Forum:Rename Various Candy People Articles

Currently this Wiki has some articles with, in my opinion, some very flawed titles. A couple of the articles that I am referring to are Mr. Cupcake, whose article is titled Candy Person #3, and Root Beer Guy, whose article is titled Candy Person #28. Now this odd decision confused me at first because in ever Wiki I've ever been to, if a character with a noteable suspporting role in something has an official name, the article goes by that name. This Wiki, however, has a very flawed method of naming things: character model sheets are treated as word of god for naming characters. Now I can understand why the use of character model sheets might be useful for naming background characters who are currently without names (although I would argue that many such characters aren't in need of having full articles), but I do not think it is wise to make character model sheets the end all-be all for naming characters. Mr. Cupcake's name is [i]not[/i] Candy Person #3 and Root Beer Guy's name was [i]not[/i] Candy Person #28. The creators' of the show have given these characters names, have had them referred to them by these names in the show, and have had them credited with these names in the credits of the episodes that they have appeared in. As a Wiki that's supposed to inform people as much about [i]Adventure Time[/i] as possible, it does not seem like it is in our best interest to give these articles confusing titles that does not accurately represent the canon information given about that particular character. Model sheets should [i]not[/i] be treated as word of god, those sheets were originally made for in studio use and were only released to the public for the fans. Those of you who know enough about how the development cycle of a television show goes will know that every episode has a lot of different incarnations it goes through before it goes on the air, so it does not seem like it is in our best interest to use things from the productions cycle of the show as source material for naming our articles. Everything that makes it to the show itself should be considered primary canon for when it comes to naming characters, everything else including books, comic books, video games, trading cards, and even production notes should be considered secondary canon. Now I have discussed this issue at length with one of the admins on here, initially they said that these candy people's names are as they are because no one has stepped up to offer to rename all the articles for Candy People who do currently have names but are stuck with articles titled Candy Person #X. Then, when myself and a few others offered to help rename these articles, they simply made the excuse that keeping their names the same as they are on the model sheet is easier and more consistent. Now overlooking the fact that this idea basically says that it's better for the editors of this wiki to take the easiest route available for when it comes to naming character articles, there also is the simple fact that the idea that the articles' in questions current names are somehow more consistent is simply not true at all. Each of the articles refer to these characters by the proper name throughout there article, nowhere else is the name Candy Person #X used throughout the course of the article. Then there's also the fact that there is at least one instance where this rule is completely ignored: In Hunson Abadeer's article, his initial model sheet refers to him as "Lord Of Evil With Rims." So if we go by models sheets, why is that not his name instead of Hunson Abadeer? This seems to be a clear contradiction of this so-called rule. So basically what I am proposing is that the names of all Candy People, as well as any other characters who have been given official names but who currently have articles with vague and uninformative names, be retitled to reflect their proper official names (those whose names are mentioned in the credits take priority, any characters who are just mentioned by name offhandedly could probably be optional). As stated before, the priority of any Wiki should be to convey information as easily and as accurately as possible, not to cut corners just to make titling articles easier. Just because something is easier for admins or mods does not mean that it is what's best for anyone whose coming to this Wiki to learn more about the show. This is what should be thought of first and foremost when maintaining a Wiki like this. –Nahald (talk) 18:40, July 6, 2014 (UTC)