English names on Kid Icarus Uprising Characters

BUR #34781 has been rejected.

rename aron_(kid_icarus) -> arlon
rename magna_(kid_icarus) -> magnus_(kid_icarus)
rename rokka_(kid_icarus) -> cragalanche

Phosphora, Viridi, and other characters use the english names. It should be consistent and not switch back and forth, and improve searchability.

MurlaTart said:

BUR #34781 has been rejected.

rename aron_(kid_icarus) -> arlon
rename magna_(kid_icarus) -> magnus_(kid_icarus)
rename rokka_(kid_icarus) -> cragalanche

Phosphora, Viridi, and other characters use the english names. It should be consistent and not switch back and forth, and improve searchability.

1. I recommend a qualifier for "arlon" as it can be confused with Arlong.

2. I think it's better to alias instead of rename.

VR-Man said:

1. I recommend a qualifier for "arlon" as it can be confused with Arlong.

2. I think it's better to alias instead of rename.

it being inconsistent on using english/japanese names is confusing

a qualifier for arlon wouldn't hurt though

MurlaTart said:

it being inconsistent on using english/japanese names is confusing

The reason they should be aliases instead of renames is because the latter will remove the ability to search the characters with the Japanese names, which some users might be more familiar with.

Generally the only reasons to rename instead of alias is in case of glaringly obvious typoes or when the original name is ambiguous. Otherwise even if you think an alias isn't helpful, userbase may prove you otherwise, and if you're wrong someone will just reinstate the alias later with another BUR and if you're right it'll be automatically retired after 2 years.

BUR #35005 has been approved by @evazion.

create alias aron_(kid_icarus) -> arlon_(kid_icarus)
create alias magna_(kid_icarus) -> magnus_(kid_icarus)
create alias rokka_(kid_icarus) -> cragalanche

Same BUR as above except aliases, as well as a qualifier for Arlon.

The bulk update request #35005 (forum #328280) has been approved by @evazion.

The bulk update request #34781 (forum #323606) has been rejected by @evazion.