Forum:Revisiting Discussions

Hey, Fairy Tail Wikians! So, I've been in conversation with many of my wikian peers and have come to the conclusion to open up this forum to present some changes. Now, these are changes that we have encountered before but have opted away from. Looking back, the aforementioned peers and I believe that those changes, or lack of, reflect poorly on our wiki, whether it may be conflicting against official translations or its inconveniencing spelling.

The points of discussion will be listed below, and may have a description as to why they are being discussed again.

1) Tartarus to Tartaros. Now, this is a big one. We actually use to have it spelled as Tartaros on our wiki back when it was first mentioned, with that spelling being used when the General Notes appeared in the Volumes. However, we've had many many chapters where they were never mentioned, up until the conclusion of the Grand Magic Games, where Cobra mentioned Tartaros by name and due to the translator's spelling, the option for using the Tartarus spelling was put on the table. However, it seems to have been just a slight inconsistency, as from there afterwards, the official translations have been using the "Tartaros" spelling.

2) Kyouka to Kyoka/Kyôka. I'm not very proficient in the japanese language but from what I know, by the way Kyoka's name is spelled, it is traditionally translated without a "u" as it is a double vowel? (If anyone can clarify this, it would be greatly appreciated!). The official translations use Kyôka but from what I've been told, disincluding the macaron is considered modernized. 3) Yukino Aguria to (Yukino) Agria. The official translations use Agria upon her debut, and her surname hasn't exactly been used since. Our general worries are that Aguria sounds like broken english and it comes off alot smoother to use Agria.

4) Chelia Blendy to Sherria (Blendy). Now, we're all used to Chelia, but there is a significant amount of logic behind using Sherria as opposed to Chelia. Aside from her name being used as Sherria in official translations and chapter titles, her japanese name, シェリア, is quite similar to her cousin's name, シェリー, with the last romaji letter altering. This is most likely contributing to the fact that they are related.

5) Keith to Keyes. Finally, we have Keyes, who has been named Keith due to our discussion. His japanese name (キース) was proposed to be translated to Keith since it is similar to Geese (ギース), where in the volumes, Geese was mentioned by name and was translated to Keith. Due to their shoddy translations at the time, we've proposed Keith and it ultimately won out. However, Keyes is used in an official manner and it would be appreciated to respect the consistency.

6) Any other proposal you may have! If you feel as though there are any names or translations we should discuss, please inform us! We may all end up a little enlightened afterwards :)

Anyways, sound off below. I would like to know where the average reader stands with all this, keeping in mind of official translations. 08:30, May 23, 2015 (UTC)