Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki:Naming Policy

The is continually revising our naming conventions. Please check back here on a routine basis for updated versions.

Foreword
The contains hundreds of articles and images. In order to keep the site organized, we use a uniform set of rules when naming articles and files. These conventions attempt to cover the vast majority of situations, though exceptions may arise. The conventions are not optional since often unseen aspects of the site's inner workings depend heavily on consistency.

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Page Names

 * Page names always begin with a capital letter. No matter what the circumstance or word that may start the article title. (This is a software requirement.)


 * Spaces in the title of your page. If you are creating an page with more than one word in the title, using an underscore between the words is the same as a space. (This is a software requirement.) (eg. Marvel_Cinematic_Universe = Marvel Cinematic Universe)


 * The following words should not be capitalized in a page name unless they are the first word: (see above)


 * Capitalize EVERY word in the title (except as above). The convention prevents the confusion of whether certain words should be capitalized or not. (eg. Clearance_Level, not Clearance_level)


 * Do not use a pound symbol (#) in page names. The # symbol is reserved in html code to signify links to a specific area of a page. For more information on this subject, please refer to our help file on how to edit. (This is a technological restriction.)


 * Do not begin a top-level page name with a slash (/ or \). Using the / symbol at the beginning of a page name can cause unexpected behaviour. (This is a software requirement.) Using a slash inside a page name is acceptable. If a page called 'foo' already exists, you can use a forward slash to create sub-pages of 'foo'. (eg. 'foo/bar') In this case, the forward slash symbol (/) is reserved in our software code to signify a separation between sub-pages. If 'foo' does not yet exist, the page will be called 'foo/bar' and no sub-page will be created.


 * Avoid using a period (aka full-stop) (.) at the end of an page name. In certain cases having a period at the end of your page name can cause some very unexpected and unwanted results. This is not a requirement as this only occurs when the page is viewed with certain web-browsers.

Characters

 * Character Entries. Character entries should be listed by the codename if possible.
 * If codename is given:
 * Codename should be written using the general naming conventions
 * Codenames should never begin with The (eg. Mandarin, not The Mandarin; Clairvoyant, not The Clairvoyant)
 * If real name is given:
 * Real Name consists of: "First name" "Surname", and "Jr" (if applicable). The middle name should be used only in the "Real name" section of the Character template (eg. Bruce Banner, not Robert Bruce Banner
 * User name takes preference only when the "First name" is hardly ever used (eg. Phil Coulson, not Phillip Coulson; but Michael Peterson, not Mike Peterson).
 * No degrees or titles, such as General, Colonel or Doctor.
 * If codename and real name are not given:
 * Name consists of the most well known codename given in dialogue (eg. Cellist).
 * Any titles that appear in the codename will be written completely. Doctor, Mister.
 * Latest codename is better when it's been equally used through the franchise (eg. Iron Patriot, not War Machine)


 * Multiple Articles of the same name.
 * Articles receive a parenthesis to specify the difference between two or more articles with the same name, usually referring to their job or affiliation. Gary (Cameraman), Gary (Supervisor).

Disambiguation Pages

 * Disambiguation pages will be created names used by more than one character or concept.

Page Names

 * Items, vehicles, races and locations should utilize a single, standard page, for all information about their various appearances within the universe.
 * When sharing a name with anything else, the item should have (Item) after its name, the vehicle should have (Vehicle) after its name, and so on.

Page Names

 * Pages should be the movie's full release title, including The at the beginning of the article if it is used.
 * If no release title is yet known, or it shares its name with an existing character, the word film should be added in parenthesis following the title. Iron Man (film).
 * If the movie shares its name with an existing page, but the movie includes The in its full release title, the movie page should use the full name, and the character page should use the name without The (eg. The Avengers vs. Avengers).

Page Names

 * Naming TV series.
 * If no release title is yet known, or it shares its name with an existing character, the words TV series should be added in parenthesis following the title. Daredevil (TV series).
 * If the TV series shares its name with an existing page, but the series includes The in its full release title, the series page should use the full name, and the character page should use the name without The (eg. The Defenders vs. Defenders).
 * Naming Episodes.
 * All episodes should be named using its full title instead of the Episode number.
 * When an episode shares its name with an existing page, the word episode should be added in parenthesis following the title. 0-8-4 (episode)
 * When an episode shares its name with an episode from another sereis, the name of the TV series should be added in parenthesis following the title. Pilot (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Pilot (Daredevil)

Sub-pages

 * In order to keep related pages grouped together, sub-pages are often utilized. Sub-pages exist in the same namespace as their parent page and can usually be found from automatically generated links in corresponding article templates.


 * Some subpage examples include:
 * Character/Gallery
 * Character/Quote

Please submit any questions regarding special circumstances or any other concerns to the Questions and Answers for review and we will either establish a new, relevant convention or direct you to the existing convention that would be applicable in that case.

Thank you again!