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Question: Got a waifu / husbando?
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There were 4676 total votes.
The poll ended: June 16, 2018 (7 years ago)
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- Already have a IRL spouse, but a side waifu / husbando is good too - votes: 234 (5%)
- I refuse to participate in having a relationship of any kind - votes: 742 (15.9%)
- I have several. Polygamous is fine - votes: 629 (13.5%)
- I only seek to pursue IRL relationships - votes: 1250 (26.7%)
- Already have one - votes: 632 (13.5%)
- Have yet to find one - votes: 1189 (25.4%)
There were 4676 total votes.
The poll ended: June 16, 2018 (7 years ago)
Question: Which interrobang?
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There were 5715 total votes.
The poll ended: June 9, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- !? - votes: 2435 (42.6%)
- ?! - votes: 3280 (57.4%)
There were 5715 total votes.
The poll ended: June 9, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: Many magazine scans have extraneous pieces of text over the actual manga content. What should the translator do?
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There were 4288 total votes.
The poll ended: June 2, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Leave it untranslated. It's not important. - votes: 2424 (56.5%)
- Translate everything on the page. Every. Single. Thing. - votes: 1864 (43.5%)
There were 4288 total votes.
The poll ended: June 2, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: A trademarked name is used in the text, but the author blanked it out or altered it. What should the translator do?
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There were 4594 total votes.
The poll ended: May 26, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Change it to a generic (i.e., chocolate snack) - votes: 242 (5.3%)
- Change it to the actual name (i.e., Pocky) - votes: 712 (15.5%)
- Leave it as the author wrote it (i.e., Poc*y) - votes: 3640 (79.2%)
There were 4594 total votes.
The poll ended: May 26, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: Opinion about manipulation techniques in manga (mind control, hypnosis, memory manipulation, puppetry, possession, drugs, etc)
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There were 4045 total votes.
The poll ended: May 19, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Come on, fight it! Don't let them control you!!! - votes: 745 (18.4%)
- Love reading about it - votes: 638 (15.8%)
- Mwahaha just one word and s/he'll betray them all - votes: 249 (6.2%)
- Stupid and/or not realistic - votes: 460 (11.4%)
- Just another tool in the toolbox - votes: 1577 (39%)
- Very disturbing - votes: 376 (9.3%)
There were 4045 total votes.
The poll ended: May 19, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: Most important quality of a scanlation
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There were 4522 total votes.
The poll ended: May 12, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Volume vs. magazine raws - votes: 98 (2.2%)
- Regularity of releases - votes: 964 (21.3%)
- Speed of release between raw and scanlation - votes: 321 (7.1%)
- Accurate translation of the original language - votes: 1540 (34.1%)
- Readability of the English - votes: 1070 (23.7%)
- Redrawing of the images - votes: 37 (0.8%)
- "Clean" images (lack of artifacts) - votes: 207 (4.6%)
- Fonts - votes: 35 (0.8%)
- Color (or grayscale) balance - votes: 23 (0.5%)
- Image resolution - votes: 227 (5%)
There were 4522 total votes.
The poll ended: May 12, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: Opinion on ecchi
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There were 6593 total votes.
The poll ended: May 5, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Hate it with a passion - votes: 403 (6.1%)
- Actively avoid it - votes: 1064 (16.1%)
- Mostly ignore it - votes: 1407 (21.3%)
- Love it! Only thing I read! - votes: 440 (6.7%)
- I enjoy it, but it's not the best thing ever - votes: 2502 (37.9%)
- No opinion really - votes: 777 (11.8%)
There were 6593 total votes.
The poll ended: May 5, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: Opinion on deus ex machina in manga
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There were 4529 total votes.
The poll ended: April 28, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Love it - votes: 299 (6.6%)
- Hate it - votes: 461 (10.2%)
- It's okay... - votes: 447 (9.9%)
- Only if it's funny - votes: 396 (8.7%)
- Only if it's creative - votes: 1609 (35.5%)
- What are you talking about? - votes: 1317 (29.1%)
There were 4529 total votes.
The poll ended: April 28, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: A series you like has been on hiatus for at least half a year, and finally a new chapter has been released. You...
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There were 5868 total votes.
The poll ended: April 21, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- Drop the series and not continue - votes: 66 (1.1%)
- Start over from the beginning again - votes: 749 (12.8%)
- Hold off on reading until a decent chunk is out - votes: 1431 (24.4%)
- Reread the previous few chapters for a refresher - votes: 2151 (36.7%)
- Read the new chapter right away - votes: 1471 (25.1%)
There were 5868 total votes.
The poll ended: April 21, 2018 (8 years ago)
Question: You read a series and feel neutral about it (don't love or hate it). What score would you rate it?
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There were 7449 total votes.
The poll ended: April 14, 2018 (8 years ago)
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- 10 - votes: 587 (7.9%)
- 9 - votes: 80 (1.1%)
- 8 - votes: 227 (3%)
- 7 - votes: 1538 (20.6%)
- 6 - votes: 2232 (30%)
- 5 - votes: 2297 (30.8%)
- 4 - votes: 277 (3.7%)
- 3 - votes: 69 (0.9%)
- 2 - votes: 19 (0.3%)
- 1 - votes: 123 (1.7%)
There were 7449 total votes.
The poll ended: April 14, 2018 (8 years ago)
