This might come off as more negative towards the developers than it's intended, but it's because we put such an emphasis on getting it right that we do our own research instead of asking them. 90% of the time, shooting them an email would be enough, but every so often, they're as in the dark about a proper English rendering as we are. The Skogsra that I cited is a good example. The reason you'll see import SMT fans refer to it as "Skeugslou" is because that's what's written in official Japanese materials like the Pandemonium or Kaneko Works artbooks. (See also "Coreps" for "Corpse," "Mansemat" instead of the more-common "Mastema," and "Alder" instead of "Ardha.") Whether because they got it from a non-English source or any other possible reason, it doesn't work as an English spelling.
The official materials get a lot right, too, mind you. But given situations like the above (or the also-mentioned "Himenesu") we'd rather put some effort in rather than chancing it.
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