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Shouldn't [[Chang'an]] be merged with Xi'an, if Xi'an is the modern name? [[User:VilkaTheWolf|<span style="text-shadow:1px 1px 1px; color:white;"><span style="font-family: Impact"><span style="color: green">V </span><span style="color: gold">i </span><span style="color: green">l </span><span style="color: gold">k </span><span style="color: green">a </span><span style="color: gold">T </span><span style="color: green">h </span><span style="color: gold">e </span><span style="color: green">W </span><span style="color: gold">o </span><span style="color: green">l </span><span style="color: gold">f </span></span></span>]] ([[User talk:Boofhead185|talk]]) 12:57, August 4, 2020 (UTC) | Shouldn't [[Chang'an]] be merged with Xi'an, if Xi'an is the modern name? [[User:VilkaTheWolf|<span style="text-shadow:1px 1px 1px; color:white;"><span style="font-family: Impact"><span style="color: green">V </span><span style="color: gold">i </span><span style="color: green">l </span><span style="color: gold">k </span><span style="color: green">a </span><span style="color: gold">T </span><span style="color: green">h </span><span style="color: gold">e </span><span style="color: green">W </span><span style="color: gold">o </span><span style="color: green">l </span><span style="color: gold">f </span></span></span>]] ([[User talk:Boofhead185|talk]]) 12:57, August 4, 2020 (UTC) | ||
:It seems like we never codified the rule for this, but I always thought our conventional guideline is to prefer the name that is used in the media and/or used more significantly as opposed to the real-world, current name or the name used in a minor mention. I know a precedent for this is [[Alep]], the name of the city in its only appearance ''Altaïr's Chronicles'', instead of {{wiki|Aleppo}}. I can't think of an example where we did vice versa. Xi'an being only mentioned off-hand in a collectible is not as significant as Chang'an being a major part of the plot of a work. Technically, until the release of ''Dynasty'', we can argue that its not-yet-released status means that Xi'an should be prioritized, but since it is supposedly going to be released, we might as well not switch it back and forth. (Also I admit that I'm biased for Chang'an because all its enormous significance in real-world history has been under that name). [[User:Sol Pacificus|<span style="color:#990000;font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:17px">'''Sol Pacificus'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Sol Pacificus|<span style="color:#D4AF37;font-family:Californian FB;font-size:11px">(Cyfiero)</span>]]</sup> 21:21, August 4, 2020 (UTC) | |||
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Shouldn't Chang'an be merged with Xi'an, if Xi'an is the modern name? V i l k a T h e W o l f (talk) 12:57, August 4, 2020 (UTC)
- It seems like we never codified the rule for this, but I always thought our conventional guideline is to prefer the name that is used in the media and/or used more significantly as opposed to the real-world, current name or the name used in a minor mention. I know a precedent for this is Alep, the name of the city in its only appearance Altaïr's Chronicles, instead of Aleppo. I can't think of an example where we did vice versa. Xi'an being only mentioned off-hand in a collectible is not as significant as Chang'an being a major part of the plot of a work. Technically, until the release of Dynasty, we can argue that its not-yet-released status means that Xi'an should be prioritized, but since it is supposedly going to be released, we might as well not switch it back and forth. (Also I admit that I'm biased for Chang'an because all its enormous significance in real-world history has been under that name). Sol Pacificus(Cyfiero) 21:21, August 4, 2020 (UTC)