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If an actor's credited name includes a nickname, highlighted by ", ’ or ( ), list it in the middle name field. For example John "JS" Smith, John ‘JS’ Smith or John (JS) Smith

Just want to get something clear in my head, in the film Leon there is a credit Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee" as i am reading the rules "Cherokee" must go in the middle name field Lucius "Cherokee" Wyatt but do you then use the credited as field to show the name as it appears on screen Lucius "Cherokee" Wyatt [Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee"] even if this is wrong per the CLT.
Or am i reading it wrong and you just enter it as on screen

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even if this is wrong per the CLT

What is the (current) CLT name?

I was just using this name as an example of a nickname credit this isn't about a specific contribution

There was some discussion on this in the last few months i believe (since v3.6 came out) and the consensus was that

Lucius "Cherokee" Wyatt [Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee"]

was OK.  It follows the rules by putting the nickname in the middle field and provides the screen credited name.

The logic is that with all the auto-filtering for things like "Jr" with no leading comma and peeling off honorifics the common name won't always be the one reflected in the CLT.

Agreed. And obvious.

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If Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee" is the common name, which it will be if he is always credited that way, Lucius "Cherokee" Wyatt [Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee"] is the proper entry...per the rules.

Unfortunately, it's not that black and white: the rules do not demand that. Ken previously confirmed that in this thread:

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I would consider a credited as entry optional in this case.

So there you go: it's optional.    Both Lucius "Cherokee" Wyatt (with no use of the "credited as" field) and Lucius "Cherokee" Wyatt [Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee"] are apparently equally valid. I don't understand this approach at at all, since it has resulted in different profiles dealing with the EXACT same on-screen credit in different ways, and has already led to some ping-ponging, but that's what the man said... Per his clarification, there clearly isn't just one "proper entry...per the rules".

I agree with TheMadMartian.

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Lucius Wyatt "Cherokee" is not valid.  The nickname must go into the middle name field.

That's exactly what I was aiming to say, obviously - fixed my post.

I have made the mistake of assuming someone meant something other than what they wrote, and gotten burned, so don't do it anymore.  I am glad to see that you fixed your post.