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!style= " | !style="background-color:#a3feba; color:black;" width="20%" | ''Do'' use | ||
!style= "Background-color:#bbc; color:#000000;" width="40%"| | !style= "Background-color:#bbc; color:#000000;" width="40%"| When you want to title | ||
!style= "Background-color:# | !style= "Background-color:#ffc8c8; color:black;" width="40%"| ''Don't'' use | ||
|-valign=center style= | |-valign=center style= | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;" |(TV story) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;" |(TV story) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| televised narratives of any length | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| televised narratives of any length | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (episode), (television story), (television) | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (episode), (television story), (television) | ||
|-valign=center style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;" | |-valign=center style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;" | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (audio) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (audio) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any sort of audio release, be it narrative, documentary or music | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any sort of audio release, be it narrative, documentary or music | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (audio story), (audio release) | |style="background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (audio story), (audio release) | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (novel) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (novel) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| out-of-universe discussion about a DWU novel; e.g. [[Hope (novel)]] | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any term which uses the book ''series'' along with the word novel, except in certain | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any term which uses the book ''series'' along with the word novel, except in certain circumstances | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (book) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (book) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| '''in-universe''' discussion about books ''within'' the DWU; this matches the in-universe category, [[:category:books|books]] | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| very rarely used, as most in-universe books, like ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' have precedence, and therefore don't require disambiguation | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| very rarely used, as most in-universe books, like ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' have precedence, and therefore don't require disambiguation | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (comic story) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (comic story) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any story that uses sequential art, of any length up to, '''but excluding''' the graphic novel | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (comic), (comic strip) | |style="background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (comic), (comic strip) | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (graphic novel) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (graphic novel) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| For the sake of consistency, we shall adopt the British definition of graphic novel for the main titles of pages. Thus, all things which might be considered trade paperbacks, original graphic novels or collected editions shall be disambiguated "(graphic novel)". | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| For the sake of consistency, we shall adopt the British definition of graphic novel for the main titles of pages. Thus, all things which might be considered trade paperbacks, original graphic novels or collected editions shall be disambiguated "(graphic novel)". | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (short story) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (short story) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| out-of-universe articles about DWU short stories | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (documentary) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (documentary) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any sort of ''video'' documentary | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| any sort of ''video'' documentary | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (CON episode) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (CON episode) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| ''Doctor Who Confidential'' | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' episodes | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (Doctor Who Confidential episode) | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (Doctor Who Confidential episode) | ||
|-valign=center | |-valign=center | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (species) | |style="background-color:#a3feba;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (species) | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| | |style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| in-universe species | ||
|style="border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (race) should be avoided, as it has dual meanings | |style="Background-color:#ffc8c8;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0;"| (race) should be avoided, as it has dual meanings | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[category:books|false]] | [[category:books|false]] | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 5 February 2011
This list of disambiguation terms represents best practices with respect to page titling of terms that may have multiple distinct uses on this wiki. A disambiguation term is that part of the title which appears in parentheses. Thus, in the oft-cited example, Castrovalva (TV story), the disambiguation term is "TV story". In order to give readers, editors, sophisticated code usages and bots an easy time finding particular pages, it's necessary for similar items to always use the same disambiguation term — except for the special cases outlined below. In other words, if a televised story has the same name as something else in the Doctor Who universe, then it should always be disambiguated with "TV story" and not "episode" or "television" or "television story".
When to disambiguate
Our broader disambiguation policy should be consulted first, before proceeding further with this document.
List of terms
The following terms should always be used:
| Do use | When you want to title | Don't use |
|---|---|---|
| (TV story) | televised narratives of any length | (episode), (television story), (television) |
| (audio) | any sort of audio release, be it narrative, documentary or music | (audio story), (audio release) |
| (novel) | out-of-universe discussion about a DWU novel; e.g. Hope (novel) | any term which uses the book series along with the word novel, except in certain circumstances |
| (book) | in-universe discussion about books within the DWU; this matches the in-universe category, books | very rarely used, as most in-universe books, like A Christmas Carol have precedence, and therefore don't require disambiguation |
| (comic story) | any story that uses sequential art, of any length up to, but excluding the graphic novel | (comic), (comic strip) |
| (graphic novel) | For the sake of consistency, we shall adopt the British definition of graphic novel for the main titles of pages. Thus, all things which might be considered trade paperbacks, original graphic novels or collected editions shall be disambiguated "(graphic novel)". | |
| (short story) | out-of-universe articles about DWU short stories | |
| (documentary) | any sort of video documentary | |
| (CON episode) | Doctor Who Confidential episodes | (Doctor Who Confidential episode) |
| (species) | in-universe species | (race) should be avoided, as it has dual meanings |
