Forum:Alias vs A.K.A.

User:Rodolphus and I were discussing the alias field in the infoboxes and the intended use thereof. Rodolphus pointed out that alias is defined at"a name someone assumes for a purpose" where I pointed out that various infoboxes have nick-names assigned by others as aliases (such as Loony Lovegood, Phlegm, Potty Wee Potter, etc) and its use seems closer to the notion of AKA (also known as). Rodolphus mentioned the there may have been an unwritten guideline at one point to not include insults and one-offs (such as Miss Mudblood or Scarface), but it's not clear if that has been widely followed.

Personally, I like the AKA usage, as it captures a lot of the fun and creative name calling in the books, but agree that the guidelines or infobox term should be updated if that is the intended use OR that various infoboxes need to be cleaned up to align with the proper notion of 'alias'. Thoughts anyone? --Ironyak1 (talk) 17:34, June 8, 2016 (UTC)