Forum:CT Archive/Rename Anakin Skywalker article "Darth Vader"

I was originally going to present a proposal to split the Anakin Skywalker article back into his two incarnations, but found that there weren't any very compelling arguments for such a split as I prepared the proposal. Instead, I'd like to suggest renaming the article "Darth Vader" (which has been suggested before, but here the arguments and votes would be better-organized so that everything isn't thwarted just by one policy). Instead of rambling on about my opinion, I'll try to present all the arguments I can for and against either side (feel free to suggest your own):

For "keep"

 * Anakin Skywalker was the character's final form, and as such, the article should be named after him due to the "final status" approach.
 * Wookieepedia doesn't seem to put as great an emphasis on a character's "real-life" cultural impact and reception than mainstream sites such as Wikipedia.

For "move"

 * Within canon, the character became more (in)famous as Vader than he ever had as Anakin, as he practically ruled an entire galaxy, only answering to Palpatine.
 * In real life, the character is much more well-known and has made a greater cultural impact as "Darth Vader". As Vader, he's practically the figurehead of the entire Star Wars franchise, while "normal" Anakin seems to get less "mascot use" than Yoda, R2-D2 and other characters, in addition to his future self.
 * As a side-effect of this, the page has sections such as "Darth Vader as a cultural metaphor" with no equivalent for "normal" Anakin; these look awkward if the page is named "Anakin Skywalker".
 * In addition, most people new to the site who don't yet know that Anakin and Vader are the same article would probably look up "Darth Vader" and be redirected to Anakin's article; this would mean more people would end up being redirected to the article than going directly to it.
 * Lastly, the character spent a slightly longer time as "Darth Vader" rather than "Anakin Skywalker" (23 years compared to 22.9).

Move

 * 1. As creator of the proposal.--Darthrai 21:58, November 7, 2009 (UTC)