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(Created page with "== Rename == Personally, I believe this character should be renamed to Barnaby Edwards (Old Friend), as the "(in-universe)" dab term is for in-universe counterparts of real world people, which this Barnaby Edwards isn't. His name is obviously a reference to Barnaby Edwards, but there is a difference between "reference" and "counterpart". Compare Groenewegen: lots of Groenewgens in the DWU named after Sarah Groenewegen, but they're not in-uni...") Tag: Disambiguation links |
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Compare [[Groenewegen]]: lots of Groenewgens in the DWU named after [[Sarah Groenewegen]], but they're not in-universe counterparts of the real Sarah. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 01:13, 5 October 2023 (UTC) | Compare [[Groenewegen]]: lots of Groenewgens in the DWU named after [[Sarah Groenewegen]], but they're not in-universe counterparts of the real Sarah. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 01:13, 5 October 2023 (UTC) | ||
: If it were only the name it'd be one thing, but the IU Edwards is also drawn to ''look'' like the actor. To my mind, if we had a character called Jodie Whittaker who was drawn to look like Jodie Whittaker, she would uncontroversially get the "(in-universe)" dab even if it was a heavily fictionalised version who never played the Doctor or any adjacent role. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 01:33, 5 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
