Board Thread:Wikia Discussion/@comment-25683568-20150318062713/@comment-25606292-20150701214912

I had a sneaking suspicion that that was the case. In that case, I do believe you're trying to take Standardization too far. The Kanmusu names are not translated so the Kai Ni in their cases shouldn't be translated either. On the other hand in the case of, say, the Radars the names are explicitly translated so it would be unusual for the Kai Ni in their cases not to be translated as well. Were the Kanmusu names literally translated you would be able to change the Kai Nis in their case but as they are not trying to change them is an entirely seperate topic entirely and would be changing the subject. This same coverage goes on to cover the Shiden Kai Ni, for that matter.

In other words you're trying to extend translation standardization to something that is not translated in the first place, which just plain isn't right at all. What it boils down to is that 'Tone Kai Ni' is all one language. It's not English, but it's not exactly jarring because it's still just one language, and a name at that. 'Type 22 Surface Radar Kai Yon' on the other hand is extremely jarring as you would be just instantly switching from English to Romanized Japanese at the drop of a hat. You can make a case for Kai being a loanword and not needed to be translated, but you can't extend that same precedent to the Number attached to it, especially in the case of Yon. You're trying to poke a hornet's nest that don't need to be poked.

Bi Type: Well, I'm not very familiar with actually editting and the information I'd like to provide could really fit under either header in the first place... For that matter, both are especially barren.