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* Exactly.--[[User:Referos|Referos]] 11:08, 2 December 2009 (EST) |
* Exactly.--[[User:Referos|Referos]] 11:08, 2 December 2009 (EST) |
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**Could we possibly open the discussion to rename these terms to something like "Demonstrated" and "Not demonstrated"? If so, where would I do that at? I ask, because "Unconfirmed" makes it seem like they don't have the ability even though there are records from the company saying they do. I would think it would confuse anyone who visits the site. --[[User:OutbackZack|OutbackZack]] 11:16, 2 December 2009 (EST) |
**Could we possibly open the discussion to rename these terms to something like "Demonstrated" and "Not demonstrated"? If so, where would I do that at? I ask, because "Unconfirmed" makes it seem like they don't have the ability even though there are records from the company saying they do. I would think it would confuse anyone who visits the site. --[[User:OutbackZack|OutbackZack]] 11:16, 2 December 2009 (EST) |
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*** Virtually all of the "unconfirmed" abilities are ones that never appear in the show or GNs, but things from the original assignment tracker map, Chandra's journal, or random promotional lists. --[[User:Ricard Desi|Ricard Desi]] ([[User talk:Ricard Desi|t]],[[Special:Contributions/Ricard Desi|c]]) 13:01, 2 December 2009 (EST) |
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Revision as of 18:01, 2 December 2009
| Ability Naming Conventions | |
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| The following sources are used for determining evolved human ability names, in order: | |
| 1. Canon Sources | Episodes |
| 2. Near-canon Sources | Webisodes, Graphic Novels, iStories, Heroes Evolutions |
3. Secondary Sources |
Episode commentary, Interviews, Heroes: Survival |
| 4. Common names for abilities | Names from other works |
| 5. Descriptions of abilities | Descriptions |
| 6. Possessor's name | If no non-speculative description is possible |
| Source/Explanation | |
| Size alteration is explicitly named in Eric Lee Harrison's Heroes: Survival profile. | |
Name
Someone with knowledge on the iStory could please fill the template in? Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 18:19, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
- Done. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:27, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
Confirmed/Unconfirmed
Just to double check confirmed means it been demonstrated (read or seen) and unconfirmed means not demonstrated even if someone is listed by the company as to having it, correct?--OutbackZack 11:05, 2 December 2009 (EST)
- Exactly.--Referos 11:08, 2 December 2009 (EST)
- Could we possibly open the discussion to rename these terms to something like "Demonstrated" and "Not demonstrated"? If so, where would I do that at? I ask, because "Unconfirmed" makes it seem like they don't have the ability even though there are records from the company saying they do. I would think it would confuse anyone who visits the site. --OutbackZack 11:16, 2 December 2009 (EST)
- Virtually all of the "unconfirmed" abilities are ones that never appear in the show or GNs, but things from the original assignment tracker map, Chandra's journal, or random promotional lists. --Ricard Desi (t,c) 13:01, 2 December 2009 (EST)
- Could we possibly open the discussion to rename these terms to something like "Demonstrated" and "Not demonstrated"? If so, where would I do that at? I ask, because "Unconfirmed" makes it seem like they don't have the ability even though there are records from the company saying they do. I would think it would confuse anyone who visits the site. --OutbackZack 11:16, 2 December 2009 (EST)