Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-6302057-20151209070336/@comment-1894786-20151211043529

NickM98 wrote:

Lady Junky wrote: You seem to forget one point in your idea. We need a proper term for regions like Arendelle or Camelot. And only "realm" is working for them, so not we can't change it.

Moreover, all our regular users are working since years with this terminology, which was discussed and voted, and which is perfectly working. Changing it now would be the best way to confuse everyone. I realise that "realm" is currently used to describe a region of FTL. But the term realm has only been used to describe lands and worlds on-screen, like in 1x20 when Blue states that the Enchanted Tree is the last one "in the entire realm", in 1x22 when Gold states that the True Love Potion is "the most powerful potion in all the realms", and in 2x05 when Rumple states that Jefferson's Hat "only transports between magical realms" (the hat transports between distinct lands, not regions of worlds). The term "realm" is also used frequently to describe different lands in 1x19 by Blue and Rumple, with Rumple also using the term "Realm Jumper" to describe a method of transportation to follow Baelfire to LWM in 1x19. The term "regions" could very easily be used to describe the regions of FTL in place of "realms".

Also, there is no reason for this issue to be voted on again to replace outdated terminology defined by limited information from seasons ago with a more detailed definition of each term. Camelot and Misthaven are both part of Fairy Tale Land. Jefferson was seen freely using the hat to travel from one to the other in Out Of The Past.

World and Land are used interchangeably to mean the different planes of existence that can't be reached by normal travel methods (such as walking, riding, etc.). Netherworld, Underworld, Storybrooke, Neverland, etc.

Realms is used one of two ways: to refer to all the other lands/worlds (only when used as a plural), and most commonly, an area of Fairy Tale Land (such as Misthaven, Arendelle, Camelot, Agrabah, DunBroch, The Empire, etc.)

The terms are clearly defined in show, even if not explicitly.