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*Existent: This is a word I propose, as Nobodies are referred to several times as "non-existent." But that's just my two cents, which rarely proves to be worth anything.}} | *Existent: This is a word I propose, as Nobodies are referred to several times as "non-existent." But that's just my two cents, which rarely proves to be worth anything.}} | ||
{{Chitalian8|time=20:38, 10 October 2011 (UTC)|neku= From what I understand, "Other" isn't meant to be used the way Roxas said it, it's meant to be used along the lines of "Other Characters".}} | {{Chitalian8|time=20:38, 10 October 2011 (UTC)|neku= From what I understand, "Other" isn't meant to be used the way Roxas said it, it's meant to be used along the lines of "Other Characters".}} | ||
{{KrytenKoro|So, here's what I see as the options: | |||
*Keep "Somebody", add a disclaimer template to all visible uses. | |||
*Keep "Somebody" for input-use only, make it invisible wherever it is visible, and use "Other" when that's impossible. | |||
*Use "Entelechy", which is a plain English word that means ''exactly'' this type of thing, instead of being Nomura-speak, may or may not use disclaimer (honestly not needed, but due to the obscurity of the term this may come off as even more confusing to readers). My personal favorite, but likely to cause even more of an outcry than somebody, and for good reason. Basically, if we use this one we are choosing "being technically correct but mostly passive aggressive at random internet douches" over "giving our readers clear, accurate information". | |||
"Complete Being" is never once spoken in any of the scripts I found, and is exactly as made up as the gamefaqers wrongly accuse "Somebody" of being. Same goes with "Existent". We can't use "characters", "people", or "beings", because the games themselves ''explicitly define Heartless and Nobodies as being included in those terms''. "Other" is not acceptable as a type, only as a passive aggressive header for the enemy galleries—it's in-game context is specifically "the original persona of a Nobody", and there's an argument to be made that it could refer to the Heartless in the pair, given Sora's situation. | |||
Honestly, I think the best solution is to simply continue using "Somebody" for most uses, to switch to "Other" for enemy galleries, to remove "Somebody" wherever it's used as if it was an official classification, and to add a disclaimer note (like {{MG}}) wherever "Somebody" cannot be made invisible. Afterwards, to set fire to the world, beginning with KHU and GameFaqs and eventually progressing through everything else.}} | |||