Question Tips for a novice translator?

Discussion in 'Translator's Corner' started by Ashley123, Jun 24, 2017.

  1. Ashley123

    Ashley123 Your senior

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    I now know lol,there was no next chapter bouton at the end of the chapter so yeah :/ the story of my life
     
  2. Ashley123

    Ashley123 Your senior

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    Lol me too (for the speed of the translations)
     
  3. SnowTime

    SnowTime Busy Busy Busy, I Dug Too Many Holes

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    I only put it at the top -3- well you know, so it won't remind anyone to try the next chapter haha
     
  4. Ashley123

    Ashley123 Your senior

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    @SnowTime And I find it funny how we both translated the title.

    You: I finally found you
    Me:Finally found you

    Hahaha
     
  5. Ashley123

    Ashley123 Your senior

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    And @SnowTime I think a lot of people learned there is till chapter 25 so the site is overloaded.
     
  6. SnowTime

    SnowTime Busy Busy Busy, I Dug Too Many Holes

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    Lol, I thought most people already knew
    Back up now though
     
  7. Incarneous

    Incarneous ☕ [Transcendent Eternality] [Alexfilia's Dad]

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    I mentioned it somewhere, but if you don't know an idiom or something cultural/historical, try ichacha.net or baidu's encyclopedia.
     
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    eseul [ blank ] |_・)

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    i recommend forcing yourself to reach a daily wordcount goal. Whether it's 200 words or 500 words. That way, you always make progress and you don't forget about it until way later. Making it a habitual thing will help you progress through the chapters in a regular pace.
     
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  9. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

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    Accept critique when it's valid, ignore the crap out of people who are just trolling?
     
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  10. scriptor

    scriptor 『Sigilmaster』 『Immortal Sage』

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    Agreed. Trolls exist everywhere except maybe on most BL projects. Funny how the flamers are such paragons of wisdom but are afraid of BL...

    *pokes them with a bunch of BL*
     
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  11. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

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    >_>
    Well I Know bl does get flamed when people ask for recommendations here..

    Idk about translator sites.. I don't read it.
     
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  12. scriptor

    scriptor 『Sigilmaster』 『Immortal Sage』

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    Well, not as often as you think lol. Because it's maybe one or two comments until the fujoshis unite and drive them out of the BL thread. XDDD

    I don't mean translator sites, I mean on comments. Because I've noticed that you hardly ever see them on chapter comments the way you see them on more traditional wuxia/xuanhuan/xianxia action projects. Yanno, the ones with regular het romances if there's any romance at all.
     
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  13. Incarneous

    Incarneous ☕ [Transcendent Eternality] [Alexfilia's Dad]

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    Super negative comments can be demoralizing. Just remember there's always idiots out there who trigger and flame, because oddly enough they're blind to other worse things out there in the world and on the net. Until you gain the super power to punch someone through the internet, learn selective blindness.
     
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    RIenne Well-Known Member

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    I can't edit, but if your have any questions about certain words, phrases, sentences, names or idioms, feel free to ask me. I'd like to help.

    and don't forget to provide us with the address of your site, so that we can go follow it and like your posts.
     
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  15. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

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    Could it be due to the fujoshi community being smaller than the other parts of our community?
     
  16. Ashley123

    Ashley123 Your senior

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    Lol you would like my post and follow it just like that? And thank you for your offer,I'm sure I will need your help someday :) But I just created it (my wordpress) and I'm still translating so I do not have any content on it to like (except one page where I wrote the synosip of the story). Here it is: blyai.wordpress.com
     
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  17. Ashley123

    Ashley123 Your senior

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    Is it? I always thought that there were a lot of fujoshi and fudanshi everywhere (must be because of what I generally read and watch:bl) but yeah it could be
     
  18. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

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    I think it's a strong subset of our community but I don't think that it's too big?
    Not exactly sure, since fujoshi presence is big on NUF.
     
  19. SnowTime

    SnowTime Busy Busy Busy, I Dug Too Many Holes

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    I never got a flame on my site at all though :X3:
     
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