Talk:The Client (Star Wars)

Requested move 7 March 2022

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The result of the move request was: Not Moved Mike Cline (talk) 16:35, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

The Client (Star Wars) → Client (Star Wars) – Per WP:NCTHE, the leading "The" is discouraged. Specifically, If the definite or indefinite article would be capitalized in running text, then include it at the beginning of the Wikipedia article name. Otherwise, do not. In official sources, including StarWars.com, the definite article in the character's name is not capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence, e.g. "A mysterious Imperial who keeps a low profile in a safehouse on Nevarro, the Client is the face behind an otherwise faceless bounty, an off-the-record assignment with a high value.". Axem Titanium (talk) 14:49, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose: Per WP:COMMONNAME, and Talk:The Mandalorian (character). The credits do not say "Client", they say "The Client". The sentence is "A mysterious Imperial who keeps a low profile in a safehouse on Nevarro, the Client is the face behind an otherwise faceless bounty, an off-the-record assignment with a high value.", not "A mysterious Imperial who keeps a low profile in a safehouse on Nevarro, Client is the face behind an otherwise faceless bounty, an off-the-record assignment with a high value." MandoWarrior (talk) 15:29, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * WP:NCTHE explicitly discusses this situation. Since "the" is not capitalized in the middle of a sentence when referring to the character, the "the" should be omitted from the title. Axem Titanium (talk) 19:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose: I remember you. You pulled this in 2020 too. Paraphrasing the response from : "He is referred to as "the Client" in most media, not just Client. Also including "the" makes it clear that it's about a specific Client, and not just clients in general." Separately, Client (Star Wars) looks ridiculous as a title. Poindextero (talk) 00:13, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok and? What part of your reasoning comports with policies and guidelines? Where does JDDJS say this? It's certainly not on this page; his comment below points to yours circularly. WP:IDONTLIKEIT is not a valid reason to ignore WP:PAG. Axem Titanium (talk) 01:07, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose pretty much sums it up.  JDDJS  ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 00:43, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment : I am seeing that has done the same thing at Talk:The Armorer too. Poindextero (talk) 00:45, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * You and Poindextero are circularly referring to each others' comments without actually putting forth an argument based on WP:PAG. Axem Titanium (talk) 01:07, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. It seems like the removal of the "the" is what policy dictates, and none of the oppose comments above seem to address the actual policy guidelines has brought up with regards to the definite article, specifically WP:NCTHE. There should probably be a discussion about "The" Mandalorian too, since none of the discussions over there have specifically focused on the "The" besides a speedy revert after it was removed in December 2020, as mentioned above. --Cerebral726 (talk) 13:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'm a little frustrated by the speedy discussion at the Mandalorian page because it was closed in under 24 hours without even a ping. I referenced WP:NCTHE in my move rationale so I don't appreciate being impugned as doing an "undiscussed move" without even a chance to respond. Axem Titanium (talk) 20:23, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * WP:NCTHE states "If a term with a definite article has a different meaning with respect to the same term without the article, the term with the article can be used as the name of a Wikipedia article about that meaning, and the term without the article can be used as the name of a separate Wikipedia article." Client on its own could just refer to anyone who was a client in Star Wars. Adding "the" to the title makes it clear that the article is about a specific character. JDDJS  ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 18:36, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * WP:NCTHE cautions There are some situations where they are warranted, but many where they are not. When used inappropriately, they violate common usage, only serving as noise words. More importantly, this can cause problems with the length of the name, the quick search function, and sorting. Due to these problems, the default rule is to exclude them, which indicates that the potential for confusion must be extraordinary to warrant including an extraneous in/definite article in the title. If a reader were looking for clients in general in Star Wars, then that confusion would be dispelled instantly by reading the first line of the article. Inventing an imagined reader who is looking for clients in general, but not this Client, is a tortured line of argument. Axem Titanium (talk) 20:44, 9 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Oppose per Neocorelight. It reads better because it indicates a specific character instead of an occupation. Hamzabdul (talk) 13:34, 10 March 2022 (UTC) — Hamzabdul (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Oppose. I think WP:NCTHE is being misquoted here. Both conditions for including the The are met... and we only even needed one of them. Andrewa (talk) 09:33, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

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