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So I realise that the only other character to use the name does have another name that we use as a priority (Doublecross), but given that he ''does'' use the name Twinferno quite a bit, shouldn't this article be called "Twinferno (RiD)" since he's not the only character to use the name? --[[User:Kurona|Kurona]] ([[User talk:Kurona|talk]]) 18:16, 7 April 2017 (EDT) | So I realise that the only other character to use the name does have another name that we use as a priority (Doublecross), but given that he ''does'' use the name Twinferno quite a bit, shouldn't this article be called "Twinferno (RiD)" since he's not the only character to use the name? --[[User:Kurona|Kurona]] ([[User talk:Kurona|talk]]) 18:16, 7 April 2017 (EDT) | ||
:Disambiguation parentheticals exist to, well, disambiguate between articles that would otherwise have the same name - they're purely a functional thing. With no other article named Twinferno, this one doesn't need a parenthetical. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:58, 7 April 2017 (EDT) | :Disambiguation parentheticals exist to, well, disambiguate between articles that would otherwise have the same name - they're purely a functional thing. With no other article named Twinferno, this one doesn't need a parenthetical. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:58, 7 April 2017 (EDT) | ||
::Perhaps Kurona is getting at that policy not being absolute - "[[Leobreaker (G1)]]" has a disambiguation parenthetical despite it not being technically necessary. However, one is arguably not necessary in this case because Doublecross has not many prominent appearances under "Twinferno". [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 19:01, 7 April 2017 (EDT) | |||
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So I realise that the only other character to use the name does have another name that we use as a priority (Doublecross), but given that he does use the name Twinferno quite a bit, shouldn't this article be called "Twinferno (RiD)" since he's not the only character to use the name? --Kurona (talk) 18:16, 7 April 2017 (EDT)
- Disambiguation parentheticals exist to, well, disambiguate between articles that would otherwise have the same name - they're purely a functional thing. With no other article named Twinferno, this one doesn't need a parenthetical. Jalaguy (talk) 18:58, 7 April 2017 (EDT)
- Perhaps Kurona is getting at that policy not being absolute - "Leobreaker (G1)" has a disambiguation parenthetical despite it not being technically necessary. However, one is arguably not necessary in this case because Doublecross has not many prominent appearances under "Twinferno". S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 19:01, 7 April 2017 (EDT)
