Detective Conan Wiki talk:Manual of Style
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Opinion on the manual of style
I think this is a good setup. Chekhov MacGuffin talk 21:16, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
Naming convention
The rationale behind the convention can be summarized as follows:
Pros:
- Following the standard and precedence set in Wikipedia regarding the anime and manga universes (or even in a more generic way), names are displayed in the order: First_Name Last_Name. Example: Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Ichigo Kurosaki, etc...
- This is an English international wiki which aims at being as accessible as possible to a very broad audience and one of the main way of achieving this is by decreasing the possible levels of confusions that may arise. Following the first name/last name order makes it easier to understand for almost everyone (even to a Japanese audience). This may be one of the reasons Wikipedia also follows the same naming scheme.
- Most people, fans and readers know every or most characters on a first name basis and sometimes don't even know their last names. Giving priority to the first name in the name order makes it more reader-friendly.
- Since the creation of this wiki, 99% of names have been written this way (most often inspired by Wikipedia), setting a rule of "precedence".
Cons:
- In Japan, one's family name normally precedes one's first name and, depending on the context, one's last name is used to call him/her instead of his/her first name.
