Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-35301431-20130822203251/@comment-5532114-20130826055818

No I don't.

The difference here is there is no need for bias here, and it could be easily removed and nothing of value would be lost.

There is more pros to calling them characters, how many times must it be spelled out?

-companies call them characters (which should end the discussion, but apparently not)

-it's a neutral word of vast meanings that can also apply to something that is "mascot"

-not a single Vocaloid character (except for maybe, kinda Akiko) is a "mascot" for anything. The word is just misued here.

-everywhere else they are also called "characters"

Plus, your example is stupid. Wikia is one place, not two opposing nations. Also teaching biased history is frowned upon and shouldn't happen.

Yes I know this is a stupid discussion, but no one forces you to take part in it, so kindly let me tilt at windimills alone if I feel like it, okay?[http://www.translatica.pl/slowniki/po-polsku/tilt%20at%20windmills/ ]