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There have been some questions about the public/secret identity options on character pages. I have some thoughts on it but I'd like to wait until after a few other people have had a chance to weigh in.
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<p>Focusing on the no dual identity, some characters with a public or secret identity actually have a no dual.
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<p>This approach would accommodate that. But it may have other problems... Like maybe it's technically unfeasible? There's probably things wrong with it that are obvious to everybody but me, but it sure got quiet on this thread, about 7 hours ago.
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<p>Stoop Davy Dave wrote:
This approach would accommodate that. But it may have other problems... Like maybe it's technically unfeasible? There's probably things wrong with it that are obvious to everybody but me, but it sure got quiet on this thread, about 7 hours ago.
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<p>So no need for a no dual identity category? </p>
<p>So no need for a no dual identity category? </p>
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I am definitely not building a second parameter into the field.
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<p>“No dual” feels like a Marvel thing I dislike.
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It's the only Marvel Database thing I don't dislike.
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<p>I don’t mind the idea but I would prefer it phrased differently. Maybe no secret identity or no costumed identity. The word dual just bothers me.
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<p>Well, I'm trying to eliminate the "secret/public" part, which happens in the current version at "| Identity". Is that the "dual" part? Because this gets rid of that. Trying also to replace the "| CurrentAlias" and "| Alias" thingies with a sequential series of identities, thus not compel the editor to decide which secret identity is the "real" secret identity.
</p><p>Here's a worst-case example:
| RealName = Kal-El (New Earth)
| Identity2 = Clark Joseph Kent
| Identity3 = Superboy
| Identity4 = Superman
| Identity5 = Clark Smith
| Identity6 = Clark White
| Identity7 = Commander El
| Identity8 = Gangbuster
| Identity9 = Nightwing
| Identity10 = Superman Red/Blue
| Identity11 = Kellel
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| RealName = Kal-El (New Earth)
| Identity2 = Clark Joseph Kent
| Identity3 = Superboy
| Identity4 = Superman
| Identity5 = Clark Smith
| Identity6 = Clark White
| Identity7 = Commander El
| Identity8 = Gangbuster
| Identity9 = Nightwing
| Identity10 = Superman Red/Blue
| Identity11 = Kellel
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<p>Stress on "worst".
</p><p>As for alias, I'm actually working on a way to change the parameter's name from CurrentAlias to MainAlias, but it's something that needs to be changed on 27000+ pages so I want to extra sure before I break things.
</p><p>It's not uncommon for wikis to have a tabber with multiple images in the infobox, for example unmasked, and all major looks. That's not something I'm willing to dismiss off-hand but it's going to take a lot of work.
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<p>Supey wasn't just picked at random for this example; he's got the longest and therefore complicatedest history of all. After Black Canary, of course. And Hawkman.
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