Thread:CGT dk/@comment-258494-20160302232317/@comment-258494-20160308053904

We have to be flexible enough to go with what the reliable sources go with. So, I can understand "Aarne Arvonen" if that's what the English-language newspapers and similar sources use.

However, it's a bit more tricky for "Asne"...English readers don't know what those symbols mean, so they aren't needed. And I don't see why an extre "a" should be added if the English-language news doesn't also add them.

Here's the thing: the focus at the Gerontology Wiki is supposed to be...GERONTOLOGY! Not grammar. I've asked for us to follow a simplified, basic, standard formatting. As I mentioned, Misao/Misawo Okawa is an English transliteration, not the actual Japanese name.

I want people to have some respect for this Wiki, and we should be focused on the data, not arguing over language.

Let me tell you a story.

There were two twins, identical. One was the good twin; the other was the evil twin. One day, the evil twin stole someone's cell phone. When people called the number, they couldn't tell it was the wrong person. But just because the two twins looked similar doesn't mean that they were the same person.

The same analogy applies to language. English-language text, even if it appears to be the same as Danish text, really isn't the same in all aspects.

So, I think we "get it".

The question is: what's the best solution for ironing out differences, to come up with standardized formatting? Ryoung122 (talk) 05:39, March 8, 2016 (UTC)