Talk:Child Master (The Then and the Now)

Permanent name
Is everyone fine with War Child? I know some have wanted War Child Master, but if you read the story this contradicts the actual material in-question. In the story, he doesn't have a name because he's in the Time War. OS25🤙☎️ 05:37, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I know that some might argue that "War Child Master" is what most fans will call the character in their heads. But personally, I think we should pick the page name that we want people to call the characters. I don't want articles referring to this character as the Master, so I don't want that in the page name.


 * Sorry to argue with myself. OS25🤙☎️ 23:27, 8 March 2023 (UTC)


 * We should not be "picking the page name that we want people to call the characters", we should be picking the page name that people already call the characters! Our place as a wiki is to be a descriptive encyclopedia, not a prescriptive source of new fan lore. If there is no consensus name in fandom or behind-the-scenes for an incarnation, it is not our place to just make one up. And there is no unique consensus name for this character. The story dab should remain. – n8 (☎) 01:50, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * As I said in the main page, I don't mind the DAB being there. It's just that The Master is not a correct pagename. War Child (The Then and the Now) is a fine name. The Master (The Then and the Now) is not, and calling the Master as depicted in this story the Master is not appropriate for our in-universe pages. OS25🤙☎️ 06:34, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * This is not an example where we don't know the name. It's an example where we know the character has no name. And simply ignoring this and calling him "The Master" anyways is paramount to having Missy be The Master (Deep Breath). OS25🤙☎️ 06:36, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * If "War Child" is the part that bugs you, we could also very well call this The Child (The Then and the Now), given he appears numerous times before his former identity is revealed. OS25🤙☎️ 06:38, 9 March 2023 (UTC)