Forum:Romaji Policy

I think it is important for the wiki to reconsider its policy on the use of romaji titles on the wiki. There are two very important reasons I believe that this policy should be done away with. Changing the articles over to translated titles wouldn't be a huge task, and the benefits to the greater Fire Emblem community would be well worth the effort.
 * 1) For the casual reader, using romaji does not give them any actual information. I understand that for series veterans, we know what it means when we see Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and the like. However using that title does not help readers who are trying to learn about the series. For those readers the romaji does not mean anything, because it's literally 暗黒竜と光の剣 in roman characters. As a wiki we should strive to be a source of high quality information and by making our content more accessible we will do just that.
 * 2) Many websites including Wikipedia and Serenes Forest have done away with romanized titles, embracing more user friendly translations. By insisting on using romaji we make the Fire Emblem Wiki out of step with our peers and give a rather dated impression.

James Pierce (talk) 07:19, March 14, 2016 (UTC)