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Possibly incorrect name for Zhi (Arknights)

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BUR #22981 has been rejected.

create alias zhi_(arknights) -> weaver_brother_(arknights)

Disclaimer: I don't know much about Arknights. I just happened to find the following information when looking up one of the characters.

Apparently, this character's name has not been officially revealed yet. At least one person on Reddit believes it will probably be "Zhi" because he is Shu's brother and their names form the Chinese expression "Shu and Zhi" (farming and weaving). Another Reddit user claims "Zhi" is not his name and only refers to the character's specialty of weaving.

That was about all the information I could find; the English wikis have nothing, I can't read Chinese, and I probably can't count on machine translations considering the nature of the issue as described above. I'm hoping some users more knowledgeable about this franchise can help resolve this.

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sabisabi said:

I think the tag name should be more descriptive than "weaver brother"

also, i dunno if theres really an issue with using fanmade/placeholder names. is there a precedent for this...?

Unless there are other characters in the franchise being called "Weaver Brother" (which is itself a placeholder name), the name with a copyright qualifier should be enough.

Bougaiteuil said:

I don't see much point to this. If it's wrong it can be changed when we get an official translation. No point renaming to something that definitely will be wrong only to rename it again later.

This is an alias, not a rename. It will redirect searches from the left tag to the right, meaning posts with that character can be found using either one of those tags. Even if it is more beneficial for Zhi (Arknights) to be the main tag, an alias should still be made linking the two so someone more familiar with "Weaver Brother" can still search for him.

Also, the issue isn't about translation. It's about this character seeming to not have an official name at all, and while he probably will get one eventually, there's no guarantee.

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