Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu:Format Guidelines - Revision history

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	== Formatting ==		== Formatting ==
	Formatting refers to the general layout of the pages and arrangement of the information.		Formatting refers to the general layout of the pages and arrangement of the information.


	=== Project overview pages ===		=== Project overview pages ===

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	1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?		1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?

	2. Honorifics should be kept, <span color=red>except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> Twoearle says "Aika-san," but that ~~seems~~ fairly ~~unnatural~~ to me, so I have been translating it as "Aika". Here's all the exceptions so far:		2. Honorifics should be kept, <span color=red>except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> Twoearle says "Aika-san," but that looks fairly weird to me in an English sentence, so I have been translating it as "Aika". Here's all the exceptions so far:

	* Aika-san → Aika		* Aika-san → Aika

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	=== Spelling and grammar ===		=== Spelling and grammar ===
	Exactly as specified in the official guidelines, our bible for spelling is the fourth edition of [https://ahdictionary.com/\|the fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary].		Exactly as specified in the official guidelines, our bible for spelling is the fourth edition of [https://ahdictionary.com/ the fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary].

	No, okay, listen, if you're British, feel free to use British spelling. That is not something with which this project is concerned.		No, okay, listen, if you're British, feel free to use British spelling. That is not something with which this project is concerned.

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	This page describes the formatting guidelines for [[Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu]]. <span style="color: red">Major differences from the usual guidelines on [[Format_guideline\|this page]] are marked in red.</span>		This page describes the formatting guidelines for [[Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu]]. <span style="color: red">Major differences from the usual guidelines on [[Format_guideline\|this page]] are marked in red.</span>


	== General ==		== General ==
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	~~[[Category:Help Page]]~~

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	This page describes the formatting guidelines for [[Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu]]. <span style="color: red">Major differences from the usual guidelines on [[Format_guideline\|this page]] are marked in red.</span>		This page describes the formatting guidelines for [[Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu]]. <span style="color: red">Major differences from the usual guidelines on [[Format_guideline\|this page]] are marked in red.</span>


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	[[Category:Help Page]]		[[Category:Help Page]]
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	This page describes the formatting guidelines for [[Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu]]. <span style="color: red">Major differences from the usual guidelines on [[Format_guideline\|this page]] are marked in red.</span>		This page describes the formatting guidelines for [[Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu]]. <span style="color: red">Major differences from the usual guidelines on [[Format_guideline\|this page]] are marked in red.</span>


	== General ==		== General ==

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	5. Translators can be neurotic, to put it mildly. So please do ask or otherwise communicate. :)		5. Translators can be neurotic, to put it mildly. So please do ask or otherwise communicate. :)
			=== Anonymous editors ===
	=== Anonymous ~~Editors~~ ===
	Please feel free to fix spelling mistakes or obvious grammar mistakes. If you are editing a few pages or chapters at a time, you don't necessarily have to register with the wiki, but please get in touch with the translator like it says above.		Please feel free to fix spelling mistakes or obvious grammar mistakes. If you are editing a few pages or chapters at a time, you don't necessarily have to register with the wiki, but please get in touch with the translator like it says above.

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	This project is in English.		This project is in English.

	=== Spelling and ~~Grammar~~ ===		=== Spelling and grammar ===
	Exactly as specified in the official guidelines, our bible for spelling is the fourth edition of [https://ahdictionary.com/\|the fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary].		Exactly as specified in the official guidelines, our bible for spelling is the fourth edition of [https://ahdictionary.com/\|the fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary].

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	=== Project ~~Overview Pages~~ ===		=== Project overview pages ===
	Each project has an overview page, from which the individual chapters are linked.		Each project has an overview page, from which the individual chapters are linked.

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	KIA - 14 months of absence, presumed dead or permanently imprisoned.		KIA - 14 months of absence, presumed dead or permanently imprisoned.

	=== Page ~~Headers~~ and ~~Footers~~ ===		=== Page headers and footers ===
	There is a dedicated page for each chapter of the translation.		There is a dedicated page for each chapter of the translation.

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	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

	=== Cover ~~Art~~ ===		=== Cover art ===
	Cover art, as well as inserts, should be included in a special gallery page as the first section of the volume if available. There is no recommended size for these images, but JPEG format is preferred.		Cover art, as well as inserts, should be included in a special gallery page as the first section of the volume if available. There is no recommended size for these images, but JPEG format is preferred.

	=== Inline ~~Images~~ ===		=== Inline images ===
	[[Image:Sh_v1_01.jpg\|thumb\|''She turned her face away in annoyance, marking the end of the day's conversation.'']]Many times there are illustrations that accompany the text. The recommended image size and format is a high-quality JPEG somewhere around 600x1000. Actual size and format is left to the project manager or uploader.		[[Image:Sh_v1_01.jpg\|thumb\|''She turned her face away in annoyance, marking the end of the day's conversation.'']]Many times there are illustrations that accompany the text. The recommended image size and format is a high-quality JPEG somewhere around 600x1000. Actual size and format is left to the project manager or uploader.

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	Inline images are generally located close to the portion of text they refer to, or approximately where the image appears in the original text.		Inline images are generally located close to the portion of text they refer to, or approximately where the image appears in the original text.

	=== Translator ~~Notes~~ ===		=== Translator's notes ===
	Translator notes~~, or footnotes,~~ should be used to clarify expressions, places, dates and so forth ~~where~~ the reader may not have sufficient knowledge. For example, references to culture-specific holidays, food and ceremonies are common as are places and items that may not be widely known.		Translator's notes should be used to clarify expressions, places, dates and so forth about which the reader may not have sufficient knowledge. For example, references to culture-specific holidays, food and ceremonies are common, as are places and items that may not be widely known.

	Preferably, a new page for each volume should be created, with the title "Translator's Notes." ~~This~~ page should be divided into sections corresponding to the chapters of that volume.		Preferably, a new page for each volume should be created, with the title "Translator's Notes." The page should be divided into sections corresponding to the chapters of that volume.

	The preferred format for a footnote is to add a numbered link after the key word or phrase to the appropriate section of the "Translator's Notes" page for that volume. (This is an example.[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Ore,_Twintail_ni_Narimasu:Volume_1_Translator%27s_Notes#equally_excited])		The preferred format for a footnote is to add a numbered link after the key word or phrase to the appropriate section of the "Translator's Notes" page for that volume. (This is an example.[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Ore,_Twintail_ni_Narimasu:Volume_1_Translator%27s_Notes#equally_excited])
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	<pre>http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Ore,_Twintail_ni_Narimasu:Volume_1_Translator%27s_Notes#equally_excited</pre>		<pre>http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Ore,_Twintail_ni_Narimasu:Volume_1_Translator%27s_Notes#equally_excited</pre>

	=== on-page ~~notes~~ ===		=== Notes on the same page: the ref tag ===

	Alternatively, you can add notes/references on the same page. <pre><ref>It works like this.</ref></pre> Then at the end of the page, add		Alternatively, you can add notes/references on the same page. <pre><ref>It works like this.</ref></pre> Then at the end of the page, add
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	By clicking on the number, you're forwarded to the note content, and the link at the left of the note will bring you back to the line you initially clicked from.		By clicking on the number, you're forwarded to the note content, and the link at the left of the note will bring you back to the line you initially clicked from.

	~~That looks like~~:		Here is the result of that:

			<div style="margin: 1em; padding: 1em; border: 1px red solid;">

	Alternatively, you can add notes/references on the same page. <ref>It works like this.</ref> Then at the end of the page, add		Alternatively, you can add notes/references on the same page. <ref>It works like this.</ref> Then at the end of the page, add
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	By clicking on the number, you're forwarded to the note content, and the link at the left of the note will bring you back to the line you initially clicked from.		By clicking on the number, you're forwarded to the note content, and the link at the left of the note will bring you back to the line you initially clicked from.

	===~~Use the Hide Tag~~===		</div>

			===Using HTML comments for notes to editors===

	You could also use HTML comments to add notes for editors or other translators:		You could also use HTML comments to add notes for editors or other translators:
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	<pre>'''(!<!-- Note: I'm not sure about this sentence! Please check it for me -->)'''</pre>		<pre>'''(!<!-- Note: I'm not sure about this sentence! Please check it for me -->)'''</pre>

	===~~Nowiki Tag~~===		===The nowiki tag===

	If you would like to display special characters you'll have to put them into the nowiki tags.		If you would like to display special characters you'll have to put them into the nowiki tags.

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	1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?		1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?

	2. Honorifics should be kept, <span color=red>except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> ~~I've been translating~~ Twoearle's "Aika-san" as "Aika" ~~just cause it sounds more English~~. Here's all the exceptions so far:		2. Honorifics should be kept, <span color=red>except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> Twoearle says "Aika-san," but that seems fairly unnatural to me, so I have been translating it as "Aika". Here's all the exceptions so far:

	* Aika-san → Aika		* Aika-san → Aika
	* okaasama → honored mother (not mother-sama)		* okaasama → honored mother (not mother-sama)

	3. Sound effects and especially gitaigo are left to the translator's discretion. ~~Check out~~ [http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/] and [http://www.nihongoresources.com/dictionaries/universal.html].		3. Sound effects and especially gitaigo are left to the translator's discretion. Sound effect dictionaries: [http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/] and [http://www.nihongoresources.com/dictionaries/universal.html]

	English doesn't have such a broad variety of sound effects, so consider translating them into something else! The line I translated as "Twoearle gurgled with little bubbles" in Chapter 3 was actually a line of dialogue ("Ogogogo.")		English doesn't have such a broad variety of sound effects, so consider translating them into something else! The line I translated as "Twoearle gurgled with little bubbles" in Chapter 3 was actually a line of dialogue ("Ogogogo.")

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	1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?		1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?

	2. Honorifics should be kept, <span ~~style~~=~~"color:~~red">except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> I've been translating Twoearle's "Aika-san" as "Aika" just cause it sounds more English. Here's all the exceptions so far:		2. Honorifics should be kept, <span color=red>except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> I've been translating Twoearle's "Aika-san" as "Aika" just cause it sounds more English. Here's all the exceptions so far:

	* Aika-san → Aika		* Aika-san → Aika
	* okaasama → honored mother (not mother-sama)		* okaasama → honored mother (not mother-sama)

	3. Sound effects and especially ~~psychomimes~~ are left to the translator's discretion.		3. Sound effects and especially gitaigo are left to the translator's discretion. Check out [http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/] and [http://www.nihongoresources.com/dictionaries/universal.html].

			English doesn't have such a broad variety of sound effects, so consider translating them into something else! The line I translated as "Twoearle gurgled with little bubbles" in Chapter 3 was actually a line of dialogue ("Ogogogo.")

	[list of examples so far]		[list of examples so far]

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	1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?		1. Editors should focus on the flow of the text. What is awkward? What is hard to understand?

	2. Honorifics should be kept, <span color=red>except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> Twoearle's "Aika-san" ~~sounds very strange to me in English, so I've been translating it~~ as "Aika." Here's all the exceptions so far~~, I think~~:		2. Honorifics should be kept, <span style="color:red">except -san, which can be dropped if it seems like a good idea.</span> I've been translating Twoearle's "Aika-san" as "Aika" just cause it sounds more English. Here's all the exceptions so far:

	* Aika-san → Aika		* Aika-san → Aika