User talk:Vehem0th

Re: Locked pages
Most articles are locked for new users, so you need to be an autoconfirmed user to edit them. To do this, you need to check your email and click on the confirmation link. If the page is locked so only admins may edit it, then there's probably a reason it is, and you need to ask for permission first.  h fc 2 X  16:07, July 8, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Orientals
I've discussed this with hfc2x already. The word used in the original is 東洋人 which means "Asian people". Moreover both the official U.S. localisation, as well as the official German localisation use "Asian(s)" as well, so I'd say there is not much room to argue about this. NeoSuperior (talk) 17:42, July 8, 2014 (UTC)

Then the dub is wrong here, because "orientals" in this case, was derived from "Asian people", not the other way around! Every online dictionary I checked always had "Asian people" as primary translation and "orientals" as secondary translation. Also, as with the names, we decided to use the vacabulary of the U.S. manga localisation here, which does use "Asians", so we do the same. NeoSuperior (talk) 18:12, July 8, 2014 (UTC)

There's no problem with the dub itself, but rather with the anime. We're a wiki primarily aimed at the manga, but since the anime is also an official product, it is included here by extension. As such, any info the anime includes which contradicts information given in the manga (be it in original japanese or the dubbed english version), is not considered canon when providing information regarding the story. Since the original japanese manga uses the word 「東洋人」 to refer to Mikasa and her mom (which was localized in the english manga as "Asian", since they are meant to be of japanese descent), it is to be considered as the primary translation.  h fc 2 X  20:23, July 8, 2014 (UTC)