Thread:LincolnAloisio/@comment-5002930-20150420151758

Hi! Discussing with you here since I don't want to start an edit war.

I noticed that you reverted my edit on the page rearding the subtitle of the season, "The Maya(n) Empire", a few days ago.

I would like to point you to this argument made on Wikipedia a few years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Survivor_%28U.S._TV_series%29/Archive_1#Guatemala-_Maya_vs_Mayan

The logos used during filming and airing of the season (as well as during the reunion) have all used the term "Maya." Wikipedia changed it to the correct term "Maya" a few years ago, but unfortunately has reverted back to the commonly used (though seemingly incorrect) term "Mayan."

If I recall correctly, it was announced during the Palau reunion that the season would be named: "Survivor: Guatemala- The Maya Empire" before this was changed to the term "Mayan" shortly after the Palau reunion. Hence, this is why there are logos all over the internet that use the term "Mayan." However, CBS apparently switched back to the term "Maya" by the time filming started, as evidenced by the logos used during the season. I do not know why that is, but my best guess would be this: http://archaeology.about.com/od/mameterms/a/Maya-or-Mayan.htm

The page explains that the term "Maya" is used when pertaining to people, places, culture, etc., whereas the term "Mayan" is used when pertaining to language.

Therefore, it would seem to indicate that the proper title of the season is "Survivor: Guatemala- The MAYA Empire". 