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So, uh, considering the floaterbie and flutterbie families seem to have the same name in most (if not all) non-English versions... could "flutterbie" be considered a rename instead? The names are used in different games after all. [[User:2 B|2 B]] ([[User talk:2 B|talk]]) 06:58, September 25, 2021 (EDT) | So, uh, considering the floaterbie and flutterbie families seem to have the same name in most (if not all) non-English versions... could "flutterbie" be considered a rename instead? The names are used in different games after all. [[User:2 B|2 B]] ([[User talk:2 B|talk]]) 06:58, September 25, 2021 (EDT) | ||
:I think we should still document them under different articles, since the US English version is what's considered by the wiki to be the most "[[Pikipedia:Canon policy|canon]]", but we should make a strong point to highlight in the article's body that they're likely the same family, and the US developers just called them different names in H!P, be it accidentally or on purpose. — '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 12:36, September 30, 2021 (EDT) | :I think we should still document them under different articles, since the US English version is what's considered by the wiki to be the most "[[Pikipedia:Canon policy|canon]]", but we should make a strong point to highlight in the article's body that they're likely the same family, and the US developers just called them different names in H!P, be it accidentally or on purpose. — '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 12:36, September 30, 2021 (EDT) | ||
== Naming == | |||
Dalmo refers to singular specimen as "Spectalid": "the wingbeats of a little Spectralid can cause a tornado..." "Spectralid wings have a lot of fine powder..." Dalmo is not really an expert, and the entry names still use the -s, so is this important? --[[User:GopyXP|GopyXP]] ([[User talk:GopyXP|talk]]) 20:50, July 29, 2023 (EDT) | |||
Revision as of 19:50, July 29, 2023
Floaterbie = Flutterbie
So, uh, considering the floaterbie and flutterbie families seem to have the same name in most (if not all) non-English versions... could "flutterbie" be considered a rename instead? The names are used in different games after all. 2 B (talk) 06:58, September 25, 2021 (EDT)
- I think we should still document them under different articles, since the US English version is what's considered by the wiki to be the most "canon", but we should make a strong point to highlight in the article's body that they're likely the same family, and the US developers just called them different names in H!P, be it accidentally or on purpose. — {EspyoT} 12:36, September 30, 2021 (EDT)
Naming
Dalmo refers to singular specimen as "Spectalid": "the wingbeats of a little Spectralid can cause a tornado..." "Spectralid wings have a lot of fine powder..." Dalmo is not really an expert, and the entry names still use the -s, so is this important? --GopyXP (talk) 20:50, July 29, 2023 (EDT)