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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)]]. | 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. '''Decidedly "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'''. | ||
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[[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)]].]] | [[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)]].]] | ||
