We all know what Elliot Page's common name is. I don't think we need to list all the titles. Where things get tricky is that the transgender community strongly opposes any use of dead names. I don't agree where it comes to the issue of notability; for better or worse he has greater notability under his dead name (rhymes with Helen if you don't keep up with celebrity news) than his preferred name. But since his is credited for both seasons of Umbrella Academy as Elliot and everywhere else under the dead name, how do we best address this? The convention is to go with the common name, but since this if I understand right is more a preference on this site rather than a hard and fast rule, do we want to respect what his wishes seem to be for this sort of thing?

And please let's not go into one's personal opinions on gender dysphoria and focus solely on the naming aspect.

List her common name which is Ellen.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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For database purposes, you just follow the rules. Nothing else matters.

Which is one reason I raised the question. The rules aren't explicit that you attach a cast or crew member to their common name. For Credits, this is the only reference to common name:

"It is not necessary to document the source of the common name, outside the use of the CLT. If there is a dispute over whether the credit references the same person, documentation may be necessary. However, in most cases it is not required."

That would certainly seem to favour the common name but the rules don't explicitly say you have to default to it. In fact the rules provide a scenario where using the common name would not be permitted:

"Military rank/affiliation or other honorifics should be included in the 'Credited As' field. Example: a credit of "Cpl. John Smith, USMC" should be entered as First Name: "John", Last Name "Smith", Credited As "Cpl. John Smith, USMC""

Let's say hypothetically that Cpl. John Smith, USMC was an actor's common name. You would nevertheless list them as John Smith.

Don't get me wrong: I lean towards the common name in this instance myself. I'm just pointing out that it's not an explicit rule and more something unofficial that pretty much everyone agrees on. So I wanted to hear people's thoughts on whether anyone thought this should be an exception since the rules don't explicitly answer that.

Regardless, if we're going with the common name, then Page needs to be added to the list of confirmed common names. So another reason I created this thread was to flag that in the event that things went that way, which seemed probable.

Pete is correct.  That is not an exception to the common name rule, it is a clarification.  Military rank/affiliation and other honorifics are not names, they are exactly what they are so we ignore them.

Use the "Credited As" field where the person's name differs from the credited name.

To determine whether to enter the name directly as credited, or to use the "Credited As" field, use the Credit Lookup tool.

These statements in the rules, just above what you quoted earlier, support the use of common names.

In a situation like this, I would personally like to bypass the rules in the name of sensitivity, changing the common name to Elliot Page and using credited as field for his deadname.