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(Expanding a little bit + working on phrasing (ex. "If there is such a topic, then it is known as the primary topic for that term." leaves so much room for interpretation, and little room for discussion. It's not something which is simply obvious to anyone who encounters it, since we have particular notions (incl. precedence to DWU topics that others might not). It's best to establish these cases on the talk pages.)) Tag: 2017 source edit |
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== Primary topics == | == Primary topics == | ||
Although a term may potentially refer to more than one topic, it sometimes is the case that one of these topics is far '''more likely to be the one a reader is searching for''' when searching in the Search box. If there is such a topic, then it is generally found to be the '''primary topic''' for that term. If a primary topic exists, that article should be titled with no disambiguation. However, a note should appear at the top of the article directing readers to a disambiguation page (or a simple {{tlx|you may}} widget, in the case of one conflict). '''A good example is [[regeneration]].''' As a primary topic article, a {{tlx|dab page}} note appears at the top ''' | Although a term may potentially refer to more than one topic, it sometimes is the case that one of these topics is far '''more likely to be the one a reader is searching for''' when searching in the Search box. If there is such a topic, then it is generally found to be the '''primary topic''' for that term. If a primary topic exists, that article should be titled with no disambiguation. However, a note should appear at the top of the article directing readers to a disambiguation page (or a simple {{tlx|you may}} widget, in the case of one conflict). '''A good example is [[regeneration]].''' As a primary topic article, a {{tlx|dab page}} note appears at the top which '''points to the disambiguation article''': [[Regeneration (disambiguation)]]. | ||
Almost always, this will be a designation of one in-universe subject as primary over other similarly-named DWU subjects. Sometimes, as with the case of '''[[Jack Harkness]]''', you'll find the "[[Jack Harkness (Captain Jack Harkness)|original]]" is secondary, providing the "mimic" is as prominent in DWU literature as Captain Jack is. In other cases, a major historical figure like '''Queen [[Victoria]]''' is deemed a primary topic over [[companion]]s, like [[Victoria Waterfield]], who would have been named after the [[Queen of the United Kingdom|British monarch]] who was her contemporary. | Almost always, this will be a designation of one in-universe subject as primary over other similarly-named DWU subjects. Sometimes, as with the case of '''[[Jack Harkness]]''', you'll find the "[[Jack Harkness (Captain Jack Harkness)|original]]" is secondary, providing the "mimic" is as prominent in DWU literature as Captain Jack is. In other cases, a major historical figure like '''Queen [[Victoria]]''' is deemed a primary topic over [[companion]]s, like [[Victoria Waterfield]], who would have been named after the [[Queen of the United Kingdom|British monarch]] who was her contemporary. | ||
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"Major" real-world individuals (a category including, but not limited to, [[showrunner]]s and [[:Category:Actors who portrayed the Doctor|actors who have portrayed the Doctor]]) are usually deemed primary topics as well. Hence, if they have an in-universe counterpart, you'll run into one of the vanishingly rare cases where the real-world topic should take precedence. Because they are based on the real-world person, and that real-world person is more relevant to the [[DWU]], there's a one-way causal relationship. | "Major" real-world individuals (a category including, but not limited to, [[showrunner]]s and [[:Category:Actors who portrayed the Doctor|actors who have portrayed the Doctor]]) are usually deemed primary topics as well. Hence, if they have an in-universe counterpart, you'll run into one of the vanishingly rare cases where the real-world topic should take precedence. Because they are based on the real-world person, and that real-world person is more relevant to the [[DWU]], there's a one-way causal relationship. | ||
For example, we' | [[File:Tom BAker.jpg|thumb|This is [[Tom Baker (TV Action!)]], not [[Tom Baker]], full stop. And the late [[John Hurt]] takes precedence over [[John Hurt (Greeks Bearing Gifts)]].]] | ||
For example, we'd hardly want to confuse casual readers by having the page '''[[William Hartnell]]''' be about [[William Hartnell (Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!)|a fictional actor from the 2060s]], rather than the real individual who played the [[First Doctor]]. This is taken as a ''reference'' to Bill Hartnell, who, it can hardly be overstated, was a foundation for the whole [[The Doctor's universe|universe]] to follow, alongside figures like [[Verity Lambert]], [[Sydney Newman]] and [[Dalek]] creator [[Terry Nation]]. All of them have in-universe counterparts, and each one takes a dab by story. | |||
(But note that this is different from the case of Castrovalva. This is a reversal for [[meta-fiction universe|meta-fiction]], and [[#Why is it Castrovalva (TV story) and not Castrovalva (city)?|it doesn't work both ways]]. If the serial ''Castrovalva'', on the other hand, were to [[Doctor Who (N-Space)|appear in a story]] in [[the Doctor's universe]], it would get a story dab, without affecting the city's standing.) | |||
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