User:Akiha

Synopsis

• I'm a Japanese native speaker.
• Because I'm not good at writing, you may think my remark is awkward. It's natural. Let me know that.
• I want to practice writing. Inevitably, I tend to be argumentative if needed.
• I'm not an ordinary person. Thus, I and haruhi like each other :D

In Baka-Tsuki

Rationale

I'm still an English learner. Thus, It's too difficult and time-consuming to write translated text in English from scratch. On the other hand, I'm native Japanese. thus, I almost completely understand the grammar and structure of Japanese. Consequently, I can with relative ease, correct the English sentence structure to match to the corresponding Japanese one.

I have Japanese cultural knowledge as much as an ordinary Japanese. Although I'm a native speaker, Haruhi series may require tons of knowledge to correctly translate it with translation notes. By the way, when I read them, I just skipped unknown words. But I have dependable friends: Japanese Google and Wikipedia, and etc, So I don't have a fear of translating them.

I'm a translation adviser

You can query any japanese-related translation difficulties. This is my top priority in my contributions. There are many ways to conntact me, for example just write in my talk page or tell me an URL where your problem is written on Official IRC Channel or my talk page.

Rationale

stub I'm very lazy. I don't want to do anything tedious.

Priority of my work

1. Answering Japanese-related questions from everyone
2. primarily proof read v9-v10, following progress of translation.
3. first proof read from v8 to v1 to wipe out high mistranslations, posting them in Talk page, while I also note brief other suggestions on memo.
4. Wow Haruhi arrives to a certain degree of quality!!!!! whenever 2nd season anime of Haruhi is aired, we can refer the original!!!! And they haven't licenced the novel of Haruhi! Because my vast memo isn't wasted, I'm so relieved..
5. dump ohter lower suggestions to each Talk page in the order of priority of it. This depends on Editors as well me.
6. clannad (I hope to finish it before anime of clannad is aired)

Rationale

I'm too lazy to write this :p

My guideline of QC

I'm a newcomer. My guideline is still under construction. So the following may be suject to change.

Rationale

My definition of QC is to compare translated text and original text to find mistranlations. And If I find it, I inform it via the corresponding talk page or forum. Thus, I basically don't edit text directly. Another work of QC is to answer questions from translators and editors.

I think it is inherent in tranlation that there is the problem which to tranlate text in original or target language-like way. It is difficult to answer the problem generally. And we should address each problem, considering the contexts. The discussion is beyond my work from the definition of QC. Basically, I only supply information. The discussion suits target-language native speakers, if they can get enough information from original-language native ones to decide which way is better.

Rationale

I checked few parts of translation. I'm unsure about it, but apparently, some trivial detail meanings are dropped in the translation process all over the project. There was no choice. If A translator had worked on each translation of a sentence until he/she had made it flawless, enormous time would have been consumed.

I also would spend as much time as them, if I should do the same thing. I think it is better to proof-read the entire project in order to eliminate mistranslation, skipping such small details.

Type of suggestion

Following types is defined in a way based on importance of a suggestion and whether it mainly relates to a cultural background.

high

Suggestions about a mistranslation which has potential possibilities of inconsistency with the storyline.

normal

Suggestions about a mistranslation which makes only sense within the English text. In other words, it isn't faithful to the corresponding original. Therefore, Editors cannot detect it by their own.

low

Suggestions about a mistranslation whose meaning are a bit awkward, weird, etc in a smaller piece than a single sentence, for example substitution of words.

lowest

Suggestions about a mistranslation which drops very detail meanings or feelings, aka neglect....

culture

Suggestions in terms of Japanese cultural perspective for a particular translation part to become understandable easily, which is something like Translation Note.

To indicate the type of a suggestion, I use the following notation. And I use occasionally this classification in order to remark with a more accurate statement.

high The title of the suggestion

My tendency of tranlation

very faithful to the original

My translation is very faithful to the original, hereby, roundabout and not idiomatic English. And then Editors need to adjust it as you think proper in terms of English and consistency with other parts. To avoid misinterpretation of my translation, it comes with the gist.

Rationale

It is valuable to translate Japanese text from the native speaker's standpoint in order to minimize losses of detail meanings while translation.

Rationale

to expand my vocablary.

Rationale

because of my English writing skill and the limit of literal translation using dictionaries from Japanese to English.

Studying English

However small the advice is, don't hesitate to tell me it! Because I want to study English, everything is greatly welcomed.

• For example...
  • typos
  • grammatical errors
  • Please highlight unusual expressions I might use and discard them for a more common alternative
    • Exapand my library of collocation words
    • Learn a more fluid method of using collocation terms
• To past the time
  • To use more typical and fluent English
  • cool paraphrase to expand my vocabulary
  • advice to repair my written mistakes

Other

• I prefer lower cases, than upper cases. The correct method to spell my name is "akiha" rather than "Akiha".
• My Webserver
  • This site requires linux or unix knowleage.

Memo (no need for correct. They are planned to be re-formatted)

proof reading memo

• Akiha_haruhi_v9_prologue
• Akiha_haruhi_v8

impotant suggestions

This is still an idea without thought carefully. I don't have any responsible for misunderstanding this. After a careful thought, I'll suggest it to Baka-tsuki admin.

• In haruhi project, splitting pages with chapters is too long, resulting in less wiki blessing.
  • when it is unstable, we should split down into pages with smaller unit, for example 10 pages on the novel. And if it becomes stable, we merge it into pages with chapter.
• The haruhi v9 forum in Baka-Tsuki Forum outght to have sub-forum!
  • If this condtion continue, the forum may become a mess in the future.
• http://www.baka-tsuki.net/project/index.php?title=Help:Editing
  • no page is cause of misuse of wiki coding.
    • Shall we quote a help document on media-wiki site?
      • need to check compatiblity of Baka-tsuki's instance of Media-wiki with Media-wiki, in other words, version.
• Less flexibility results in less active of discretion...

useful Japanese tools

web application

If you have a major web browser, and Internet connection, you can use this tools anywhere, anytime on most OSs instantly, because they don't require installation!

• Web-based Japanese Input Method
  • Use this normally.

Key assignment

Alt-o or Ctrl-9	on/off IME
space	hiragana to kanji
space followed by space	open a mini kanji selection window
return	decide the hiragana-to-kanji conversion
F9	hiragana to katakana
F8	hiragana to alphabet

• Web-based Japanese Handwrting Input Method
  • Use this if you don't know the pronunciation of text to type.
  • Caution: This is sensitive to the order of writing. You may not get the desired result...

Windows IME tips

Windows IME has also a handwriting input method.

my software-developping idea

I think a wiki does not suit the tranlation project by many people. A more advanced versioning system is needed. For example git, which is patch-based one employed in linux-kernel. wiki for each articles; translation for each sentences and words

A "comment to any part of tranlation" feature is needed.

• Japanese-English swift learning software for reading purpose

other

• tranlator -> me(QCing) -> editor
  • My proof read speed isn't so fast to enable it.
  • I may not be able to have enough time...

unsure the goodness of argument affair of In Japan, discusses between members are discouraged. I dislike the custom. How about Baka-Tsuki? Shall I be moderate?

Potential possibilities of stop of the project. If I work very hard, The translation may be beyond the fan-sub, and Haruhi's copyright holders would claim their copyright. So far, I'm very eager to work on this project. But I think because they AGREED(o.O) fansubbed anime in public, it is unlikely... This also applies to whatever I commit a contribution to...

• Cultural differences
  • Japanese novel : deliberately break grammar and length sentences to be difficult to read
  • English novel : do not the thing Japanese one do???