User talk:Dreyakis

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 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

Since there's some vigilante (*cough* 36.73.110.127) gag order placed on criticism let me start with praise. Your translations are incredibly awesome. The best even. There's no disputing the quality nor the translation speed. Thank you very much. But may I suggest you stop giving release dates? I appreciate the attempt you make to give us updates on your progress. But it's really not working if you give dates only to postpone time and time again. I'm fine with waiting months for your translations but I'd prefer just the page progress update or no update at all. Because whenever you specify a date people (like me) will check around that date and see it postponed to a new date. I'm not sure it's a good solution. Overlord Val (talk) 13:11, 28 October 2013 (CDT)

He removed it before, only to be be hammered with requests asking when the next release will be; He can't win on this issue. If you don't like specific dates then just check for updates on Wednesday/Sunday (these days were the ball park days he mentioned for having time to work on translations, things may have changed since tho). --Drowzycow (talk) 19:38, 28 October 2013 (CDT)

This is something that deserves to be addressed. In all honesty, it is true that my schedules have been slipping as of late, which is something that concerns me quite a bit. My thoughts moving forward will be to regulate on what days I will posting new stuff to make it more manageable, but ultimately Drowzycow got the gist of it.

Also, another thing I want to draw the line about here is the editing of other people's opinions. I want to make it clear that all thoughts and opinions within the boundaries of common sense are welcome here. Please do NOT delete criticism, as that is also an important aspect that helps people grow. If I find something to be particularly offensive, I will take the initiative of removing that myself. My thanks to those who have policed this section with the best intentions, but let's make sure this doesn't get too far. Dreyakis (talk) 21:39, 28 October 2013 (CDT)

you could give your self some space post date a week from when you think you will be done that way you have Real Life filler space Michael Oct 29 2013 10:51

oh man that that weren't you? man im so sorry i just thought you were upset about my little joke (though i still think you make an excellent work and made sure to praise it before joking around xD) still i apologize if it was to rude and wanna express my opinion that i think that overlord val is right i mean you can just put how many pages you have done, you don't have any obligation to put a date nor have people the right to hurry you up, as i stated before is not like you are getting paid(still is a little frustrating check every day to find a new estimated date)happy to know that you are a mature person open to constructive criticism, and again thank for the good job (sorry if there are errors in the grammar, im still learning English)Renextronex (talk)

Okay, so... Now, where's that "paying res...." *cough cough* I mean, "expressing gratitude" section? Well, never mind.

lol that's acid Renextronex (talk)

Woah, are you for real? 71/212 pages one chapter?! Hahahaha! Are you doing the whole book or has the author gone mad? XD --Tortex (talk) 16:24, 5 November 2013 (CST)

It's not like there haven't been chapters like this before (and he did whole books before - Dreyakis you have a giant statue in my inaginary hall of honour). December 15th? Finally a realistic date :) SXIII (talk) 16:52, 5 November 2013 (CST)

Thanks again for the awesome work so far. Good luck with champter 15, judging by the length it looks like there's a lot to look forward to! d4mi3n (talk)

Expressing Gratitude

Thanks a bunch for the translation of the new chapter. Well then, I'm off to read it.

Thanks for the newest chapter. Haha, I noticed the 212 was bold, that's a lot of pages.. good luck :D. Anyone kind of feel like Tatsuya was being overly mean towards Miyuki toward the end of the most recent chapter? I kind of wanted to slap him...