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Talk:Blithe Pinking Shears

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Rename

Throughout Enter Wildthyme the "Blithe Pinking Shears" are mostly just referred to as "Pinking Shears". There is one point where they are also called the "Magic Pinking Shears", and according to this page in Wildthyme Beyond! (which I have yet to read) they are named the "Subtle Pinking Shears". Shouldn't they just be called "Pinking Shears" instead of holding one of their many other names to a higher value? RadMatter 00:36, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello. “Blithe Pinking Shears” and "Subtle Pinking Shears" are the only capital-letter proper names given to these scissors, with all other descriptors just calling them “a pair of pinking shears”, sometimes using the adjective “magic”. I believe policies on naming things is that if a person/thing is given a specific name in at least one of its stories, that takes priority over keeping a page with a more generic name. Pinking shears are just a generic type of cutting tool. Enter Wildthyme heavily features the pinking shears in its plot, with the name “Blithe Pinking Shears” being said at least 7 times. (Incidentally, the Brenda & Effie novel “The Bride the Time Forgot” also uses “Blithe Pinking Shears”.) I think the shears only appear in one scene of Wildthyme Beyond, where the name given in that book is only said once. I think it makes sense to keep the page named as is. CoT ? 18:08, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
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