banner_jpg
Username/Email: Password:
Forums

New Poll - Translator URL's

You must be registered to post!
From User
Message Body
user avatar


12:54 am, Sep 29 2018
Posts: 10658


This week's poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. Some scanlations have translator notes that include URL's in them. They're normally about some little known tidbit. Do you ever use those URLs?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: In general, how do you feel about your past favorite manga series?
Choices:
The newer series suck. I like my old favorites - votes: 431 (11.3%)
The newer stuff is better. I can't believe those were my previous favorites - votes: 162 (4.2%)
I still like them just the same - votes: 3233 (84.5%)
There were 3826 total votes.
The poll ended: September 29th 2018

Nostalgia factor

________________
A just ruler amongst tyrants
user avatar
Seinen is RIGHT
 Member

1:02 am, Sep 29 2018
Posts: 2406


Try to search for the site via keyword search in a search engine but the topic needs to be worthy of looking up of course.

________________
I also read EU/US comics and am a librarian.
Manga-Masters, My ANN-Lists + Imdb
User Posted Image
Post #764370
user avatar
mmm...
 Member

1:23 am, Sep 29 2018
Posts: 340


Well, most of the time I ignore it, but if the topic is interesting I might use the url if it's shortened url, or search using google if not mmm...

________________
I will change this world mmm...
So the world can change me mmm...
Post #764372
Member

3:05 am, Sep 29 2018
Posts: 44


Yes, if the topic interest me.



user avatar
hungry
Member

8:04 am, Sep 29 2018
Posts: 421


Unless the subject really unknown to me and interests me, I ignore it and keep reading.
As for clicking the links, no I never click any link blindly. I rather try to search for the site via keyword search in a search engine.
Though some sites like Wikipedia or Wikia are trusted. In that case, you type the domain name and rest of the url yourself anyway.
Just remember to check the text well if you go by QR code. May use site(s) like Virustotal to check it, if you're in doubt. And keep your website 'permissions' in check. Also use Ad-Blockers, multiple ones if your system can handle them easily.

________________
[img]https://i.imgur.com/ERg8slD.gif[/img
[img]https://i.imgur.com/HphHlPh.gif[/img]
Tv Tokyo - Anime & Manga ~ MinatoAce
Post #764410
user avatar
Member

6:48 am, Oct 1 2018
Posts: 402


Yes, I find that this is a huge problem with the scanlation medium. There is simply no way to link to external resources from translator notes. When the subject is too complex to be fully described in a note, and yet when you really care that the readers familiarize themselves with it in order to understand the text in the manga, there is a huge temptation to link its description somewhere on the page. I especially like to linking to Youtube videos for songs that a character might sing. However, the chances of someone retyping those often complex URLs are between slim and none. It is somewhat frustrating.

________________
Active translations list
Completed translations list
Dropped translations
user avatar
Pro-crastinator
 Member

5:43 am, Oct 4 2018
Posts: 620


I don't think I've ever seen links in manga. I probably would ignore it since it's a pain in the ass to type it out, but I do click links I find in LN translations tho.

You must be registered to post!