DeArrow/Naming Conventions

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It is no longer being updated. Information on this page may be outdated and is not part of any official guidelines. For an updated version, please see the DeArrow guidelines.
Examples
  • Episode name | Series name S2:E3
  • Banned | Hermitcraft S9:E36

Episode name | Series name notation – Season subtitle | Arc number – Subtitle

  • Deception Derby | District Transport S1E4P2 – Unseen Fender | Arc 1 – Chaos Surcharge

Episode name | Series name notation

  • The Mad Batter machine – the world's longest home run | Smarter Every Day E230

Hierarchy: |

If a title exists, it should always be the first element.

Additional metadata for series should be arranged descending in hierarchy, separated with |[Example 1].

Season and episode naming: S#:E#:P#

If there are seasons and episodes defined by the creator, they should be formatted as S#:E#:P#. # is a placeholder for the number in the series here.

P# is optional, if a single episode is separated into multiple parts. Zero-padding (S01) the number should follow the existing style or convention of the channel.

Season-less or episode-less

Season-less, standalone episodes should be denoted only with E#[Example 2]

Episode-less, standalone videos should be denoted with an unabbreviated Part [Example 3]

Daily shows

Shows without seasons or that are solely based on date should be formatted according to ISO8601, which is YYYY-MM-DD[Example 4]

Variations such as YYYY-DD-MM or YY-MM-DD are not allowed, since they are ambiguous.

Subtitles:

If there a subtitle to the series or episode, it should be separated with a hyphen (-) or an en dash () before the hierarchy separator[Example 5].

Additional metadata: ()

If there is any additional metadata, it should be included in parentheses ((...)) at the end of the relevant part of the title, before the hierarchy separator[Example 6].

Additional metadata can be:

  • Featured artists: (ft. John Doe)
  • Speedrun categories or modifiers: (any%) (blindfolded)
  • Other modifiers that might distinguish it from another part: (BTS)
  • Year for media that might have a popular name or multiple iterations: Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Examples and footnotes

For the purposes of documentation, a fictional show "District Transport" is used.
Titles are generated using a wordlist.
Episode Title Series Name Season # Season Subtitle Episode # Part # Arc # Arc Subtitle
Deception Derby District Transport 1 Unseen Fender 4 2 1 Chaos Surcharge
  1. Deception Derby | District Transport Season 1 – Unseen Fender | Arc 1 – Chaos Surcharge | Episode 4
  2. Deception Derby | District Transport E4
  3. Deception Derby | Chaos Surcharge Part 1
  4. Q&A Livestream | Deception Derby 1999-12-31
  5. Deception Derby | District Transport S1E4 – Unseen Fender
  6. Deception Derby (BTS) | ...