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The result of the debate was Support using (TPB) and (HC) to disambiguate comic book collected editions. Exiled Jedi (talk) 19:30, November 12, 2018 (UTC)

In the comic book industry, TPB and HC are the standard respective abbreviations for trade paperback and hardcover collected editions (see Glossary of Comic Book Terms). Dark Horse used these abbreviations (quick examples: TPB, HC), as does Marvel (see solicitation sheet). And so too do the industry retail giants (quick examples: Previews World, Midtown Comics, and TFAW).

This has been our longstanding basis for using the "TPB" abbreviation to disambiguate in parentheses for article naming. Quick examples from Legends and Canon: Star Wars: Rebel Heist (TPB) and Star Wars: Thrawn (TPB). However, for some reason we've treated hardcovers differently, as editors who have created these articles have opted not to use the "HC" abbreviation and couldn't even stay consistent on capitalization: Heir to the Empire (Hardcover), Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (hardcover), and Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma (hardcover).

So, I am proposing we standardize how to title these types of articles when they need to use the parenthetical for disambiguation. This proposal will add the following to Wookieepedia:Naming policy#Comics and magazines under the new subsection "Disambiguation," which will precede "Number sign":

To disambiguate comic book collected editions, use "(TPB)" for trade paperbacks and "(HC)" for hardcovers.

This codifies our use of "TPB" and standardizes how hardcover articles disambiguate by using the "HC" abbreviation, which matches the industry standard and also stays consistent with our use of TPB — it doesn't make much sense to abbreviate for one but not the other. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 18:49, November 7, 2018 (UTC)

Support

  1. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 18:49, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  2. Tommy Imperial Emblem Macaroni 18:50, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  3. AV-6R7Crew Pit 18:52, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  4. grunny@wookieepedia:~$ 18:56, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  5. Works for me <-Omicron(Leave a message at the BEEP!) 19:15, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  6. Sir Cavalier of OneFarStar(Squadron channel) 19:35, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  7. Green Tentacle (Talk) 20:09, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  8. Corellian PremierJedi symbolThe Force will be with you always 22:35, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  9. Per Tope. :P Imperators II(Talk) 22:46, November 7, 2018 (UTC)
  10. TanDivoInsignia-SenateMurders Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 01:17, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  11. Cwedin(talk) 01:27, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  12. Fan26 (Talk) 02:44, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  13. Exiled Jedi (talk) 03:01, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  14. --DarthRuiz30 (talk) 06:56, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  15. Andykatib 08:44, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  16. MasterFredCommerce Guild(Whatever) 09:27, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  17. NanoLuukeCloning facility 16:27, November 8, 2018 (UTC)
  18. Just makes sense. ProfessorTofty (talk) 21:21, November 9, 2018 (UTC)
  19. Supreme Emperor (talk) 04:31, November 10, 2018 (UTC)
  20. Ayrehead02 (talk) 19:37, November 11, 2018 (UTC)

Oppose

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