Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26066818-20151217205130

The Wiki's naming conventions for Character Pages have come under discussion several times in recent weeks, specifically the following section: ''A surname is the character's birthname, unless is has been legally changed (not by marriage). ''

In Talk:Harold Osborn (Earth-616), it has been suggested the page be moved to Harry Lyman, since he recently changed his last name legally.

In Talk:Jessica Jones (Earth-616), there's debate over whether she should be moved to her birthname, Jessica Cambell, or changed to reflect her marriage, Jessica Cage.

I'd like to understand what the underlying reasoning is behind the current naming convention. It seems unnecessarily complicated with "Birth Name, unless legally changed, unless legally changed by marriage." Making legal changes acceptable under one circumstance but not the other doesn't make sense to me, particularly when legal documentation isn't always available for us to review (Have we actually seen Jessica Jones' marriage license?)

I understand there will always be complications. Luke Cage is a better search term than Carl Lucas, while Harry Osborn is a better search term than Harry Lyman. But some statement about the main goal behind Character Page names would really help me out. Recognition? Searchability? Strict Accuracy? 