Forum:CT Archive/Remove "Star Wars" from media titles?

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Remove "Star Wars" from media titles
Talk to me! My home.  18:27, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Yes please. — SavageBob 18:17, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 2)  Adamwankenobi  [[Image:Black Sun.jpg|22px]]

Do not remove

 * 1) Sikon [ Talk ] 06:38, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Kwenn 08:27, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) As argued by several users below, the standards for which articles should have "Star Wars" removed and which shouldn't is unclear. Even if it were clear, there is the completeness issue. - Breathesgelatin 04:55, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Discussion
I have noticed that many pages for novels, comics, video games, etc. have "Star Wars" in the title, which, given the nature of this wiki, seems to me to be unnecessary; Nearly every piece of media discussed on this wiki includes "Star Wars" in the title. It many times clutters up the title area and seems unnecessary. I suggest an addition to the Manual of Style in which media titles shouldn't include "Star Wars" in the page title unless "Star Wars" is an essential part of the title (ex. Star Wars: Incredible Cross Sections). Adamwankenobi 23:48, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Although you have a point, the correct name for numerous media titles has "Star Wars" in the title. Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 00:09, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, but it becomes messy when you have titles like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Since this is a Star Wars wiki, people should assume that the titles discussed are from Star Wars. Adamwankenobi 00:44, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. I mean, we don't have "Star Wars" in front of the titles of most books and comics. Kuralyov 00:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Except for the Visual Dictionaries, Incredible Cross-Sections, Essential and New Essential Guides, Inside the Worlds of..., and others. Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 00:57, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I mentioned that above. My proposal is that "Star Wars" be removed from all titles, except those which contain "Star Wars" as an essential part of its title (Star Wars: Complete Locations), or in order to distinguish itself from others (Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections from Incredible Cross Sections). Adamwankenobi 01:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Negative. If it's a proper title, it should not be removed. - Sikon [ Talk ] 01:04, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Though giving the full title would be acceptable on Wikipedia, it isn't practical on this wiki, IMHO. Adamwankenobi 01:21, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with Adam. To give one ludicrous example, there's a book called Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense. That's what's on the cover. I created the page and placed it at The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense; the ROTJ and SW refs are pure marketing and have little to no bearing on the book itself. — SavageBob 02:28, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It is incompatible with the "provide as much information as possible" ideology. Besides, full titles look more professional. - Sikon [ Talk ] 02:54, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * So should Dark Tide II: Ruin be at Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin? This seems to actually hinder the informativeness of the article title, by swamping it with unhelpful detail that keeps one from effortlessly seeing exactly what the article is about. jSarek 00:42, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * If you think this is such a good idea, are you going to move all the articles that follow this? In addition, regardless of what wiki this is, Star Wars is still part of the title. You wouldn't remove Star Wars from the title of the movies would you? -- Riffsyphon1024 21:37, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
 * And besides, how can you differentiate between media with Star Wars as an essential part of the title, and media where it can be removed? For example, the Visual Dictionaries have the "Star Wars" logo above the actual title&mdash;just as all novels and comics do. Where's the difference? - Kwenn 08:26, 26 April 2006 (UTC)