Translators! FAQ/Rules for NU.

Discussion in 'Translator's Corner' started by Parth37955, Oct 7, 2017.

  1. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ~^^

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    Not dropping, but I don't have much time to work on it so I wouldn't mind if someone tried to pick it up. I want to read it too...
     
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  2. Okuri Ookami

    Okuri Ookami 'Chi Chi Chi' calls the Sparrow

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    No didn't bother since I was just reminiscing not throwing accusations

    Good to know Good to know :hmm:
     
  3. Asf

    Asf 《《The aria of souls》》

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    I'll report a few when I meet em.
    Those guys never read past the prologues anyway..
     
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  4. SoulZer0

    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    FAQs won't stop them from asking the questions anyway, but it's convenient to have a thread to link to them
     
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  5. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    It's hard for me to find your serious threads if you use more than 1 tag... >.>

    Use Parth Rant instead of this! >.<

    Oh, and thanks for the FAQ! ^^)/
     
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  6. krrizis

    krrizis Runs Ainushi, Read18 & Chaleuria

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    What about the translator announcing that they're going to be slow but will be posting up their translations?
    I've had people "poach" my work because I was inactive for almost 2 months even when I said I'll try to get my translation up ASAP after my busy phase. Is there any way for us to add some sort of notification on NU so potential translators know if the project still has an active albeit slow translator?
     
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  7. Ars

    Ars Simple-Minded Trash

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    I have a question regarding novel covers.
    Am I allowed to submit a fanmade cover for the web novel I'm translating, given that since it's from syosetsu there won't ever be an official one?
     
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  8. Parth37955

    Parth37955 NU #3, [Dead Inside], Mid-Boss, Dark Dealer Staff Member

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    nope.
     
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  9. Ars

    Ars Simple-Minded Trash

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    Figured so. T_T Thanks for the answer!
     
  10. aelene

    aelene Well-Known Member

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    am i allowed to advertise myself in this forum? not the dirty kind of advertisement

    i think i want to join a translation group but i don't know who'll take me.. or should i approach each group one by one?
     
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  11. isecai

    isecai Well-Known Member

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    I think it's okay to do that in this subforum :3c but I'm just a member, who knows! There's not a rule that specifies you can't make an, uh... adoption thread, though.
     
  12. aelene

    aelene Well-Known Member

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    I'll do just that, then XD
     
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  13. kimjeana

    kimjeana Active Member

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    Hahaha. That's so true. That's why I don't like to read xianxia anymore. After you read one, you're basically read all of them.
     
  14. Lianyin

    Lianyin Well-Known Member

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    Question, how do we know if we are still considered an "active translator"? Is there a way to check? (Like maybe there's a title or something on profiles?)
     
  15. Blitz

    Blitz ⛈️ awakened from the reverie❄️

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    The policy basically states it
    https://www.novelupdates.com/nu-policy/
    I mean you would know of you fill the requirements.
    The staff check manually so not really
     
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  16. Random.poet

    Random.poet Powered by Coffee

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    Question:
    If I basicly got permission from earlier translators to start translating, but i only had time to post 1 chapter, gone for 2-3 weeks, and somebody started translating it and has already uploaded 2 chapters. Who would be the active translator in this? (The 2 chapters in 30 days is confusing me):notlikeblob:

    And if I still am, how do i report it?
    Asking for a friend in our team.

    Thank you :blobsmilehappy:
     
  17. runsing

    runsing status : bleeding, health -10/s Novel Updates Staff

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    The Female General’s Little Childhood Sweetheart?
    if that novel, none of the translators listed there now is Active Translator. not enough chapters.
    otherwise, i need to know which novel to give a concrete answer.
     
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  18. Random.poet

    Random.poet Powered by Coffee

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    Yes, yes it is.
    We got permission, but something happened that made the translator unable to update for a couple of weeks.
     
  19. Sutad Aatma

    Sutad Aatma Well-Known Member

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    I added the wrong link for release. What to do?
     
  20. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Report it here:

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