Forum:Should Doctor Who (1996) be Doctor Who (TV story)?
If this thread's title doesn't specify it's spoilery, don't bring any up.
OttselSpy25 has put forward the notion that Doctor Who (1996) be re-disambigged to Doctor Who (TV story). It's certainly technically possible, and on the face of things, it seems consistent with our own internal structures. Are there objections?
Note that this is not a general thread looking for a better name. Doctor Who (1996) was agreed by fairly lengthy consensus, so we're not generally looking for a better name. The question is only being brought forward because we've changed the way the rest of the story titles work since we agreed the (1996) thing. It certainly would be easier for template creation and bot operation without the (1996) exception. So is there any reason why (TV story) would be a bad idea?
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 22:42: Sat 29 Sep 2012
- I think Doctor Who (1984) should be redisambigged too. There's a page for another comic series at Doctor Who (IDW), so the 1984 page should be listed as Doctor Who (Marvel) to be consistent. Digifiend Talk PR/SS KR MH Toku JD Garo TH CG UM Logos CLG DW 00:43,9/30/2012
I think we should leave it as is as the 1996 label makes it very clear what we are referring to. Mostly just because the title is also the name of the base series, to minimise confusion i think it's best to not have it sited like the rest of the episodes. This is about maximising clarity for new readers rather than sticking to formats if sticking to formats will diminish clarity. However, if it must have a dab name change, i think "TV Movie" will be best. Imamadmad ☎ 10:44, September 30, 2012 (UTC)
