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:::I definitely agree with making an exception for foreign media articles, since the template asks for an English source, which may not be possible in those cases. --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 09:38, 6 June 2018 (EDT) | :::I definitely agree with making an exception for foreign media articles, since the template asks for an English source, which may not be possible in those cases. --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 09:38, 6 June 2018 (EDT) | ||
I agree that there are foreign subjects that are just never going to have official English names, and renaming the likes of ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]'' to "''Mario Bros. have returned''" or calling [[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|the third ''Donkey Konga'' game]] "''Donkey Konga 3 JP''" would look silly, especially since those games themselves have not been localized. On the other hand, unacknowledging when the article names are clearly foreign would also seem to be a glaring omission. Why not go about splitting "another language" into two separate templates: one for '''franchise content''' (ie. characters, locations, items, etc.) and another for '''product titles''' (ie. games, shows, books, etc.)? That way, they're explicitly held to different standards. If not a template, maybe at least a category? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 13:00, 6 June 2018 (EDT) | I agree that there are foreign subjects that are just never going to have official English names, and renaming the likes of ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]'' to "''Mario Bros. have returned''" or calling [[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|the third ''Donkey Konga'' game]] "''Donkey Konga 3 JP''" would look silly, especially since those games themselves have not been localized. On the other hand, unacknowledging when the article names are clearly foreign would also seem to be a glaring omission. Why not go about splitting "another language" into two separate templates: one for '''franchise content''' (ie. characters, locations, items, etc.) and another for '''product titles''' (ie. games, shows, books, etc.)? That way, they're explicitly held to different standards. If not a template, maybe at least a category? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 13:00, 6 June 2018 (EDT) | ||
::::I'd be all for that as well. Perhaps I'll start drafting a proposal concerning this. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 13:07, 6 June 2018 (EDT) | |||