View source for Template:Conjecture/doc

'''{{tlx|{{PAGENAME}}}}''' is a template that flags articles whose subjects' names do not actually appear within a [[T:VS|valid narrative]].  
== What this template is ==
This template merely announces to readers that we've had to make up a name for a thing because story writers failed to.  The perfect example is the article '''[[stingray]]''', which is about the main threat in the story ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''.  [[RTD|Davies]] and [[Gareth Roberts|Roberts]] did not flatly name the creatures in the Easter 2009 special, yet they clearly exist in the DWU and so are worthy of an article here.  We had to name the article ''something'', so we picked a logical name and went with that.

This template merely makes it clear to readers that there is no actual name for the topic in a valid source.

Sometimes, when this is clearest or improves searchability, we draw a conjectural name from a script, deleted scene or other real-world material which '''is not, itself, a [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid source]]'''. Note that '''such conjectural names should not be used in the in-universe sections of the page'''. 

== What this template is not ==
This template does ''not'' attempt to correct the situation.  It is not a sign of a problem, any more than {{tlx|real world}} or {{tlx|invalid}}.   It is saying that there is no correct name.  

'''''It is not saying that we've named the page wrongly.'''''  

Therefore, you should ''never'' use this template in conjunction with {{tlx|rename}}.  If you can propose a new article name, then the article title is no longer conjectural—it's just ''wrong''.  Put another way, {{tlx|rename}} trumps {{tlx|conjecture}}.

Of course, there may be times where you want to use {{tlx|rename}} to propose a new ''conjectural'' name for an article.  For instance, maybe you feel like "manta ray" is a better name for [[stingray]].  For the duration of that proposal, {{tlx|rename}} should ''supplant''—and not be merely added to—{{tlx|conjecture}}.  ''After'' the rename discussion has been resolved, {{tlx|conjecture}} would return.  
== Usage ==
To use, just type '''{{tlx|conjecture}}''' as the first word of an article.  It is '''vital''' that the template be the the very first word of the article, prior even to any infobox templates.  
{{conjecture}}

<noinclude>[[category:template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>