Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (people)
RfC on company names in BLP disambiguation tags
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:Further context: last year, I [[Talk:Michael Stevens (YouTuber)#(YouTuber)|argued against using YouTuber as the disambiguator tag on Stevens' page]], where I raised the hypothetical: "if a television personality had become famous on one specific television network, and then left that network, should their titular occupation be defined by that network?" Last month, [[Talk:Tom Scott (presenter)#Requested move 16 March 2026|Tom Scott (YouTuber) was moved to Tom Scott (presenter)]], and the subject of the article [[Talk:Tom Scott (presenter)#Longer comment from Tom Scott|made his views known]] in the discussion of the move. [[User:Neegzistuoja|Neegzistuoja]] ([[User talk:Neegzistuoja|talk]]) 00:37, 6 April 2026 (UTC) |
:Further context: last year, I [[Talk:Michael Stevens (YouTuber)#(YouTuber)|argued against using YouTuber as the disambiguator tag on Stevens' page]], where I raised the hypothetical: "if a television personality had become famous on one specific television network, and then left that network, should their titular occupation be defined by that network?" Last month, [[Talk:Tom Scott (presenter)#Requested move 16 March 2026|Tom Scott (YouTuber) was moved to Tom Scott (presenter)]], and the subject of the article [[Talk:Tom Scott (presenter)#Longer comment from Tom Scott|made his views known]] in the discussion of the move. [[User:Neegzistuoja|Neegzistuoja]] ([[User talk:Neegzistuoja|talk]]) 00:37, 6 April 2026 (UTC) |
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:I feel like [[YouTuber]] is the exception here, as that has more or less become a job if it's own. Otherwise I agree; titles like "streamer," "influencer" or, more generally, "content creator" make the most sense. --[[User:FeldBum|FeldBum]] ([[User talk:FeldBum|talk]]) 02:33, 6 April 2026 (UTC) |
:I feel like [[YouTuber]] is the exception here, as that has more or less become a job if it's own. Otherwise I agree; titles like "streamer," "influencer" or, more generally, "content creator" make the most sense. --[[User:FeldBum|FeldBum]] ([[User talk:FeldBum|talk]]) 02:33, 6 April 2026 (UTC) |
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*I think we should stick with a disambiguator like "internet personality" and just apply it across the board, a good chunk of these are known on other platforms like Vine/Twitch/Instagram/X etc, including most of those you listed.--[[User:Ortizesp|Ortizesp]] ([[User talk:Ortizesp|talk]]) 19:32, 16 April 2026 (UTC) |
*I think we should stick with a disambiguator like "internet personality" and just apply it across the board, a good chunk of these are known on other platforms like Vine/Twitch/Instagram/X etc, including most of those you listed.--[[User:Ortizesp|Ortizesp]] ([[User talk:Ortizesp|talk]]) 19:32, 16 April 2026 (UTC) |
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* I think [[YouTuber]] is probably okay for those who really are focused on YouTube, but otherwise they should probably get a name like "[[internet personality]]" or "[[influencer]]". I don't think we can standardize on a single term. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 04:07, 23 April 2026 (UTC) |
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