Forum:CT Archive/Naming policy: Canon comic books

I propose that we codify the naming of comic book articles to match the titles used by the publishers and credit pages of individual issues. In effect, this would remove story names from the titles of comic articles. For the sake of manageability, the scope of this proposal only extends to Canon subjects. Any approved change will be added to Naming policy.

Most comic book titles on Wookieepedia include the story names, but they shouldn't:
 * Marvel Comics presents all of their comic book titles without the story name. For example, Doctor Aphra 37: A Rogue's End, Part I is credited as "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra No. 37" by the credits page (print edition) and "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #37" by Marvel.com (digital edition).
 * The same is also true for IDW Publishing. For example, Star Wars Adventures 26 is credited as "Star Wars Adventures #26" by both the credits page (print edition) and IDWPublishing.com (digital edition).
 * Major comic book retailers, such as ComiXology or Midtown Comics, also practice this. (ComiXology: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016-) #37 and Star Wars Adventures #26; Midtown: Star Wars Doctor Aphra #37 and Star Wars Adventures #26.) This is also seen on StarWars.com.

Although we're used to including the story name as part of the title, it is not practiced by retailers, publishers, or the books themselves. As such, I propose that the following text be added to Naming policy:


 * Do not include story names in the article titles of individual Canon comic book issues (examples: Doctor Aphra 1, not Doctor Aphra 1: Aphra, Part I; Kanan 1, not Kanan 1: The Last Padawan, Part I: Fight; Lando 1, not Lando, Part I).
 * If multiple comic book issue articles compete for the same title, neither shall take naming precedence. Instead, each article shall disambiguate via a parenthetical descriptor indicating the respective series publication year, and a disambiguation page shall be created at the root title (example: Star Wars 1 (1977), Star Wars 1 (2015), and Star Wars 1 (2020), with the disambiguation page at Star Wars 1).

Based on this proposal, the following pages would be moved:

Many recent articles have already been practicing this (Allegiance 1, Target Vader 4, Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple 3, or Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 2), so this isn't an entirely drastic change. Please note:
 * This does not apply to Legends titles. That's a beast for another day.
 * This proposal does not affect any existing policy. The "Star Wars" prefix will still be removed when appropriate, and the number signs (#) will also be omitted. - Cwedin (talk) 04:11, October 17, 2019 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) As nominator. Big thanks to Toprawa for the help! - Cwedin (talk) 04:11, October 17, 2019 (UTC)