Request A personal plea for all future new translations

Discussion in 'Novel General' started by damancy, Apr 17, 2016.

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  1. damancy

    damancy Well-Known Member

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    To all future translator:

    Please, don't post a translation for something new until you have at least 3 or 4 chapters ready to be posted at the same time.

    If you post only the first chapter of a new translation, it is very hard for me to get into the story.

    The first few chapters of the story usually are just expositions and generally speaking, not exciting.

    If I ready only the first chapter of a new story, it changes the first impression of the story for the worse and I will couldn't enjoy future updates as much.
     
  2. Arua

    Arua Umu...~

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    Or... You can just wait until 3 or 4 chapters are released before reading... You don't have to start reading a new story as soon as you see the first chapter, don't you?
     
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  3. lygarx

    lygarx Lazy Translator

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    if you want it done, do it yourself. or you could simply ignore it until it reaches a certain amount. there is also a search option that can filter series based on how many releases they have
     
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    Occulus Well-Known Member

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    Or you could just, you know, not start reading until the first few chapters are out? Asking the translators to do that is like asking the stores to not sell the candy until you've worked out enough and can eat more sugar.
     
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  5. CloudySkySadMoon

    CloudySkySadMoon Bald and Beautiful

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    Close your eyes and count sheeps till enough chapters are released. Readers like me who like to find new materials will be disappointed if translators follow your suggestion. I look for new novels everyday you know.
     
  6. GM_Rusaku

    GM_Rusaku Neptune-sama's Devoted Follower

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    You can request that all you want but all translators will just do what they want, If you don't like it then just wait till it has enough chapters before reading. Translators do this on their free time so you don't have any rights to demand such request unless you're paying them to translate.
     
  7. J.R.

    J.R. Well-Known Member

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    You now make me want to translate/write as story that I only post in pieces in the comments of my reading list
     
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    Recklezz Well-Known Member

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    What is up with this new trend of demanding translators / authors to work for our sakes. It boggles me, why would you demand something from people who work for free? There are many reasons as to why translators only post a few chapters.
     
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  9. Rreelentless

    Rreelentless Captain Sheriff Admiral Colonel Major General

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    why should they? to get your interest? one person? yeah no im happy with the one chapter
     
  10. heishiken

    heishiken yarvic001 Hell Chicken

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    While he worded it awefully and with the completly wrong tone, I agree in Part but for other reasons. By putting out a few more chapters (no1 need a lot just the first 3 or maybe 5) the translators can capture a lot more interest then if they only release 1. Though it is not as helpfull as it was since Readers can just put a Story on your reading list if they are interested, there are still some that want to see a bit of the Sotry before commiting to it.

    It probably makes not a big difference but it could cause a Story to go unnoticed for a while and that may damped the Spirit of the Translator if it does not seem like there is a big interest.
     
  11. Katsurandom

    Katsurandom [The One That Does Nothing][Villager C]

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    idem

    I might do it later too...

    probs I wont though...
     
  12. Jyakai

    Jyakai [RIP] Last seen on 10/6

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    You basically just say what Arua say.... (-_-) but whatevs
     
  13. Yukkuri Oniisan

    Yukkuri Oniisan 『Procrastinator Archwizard Translator and Writer』

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    *please read this in tsundere tone*
    Don't wanna...
    I don't see how this is the fault in translator side
    *joke end*

    Okay now the real reactionary comment:
    Translator free to do what they want with their translation, except for claiming that their translation is their original work.
    If you are bothered by it, why don't you become like me...
    I usually read new novels if there are at least 5 chapters. Not because I dislike reading 1 chapters. But because I think if 5 chapters exists then we can hope for the 6th. Just how many translator still active from year 2014 when the web novel boom happeened? Countless translator had left the stage and just release 1 chapters or so...
     
  14. SlashCrit

    SlashCrit 『Young King of ♥』『Lawyer/Bartender』

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    I'm sorry...it seems this...'personal plea' was it?...has been denied. Next.
     
  15. Mantrazz

    Mantrazz The Lord Upgrade D Biggest Baddest Spammer Around

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    That is eveeeel
     
  16. dustmite

    dustmite On a roll

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    It's a perfectly understandable situation, I mean the more words there are the easier to immerse yourself into the story, but most of the time translators have their own reasons for this.
    Also please check out my teaser for a novel pick up. It's not even one chapter long I'm sorry.
     
  17. ZhaWarudo

    ZhaWarudo TOKI WO TOMARE!!!

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    selfish and stupid but on the former point I would like translators who barely speak English to well stop translating, unless they find not only a PR but also an editor which is basically impossible
     
  18. Nyamsus

    Nyamsus Life is full of shit and we live in it

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    I don't care....
    Lack of information, make my imagination...*dunno what to say...
    More imaginative perhaps.. In huehuehue..way

    P.s. us leecher has no right to command/force translator
     
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  19. Senros

    Senros Well-Known Member

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    Maybe OP made this thread with this thought in mind: Let's post this thread about translators and see NUF go [​IMG]
     
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  20. uselessno4

    uselessno4 Not so useless human

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    Lol this I think it makes sense
    Lol
     
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