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::::'''However''', if, let's say, in a later in-universe story, the [[Emperor of the Restoration]] is referred to as the [[Dalek Emperor of the Restoration]], I believe that the page's name should be changed to reflect such a development. I believe page names should be as accurate as possible, so if a page on a Dalek has a name that lacks the word "Dalek" in it, it should be kept as such ''unless'', in a future story, the word ''Dalek'' is featured in its full name. The Time Commander's current name was the most accurate name for a few months, as, as far as I can tell, no in-universe source referred to it by a full title beyond ''Time Commander'', but now that we do have an in-universe source that '''explicitly''' refers to it as the ''Dalek Time Commander'' (that being [[PROSE]]: [[Mission to the Known (short story)|Mission to the Known]]), I believe that the inclusion of the word "Dalek" is necessary in its page name, as page names incorporate full titles so long as they're used in-universe. [[User:CyberFoundries900|CyberFoundries900]] [[User talk:CyberFoundries900|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:41, 7 December 2020 (UTC) | ::::'''However''', if, let's say, in a later in-universe story, the [[Emperor of the Restoration]] is referred to as the [[Dalek Emperor of the Restoration]], I believe that the page's name should be changed to reflect such a development. I believe page names should be as accurate as possible, so if a page on a Dalek has a name that lacks the word "Dalek" in it, it should be kept as such ''unless'', in a future story, the word ''Dalek'' is featured in its full name. The Time Commander's current name was the most accurate name for a few months, as, as far as I can tell, no in-universe source referred to it by a full title beyond ''Time Commander'', but now that we do have an in-universe source that '''explicitly''' refers to it as the ''Dalek Time Commander'' (that being [[PROSE]]: [[Mission to the Known (short story)|Mission to the Known]]), I believe that the inclusion of the word "Dalek" is necessary in its page name, as page names incorporate full titles so long as they're used in-universe. [[User:CyberFoundries900|CyberFoundries900]] [[User talk:CyberFoundries900|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:41, 7 December 2020 (UTC) | ||
:::::Fair enough. I think we've given this a fair shake and will now perform the rename. | |||
:::::Note however that [[Dalek Emperor (Defender of the Daleks)]], while we have retained it as a redirect, was never really an option. We had no choice but to go with an individualised in-universe name, because due to a continuity snarl worthy of "who is the Valeyard anyway?", there is some amount of doubt on whether this Emperor should be considered to have debuted in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)| The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'' or in [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' — but he ''definitely'' didn't actually debut in ''Defender''. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:23, 7 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
