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| − | In-game, this weapon is referred to as the Flame Thrower. -[[User:Shine|<font color="#666666">'''Shine'''</font>]] ({{mod}}) 15:47, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Support}}: -[[User:Shine|<font color="#666666">'''Shine'''</font>]] ({{mod}}) 15:52, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Support|Weak support}}: My support for this is a little weaker, as Valve always refer to this as "Flamethrower" everywhere outside of the backpack. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 16:01, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: I much prefer Flamethrower. It's a real-life term that's used in-game and I have never heard anyone refer to it as a Flame thrower. Also, the backpack/items is the ONLY place where it is referred to as such, everywhere else is flamethrower --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]] {{mod}} 16:03, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: Flamethrower works, and it is often reffered to as such. -- [[User:Smashman|Smashman...]] {{bur}} <sub>([[User_talk:Smashman|t]] • <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/smashman2004 s])</span></sub> 17:14, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Support|Support}}: While "Flamethrower" is more correct, if Flame Thrower is the in-game name, that ''is'' what we should follow. -- [[User:Nineaxis|<span style="color:#FF8C00;font-weight:bold">Nineaxis</span>]] {{mod}} [[File:User Nineaxis sig duck.png|12px]] 17:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :: I just saw an tip on the loading screen which used "flame thrower", so the backpack name isn't the only place there is the space. -- [[User:Nineaxis|<span style="color:#FF8C00;font-weight:bold">Nineaxis</span>]] {{mod}} [[File:User Nineaxis sig duck.png|12px]] 22:18, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: Valve refers to this as both the Flamethrower ''and'' the Flame Thrower, so this seems a bit unnecessary. Furthermore, as far as I can see, the TF2 community likes to refer to this weapon as the Flamethrower. -[[User:The Neotank|<font color="#FF8C00">'''The Neotank'''</font>]] ({{mod}}<small> | [[User talk:The Neotank|Talk]]</small>) [[File:User The Neotank Signeotank.jpg]] 22:30, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{C|Oppose}}: Flame Thrower sounds like fire breathing to me — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] {{adm}} 01:28, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Support}}: If we change one weapon to match the in-game spelling, we have to do that for all of them. We can't pick and choose based on if we like it or not. It's inconsistent. -- [[User:En_Ex|En Ex]] {{bur}} <sub>([[User_talk:En_Ex|talk]])</sub> 02:09, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Support|Support}}: I agree with Nineaxis. We have to document what the item name is in-game. The only reason I see the community and Valve using the correct term, is because that is on web pages/forums, so naturally it's not as solid as it is in-game. People likely don't pay attention when writing articles and forum posts, and probably just automatically type flamethrower, whereas other times, they may have made a mistake, or remembered the in-game title. At the end of the day, being a wiki for Team Fortress 2, I think it should be Flame Thrower till the in-game names change to reflect accuracy. The same applies for the other items.-- [[User:Benjamuffin|'''Benjamuffin''']] [[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] 06:22, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :: It might be worth adding a trivia piece regardless of what is chosen. For example: if Flamethrower, "In-game the Flamethrower is titled Flame Thrower, regardless of this being incorrect in reality" and if Flame Thrower, "Though the item is titled Flame Thrower in-game, the correct term is Flamethrower". -- [[User:Benjamuffin|'''Benjamuffin''']] [[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] 06:26, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: Basically what Firest orm said.--[[User:Nelson340|Nelson340]] 21:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: Sounds strange. And it is a Flamethrower, not a Flame Thrower. --[[User:Picard|Picard]] {{loc|de}} 14:54, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: Flame Thrower looks bizzare. One exception should not be the defined rule. [[User:Noizeblaze|Noizeblaze]] 17:15, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Comment}}: How about having the article name be Flame_Thrower, but with DISPLAYTITLE Flamethrower? That way it's consistent URL-wise (works with item ID redirection script without redirects) but still displays the correct name for a weapon that spews flame — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] {{adm}} 17:45, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | ::This is an excellent point... same with [[SMG]] maybe? -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 18:26, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :::I think that's a bad idea. I've never been been a fan of DISPLAYTITLE. It definitely should not ads used on English pages. It'll just confuse the users. -- [[User:Smashman|Smashman...]] {{bur}} <sub>([[User_talk:Smashman|t]] • <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/smashman2004 s])</span></sub> 18:42, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :::: I don't know what's wrong with DISPLAYTITLE and I don't understand your third sentence --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]] {{mod}} 19:02, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | ::A nice suggestion, but this I think would only create further confusion between displayed name and actual article name. [[User:Seb26|<font color="#0B61A4">'''seb26'''</font>]] <span style="font-size:95%;">[[User talk:Seb26|[talk]]]</span> 20:46, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}. Currently, moving the page, fixing redirects, fixing all instances of the old name, etc, it all doesn't seem worth it just to be "accurate". ''Flamethrower'' is the term used greatly by the community and in the game and it should stay used by our articles – it does not make sense to change it all for what might even have been a mistake on Valve's part. [[User:Seb26|<font color="#0B61A4">'''seb26'''</font>]] <span style="font-size:95%;">[[User talk:Seb26|[talk]]]</span> 20:46, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: Mixed bag due to the way it's used in-game, but I'd rather stick to "Flamethrower." -- [[User:Vi3trice|<font color=#771d6d>'''Vi3trice'''</font>]] {{adm}} <sub>([[User_talk:Vi3trice|talk]])</sub> 22:51, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :{{c|Oppose}}: It's only referred to as the Flame Thrower in one place and Flamethrower looks better to the eye. - [[User:Not an IP|Not an IP]] 21:41, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
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| − | :: {{c|Comment}} It's referred to as "Flame Thrower" in the loading menu tips as well as the backpack name. So that's more than one place. -- [[User:Nineaxis|<span style="color:#FF8C00;font-weight:bold">Nineaxis</span>]] {{mod}} [[File:User Nineaxis sig duck.png|12px]] 22:48, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
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