Forum:Names with long vowels

Recently several articles renamings to names containing letters for long vowels: Meitou was renamed to Meitō, Ryuuma to Ryūma. (plus there is an old case of Kāshī). I think some discussion regarding such names is needed, and then a global policy should be worked out. While they are probably more correct romanisations of japanese names, they are inconvenient to many users to type; also, such names were not used in this wikia before, we even have names like Very Good. What do you think? Ruxax 22:42, May 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Its been discussed before related to Kaashi, and the main point is... Not every user can write those names. I for one don't know how to write "Kāshī" without copy + pasting.  And to be quite honest... I'm actually sick of editing and having to write that.  This slows you down.  We don't KNOW if their more correct then another. And as I recall from Kashii, we never got a say, it was determined that Kāshī was correct and none others were... We didn't even VOTE on it.  One-Winged Hawk 23:20, May 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Is not difficult to type a macron just remember some keyboard shortcuts. But if this is a real problem then someone should unhide the characters on this template. Tipota


 * No offence, but:


 * I don't remember these things.
 * I don't want to keep copy+ pasting or reminding myself how to type it.
 * Its not common knowledge, least as ABCD are. ^_-


 * I could go on, but I won't, this is the same argument I've always had with them, readers, users, editors... Whatever! Just because YOU may know how to do them, doesn't mean EVERYONE knows how.  Its not something I was taught at school and its not something everyone is taught freely. One-Winged Hawk 10:28, May 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * For pronunciations and related stuff, the macrons are useful. However apart from that, the copy pasting thing and learning the keyboard shortcuts is a bit too non user friendly from what I see.


 * As for the articles that were moved such as Ryuuma to Ryūma, they were kinda improperly moved without a prior discussion from what I've observed. In fact, apart from the title change, the one who moved it, User:GODKING OF ICE CERBERUS WERE-GARURUMON, didn't even change the names found within the articles themselves.Mugiwara Franky 12:00, May 26, 2010 (UTC)