Thread:Mhommer/@comment-15636815-20150921154609

This seems to get worse every time it happens. We really need to figure out logical and consistent naming scheme for seasonal contractors.

For example: I know that's the best we could figure out for Valentina, and I know that the awkward names were the best we could do because of the way the templates are written.
 * First, there was Valentina, along with:
 * Valentina Shop
 * Valentina's Story
 * Then we got Valentina (2015). The previous Valentina became Valentina (2014). So far, so good. But things got messy quickly.
 * Valentina 2015 Shop is a horrible name.
 * Valentina 2015's Story (2015) is ten times more horrible.

Today, all attempts at creating consistency flew out the window well before dawn.
 * Fritz 2015 (no parentheses)
 * Fritz (2015)'s Shop is a disaster.
 * Fritz (2015)'s Story (2015) - WTF??? I can't even count the number of disasters in this one.

The underlying template is the primary cause of the mess. Therefore, fixing the mess requires altering the underlying template. Before we do that, we need this community to agree on a format for names of pages for seasonal contractors. Here's my idea:
 * primary page: Name (2015)
 * When Pixel releases a new seasonal contractor who we've never seen before, we automatically add the year as part of the name. If Pixel uses that name again, everything is already in place. If Pixel never uses that name again, then at least users can see at a glance when that seasonal contractor had 15 minutes of fame.
 * shop: Name (2015)'s Shop
 * We should change this format for all contractors--seasonal and permanent. Currently, the contractor shop pages are the only contractor non-main pages that don't use the apostrophe-s possessive form of the name. Why? ... Wait. Stop. I don't care. Don't even answer that question unless there's a hard technical restriction that forces us to keep it that way. Otherwise, we need to change the template and create more consistency.
 * story: Name (2015)'s Story
 * Same reasoning as above.

I'm always willing to listen to other ideas. However, our community really needs to hurry up and present everyone's ideas so we can pick one and update everything during October. Christmas is coming, and I don't think my nerves can handle a fourth brand new naming scheme this year. 