Talk:Sea Pickle

Classification as a plant
There seems to be some disagreement by editors as to whether this block should be described as a "plant." The way I see it, "plant" in this context refers simply to the classification used on this wiki (i.e. the plants article), and isn't meant to imply anything about the biology of the real-life organism that the block is based on. I don't know if there's any existing convention regarding this, though, or what to do if there isn't one, so I figured I should bring up this issue in case it can help it be resolved. Craftykids (talk) 03:00, 7 April 2018 (UTC)


 * That page defines plants as "Minecraft's representation of plant life and other stationary life forms". Coral and sea pickles certainly fit *that* definition, but it seems bizarre to me. If plant means plant, then "other stationary life forms" should not be considered plants, but if plants mean something mechanical, then certainly it should include blocks that grow/spread, and not things like dead bushes and lily pads (though bizarrely only the former are listed there?). Personally, I don't support this hybrid definition of "This mechanical category and also unrelated stuff that obviously represents real-world plants" especially where that definition is not explicitly stated nearby. It's worth noting this is also debated in the discussion of that page. Cultist O (talk) 08:19, 7 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Because of this very issue, I see little value in having a plants page to begin with. It's a confused definition, invented by the wiki, not defined tightly by the developers or the game itself, and serves no real purpose beyond perpetuating its own confused definition. – Sealbudsman talk/contr 13:33, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with that.-- Madminecrafter12 Orange Glazed Terracotta.png to meLight Blue Glazed Terracotta.png 13:35, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd say the plants page would be fine for the blocks/items that are actually plants (thus, Nether Wart, Podzol, Mushrooms and Mycelium shouldn't be in it), except the page is lacking any kind of purpose other than being a list of somewhat related blocks and items, so it's pretty much pointless. And even as a list, it's not great, Crops is a much better list/disambiguation page. - Princessnightmoon (talk) 14:00, 7 April 2018 (UTC)