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The [[Thing]], (superhero), ''[[The Thing]]'' (movie), [[Thing 1]] and [[Thing 2]] (Terror of the Sontarans), [[Thing One]] and [[Thing Two]] (Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother) are existing pages on the wiki. I'll go ahead and make [[Thing (disambiguation)]]. | The [[Thing]], (superhero), ''[[The Thing]]'' (movie), [[Thing 1 (Terror of the Sontarans)|Thing 1]] and [[Thing 2 (Terror of the Sontarans)|Thing 2]] (Terror of the Sontarans), [[Thing One (Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother)|Thing One]] and [[Jade (Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother)|Thing Two]] (Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother) are existing pages on the wiki. I'll go ahead and make [[Thing (disambiguation)]]. | ||
As for the superhero, I support "Thing" for the page name. | As for the superhero, I support "Thing" for the page name. | ||
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4. Consitency. We already have the [[Human Torch]], the [[Invisible Woman]], the [[Silver Surfer]], the [[Hulk]], etc. with out "The" in the page name. [[User:LegoK9|LegoK9]] [[User talk:LegoK9|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:20, February 2, 2019 (UTC) | 4. Consitency. We already have the [[Human Torch]], the [[Invisible Woman]], the [[Silver Surfer]], the [[Hulk]], etc. with out "The" in the page name. [[User:LegoK9|LegoK9]] [[User talk:LegoK9|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:20, February 2, 2019 (UTC) | ||
:Usually, it's our convention to omit articles in page names. And the general goal is to make as many page names as we can '''without''' having to resort to parenthetical dab terms. Since ''[[The Thing]]'' never appears in a DW story, we can't give it the preferred dab term of (story in which it first appears). So this solution, though slightly awkward, works about as well as anything else. Thanks to [[Thing (disambiguation)]] being emplaced on the two pages, it wouldn't be hard for the average reader to find what they were looking for. I don't think any solution is going to be absolutely perfect, so let's just stick with what takes no more than a couple of clicks to get to the right place. {{tlx|Rename}} removed. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 07:44: Tue 26 Feb 2019</span> | |||
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I agree with a rename, as the [[concept]] for '[[Thing|a thing]]' would be a more realistic ''thing'' to have here, and there are multiple instances of the concept. [[User:Cookieboy 2005|Cookieboy 2005]] [[User talk:Cookieboy 2005|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
: Agreed. This page name is totally hostile to the [[not-we]]. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 14:22, 19 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
:: Not to mention "Thing" from ''Addams Family'' (who was [[Listen (TV story)|prominently referenced on TV]] once, albeit in a hard-to-Wikify way). | |||
:: I think, under the general principle that individuals, particularly one with multiple appearances, should usually be preferred over in-universe media, the rocky fellow can get a primary topic status and sit at [[the Thing]]. The horror film can sit comfortably at [[The Thing (film)]]. <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 14:35, 19 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
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The Thing, (superhero), The Thing (movie), Thing 1 and Thing 2 (Terror of the Sontarans), Thing One and Thing Two (Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother) are existing pages on the wiki. I'll go ahead and make Thing (disambiguation).
As for the superhero, I support "Thing" for the page name.
1. See Wikipedia and the Marvel wiki.
2. We would need to change two page names: The Thing (movie) and The Thing (Clobberin' Time!).
3. Having only one member of the Fantastic Four with a dab title looks wrong.
4. Consitency. We already have the Human Torch, the Invisible Woman, the Silver Surfer, the Hulk, etc. with out "The" in the page name. LegoK9 ☎ 04:20, February 2, 2019 (UTC)
- Usually, it's our convention to omit articles in page names. And the general goal is to make as many page names as we can without having to resort to parenthetical dab terms. Since The Thing never appears in a DW story, we can't give it the preferred dab term of (story in which it first appears). So this solution, though slightly awkward, works about as well as anything else. Thanks to Thing (disambiguation) being emplaced on the two pages, it wouldn't be hard for the average reader to find what they were looking for. I don't think any solution is going to be absolutely perfect, so let's just stick with what takes no more than a couple of clicks to get to the right place. {{Rename}} removed.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 07:44: Tue 26 Feb 2019
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I agree with a rename, as the concept for 'a thing' would be a more realistic thing to have here, and there are multiple instances of the concept. Cookieboy 2005 ☎ 17:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- Not to mention "Thing" from Addams Family (who was prominently referenced on TV once, albeit in a hard-to-Wikify way).
- I think, under the general principle that individuals, particularly one with multiple appearances, should usually be preferred over in-universe media, the rocky fellow can get a primary topic status and sit at the Thing. The horror film can sit comfortably at The Thing (film). Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ 14:35, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
