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::::My understanding is that ''all'' the "stories" of season 23 were named conjecturally based on the novelisation. Similarly, Najawin I'll note that "An Unearthly Child" unambiguously refers to the first episode of the serial either way, and allowing episode pages a la comic book episode pages, in addition to properly-named serial pages, might let us square that circle while also going into more detail in our coverage (see [[User:NateBumber#Ideas]] for elaboration). But we're drifting ''way'' off-topic here; let's save it for the forum thread. The fact is that ''The Massacre'' is much more straight-forward than any of these other cases, as it's a simple abbreviation of the proper name rather than something wholly different. I don't think there's any theoretical or practical reason standing in the way of adoption. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 17:23, 19 April 2023 (UTC) | ::::My understanding is that ''all'' the "stories" of season 23 were named conjecturally based on the novelisation. Similarly, Najawin I'll note that "An Unearthly Child" unambiguously refers to the first episode of the serial either way, and allowing episode pages a la comic book episode pages, in addition to properly-named serial pages, might let us square that circle while also going into more detail in our coverage (see [[User:NateBumber#Ideas]] for elaboration). But we're drifting ''way'' off-topic here; let's save it for the forum thread. The fact is that ''The Massacre'' is much more straight-forward than any of these other cases, as it's a simple abbreviation of the proper name rather than something wholly different. I don't think there's any theoretical or practical reason standing in the way of adoption. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 17:23, 19 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
I still think that this page should retain the title "The Massacre (TV Story)" for reasons argued above. My only alternative suggestion would be to implement a way to add 'alternate titles' into certain Wiki pages, so it could be "The Massacre (TV Story)" followed by "(Sometimes referred to as XXX)". | |||
== Dead link == | You know how we have those boxes atop some pages which cite errors, or stuff like "This article needs a big cleanup." ~ My thinking is that we could create a new box, just something small but noticeable, which could showcase the fact that sometimes Doctor Who stories have used alternative titles. Doesn't have to be a huge essay, just a simple line or two, and then perhaps ending with "However, for the sake of recognition, this Wiki opts to use X title." | ||
Personally, I don't know if I'd care for something like that, but it was just a thought to throw in. — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 22:01, 25 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
I oppose renaming the page. The discussion above has demonstrated to my satisfaction that the wiki's rules about naming are irreconcilably self-contradictory in this case, and that being the case I think "The Massacre" has the best claim, being the most commonly used title today (not least by the BBC). In any case, I think this is an entirely separate case from An Unearthly Child, The Daleks, and The Edge of Destruction — all of those are ''current official titles'' of the stories according to every modern means of consuming them, whatever appeared on their production paperwork. As others have said, I'd reconsider renaming this page if we were to get a home video release that used the full original title or the more accurate abridged title. [[User:Metz77|Metz77]] [[User talk:Metz77|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:24, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
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--[[User:Botgo50|Botgo50]] ([[User talk:Botgo50|my talk]], [[User talk:Bongolium500|operator's talk]]) 17:42, 24 April 2023 (UTC) | --[[User:Botgo50|Botgo50]] ([[User talk:Botgo50|my talk]], [[User talk:Bongolium500|operator's talk]]) 17:42, 24 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
Corrected. [[User:Metz77|Metz77]] [[User talk:Metz77|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
