Forum:Problems with Original Name Rule

For anyone who is unaware, our current policy is to always stick with the original release of a game when writing articles. However, particularly in the case of older games from the days when translation was poorly done, this can leave us with the least updated and least accurate version of something. I have four specific cases here in which I think we should consider ignoring the original release rule. Yes, we can do that. There is no need to follow a single rule to the letter if we decide as a community that it is better for the wiki to ignore it in a particular case. Zeldapedia made the rule in the first place, and we can unmake it to any extent that we wish.--Fierce Deku 03:35, August 29, 2011 (UTC)

"Gannon"/"Ganon"
This is the case with the most obvious reason for not following the original version. Gannon (2 Ns) is widely understood to be a mistranslation made by the obviously lacking translation staff of it's time. It is returned to one N in later re-releases of the game. This one is so widely understood to be an error that it's become a meme. It looks unprofessional to have an entire page call him by the wrong spelling. The 2 N spelling should be mentioned in the article and left up as a redirect sure, but I don't see any good reason to use it otherwise.--Fierce Deku 03:35, August 29, 2011 (UTC)

"Barba"/"Volvagia"
The Zelda II boss Barba is actually a mistranslation of Volvagia, which is corrected in newer and more correct translations. We could move the page to "Volvagia (The Adventure of Link)" and the old Volvagia page to "Volvagia (Ocarina of Time)". Barba would remain a redirect and can be mentioned in the intro as a mistranslated name from the first english versions.--Fierce Deku 03:35, August 29, 2011 (UTC)

"Seven Wise Men"/"Seven Sages"
As you've probably heard a million times, the "Seven Wise Men" mentioned in ALttP's backstory are actually more properly translated to "Seven Sages" (again, this was corrected in newer english releases of the game). Their Japanese name is the same as the Japanese name of OoT's Seven Sages. They have also been stated to be the same set of people by two members of OoT's dev team. One can debate the timeline all day of course but as far as names go, Seven Wise Men is a translation mistake. I'd recommend a page merge and mentioning the alternate mistranslated name at the beginning of the ALttP section.--Fierce Deku 03:35, August 29, 2011 (UTC)

"Dinolfos"/"Dinafols"/"Dynalfos"
OoT/MM/TP each spell the names differently. Currently, the original spelling (OoT) is used as the page name, the other two are mentioned in the intro paragraph, and each iteration is referred to by the spelling used in its own game. Personally I think the different names are handled well. The only question is what to use for the page name (keep it as the first one or use the newest or something). I'm personally neutral on the subject.--Fierce Deku 03:35, August 29, 2011 (UTC)