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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions src/content/docs/UtaiteDB General guidelines.mdx
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All names should primarily be written in the original language, which usually means Japanese, but it can also be for example English or Korean. The system supports 4 language options:

_"Non-English" covers original names in all languages that aren't English or romanized, for example Japanese.
_"Romanized" is for foreign original names written in the Latin (western) alphabet. Usually this means Romaji.
_"English" is for official names in English and known translations of foreign names.
_"Unspecified" is for names where the language doesn't matter or it's unknown. Unspecified names will never be used as display names of an entry if another name is provided.
- "Non-English" covers original names in all languages that aren't English or romanized, for example Japanese.
- "Romanized" is for foreign original names written in the Latin (western) alphabet. Usually this means Romaji.
- "English" is for official names in English and known translations of foreign names.
- "Unspecified" is for names where the language doesn't matter or it's unknown. Unspecified names will never be used as display names of an entry if another name is provided.

If the original language is English, the name should be written to the English language field, otherwise it's written to the "Non-English" language field. If those names have commonly used romanizations or English translations, those can be entered as well to make it easier for the international audience to find and understand those names. Other names, for example translations to other languages, should be marked as "Unspecified" according to current rules. Sometimes an entry may have multiple names in one language, for example producer's real name and artist name. In this case the additional names can be marked as "Unspecified" so that they won't be used as display names regardless of user's display option.

Sometimes the Romanization or English name of the artist is always used, even though the artists also has a name in Japanese. In this case the Japanese name should be marked as Unspecified so that it won't be used as a display name.

If the entry has multiple names in one language and it's not clear which one of those should be the primary one, you should refer to official information, such as product packaging. If the name in the album's cover doesn't conflict with the other rules on the site, that name should be preferred as the primary one.

However, keep in mind that sometimes the official information contains the same name in multiple languages, combined into one. In this case you should enter the name separately for each language. For example, if the song is uploaded to Nico Nico Douga with the name **//秘密警察 - Himitsu Keisatsu//**, you should enter both names separately: **//秘密警察//** as Non-English and **//Himitsu Keisatsu//** as Romanized.
However, keep in mind that sometimes the official information contains the same name in multiple languages, combined into one. In this case you should enter the name separately for each language. For example, if the song is uploaded to Nico Nico Douga with the name "秘密警察 - Himitsu Keisatsu", you should enter both names separately: "秘密警察" as Non-English and "Himitsu Keisatsu" as Romanized.

**Note:** there is an exception to this rule for designating different editions for albums (see: [Multiple editions and special albums](/docs/utaitedb-albums#Multiple-editions-and-special-albums)).

Registered users can set their display language, so that they will always see the names in that language, if available. Unregistered users and users who haven't set their display language will see the original names, which may be either English or something else. For example, if the non-English name of an artist is _ナナホシ_, the romanized name is _nanahoshi_ and the default language option is "Original", then by default users will see _ナナホシ_ unless they have chosen to prefer romanized names instead.
Registered users can set their display language, so that they will always see the names in that language, if available. Unregistered users and users who haven't set their display language will see the original names, which may be either English or something else. For example, if the non-English name of an artist is "ナナホシ", the romanized name is "nanahoshi" and the default language option is "Original", then by default users will see "ナナホシ" unless they have chosen to prefer romanized names instead.

Generally there is no need to add composite names, and those names should broken into separate fields.

For example, **cosMo@Bousou-P(暴走P)** is incorrect; every field should contain only one name.
For example, "cosMo@Bousou-P(暴走P)" is incorrect; every field should contain only one name.

### Romanization

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