Talk:Curandera

Curandera vs. Healer

I originally started to create this page under "Curandera", but was asked to put it here.

I think "Curandera" is a better title for this character.

For starters, there is no evidence that she has any healing ability.

"Curandera" does NOT mean healer. Something like "witch doctor" or "faith healer" might be a better translation, and these carry connotations that simply "Healer" does not.

I thus propose renaming the character "Curandera". Aapold 07:44, 3 October 2007 (EDT)

• So if I understand correctly, she was credited as Healer but introduced herself as a curandera? All things considered it feels like curandera is a better description (read: article name) for this character and that "healer" was just the translated description for the woman. In the same way I think Bliss and horror is an interesting name for a power in that it preserves the cultural interpretation of these special abilities (versus Chandra/Mohinder's purely scientific interpretation) I think that calling her a curandera helps preserve the cultural subtleties between the term "curandera" and "healer", especially the ones pointed out by Aapold. I think it would be good to title the article curandera and then point "healer" to it instead of the other way around. (Admin 08:49, 3 October 2007 (EDT))

• Definitely agree with Admin. Change to Curandera. This is a global show, and uses global terms. --Conspiracy Unit 09:21, 3 October 2007 (EDT)
• Agreed. Healer should be a (disambig), with links to Linderman and/or Linderman's ability, to regeneration, and to Curandera. I certainly could confuse the three in a broad search.--Danielandthelions 17:28, 3 October 2007 (EDT)
  • That sound like the best approach. As I said before, my only concern with calling her curandera is that no-Spanish speakers might not know how to find her article, but a disambig handles that.--Hardvice (talk) 17:34, 3 October 2007 (EDT)

Yatta!

• I moved Healer to Curandera, if sloppily, and created redirects on Curendera and talk:Curendera to fix my misspelling. Healer now redirects to Healer (disambig) as described above. Your feedback is appreciated. I know it was messy, but I'm just excited that I figured out how! :D --Danielandthelions 18:43, 3 October 2007 (EDT)