tag:danbooru.me,2005:/forum_topics/9747Kantai Collection Name Check Request2015-08-29T02:40:24-04:00tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/1077742015-08-29T02:40:24-04:002015-08-29T02:40:24-04:00@albert: The bulk update request #297 has been approved.<p>The bulk update request #297 has been approved.</p>albert/users/1tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/1076862015-08-25T02:05:47-04:002015-08-25T02:05:47-04:00@albert: Thoughts on this?<p>Thoughts on this?</p>albert/users/1tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/1075872015-08-18T23:41:34-04:002015-08-18T23:41:34-04:00@EB: create alias battleship-symbiotic_hime ->...<p>create alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/battleship-symbiotic_hime" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">battleship-symbiotic_hime</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/battleship_hime">battleship_hime</a><br>create alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/battleship-symbiotic_hime_%28cosplay%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">battleship-symbiotic_hime_(cosplay)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist tag-type-0" href="/wiki_pages/battleship_hime_%28cosplay%29" title="This wiki page does not exist">battleship_hime_(cosplay)</a></p><p><a class="dtext-link" href="/bulk_update_requests?search%5Bid%5D=297">Link to request</a></p><p>Consistency with the other Shinkaisei-kan tags.</p>EB/users/11672tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/994032014-08-08T20:07:48-04:002014-08-08T20:07:48-04:00@EB: So any more opinion on a consistent naming...<p>So any more opinion on a consistent naming scheme here? I would at least nix the "-symbiotic". If we keep to full translated names (as is the case with the rest of the shinkaisei-kan currently), we could go with "princess" for 姫 and "demon" for 鬼 as <a rel="external nofollow noreferrer" class="dtext-link dtext-external-link dtext-named-external-link" href="http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Battleship_Princess">the Kancolle Wiki does.</a></p>EB/users/11672tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/989712014-07-20T11:37:30-04:002014-07-20T11:37:30-04:00@piespy: > Lynx190 said:
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> Locutions like this are...<blockquote>
<p>Lynx190 said:</p>
<p>Locutions like this are always so fun to come up with a "correct" translation.</p>
</blockquote><p>We don't translate names though, we romanize them. Translating would be OK if it's not a name but a description however. But it's not clear to me whether these are names or descriptions so it could go either way...</p>piespy/users/9685tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/989702014-07-20T11:24:16-04:002014-07-20T11:24:16-04:00@Lynx190: Obviously we can't just flat-out romanize them...<p>Obviously we can't just flat-out romanize them then, since the difference between the two would be lost. The kanji here is more important than the reading, if you encounter them in-game their class is labeled with just that final kanji (oni-class or hime-class).</p><p>As for the -symbiotic thing, I think that's more of a description than an attempt to directly translate it; you have the humanoid abyss girl and then the hulking monster that together comprise the 戦艦棲姫. Although unlike the others that have 棲 paired with a location (i.e. anchorage-dwelling oni), here it's battleship-棲, which could suggest that she lives with/is part of the battleship creature.</p><p>Locutions like this are always so fun to come up with a "correct" translation.</p>Lynx190/users/16127tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/989662014-07-20T04:57:34-04:002014-07-20T04:57:34-04:00@EB: Looking further, it seems the "oni"-tagged...<p>Looking further, it seems the "oni"-tagged characters are pronounced "ki" too, resulting in some that are pronounced the same but rendered differently in kanji:</p><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/anchorage_oni">anchorage_oni</a><br>泊地棲鬼 (はくちせいき)</p>EB/users/11672tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/989572014-07-19T14:35:07-04:002014-07-19T14:35:07-04:00@piespy: So apparently "X-棲姫" (X-dwelling princess?) is...<p>So apparently "X-棲姫" (X-dwelling princess?) is read as "seiki" and not "hime", but none of the usual meanings of "seiki" really make sense in this context, except maybe "精機", precision equipment. Unless there's a pun I'm not getting.</p><p>So unless we want a mixed translation such as "seaport_seiki" (which seaport_hime already is though), it'd either be "kouwan_seiki" or "seaport_equipment", neither of which I'm a real fan of. But "kouwan_seiki" would be following the Danbooru way of romanizing names at least.</p>piespy/users/9685tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/989372014-07-19T04:50:25-04:002014-07-19T04:50:25-04:00@EB: seaport_hime
港湾棲姫 (こうわんせいき)
airfield_hime
飛行場姫...<p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/seaport_hime">seaport_hime</a><br>港湾棲姫 (こうわんせいき)</p><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/airfield_hime">airfield_hime</a><br>飛行場姫 (ひこうじょうき)</p><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/battleship-symbiotic_hime" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">battleship-symbiotic_hime</a><br>戦艦棲姫 (せんかんせいき)</p><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/southern_ocean_war_hime">southern_ocean_war_hime</a><br>南方棲戦姫 (なんぽうせいせんき)</p><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/armored_aircraft_carrier_hime">armored_aircraft_carrier_hime</a><br>装甲空母姫 (そうこうくうぼき)</p><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/anchorage_hime">anchorage_hime</a><br>泊地棲姫 (はくちせいき)</p><p>Glancing over their Japanese names, it's looking like there's a real lack of consistency. Part of their names are translated, then end in the untranslated "hime", yet they are not actually pronounced "hime" in Japanese. Also I'm wondering about the "-symbiotic" suffix, since the same kanji 棲 (meaning "live" or "dwell" according to WWWJDIC, so wouldn't it rather be something like "-dwelling"?) is in some of the others yet is not translated into anything for the tag name here.</p>EB/users/11672tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/966142014-04-29T09:36:49-04:002014-04-29T09:36:49-04:00@henmere: +1 for EB's suggestion.
And Ushio is holding a...<p>+1 for EB's suggestion.<br>And <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/ushio_%28kantai_collection%29">Ushio</a> is holding a pink twin 12.7 cm gun turret with a face (which has no specific name).</p>henmere/users/68250tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/965972014-04-29T03:08:42-04:002014-04-29T03:09:36-04:00@EB: > Amatsukaze also has one which she calls...<blockquote><p><a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/amatsukaze_%28kantai_collection%29">Amatsukaze</a> also has one which she calls "Rensouhou-kun". It's difference compared to Shimakaze's own is that it is encased in a ship-like hull and it has rounder facial features compared to them.</p></blockquote><p>Given the visual distinctness, shouldn't <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/rensouhou-kun">rensouhou-kun</a> have its own tag separate from <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/rensouhou-chan">rensouhou-chan</a>? If there are ever any images of it separate from Amatsukaze, it's going to be hard to search.</p>EB/users/11672tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/964712014-04-24T12:08:25-04:002014-04-24T12:08:25-04:00@ghostrigger: create alias...<p>create alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/item_shop_musume_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">item_shop_musume_(kantai_collection)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/akashi_%28kantai_collection%29">akashi_(kantai_collection)</a></p><p>reason: pretty much confirmed the fan speculation. a tag move would suffice but i guess an alias wouldn't hurt for her used to be name before joining the fleet. definitely not a spoiler.</p>ghostrigger/users/352944tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/920872013-09-29T19:13:54-04:002013-09-29T19:13:54-04:00@jxh2154: > EB said:
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> For consistency:
> alias...<blockquote>
<p>EB said:</p>
<p>For consistency:<br>alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">wo-class_(kantai_collection)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_aircraft_carrier">wo-class_aircraft_carrier</a><br>alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_%28kantai_collection%29_%28cosplay%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">wo-class_(kantai_collection)_(cosplay)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-0" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_aircraft_carrier_%28cosplay%29">wo-class_aircraft_carrier_(cosplay)</a><br>alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/ta-class_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">ta-class_(kantai_collection)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/ta-class_battleship">ta-class_battleship</a></p>
</blockquote><p>Done</p>jxh2154/users/1309tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/918402013-09-19T17:44:37-04:002013-09-19T17:44:37-04:00@EB: > Lynx190 said:
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> And looking at that post...<blockquote>
<p>Lynx190 said:</p>
<p>And looking at that post and the tagging of the shinkaisei-kan there reminds me of something I was thinking about earlier. We probably should have a more consistent tagging scheme for the shinkaisei-kan names. Wo-class got added long before the others and was thus <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">wo-class_(kantai_collection)</a> just like the IJN girls. But all the more recently tagged ones now listed in the wiki got tagged with their full description, e.g. <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/chi-class_torpedo_cruiser">chi-class_torpedo_cruiser</a>. So it looks like we now have people tagging both ways (like the ta-class in that post).</p>
</blockquote><p>For consistency:<br>alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">wo-class_(kantai_collection)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_aircraft_carrier">wo-class_aircraft_carrier</a><br>alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_%28kantai_collection%29_%28cosplay%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">wo-class_(kantai_collection)_(cosplay)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-0" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_aircraft_carrier_%28cosplay%29">wo-class_aircraft_carrier_(cosplay)</a><br>alias <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-wiki-does-not-exist dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/ta-class_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">ta-class_(kantai_collection)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/ta-class_battleship">ta-class_battleship</a></p>EB/users/11672tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/912962013-08-29T17:02:36-04:002013-08-29T17:02:36-04:00@Lynx190: error_musume covers both...<p><a class="dtext-link dtext-post-search-link" href="/posts?tags=error_musume">error_musume</a> covers both <a class="dtext-link dtext-post-search-link" href="/posts?tags=girl_holding_a_cat_%28kantai_collection%29">girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection)</a> and <a class="dtext-link dtext-post-search-link" href="/posts?tags=kneeling_girl_%28kantai_collection%29">kneeling_girl_(kantai_collection)</a> and would presumably include any future error screen girls that get created.</p><p>Some of them might be mistagged, I know I fixed at least one before. Kneeling girl has longer twintails tied farther forward with blue ribbons instead of yellow, has more reddish hair, and her sailor collar and hat are a darker blue with a white stripe on them (this last definitely isn't consistent among fanartists though). And sometimes it might just be impossible to tell, this image of evil error musume <a class="dtext-link dtext-id-link dtext-post-id-link" href="/posts/1492091">post #1492091</a> seems like a cross between the two.</p><p>And looking at that post and the tagging of the shinkaisei-kan there reminds me of something I was thinking about earlier. We probably should have a more consistent tagging scheme for the shinkaisei-kan names. Wo-class got added long before the others and was thus <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link dtext-tag-empty" href="/wiki_pages/wo-class_%28kantai_collection%29" title="This wiki page does not have a tag">wo-class_(kantai_collection)</a> just like the IJN girls. But all the more recently tagged ones now listed in the wiki got tagged with their full description, e.g. <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/chi-class_torpedo_cruiser">chi-class_torpedo_cruiser</a>. So it looks like we now have people tagging both ways (like the ta-class in that post).</p>Lynx190/users/16127tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/912932013-08-29T14:46:58-04:002013-08-29T14:46:58-04:00@picnic: Are girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection) and...<p>Are <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/girl_holding_a_cat_%28kantai_collection%29">girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection)</a> and <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/error_musume">error_musume</a> redundant tags? They seem to be in use interchangeably at the moment:</p><p>Catgirl but not Error Musume <a class="dtext-link dtext-post-search-link" href="/posts?tags=girl_holding_a_cat_%28kantai_collection%29%20-error_musume">girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection) -error_musume</a><br>Error Musume but not Catgirl <a class="dtext-link dtext-post-search-link" href="/posts?tags=error_musume%20-girl_holding_a_cat_%28kantai_collection%29">error_musume -girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection)</a><br>Both Catgirl and Error Musume <a class="dtext-link dtext-post-search-link" href="/posts?tags=girl_holding_a_cat_%28kantai_collection%29%20error_musume">girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection) error_musume</a></p><p>If they are redundant, requesting alias of <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/girl_holding_a_cat_%28kantai_collection%29">girl_holding_a_cat_(kantai_collection)</a> -> <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-4" href="/wiki_pages/error_musume">error_musume</a></p><p>At the very least, if there is a distinction between the two that I'm missing, a cleanup is necessary.</p>picnic/users/14611tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/911052013-08-24T21:43:45-04:002013-08-24T21:43:45-04:00@ghostrigger: just dropping this (with pictures/kana for...<p>just dropping this (with pictures/kana for reference) <a rel="external nofollow noreferrer" class="dtext-link dtext-external-link dtext-named-external-link" href="http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle/?%B4%CF%CC%BC%A5%AB%A1%BC%A5%C9%B0%EC%CD%F7">カード(図鑑No順)</a> in case new girls appear</p>ghostrigger/users/352944tag:danbooru.me,2005:ForumPost/910942013-08-24T13:11:37-04:002013-08-24T13:12:46-04:00@gary25566: I've updated the kantai_collection wiki with...<p>I've updated the <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-3" href="/wiki_pages/kantai_collection">kantai_collection</a> wiki with the Kanji names since the <a class="dtext-link dtext-wiki-link tag-type-0" href="/wiki_pages/shinkaisei-kan">shinkaisei-kan</a> wiki already lists them. I've done this mainly because it will be more convenient to identify the names through description, pixiv tags etc. <br>I'm requesting for a possible proofread to see if any mistakes have been made.</p>gary25566/users/366860