Hi Whatamidoing (WMF). Thank you for your reply.
About the language tag, that makes sense. Just because someone is reading my local language version of Wikipedia, it does not mean that the person understands the local language. Still, changing the citation template is beyond me (hello, I'm a newbie, and that's why I've been using the VE, right?), but I can explain that to my local folks.
As for the original date of publication (ODOP), I read our local version of guidelines one more time and found out that including the ODOP is a recommendation, not a requirement (!). So why is it a big deal? I don't know. If we cannot agree with the "correct" date, how can we mandate such information to be included in the reference? LOL!
Thank you for the explanation.
Since I got you, may I ask you one more question? On the right side bar, it states that "this is the only feedback page actively monitored by WMF staff." Jawiki has its own VE feedback page, ja:Wikipedia:ビジュアルエディター/フィードバック. Is it safe to assume that the page is not monitored by by WMF staff; and that we should post our feedback here at MediaWiki instead?
I really appreciate your kind assistance.