Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-4839682-20140320220703/@comment-4975807-20140325233814

I think what Ruby ridinghood means is she still perceives Belle, Regina and Jefferson to be the same people they are, despite that they were all taken by the curse, because they (or at least Regina and Jefferson because I'm unsure about Belle) retained their memories of their lives in the EF. Even though I agree they did retain their memories (though Belle's memories are questionable b/c she did not recognize Mr. Gold at all after she was released by Jefferson), they were still cursed in some aspect. They weren't affected in the same way as the other residents, with their memories altered and such, but their lives were still altered to conform under the curse, and that's the reason they each have counterpart pages.