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:The Monk however refers to himself as Mortimus and it becomes established that that is ''his'' name. Also for the Monk there is the (possibility) that the name the Monk was never used by him (or even used by other characters as a name) on screen/in novels. | :The Monk however refers to himself as Mortimus and it becomes established that that is ''his'' name. Also for the Monk there is the (possibility) that the name the Monk was never used by him (or even used by other characters as a name) on screen/in novels. | ||
: The Manual of Style is ever evolving, it does state preferred rather than must. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 13:17, 24 May 2007 (UTC) | : The Manual of Style is ever evolving, it does state preferred rather than must. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 13:17, 24 May 2007 (UTC) | ||
:: Also I would suggest that we give material from the TV series priority over things introduced in other media, as those as more generally accepted by the majority of, er, people who actually care, no matter what the manual of style may say. | |||
:: Or, to be more informal, if you say 'the Rani', most fans will say 'renegade Time Lord, played by Kate O'Mara, chemist, odd dress sense, Pip 'n' Jane' etc. Whereas if you say 'Ushas' the majority even of Dr Who fans will probably say 'who's that then?' (or 'gezundheit', and offer you a handkerchief...) --[[User:Gai-jin|Gai-jin]] 15:40, 2 June 2007 (UTC) | |||
