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Model 101 name variations

What is the reason for enclosing the name Model 101 in quotation marks as "Model 101", as seen here for example? I've also seen it enclosed in parenthesis as (Model 101). As far as I can tell, this practice only dates back to 2015 with these unexplained edits: 1, 2. Other edits have followed here, here, and here, all without explanation. Meanwhile, Template:Terminator currently has the character as Model 101 (T-800 / T-850), a change that occurred here. In this case, it's the "T" names that get put in parenthesis, and italicized too. Is there a reason for any of this formatting. Are any of these variations correct? This seems to only be a newer thing that then got spread around in recent years. AJFU (talk) 20:52, 14 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Move request

I believe this page should be renamed Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 to avoid confusion with the page Terminator (character concept).

NameHasChanged (talk) 04:52, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think "Terminator" is the character's most common name, and I'm not sure that most of the general public knows the character by its technical designations ("Model 101", "T-800", etc.). Also, from a few quick Google searches, it looks like "T-800" might be more common than "Model 101". Anyway, there are already hatnotes at the top of this article and the character concept article which should help readers find what they're looking for. These two pages have had these names for more than a decade, and there doesn't seem to have been a problem so far. I don't think there is any serious confusion that would warrant a name change. AJFU (talk) 15:22, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, the average reader looking this up isn’t going to type Cyberdyne Systems Model 101.--65.92.160.124 (talk) 01:57, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"He" or "It"?

The article uses a mix of "he" or "it" - or equivalents - when referring to the Terminator. Which is the preferred term? "it" seems to have precedence, but one of the defining aspects of the Terminator is that it becomes less machine and more human as the films go on... Chaheel Riens (talk) 21:09, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]