Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24081824-20160718235446/@comment-5245110-20160729011147

I know I haven't been active for a while, but I think this discussion kind of sums up how I feel regarding translations and stuff. Like the original post said, since Servant has taken it upon himself to do nearly everything for the wiki. I think that ranslations and faithfulness to the work has suffered because of that, since Servant himself is not a translator, not even that proficient in Japanese. While info-dumps don't have to be 100% faithful at first, it is concerning that they are what are used for writing the articles. While I agree with anon in that getting basic info from them isn't much of issue, it can be frustrating later on (like the Sloth example). It's especially sad when people who try to suggest perhaps more accurate translations get shot down on the account that it doesn't "sound" right or something. I do know some people who are much more knowledgable in Japanese, but I think they don't want to do it due to their real-life commitments or just being afraid of getting it shot down by the admin.

Also, regarding article length, this is a really big issue, I think. While it is important to be accurate, there is a point where you must consider conciseness. I've spoke with some people who were fans of the series, but because of the ever-expanding nature of it, kind of lost interest in it. It doesn't help that a lot of articles on major characters tend to run on and on and be really long. I agree with Aku that we are a wiki, and we're supposed to help make sense of it all, and having lengthy articles with innacurate info is troubling.

These issues are good to point out, and what worries me is that I see Servant less and less. He has done a good job of organizing the wiki and everything from where it was before, but it's almost as if it's stagnated. I won't say anything regarding if we need a new admin or anything, but it'd be a shame to see the wiki come this far and lose direction.

tl;dr: the translation policies kinda suck and long articles are a problem. I am concerned the wiki has kind of plateaued due to the admin visits becoming less frequent.