[Translation] TeamAyu blog. 4 March. 4 More Doggie Entries

[TeamAyu2004]

^ is that even going to cut down on the stealing?? what if you give the password to someone how has stolen??

Isa confused...

[Misa-chan]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

PSS: I blame jorge.

PPPSSSSPS: misa-chan is a girl lol

Thanks for clarifying that lol. I personally find it disturbing when people call me "dude"

But no, I have to say this because it'll be unfair to him otherwise, but it's not Jorge.

Originally Posted by majrakun

Are there any qualifications needed to get access to the password in your blog?

Just have a good cred on AHS is enough I guess.

Originally Posted by Sirea

I myself would take up the job if only I could read kanji. It's such an overbearing part of the language and I always hesitate to truly learn it. I wish I knew your secret to being able to so fluently go from one language to the next when it seems so tough to me... but it's most likely sheer talent and something that I'd probably never be able to do anyway. If only Japanese was kana-only, I would gladly translate but alas...

I have to confess that my second language is Mandarin/Chinese, so I've more or less grown up reading nothing but kanji. Helps tons with my Japanese class.

Originally Posted by shineestar

thank you for your hard work, but what if they still dont credit you at your blog?
arent you just going to quit there too. :/

Thing is, yes, I have been bothered by people taking my translations and hotlinking from my account without credit. I've actually figured a solution out for that one: just uploading images twice, once to imageshack for AHS use, and once to my photobucket account for my own blog. It's solved the problem for stealing, as imageshack images are not my concern. Besides, as you said, if people are really intent on stealing, it doesn't matter whether I post something on the blog or AHS.

The main issue that made me decide to let go at AHS is seeing some members dissing my translations. I feel terribly insulted as a translator who has spent time and effort translating for people, only to have them say things like "why are we stuck with Misa-chan translating?" and "I liked _____'s translations better, let's create a movement to get him/her back!!". If you don't like me personally or the way I go about things sometimes, fine, just let me know and I'll try to change if I can. But dissing my work... What am I supposed to do about that? Improve my Japanese?? Ask ayu to write in a cuter way so my translations won't sound boring???

The only thing I can say is, alright, you don't like my work, I'll move it somewhere else, which is what I've done. That way, you don't have to see what you don't want to see, I don't have to see you dissing me, and people who still want to read the translations still have somewhere to go. Everybody's happy.

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

^ is that even going to cut down on the stealing?? what if you give the password to someone how has stolen??

Isa confused...

It will cut down a little, because entries on the blog are protected, and I choose who to give the password to. If I give the password to someone who has stolen, it'll be because I have lousy people-reading skills then, and I'll have to change the password or something...

[tenshi no hane]

Originally Posted by Misa-chan

The main issue that made me decide to let go at AHS is seeing some members dissing my translations. I feel terribly insulted as a translator who has spent time and effort translating for people, only to have them say things like "why are we stuck with Misa-chan translating?" and "I liked _____'s translations better, let's create a movement to get him/her back!!". If you don't like me personally or the way I go about things sometimes, fine, just let me know and I'll try to change if I can. But dissing my work... What am I supposed to do about that? Improve my Japanese?? Ask ayu to write in a cuter way so my translations won't sound boring???

People actually said things like that!? Pfft I bet those people don't even know Japanese, so they can't even judge in the first place. Some people really underestimate the time translating takes. And they should remember that you're doing us a favor, it's not like you're getting paid for this.

But anyway, I respect your decision. I'm grateful you'll continue to post translations on your blog. (Personally I can read Japanese, but I don't have a TA account so... XD)