Forum:SH:New policies for pronunciations of names and terms

Hello everyone,

One of the problems I have while reading articles on Wookieepedia, or novels, is knowing how to properly pronounce names/terms that sound foreign. Some articles seem to have an IPA key for pronouncing names, for example, the Legends article for Tiaan Jerjerrod.

IPA is too technical for casual readers and there's a learning curve before you are able to use it. Pronunciation spelled out phonetically would work a lot better. I was discussing this on #wookieepedia and ecks brought up the point that different editors may end up coming up with various pronunciation keys or phonic spellings to the same word.

A workaround to this problem would be to use audio clips found in films or audio books for the various terms/names that are alien or foreign sounding as a pronunciation clip. Wookieepedia already uses audio clips for quotes so the idea of using audio clips isn't new.

Providing correct pronunciations on Wookpieedia will help fans when discussing Star Wars in person. I propose for policies/writing styles to address pronunciation in the articles.

-Zoo (talk) 18:03, October 21, 2016 (UTC)