Talk:Lantern Mouse

Ozzi9816 (talk) 15:10, 17 May 2015 (UTC) Could someone add pictures please?

Why 'Lampster' is an acceptable name
The only point of argument in favor of 'Lantern Mouse' over 'Lampster' is that the developers call them lantern mice. However, the devs have gone on record to say that they love to see what names the community comes up for things instead. Lampster is more punny, rolls off the tongue, is shorter, and reflects the creature's design, whereas Lantern Mouse does not. Lampsters are designed after hamsters, not mice. In conclusion the point of contention that the developers use the name lantern mouse is completely irrelevant as the developers prefer it when the community creates their own names Empathymodule (talk) 14:42, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Why "Lantern Mouse" should be the official name of the page
Much like the Miros Bird page, the page's title and contents should contain the official developer name if one exists. Nicknames, such as "Lampster" or "Scissorbird", should be noted in the opening paragraph, but the wiki notation should remain in official terms; this allows the wiki to be the most reliable source of information for Rain World, instead of a place where fan-created names make it difficult to search up pertinent information. 38.111.22.193 16:51, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Keeping the developer name
To start, there has been no fan consensus on adopting this new name and so there is no proof that fans even want to change it. Furthermore, the assertion that 'Lampster' is a better name is completely subjective, with many, including myself, sure to prefer the original name. Recently on the wiki, articles with fan names (e.g. Wolf Spider) have been renamed to keep with the naming convention present on the majority of articles (keeping the developer name), adding structure. The creation and use of fan names would only add confusion to the wiki, making it harder to search for creatures/items. For these reasons, I believe we should keep the old name. Fervmoon 19;14, 17 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry Emp, but I've got to agree. Popular fan names get featured at the top of articles, but I believe that the article titles themselves should be "official" names, or, if none exist, widely-used (and preferably descriptive) fan names. Lampster is very cute, but I'm in favor of moving this back to Lantern Mouse. Jimbo Jambo (talk) 15:31, 18 October 2019 (UTC)