Talk:Disambiguation Table

I noticed that the Superboy link in the Pre-Crisis section of the main page is [[Superboy/Kal-El/Pre-Crisis]]. Just to clarify, should the links on the Diambiguation table be :

• Superboy/Kal-El/Pre-Crisis
• Superboy/Kal-El/Post-Crisis
• Superboy/Kal-El/Glorithverse

Since Kon-El only appears in the Post-Zero Hour era, why the need for distinction of Kal-El in the other eras? I get it with Invisible Kid, because both Lyle and Jacques versions appear in several eras. Not sure I understand the reasoning when there is only one in an era.

See Kid Quantum, since it's the same thing. Pre-C was Earth-1, long-time member and grew up to become Superman, PostC was Pocket U, long time member and died as Superboy, Glorithverse was a member for a fortnight and died as PostC. Kon, OTOH, is just Superboy/Kon-El.

You disambig by character if need-be, and THEN AND ONLY THEN do you disambig by era if by era you need to diambig. - Reboot (SoM) talk page 18:43, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

OK, I think I got it now. Character, then era. I should be a bit more on track now, but I'm sure there's a few more quirks I haven't encountered yet. We might want to put a bit more of that kind of reasoning into a Legion Wiki page, if there isn't one I haven't found - one more thing to do... -- Gopher 19:09, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

Fine - Legion_Wiki:Disambiguation. And, yes, I changed some stuff in the process before you ask. - Reboot (SoM) talk page 20:44, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

I think this page will be very useful, and I know that I will be referring back to it in the future. Hadn't thought about pre-emptively creating redirect links. However, I just realized I may have to go back and change quite a few of my links in light of point #4. I had always assumed there was one.

Alphabetization

It looks like the table is currently sorted by (1) Post-ZH code name, if any (e.g. Chameleon Boy), then (2) civilian name by first name, if no code name (e.g. Chuck Taine). This has the unfortunate effect of, for example, placing Phantom Girl at the top of the list as Apparition, right behind Andromeda. Instead, I suggest alphabetizing all characters by surname regardless of code name (e.g., Allon, Anderson, Ardeen, etc.) like you'd see in a phone book, since you've already got the civilian names on the left side.

Of course, that would also mean disambiguation pages for "Imra", "Ardeen", and "Ardeen, Imra" to redirect to "Saturn Girl" or whatever.

Also, do the SW6 Batch get their own column? They're more or less separate characters, kinda sorta.

I envision creating an alternate page sorted by each of the columns, with the ability to switch between them by clicking on the column header. Rather than update each of these pages as each character is built, it will be easier to build one version covering all currently-known members and then making copies and adjusting for the extra pages. The Post-Zero Hour column was given priority because it currently has the most links that are actually live. I think we can have all the other members added within the next copule of days, and then the alternate sortings created thereafter. As a first step, we could create a second page sorted by surname, building both pages up until they are complete, and then add on the versions for the other eras.

As for the SW6 batch, I agree with you, but we're pushing the limits as to how many columns will fit comfortably on the page. As smaller resolutions, they are pretty cramped. We could

1. Make the font smaller
2. List both the regular and SW6 in the same column
3. Combine the two animated columns into one, listing both together

-- Gopher 06:39, 16 July 2006 (PDT)