2009-10-28, 08:48 PM
Using real words correctly is not "computer geek terminology". There are words that scientists and professionals use which you will find in a modern dictionary. And there are words which are just abstract pseudo-words used by a particular product. It is often appropriate to use pseudo-words, especially for novel or complicated concepts. But there is nothing novel or complicated about SOM.
RPG Maker was a product marketed for children. Like Mario Paint. I think people who are interested in SOM are going to be aspiring software developers like Todd. It's a disservice to them to feed them a bunch of candy words that won't help them along in their careers. Like I said, I mostly have a problem when words are used incorrectly, because A) it looks real bad and makes the community look more amateurish than necessary, and B) it's wrong and people exposed to it will have wrong ideas associated with words.
I would prefer everyone to be on the same footing. And when I remake SOM I'd prefer it be identical in terminology to your translation. Even when I program a wrapper application to launch SOM, the tools will appear to be a part of that product, so a new translation will probably be prudent sooner than later. And I'll do it by myself if I must.
RPG Maker was a product marketed for children. Like Mario Paint. I think people who are interested in SOM are going to be aspiring software developers like Todd. It's a disservice to them to feed them a bunch of candy words that won't help them along in their careers. Like I said, I mostly have a problem when words are used incorrectly, because A) it looks real bad and makes the community look more amateurish than necessary, and B) it's wrong and people exposed to it will have wrong ideas associated with words.
I would prefer everyone to be on the same footing. And when I remake SOM I'd prefer it be identical in terminology to your translation. Even when I program a wrapper application to launch SOM, the tools will appear to be a part of that product, so a new translation will probably be prudent sooner than later. And I'll do it by myself if I must.