Forum:Primary source

I know this may be futile and it might come across as arrogant and elitist, but this is an issue that's been really bothering me for a long time.

As it is, the primary source used for this wiki is the "official" English translation of the Naruto manga and anime; the original Japanese source is only used for those chapters and episodes which have yet to be "officially" translated.

I was hoping we could change this policy and use the original Japanese version as our primary source. I have multiple reasons for this:


 * 1) The original Japanese version is the version most true to how Kishimoto-sensei intended the series to be.
 * 2) The original Japanese version is widely available on the Internet. The "official" English translation isn't.
 * 3) The "official" English translation has been known to vary greatly in the translations used. Using the original Japanese version allows greater consistency.
 * 4) Using the original Japanese version means names and such don't have to be altered each time an "official" English translation comes out.
 * 5) The "official" English translation used is very much biased to the US. It should be obvious that the people visiting our site come from all over the globe.
 * 6) Most everyone I know considers the original Japanese version the primary source of the series. In fact, most people despise the "official" English translations.
 * 7) Using the original Japanese version allows us to stay as true to the Japanese as possible, without having to rape the language because some guy in the US is either lazy, terrified of diacritics, or both.
 * 8) The "official" English translations are brought down in quality by many factors, including time and space constraints - which we don't have on the Internet.
 * 9) It would make me really, really happy.

So I hereby plea for us to change this policy. --ShounenSuki (talk 09:52, October 20, 2009 (UTC)