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User talk:Dreyakis

2014-01-24T22:20:11Z

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=== '''Questions and Answers''' ===

'''1. Are you working on the light novels or the web novels? What's the difference?'''

I'm working from the Chinese translations of the light novels. The web novels were published before the light novels, but the light novels contain more content in terms of character development and extra scenes. In addition, some lines in the web novels were toned down in the light novels. (And there's more fanservice in the light novels.)

'''2. Hey, dude, the chapters are out of order! Why did you translate Chapter Y before Chapter X?'''

Simply put, because someone signed up to do Chapter X before I did. Translators work at different speeds, so some chapters may come out ahead of the others. Everyone works at their own pace, so give them some time.

'''3. So when's your next chapter coming out?'''

If I got a dollar every time someone asked me this, I would be able to do this for a living. Click on the User Page tab on the top left corner and you will find my progression on the latest chapter as well as a ''rough'' estimate on when the chapter will be complete. And, no, it has been scientifically proven that asking me to work faster/harder does not improve translation speed. I am working off of PST in California, so do take that into account when looking for the new chapter on my update days.

'''4. Are you going to translate all the volumes?'''

Until otherwise stated, yes.

'''5. I got the chapter summaries from somewhere else, may I post them in the forums?'''

Please don't. Last I heard, the chapter summaries flying everywhere absolutely killed all motivation for the translators. So...... Please don't. Please.

'''6. I want to join the project, where do I sign up?'''

I don't have the power to actually grant that since I am not the project leader for MKnR, larenthian is. If you are interested in joining the project, drop by the Feedback Thread to let larenthian and Seitsuki know. Following that, inscribe your name onto the [[Mahouka_Koukou_no_Rettousei:Registration_Page|Registration]] page next to which chapter you would like to work on. I will '''not''' provide RAWs, so do not ask.

'''7. I have more questions that you haven't answered here!'''

Drop me a line in the comments section below. If I can't answer it, go ahead and take it to the Feedback Thread on the forums.

=== '''Comments'''===
Hey Dreyakis! Thanks again for the awesome work. I know you do these translations for fun, but I wanted to ask: would it be okay to send you and some of the other translators/editors on this project a few gift cards or something? Without the Mahouka translators and editors many of us would simply be unable to enjoy a lot of these foreign works. You guys have worked really hard on these translations and I'd love to chance to thank you guys for the awesome job on Mahouka. [[User:D4mi3n|d4mi3n]] ([[User talk:D4mi3n|talk]])

:While I do appreciate the sentiment, we translators are ultimately just that: translators. We do not own the rights to the material and thus should not and cannot receive any profit or benefit from the translations. I am very happy to be able to work on Mahouka and bring it over to an audience that previously was unable to read this, but I will have to turn you down. In fact, the best thing you can do to thank us is to head on over to the Appreciation Thread in the Mahouka forums and tell us. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 19:38, 7 December 2013 (CST)

::I figured as much, and I totally understand. I would have definitely bought Mahouka myself if it was available in English. That being said, thanks again! --[[User:D4mi3n|d4mi3n]] ([[User talk:D4mi3n|talk]]) 23:38, 7 December 2013 (CST)

:::It is always my pleasure to serve. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 01:18, 8 December 2013 (CST)

do you know why these chapters seem shorter than the others?

:Format changes between volume to volume. For example, Volume 8 also had a high count of shorter chapters. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 23:30, 8 December 2013 (CST)

then how much will this volune cover if they are all short or are their freakishly long chapters mixed in?---< has not read past 3

How do you measure your progress (as in (82/96))? As it is obviously not percent, is it lines (I doubt that), paragraphs, pages or something different?

:[Page# I'm currently on]/[Last page of chapter] [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 01:22, 11 December 2013 (CST)

Looks like there is a bit of conflict with the translators, Sashiko just released Vol 12 Ch 13... Unless you are actually working on Vol 12 Ch 11, in which case all is good. --[[User:Bilagaana|Bilagaana]] ([[User talk:Bilagaana|talk]]) 00:52, 19 December 2013 (CST)

:Nah, Sashiko was the one actually working on v12c11, the chapter was just posted in the wrong place. He fixed it already. :P [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 01:05, 19 December 2013 (CST)

::So I see, confusing me.... --[[User:Bilagaana|Bilagaana]] ([[User talk:Bilagaana|talk]]) 01:09, 19 December 2013 (CST)

Drey do you know when volume 13 will be released as a raw?

:The short answer is no, I do not. In the past, most of the volumes that have been published have always contained material that had been published elsewhere (either in web format or in magazines). This might be the first time that we're seeing the author put to print things no one has ever seen before, and only time will tell whether this slows down future volumes. I recall that new volumes used to come out every 2-3 months, but it remains to be seen if he is able to replicate that speed. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 19:17, 9 January 2014 (CST)

Thanks was curious about when in 2014 it was slated for
I would like to thank you for providing us readers with very good translation of an awesome seried :D

so what will you do while you wait?

=== '''Expressing Gratitude'''===
- SPOILER (?) - The fight between Tatsuya and Tomitsuka was badass. Thank you very much for your translations.

-Dreyakis, i love you bro!!! Happy new year!!! Lunar new year that is.

User talk:Dreyakis

2014-01-24T21:03:36Z

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=== '''Questions and Answers''' ===

'''1. Are you working on the light novels or the web novels? What's the difference?'''

I'm working from the Chinese translations of the light novels. The web novels were published before the light novels, but the light novels contain more content in terms of character development and extra scenes. In addition, some lines in the web novels were toned down in the light novels. (And there's more fanservice in the light novels.)

'''2. Hey, dude, the chapters are out of order! Why did you translate Chapter Y before Chapter X?'''

Simply put, because someone signed up to do Chapter X before I did. Translators work at different speeds, so some chapters may come out ahead of the others. Everyone works at their own pace, so give them some time.

'''3. So when's your next chapter coming out?'''

If I got a dollar every time someone asked me this, I would be able to do this for a living. Click on the User Page tab on the top left corner and you will find my progression on the latest chapter as well as a ''rough'' estimate on when the chapter will be complete. And, no, it has been scientifically proven that asking me to work faster/harder does not improve translation speed. I am working off of PST in California, so do take that into account when looking for the new chapter on my update days.

'''4. Are you going to translate all the volumes?'''

Until otherwise stated, yes.

'''5. I got the chapter summaries from somewhere else, may I post them in the forums?'''

Please don't. Last I heard, the chapter summaries flying everywhere absolutely killed all motivation for the translators. So...... Please don't. Please.

'''6. I want to join the project, where do I sign up?'''

I don't have the power to actually grant that since I am not the project leader for MKnR, larenthian is. If you are interested in joining the project, drop by the Feedback Thread to let larenthian and Seitsuki know. Following that, inscribe your name onto the [[Mahouka_Koukou_no_Rettousei:Registration_Page|Registration]] page next to which chapter you would like to work on. I will '''not''' provide RAWs, so do not ask.

'''7. I have more questions that you haven't answered here!'''

Drop me a line in the comments section below. If I can't answer it, go ahead and take it to the Feedback Thread on the forums.

=== '''Comments'''===
Hey Dreyakis! Thanks again for the awesome work. I know you do these translations for fun, but I wanted to ask: would it be okay to send you and some of the other translators/editors on this project a few gift cards or something? Without the Mahouka translators and editors many of us would simply be unable to enjoy a lot of these foreign works. You guys have worked really hard on these translations and I'd love to chance to thank you guys for the awesome job on Mahouka. [[User:D4mi3n|d4mi3n]] ([[User talk:D4mi3n|talk]])

:While I do appreciate the sentiment, we translators are ultimately just that: translators. We do not own the rights to the material and thus should not and cannot receive any profit or benefit from the translations. I am very happy to be able to work on Mahouka and bring it over to an audience that previously was unable to read this, but I will have to turn you down. In fact, the best thing you can do to thank us is to head on over to the Appreciation Thread in the Mahouka forums and tell us. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 19:38, 7 December 2013 (CST)

::I figured as much, and I totally understand. I would have definitely bought Mahouka myself if it was available in English. That being said, thanks again! --[[User:D4mi3n|d4mi3n]] ([[User talk:D4mi3n|talk]]) 23:38, 7 December 2013 (CST)

:::It is always my pleasure to serve. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 01:18, 8 December 2013 (CST)

do you know why these chapters seem shorter than the others?

:Format changes between volume to volume. For example, Volume 8 also had a high count of shorter chapters. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 23:30, 8 December 2013 (CST)

then how much will this volune cover if they are all short or are their freakishly long chapters mixed in?---< has not read past 3

How do you measure your progress (as in (82/96))? As it is obviously not percent, is it lines (I doubt that), paragraphs, pages or something different?

:[Page# I'm currently on]/[Last page of chapter] [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 01:22, 11 December 2013 (CST)

Looks like there is a bit of conflict with the translators, Sashiko just released Vol 12 Ch 13... Unless you are actually working on Vol 12 Ch 11, in which case all is good. --[[User:Bilagaana|Bilagaana]] ([[User talk:Bilagaana|talk]]) 00:52, 19 December 2013 (CST)

:Nah, Sashiko was the one actually working on v12c11, the chapter was just posted in the wrong place. He fixed it already. :P [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 01:05, 19 December 2013 (CST)

::So I see, confusing me.... --[[User:Bilagaana|Bilagaana]] ([[User talk:Bilagaana|talk]]) 01:09, 19 December 2013 (CST)

Drey do you know when volume 13 will be released as a raw?

:The short answer is no, I do not. In the past, most of the volumes that have been published have always contained material that had been published elsewhere (either in web format or in magazines). This might be the first time that we're seeing the author put to print things no one has ever seen before, and only time will tell whether this slows down future volumes. I recall that new volumes used to come out every 2-3 months, but it remains to be seen if he is able to replicate that speed. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 19:17, 9 January 2014 (CST)

Thanks was curious about when in 2014 it was slated for
I would like to thank you for providing us readers with very good translation of an awesome seried :D

so what will you do while you wiat

=== '''Expressing Gratitude'''===
- SPOILER (?) - The fight between Tatsuya and Tomitsuka was badass. Thank you very much for your translations.

-Dreyakis, i love you bro!!! Happy new year!!! Lunar new year that is.

User talk:Dreyakis

2013-08-24T22:54:11Z

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2013-08-24T22:53:42Z

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User talk:Dreyakis

2012-11-17T21:12:38Z

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just want to make sure. The chinese source translate the webnovel or the published light novel? [[User:Xenocross|Xenocross]] 09:40, 5 July 2012 (CDT)

Source comes from the published light novels. I haven't found the translations from the web novels yet. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] 10:56, 5 July 2012 (CDT)

Hi... First of all, thank you for translating "Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei"... but before doing chapter 8, can you please finish the translation of chapter 2 ? Please, Thank you --[[User:LSwRl|lSwRl]] ([[User talk:LSwRl|talk]]) 10:09, 11 August 2012 (CDT)

Thank you for your translations keep up the good work :D

By the way guys, I may get around to Volume 1 Chapter 2, but that is most definitely AFTER I finish Volume 2. So sit tight and hang onto you hats. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 03:12, 17 August 2012 (CDT)

Just wanna ask when you estimate to finish chapter 9 or volume 2 in general?

Things get done when they get done, I'm afraid. Chapter 9 is a fairly short chapter, so I may get it out sometime this weekend, but there's no guarantee. God alone knows when I'll finish all of volume 2. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 22:55, 22 August 2012 (CDT)

All good. Any amount of effort is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the hard work.

Not sure if this is how you do this but here goes. I just wanna ask where would I be able to obtain the chinese light novel in NA? I have googled many sources and their shipping service does not include NA. Thanks in advance and I really appreciate you translating this. =] Yoh-kun.

I just want to let you know, Dreyakis, I highly enjoy your translation. I've spent quite a bit of time as an editor for various fan translation groups (never for light novels though) and even those projects could cause a man's brain to explode. Translation is hard work and you are doing the best job I have seen on Baka-Tsuki. It is a pleasure to read your translated text, doubly so because the novels themselves are excellent. The novels have an addictive neutrality to them, and I am very happy that you are translating them for an entirely new section of the world to enjoy. ~BakaGrappler

Hello, Kanziel here. I am a new member and new to all this, but I hope to help in translating this great work. I am bilingual in Chinese and English. I hope you can teach me the basic and let me help you with translating Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei. Cheers~ --[[User:Kanziel|Kanziel]] ([[User talk:Kanziel|talk]]) 16:01, 1 October 2012 (CDT)

Welcome, pull up a chair, here be dragons. Check in at the Feedback Thread on the MKnR main page and let Larenthian and Seitsuki know that you're in. I just started a few months ago, so I don't have much in terms of seniority. Make sure to register for the chapters you plan to work on as well. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 16:45, 1 October 2012 (CDT)

Hello, just another Mahouka reader here to say that your translations are excellent! Thanks for your hard work~

Thanks for your translations [[User:Bilagaana|Bilagaana]] ([[User talk:Bilagaana|talk]]) 01:45, 4 November 2012 (CDT)

Hello, just saw your update and nice!, I'm looking forward to read chapter 6 then :)

Hello. Thanks for the update with chapter 6. Looking forward to 7. Also thanks for updates telling how far away chapter is, I know it can change depending but I won't go crazy with a schedule. THANKS!!

Heya ! Thanks for all the hardwork bro!

You are one sexy beast! keep up the great work!

Thanks for the update!... but seriously the rate of your translation is quite awesome and we get to read chapter 7 in approximately 2 days? My god you're really fast

Assuming everything goes according to plan, then yes. I'm usually more productive on Wednesdays and Saturdays. [[User:Dreyakis|Dreyakis]] ([[User talk:Dreyakis#top|talk]]) 22:49, 13 November 2012 (CST)

Sir, you are awesome. Thank you very much for effort.

You are great, thanks so much. I love reading this light novel and you are doing a great job with the translations so thank you.

what happened to chapter 8?

Look at the registration to see who is working on what --[[User:Breeze|Breeze]] ([[User talk:Breeze|talk]]) 23:18, 14 November 2012 (CST)

are you guys(the translators) going to go past vol 7?