Wikitroid:Requests for Comment/"Unknown" Naming System

This RfC was closed on 01:27, 6 October 2008 (UTC) by FastLizard4 {ADMIN} (Talk&bull;Contribs&bull;Logs). Final resolution of keep, consider suggestions presented by users below. Please do not modifiy it.

"Unknown" Naming System
This RFC regards the unknown naming system put in place to name the articles that do not have a canon name. However, I have two problems with this system: First, it is arbitrary (meaning: while the newly named articles are redirected to, the system is absolutely arbitrary; at least, the unofficial names are generally accepted by wide groups of people. The numbers are arbitrarily created and assigned to each article). Secondly, there appears to have been no community consensus for this change (at least, none that I have found). So, I am putting this up to a vote now:
 * Question: Should the new naming system be kept or removed?
 * Possible positions: Keep (if you support the new naming system), Remove/ Oppose (if you do not support the new naming system), and Neutral.
 * Default if no consensus: Keep

Discussion

 * Oppose - per reasons I wrote above. -- FastLizard4 {ADMIN} (Talk&bull;Contribs&bull;Logs) 03:29, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Samusiscool2 13:48, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep While it wasn't voted on, we do need this system or something similar to name these articles, because we cannot just leave them with unofficial names. Numbers were meant to show differences between articles, and show the order in which these articles were named. As we find them (realize they're there, usually) they get the next number down the line. Armantula513 [ADMIN] (Talk&bull;Contribs) 06:40, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep (As opposed to using fan-names.) ChozoBoy 22:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
 * keepSamuslovr1 01:39, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep but figure out a better numbering system. I would say a letter to indicate which game and a number for order of appearance. For instance:
 * Metroid=M, Metroid: Zero Mission=Z, Metroid Prime=P, Metroid Prime Pinball=B, Metroid Prime Hunters=H, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes=E, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption=C, Metroid II: Return of Samus=R, Metroid 3: Super Metroid=S, Metroid IV: Metroid Fusion=F
 * So, say, the third unknown enemy encountered in Metroid: Zero Mission would be labeled ULF Z3, and the first unknown device in Fusion would be UAM F1.
 * Still, the “Unknown” Naming System, even as it is now, is a HUGE improvement over fan names. This is a good first step towards this wiki being something people can take seriously. --AMetroidGuy (talk) 20:04, 1 October 2008 (UTC)