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Episode Titles

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JulienLiir posted 3 years ago

Hello vallian,

Thank you for your contributions to the site. I did want to drop a quick reminder about episode titles. We do not allow translations of episode titles or episode titles created by a network/streaming platform that isn't the original network/streaming platform. So for example if the title of the episode is in Thai but there is an English translation given in the subtitles, we should either use the Thai title, or leave it just as the standard "Episode 1" structure.
Also, some websites like will create titles for episodes that weren't given by the original network, so we won't use those titles either.

If you have any questions, feel free to let me know, and thanks again for your contribution.

vallian posted 3 years ago

I see you reverted my titles for Astrophile. But those titles are indeed the official and original English titles as translated in the YouTube subtitles. Some of them are even in English originally and require no translation at all.

If I have any other edits you find questionable. Please communicate with me before undoing them.

vallian posted 3 years ago

Having read your message again, I see you did say that the subtitle translations aren't allowed, even though they may be official.

vallian posted 3 years ago

Where might I go to appeal that "not even from official subtitles" rule? More and more Thai shows are starting to add titles, and they often mix and match between Thai and English. Astrophile Episode 13, for example, is explicitly titled "Guardian Angels" but most or all of the others are in Thai.

Since this site doesn't support multiple languages, it's clearly aimed at an English-speaking audience, so I think it's most accessible to allow the trusted English translation from official subs. People who watch the show see the English title as given in the subs, and it enhances the experience. Using Thai titles on this site would leave many users unable to understand, and only allowing the embedded English titles would be inconsistent if any episodes use Thai.