Baka-Tsuki:Project Conventions - Revision history

Cthaeh: updated MTL and WN policies

2015-07-19T19:16:26Z

updated MTL and WN policies

Onizuka-gto: Changed protection level for "Baka-Tsuki:Project Conventions" ([Edit=Administrators/supervisors only] (indefinite) [Move=Administrators/supervisors only] (indefinite))

2014-09-09T14:35:29Z

Changed protection level for "Baka-Tsuki:Project Conventions" ([Edit=Administrators/supervisors only] (indefinite) [Move=Administrators/supervisors only] (indefinite))

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Onizuka-gto at 14:35, 9 September 2014

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	This page describes the recommended "default" '''Baka-Tsuki Translation Project Conventions''' for all English light novel translation projects. These are the "default settings" and rules that should be observed for a translation project until a '''Project Manager''' specifies more detailed guidelines.		This page describes the recommended "default" '''Baka-Tsuki Translation Project Conventions''' for all English light novel translation projects. These are the "default settings" and rules that should be observed for a translation project until a '''Project Manager''' specifies more detailed guidelines.

Onizuka-gto: Protected "Baka-Tsuki:Project Conventions": Project Staff Request ([Edit=Allow only autoconfirmed users] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only autoconfirmed users] (indefinite))

2014-08-20T02:14:08Z

Protected "Baka-Tsuki:Project Conventions": Project Staff Request ([Edit=Allow only autoconfirmed users] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only autoconfirmed users] (indefinite))

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Misogi at 16:40, 20 May 2014

2014-05-20T16:40:35Z

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	::<small>Exceptions: Situations with side stories and episodic series.</small>		::<small>Exceptions: Situations with side stories and episodic series.</small>

	'''6). If an apparently Inactive Translator (no activity for ~2 months) occupies a registration slot that you want, contact ~~them~~ and the Project Manager'''		'''6). If an apparently Inactive Translator (no activity for ~2 months) occupies a registration slot that you want, contact him/her and the Project Manager'''
	:*If he/she does not respond in '''TWO WEEKS''' and the Project Manager does not protest, assume the reservation has expired.		:*If he/she does not respond in '''TWO WEEKS''' and the Project Manager does not protest, assume the reservation has expired.

Cloudii at 04:12, 20 May 2014

2014-05-20T04:12:06Z

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	:*Registration is on a "First Come, First Serve" basis.		:*Registration is on a "First Come, First Serve" basis.

	'''4). A Translator may register for ~~no more than ONE~~ VOLUME ~~of chapters~~ at a time ~~on the Project~~'''		'''4). A Translator may only register for chapters within a single VOLUME at a time.'''
	:*This is to ensure translators do not sign up and reserve more chapters than they can chew.		:*This is to ensure translators do not sign up and reserve more chapters than they can chew.

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	::<small>Exceptions: Situations with side stories and episodic series.</small>		::<small>Exceptions: Situations with side stories and episodic series.</small>

	'''6). If an apparently Inactive Translator occupies a registration slot that you want, contact them and the Project Manager'''		'''6). If an apparently Inactive Translator (no activity for ~2 months) occupies a registration slot that you want, contact them and the Project Manager'''
	:*If he/she does not respond in '''TWO WEEKS''' and the Project Manager does not protest, assume the reservation has expired.		:*If he/she does not respond in '''TWO WEEKS''' and the Project Manager does not protest, assume the reservation has expired.

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2014-04-18T15:45:05Z

Image Placement and Pagination

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	===Image Placement and Pagination===		===Image Placement and Pagination===
	*'''Cover art, color images, and inserts''' should be included in a special gallery '''Illustrations Page''' at the beginning of the volume.		*'''Cover art, color images, and inserts''' should be included in a special gallery '''Illustrations Page''' at the beginning of the volume.
	*'''Inline Illustrations''' should be placed ~~in the text~~ '''~~exactly in the location they occur~~''' in the original novel.		*'''Inline Illustrations''' should be placed so that it will be '''displayed adjacent''' to the passages written in the page opposite of it in the original novel.
			:*To do this, place the relevant piece of code directly before the sentence that starts the page before the picture.
	:*Inline Illustrations should be placed in a thumbnail aligned to the right, using the following code:		:*Inline Illustrations should be placed in a thumbnail aligned to the right, using the following code:
	<pre><nowiki>[[File:NAMEOFIMAGE\|thumbnail]]</nowiki></pre>		<pre><nowiki>[[File:NAMEOFIMAGE\|thumbnail]]</nowiki></pre>

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Honorifics

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	===Honorifics===		===Honorifics===
	*Unless otherwise stated, Baka-Tsuki translations ~~utilize~~ '''romanized Japanese honorifics''':		*Unless otherwise stated, Baka-Tsuki translations use '''romanized Japanese honorifics''':
	::''<small>Example: Yuki-san, Yamada-sensei, Yoshimura-sama, etc.</small>''		::''<small>Example: Yuki-san, Yamada-sensei, Yoshimura-sama, etc.</small>''

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2014-04-18T15:32:21Z

Uploading Translations

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	'''12). When translation of a chapter is completed:'''		'''12). When translation of a chapter is completed:'''
	:*Add the text: <code>'''"- Completed"'''</code> next to your username in the '''Registration Page'''.		:*Add the text: <code>'''"Completed"'''</code> next to your username in the '''Registration Page'''.
	:*Add the update to the '''Update Log''' found on the '''Project Overview Page'''.		:*Add the update to the '''Update Log''' found on the '''Project Overview Page'''.

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2014-04-18T15:31:56Z

Registration Rules

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	'''6). If an apparently Inactive Translator occupies a registration slot that you want, contact them and the Project Manager'''		'''6). If an apparently Inactive Translator occupies a registration slot that you want, contact them and the Project Manager'''
	:*If he/she does not respond in '''TWO WEEKS''' and the Project Manager does not protest, assume the reservation is expired.		:*If he/she does not respond in '''TWO WEEKS''' and the Project Manager does not protest, assume the reservation has expired.

	===Valid Translations===		===Valid Translations===

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	::<small>''Note: If the statement were false, translations made from the '''officially published''' Chinese version would be allowed, but translations from Chinese fan-translations would not.''</small>		::<small>''Note: If the statement were false, translations made from the '''officially published''' Chinese version would be allowed, but translations from Chinese fan-translations would not.''</small>

	'''9). Machine Translations: DISCOURAGED ~~BUT~~ ALLOWED'''		'''9). Machine Translations: DISCOURAGED AND ONLY ALLOWED IN SPECIAL CASES'''
	:*Machine Translations (translating with a full dependence on software) are allowed~~, so long as~~ it ~~adheres~~ to the '''[[Baka-Tsuki:Machine_Translation_Guidelines\|Machine Translation Guidelines]]'''		:*Machine Translations (translating with a full dependence on software) are generally discouraged, and only allowed if it gets approval according to the '''[[Baka-Tsuki:Machine_Translation_Guidelines\|Machine Translation Guidelines]]'''.

	'''10). Novel or Chapter Summaries: NOT ALLOWED'''		'''10). Translations of Unpublished Works, such as Web Novels: ALLOWED ONLY AFTER APPROVAL'''
			:*Baka Tsuki focuses on translations of published works, but allows translations of unpublished works such as Web Novels in some cases. See the [[Baka-Tsuki:New_Project_Startup_Guidelines#Web_Novel_Projects\|Web Novel project guidelines]].

			'''11). Novel or Chapter Summaries: NOT ALLOWED'''
	:*All translations posted on the Wiki must be legitimate translations. Summaries or summary-like translations are not allowed.		:*All translations posted on the Wiki must be legitimate translations. Summaries or summary-like translations are not allowed.
	::<small>''Note that a Project Manager may allow summaries in extraordinary circumstances, such as for licensed or missing volumes.''</small>		::<small>''Note that a Project Manager may allow summaries in extraordinary circumstances, such as for licensed or missing volumes.''</small>

	===Uploading Translations===		===Uploading Translations===
	'''11). For incomplete chapters and translations that are uploaded, translators should add an Incomplete Template'''		'''12). For incomplete chapters and translations that are uploaded, translators should add an Incomplete Template'''
	:*Here is the recommended template: '''[[Template:Incomplete]].'''		:*Here is the recommended template: '''[[Template:Incomplete]].'''

	'''12). When translation of a chapter is completed:'''		'''13). When translation of a chapter is completed:'''
	:*Add the text: <code>'''"Completed"'''</code> next to your username in the '''Registration Page'''.		:*Add the text: <code>'''"Completed"'''</code> next to your username in the '''Registration Page'''.
	:*Add the update to the '''Update Log''' found on the '''Project Overview Page'''.		:*Add the update to the '''Update Log''' found on the '''Project Overview Page'''.