Talk:Secret identity
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[edit] Large list of secret of fictional characters
I am chopping it down significantly (Weaponbb7 22:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC))
One of the few non-pulp or cb or cs characters to have a dual identity was John Eastland, the Exterminator from the 1980's films.
A few of the 1970's paperback characters may have had dual identities.
Paul Benjamin from Death Wish kept his identity secret, but had no code name.
[edit] Secret identities of real people
I've changed the list of secret identities of real people so that the actual names of "X" and "Anonymous" are shown in the visible text of the article instead of the links. Remember that Wikipedia articles should be useful even if they're transferred to a medium with no links, such as when you click the "Printable version" link. In other words, it should not be the case that you can find out that "X" in the list refers to George F. Kennan only by clicking (or hovering over) the link, not by looking at the page.
I understand that this may seem inconsistent because the whole list doesn't include both secret and real identities (e.g., "Richard Bachmann" isn't followed by "(Stephen King)"), but most of the names are unique referents that the reader can look up on their own (again, imagine a print medium). Conversely, it may be unclear who "X" and "Anonymous" are supposed to be (and surely more than one person has used these names), so having actual names in parentheses will be more informative to readers.
So, that's the explanation for my change. Feedback is welcome as always. –Sommers (Talk) 19:14, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
