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Ultrasonic9000 wrote: It would also set up restrictions for them. Consider this: In the Pre-SGW, Snively was called Snively Robotnik and after that he was called Doctor Julian Snively. Following the formula you propose, that would mean that the original incarnation of Snively would be given the article name "Doctor Snively/Pre-Super Genesis Wave" and that we know is not a proper article name for it. Sure, Mobius En. works around this by altering the title with the "DISPLAYTITLE" template, but personally, I think that is hiding information and misleading those ignorant to this concept. As a wikia, we should not try to hide anything at all.

What I am trying to say is that putting them as subarticles put too many restrictions on them and the articles have to deal with every situation.

I just looked at the Mobius Encyclopedia article for Snively, and honestly.... how is that hiding anything? The articles are both accurate to their respective timeline while still acknowledging the fact that they're the same character.

What's more, Snively is an edge case caused by the fact that Snively used to be related to Eggman, and SEGA put down a mandate that game characters cannot have family in the comics. The current writer got around it by not directly referencing any familial relationship, but with the Super Genesis Wave Snively is the one character who needed an overhaul in both name and backstory. Can you name one other character to actually have their name changed the same way Snively did?