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HiddenFacedMatt Avatars may be subject to change without notice. Since: Jul, 2011
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#1: Sep 30th 2012 at 7:18:07 PM

I was looking at the page for Dolphin Tale and couldn't help but notice that the Mr. Fanservice entry was between the Dueling Movies entry and the Feed by Example entry; in that case, (and I guess this extents to other formal titles like "Mrs." or "Dr.") should it go by the first letter of the formal title, or should it go by the first letter of the first word after the formal title?

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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
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#2: Oct 1st 2012 at 1:10:01 AM

I would generally put Mr. Fanservice under M, since "Mr" is an abbreviation rather than a little word like "A".

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#3: Oct 1st 2012 at 1:37:25 AM

Yes, you only ignore the first word if:

  1. It's an article, and
  2. Adding or removing it does not significantly change the meaning of the phrase.
This fails on both counts.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#4: Oct 1st 2012 at 3:29:45 AM

I would only ignore a personal title if the list was ordered by personal name (which means usually the surname). Trope names aren't personal names, even in cases where they're named after a person.

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HiddenFacedMatt Avatars may be subject to change without notice. Since: Jul, 2011
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#5: Oct 1st 2012 at 5:31:48 AM

Well, in any case, I changed that particular entry to go under M.

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