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The thing is, this rename tag, absent other evidence/viewpoints that no one has bothered to bring here, is kind of misguided. We don't ''want'' to have to make up a longer name from context clues if we've already got a perfectly good, speculation-free name ([[Reconnaissance scout]]) that is presented verbatim in [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid sources]] and does not create any disambiguation issue with other pages. | The thing is, this rename tag, absent other evidence/viewpoints that no one has bothered to bring here, is kind of misguided. We don't ''want'' to have to make up a longer name from context clues if we've already got a perfectly good, speculation-free name ([[Reconnaissance scout]]) that is presented verbatim in [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid sources]] and does not create any disambiguation issue with other pages. | ||
Additionally, [[the Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' is the only one to talk about "recon scout Daleks"; not only does she also use "reconnaissance scout" and "recon scout" as well, but in [[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'', the [[ | Additionally, [[the Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' is the only one to talk about "recon scout Daleks"; not only does she also use "reconnaissance scout" and "recon scout" as well, but in [[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'', the [[Reconnaissance Dalek]] identifies ''itself,'' speaking to ''other Daleks,'' as "a reconnaissance scout". Self-identification trumps nicknames; by all accounts what the Daleks themselves call these is "Reconnaissance scouts," not "Reconnaissance scout Daleks". | ||
And when the Doctor said "recon scout Daleks", it's not clear she was even using it as a genuine ''name'' for an actual rank in the [[Dalek hierarchy]], as opposed to using "recon scout" as a qualifier for the noun "Dalek". I think the capital letters just aren't there. | And when the Doctor said "recon scout Daleks", it's not clear she was even using it as a genuine ''name'' for an actual rank in the [[Dalek hierarchy]], as opposed to using "recon scout" as a qualifier for the noun "Dalek". I think the capital letters just aren't there. | ||
Again though, however you slice it, just plain "reconnaissance scout" is the term most often used in valid sources, ''and'' the term the scout used when describing ''itself''. The page name stays. I suppose there is no harm in creating a few redirects at the suggested alternatives [[Recon scout Dalek]] and [[Reconnaissance Scout Dalek]], however, purely for search-bar purposes. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:11, 4 January 2021 (UTC) | Again though, however you slice it, just plain "reconnaissance scout" is the term most often used in valid sources, ''and'' the term the scout used when describing ''itself''. The page name stays. I suppose there is no harm in creating a few redirects at the suggested alternatives [[Recon scout Dalek]] and [[Reconnaissance Scout Dalek]], however, purely for search-bar purposes. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:11, 4 January 2021 (UTC) | ||
