- Neutral - it is a perfect model for this article, but I don't think it significantly adds to what is already here Zomic_13
- What do you think about the attempted MCA lawsuit emntioned on this site?Should the link be added and possibly the whole issue be mentioned in the article? EDIT: And how do I make the whole link appear instead of just a "1" and the link itself hidden? thestor 18:14, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism
This article appears to be getting a lot of vandalism. What do other people think should be done, cos protection against edits by IPs would help. Stwalkerster 14:40, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
- It is getting a fair amount, but it seems manageable. I don't think semi-protect is necessary just yet. --
Jaysweet 22:32, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] April
There's this line of text at the bottom of the article that says "By: Junaid Merchant". It's been on for a while, so wonder why it's not deleted. Not just vandalism, but whoever this Junaid person is they took ownership of this article as well. Is this sneaky vandalism? --Hasek is the best 22:24, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
