Here are some facts from working with Qidian (Noodletown)

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  1. Indiboy

    Indiboy Well Known boi

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    Editors should get moar!!
    With translators like noodle they probably work more than he does....lol
     
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    MH2 [Former Child]

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    Isis is murdering people, and at most this whole ordeal doesn't really have any heavy consequences( like children getting murdered)
    You just can't compare These
     
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    Why has noodletown suddenly fallen silent, now that I'm directly questioning his lies about Wuxiaworld having approached him? Why are you lying?
     
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    2) 40 for GDN cuz it has a established reader base, 35 for newer translators on newer novels
    3) u like it cuz u think they r gonna keep it free forever since they dont have to pay the authors, and they can just keep the majority of the ad revenue.
    4) its not all bout money, and some ppl dont like confinement. then work for WXW, lool idc im just stating truths.
    5) wdf r u saying? r u gonna pay them if the translation is shit?
    6) self-defense so they could still make money from qidian authors without paying them. is that nice?
    8) ITS MY HONEST OPINION! put yourself in my shoes as a translator rather. qidian invited me and showed their respect for my work by paying me money, WXW said they will just do ad-share but they are not going to pay a flat rate. If you are an university student trying to be independent, which side do you take?

    btw, no personal feelings k? we r just discussing someone else's breakup but we r still cool
     
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    They're both wrongdoings.

    Tell me again, what's wrong complaining about wrongdoing?
     
  6. SenjiQ

    SenjiQ [Wise, for a Bird]

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    When I was editing I'd spend an hour or 2 on each chapter, so if the listed rate was right, the payment could be as low as $2 an hour. That's why I was curious
     
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    Raizu An Enthusiastic Reader

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    When I saw the OP is rarely posting on the NUF (based from his/her post counts), I know this thread gonna be full of QI propaganda.

    Anyway, anyone have popcorn?
     
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    well I guess Qidian's plan just went down the drain? ~ Opinion~(prob fact)xD
     
  9. Indiboy

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  10. lunatari23

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    If you are working for them, then this is pretty much bias on your count, though you can't really just keep saying that qidian is rich/loaded, your gonna have to eventually question where all the money coming from.
    Just reading all your 8 points I say your very good at pitching and selling, but in the back of my mind alarms bells are ringing and screaming danger, sounds like those guys who are pitching those pyramid scheme way back when and trying to mask it in new endeavors in the here and now
     
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    I think bak in the old days i got some email from you and gravity tale bout wanting GDN on their site
     
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    Please provide evidence that Wuxiaworld gave you any offer at all or even spoke to you about you joining Wuxiaworld.
     
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    please reply
     
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    Prove it.
     
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    So OP appears to admit to being a lazy, bad translator. That seems to be his own admission. He seems to find getting paid for that great. Well there's a shocker.
     
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    Mate. How did you even become a translator with that english? Clearly shows the quality of Qidian's workers.
     
  17. rwxwuxiaworld

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    Post the email publicly. I give you permission. Screenshot it.
     
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    Noodletown was approached by wxw, and wuxiaworld is ww. That's where the difference lies. lol
     
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    k i think i made a mistake, checked the emails it was GGP that approached me. But lets just discuss this point, if you were to approach a translator, what benefits would you offer? Cuz it seems like you guys wont take any risk by offering a flat pay, but rather just pay a % of the ad, which is the additional revenue they can get from the new translator. So no risk right?
     
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