The Naming Policy is a basic guideline and the uniform set of rules used when naming articles in order to keep the wiki organized due to its large amount of articles and images.

This policy attempts to cover the vast majority of situations, though exceptions may arise. As with every other policy, following it is not optional since often unseen aspects of the site's inner workings depend heavily on consistency.

General[]

Deciding how to title a page comes down to basic grammar. If the title itself does not include any proper nouns, then the words should all be in lowercase (bar the first one, as this is a database requirement). Similarly, if any of the words are proper nouns (for example the name of a film, a person, or even an in-universe product which has an uppercase title), they should be named as such in the title. Often it may be difficult to tell whether a page should have uppercase letters. If it is ambiguous, simply go with a lowercase. If this is erroneous and there is in fact a definite answer, another user will come along to fix the mistake.

Articles[]

Characters[]

• Character articles are perhaps the most notable in-universe articles of the whole wiki. In order to maximize that notability and improve awareness through internal and external search engines, a codename is the preferred way for the name of an article.
  • Codenames should never begin with The (e.g. Peacemaker, not The Peacemaker)
  • Latest (current) codename is better when it's been equally used through the franchise.
  • Any titles that appear within the proper codename will be written completely. (e.g. Doctor, Mister, Captain, instead of Dr., Mr., Cptn.)
    • The character will not be named using his codename in case it has been explicitly discarded or replaced by a new codename, or the codename has been given to another person (e.g. Ted Kord handling the Blue Beetle's mantle to Jaime Reyes), or the alternate persona associated with the codename has been discarded by the character.
    • If the codename is not used, or the character does not have a codename, his real name should be the name of the article.
• Real Name consists of: "First name" "Surname", and "Jr." (if applicable). The full name should be used only in the "Real name" section of the Character template. User name or alias takes preference only when the "First name" is hardly ever used (e.g. Alfred Pennyworth, not Alfred Crane Pennyworth; but Victoria Kord instead or Vicky Kord)
• No degrees or titles, such as General, Agent or Doctor, must be used before the real name. This does not apply in case the title is part of a codename, as detailed above.
• Articles with 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. (e.g. Kim (Arkham Security), Kim (Burnley Harbor).)
  • Alternate versions of established characters: Alternate versions of established characters use differentiatives of the main version of the character, adding the chosen name of the reality they hail from. (e.g. Batman (Knightmare) as counterpart to Batman)
• Actors portraying themselves: If an actor/actress portrays himself/herself, the character page should be named according to the general naming conventions, and the actor/actress page should be named adding the word actor/actress in parenthesis following the title, and not capitalized, as it is out-of universe information. (e.g. Neil deGrasse Tyson vs Neil deGrasse Tyson (actor).)

Disambiguation Pages[]

Disambiguation pages can be created for names used by more than one article. The naming format is the exact name they try to disambiguate, followed by the parenthesis (disambiguation).

Organizations/Items/Vehicles/Locations/Species[]

• Page names should never begin with The (e.g. Authority, not The Authority)
• 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.
• When the name of an item is not given, the item should be referred by a conjectural name that matches the description given in dialogue, according to the Conjecture Policy.

Event[]

Unless an official name is given for an event, below is a list of types to use for pages in given circumstances, courtesy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki. In creating a page for an event, make sure it's notable enough to warrant a page. A simple altercation is not worthy of a page, but a bigger-scale brawl might be more worth creating a page for, as it is a legitimate conflict.

Types[]

Below are a list of lesser used types of events, though they still may be applicable given the circumstance:

Alternate Universes[]

Alternate Universes do not use to receive articles themselves. However, names for them are necessary as the name of an alternate universe serve as differentiatives for alternate characters, events and timeline articles.

• If an universe receives an explicit name in media, it should be used as differentiative. The main example of this is the Knightmare.
• If an universe does not receive an explicit name, one must be chosen for it.
  • Name must be concise, not an over-elaborate sentence.
  • Name must be unique, as it should not be able to be applied to two different universes.
  • Name must refer to the main characteristic of the universe as its history diverges from the history of the main reality.

Movies[]

Page names 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, and not capitalized, as it is out-of universe information. (e.g. Wonder Woman (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 (e.g. The Authority vs. Authority).

TV series[]

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, and not capitalized, as it is out-of universe information. (e.g. Peacemaker (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.

Naming episodes:

• When an episode shares its name with an existing page, the word episode should be added in parenthesis following the title, and not capitalized, as it is out-of universe information.
• When an episode shares its name with an episode from another series, the name of the TV series should be added in parenthesis following the title.

Cast & Crew[]

• If the credits present an obvious typo in the credited name, it has to be corrected in the name of the article.
• If a member of the cast & crew changes their name, the credited name becomes a redirect, and the article is renamed to their chosen name.