{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760/events","html_url":"https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760","id":99919720,"number":5760,"title":"The name Habitica may look/sound very odd in some languages","user":{"login":"GitHubSphinx","id":6691162,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6691162?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx","html_url":"https://github.com/GitHubSphinx","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":7,"created_at":"2015-08-09T18:57:50Z","updated_at":"2015-08-24T21:32:19Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Originally raised in discussion in the [Commonwealth of i18n guild](https://habitica.com/#/options/groups/guilds/7732f64c-33ee-4cce-873c-fc28f147a6f7) (by Mikoto Yato) the following questions may become more important after HabitRPG-Habitica rebranding:\r\n- the word Habitica may look/sound really odd and unnatural in some languages, e.g. silent 'H' or 'c' sounding like [s],[ts],etc. or odd syllable stressed. An example for Czech: please follow http://www.speechtech.cz/cs/produkty/synteza-reci/demo.html#Iva210 , type Habitica in and press Syntetizovat\r\n- words in a sentence containing `Habitica` may need to reflect it's gender which may be different if the word means a country/land, a city, a game or a program (etc.)\r\n\r\nReportedly, the question has been raised long ago and got no official answer.\r\nAs of now, the guidelines on [Trello](https://trello.com/c/SvTsLdRF/12-translations) clearly state that translators should\r\n\r\n> keep the names \"HabitRPG\" and \"Habitica\" untranslated (as is).\r\n\r\nHowever, I believe translators may appreciate some additional guidelines and help on this. Could the staff please consider possible suggestions:\r\n- having the front static/page clearly explaining the origin of the name. e.g. Habitica is the land/city/etc. for people willing to replace bad habits with good ones - and habit is the English for [habit] OR *maybe* English is the very first native language of Habiticans(?) and they have called their land/city/etc. Habitica (IDK really =)\r\n- deciding on what Habitica is by default: a land/city/program/etc. (by default means the string doesn't have anything like \"the country of H.\" or \"the mountain H.\" or the \"capital of H.\"\r\n- *maybe* consulting with lawyers/native speakers/translators about the possibilities of altering the brand for some overseas markets that (may potentially) give a reasonable number of paying users\r\n- other suggestions from other translators?\r\n\r\nLinking https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5703 [List of strings with Habitica in them - for translations](https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5703) just in case \r\n\r\n\r\n<bountysource-plugin>\r\n---\r\nWant to back this issue? **[Post a bounty on it!](https://www.bountysource.com/issues/25554029-the-name-habitica-may-look-sound-very-odd-in-some-languages?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F68393&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github)** We accept bounties via [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F68393&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github).\r\n</bountysource-plugin>"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/comments/134386596","html_url":"https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760#issuecomment-134386596","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760","id":134386596,"user":{"login":"lemoness","id":3494081,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3494081?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness","html_url":"https://github.com/lemoness","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lemoness/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-08-24T21:32:19Z","updated_at":"2015-08-24T21:32:19Z","body":"So, we definitely want to keep the name \"Habitica\" the same regardless of\nthe localization. Although it may sound odd, if we change the spelling\nwe'll be opening ourselves up to a host of problems that we would rather\navoid!\n\nAs for the gender, default to having Habitica be a program, unless it is\nvery clear that it's a land, for example in quests. For the latter, it's\nokay if translators add things to the string like \"the land of Habitica\" in\nthe translation to make it more obvious why the gender changed.\n\nI hope this helps! Let me know if you have more questions.\n\nOn Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:09 PM, S Leslie <leslie@habitica.com> wrote:\n\n> I'm going to talk this over with the rest of the staff to see if we can\n> come to a consensus. It's very interesting! We probably want to keep the\n> name \"Habitica\" the same if we can, though, for search engine optimization.\n>\n> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Jaka Kranjc <notifications@github.com>\n> wrote:\n>\n>> Prepending app/service and land/w.e. would indeed work for most cases.\n>> Where there are spatial constraints (if any), it would surely be clear it\n>> is about the app and there'd be no need for explicit disambiguation via\n>> prefix.\n>>\n>> —\n>> Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub\n>> <https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760#issuecomment-129240375>\n>> .\n>>\n>\n>\n"}}