Talk:Mechanoid
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Mechanoid vs Mechonoid
There seems to be a growing convention of refering to 'Mechonoids from the planet Mechanus' in a range of publications of late (including the Doctor Who: The Ultimate Monster Guide to the Doctor Who DVD Files). Should the wiki rename this title page. I am trying to establish exactly when the name-change occurs in various guides but it would seem that;
- 1973 The Making of Doctor Who refers to Mechons
- 1976 The Making of Doctor Who refers to Mechanoids
- 1981 The Doctor Who Programme Guide refers to Mechanoids
- 1989 The Chase (novelisation) refers to Mechonoids
- 2003 Doctor Who: The Legend (and from then on) refers to Mechonoids
The Librarian talk to me 19:21, September 30, 2011 (UTC)
Someone needs to decide one way or another - the page uses a mix, which is no help to anyone. There should also be a redirect from the alternative (I always Google my Doctor Who words with the hope of getting a link here, and was confused not to find one for "mechAnoid") 87.244.72.208talk to me 18:51, March 20, 2013 (UTC)
- 5 years, and the mess still persists. I would like to add my voice to those who care about this issue. Please unify one way or the other.
- Having said that, I believe that the policies dictate to use the in-universe spelling, which takes precedence over both guides and novelisations. I just checked the credits to one of the episodes of The Chase and saw the Mechonoid spelling there. If none of the comic books or books feature a different spelling, the question can, IMHO, be closed. Amorkuz ☎ 23:21, May 14, 2016 (UTC)
