>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > For aesthetic reasons I'd also go with transliterated first. I'd >>> > like to point out that we already have nicknames in parentheses >>> > for a few entries. BTW, I'd like to see more people's nicks there, >>> > so one could recognize guys on IRC. Not sure whether it really matters if the IRC nick is presented or not ( not all contributors ARE using or WILL be using IRC ) there are also those who don't want to be identified/associated with their irc handles ( why are you using the handle or IRC then? O.o) but well that is personal choice and a matter of its own. > I agree with Marcus, I think the native name should be first, and the > transliteration in the parentheses. > It will still allow reading for everyone. Yeah i do believe that is a pretty good approach BUT the names SHOULD be transliterated by Humans, maybe natives.. to avoid problems or transliterations that are totally off... -- Regards, Alex-P. Natsios (a.k.a Drakevr)