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Question: How old were you when you started reading manga?

Choices:

Elementary school (10 and below) - votes: 1522 (17.3%)
Middle school (11-14) - votes: 3230 (36.7%)
High school (14-18) - votes: 2494 (28.3%)
College (18-21) - votes: 898 (10.2%)
20s - votes: 464 (5.3%)
30s - votes: 97 (1.1%)
40s - votes: 24 (0.3%)
50s - votes: 23 (0.3%)
60s - votes: 3 (0%)
70s - votes: 4 (0%)
80s+ - votes: 50 (0.6%)

There were 8809 total votes.
The poll ended: October 21, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: For how long have you been reading manga?

Choices:

Started within the last year - votes: 253 (2.5%)
For 1 year - votes: 207 (2.1%)
For 2 years - votes: 310 (3.1%)
For 3 years - votes: 374 (3.7%)
For 4 years - votes: 414 (4.1%)
For 5 years - votes: 586 (5.9%)
For 6 years - votes: 466 (4.7%)
For 7 years - votes: 594 (5.9%)
For 8 years - votes: 556 (5.6%)
For 9 years - votes: 520 (5.2%)
For 10 years - votes: 1317 (13.2%)
For 11 years - votes: 528 (5.3%)
For 12 years - votes: 660 (6.6%)
For 13 years - votes: 465 (4.6%)
For 14 years - votes: 381 (3.8%)
For 15 years - votes: 698 (7%)
For 16 years - votes: 236 (2.4%)
For 17 years - votes: 264 (2.6%)
For 18 years - votes: 193 (1.9%)
For 19 years - votes: 89 (0.9%)
For 20 years - votes: 310 (3.1%)
For 21 years - votes: 63 (0.6%)
For 22 years - votes: 65 (0.6%)
For 23 years - votes: 57 (0.6%)
For 24 years - votes: 32 (0.3%)
For 25 years - votes: 42 (0.4%)
For 26+ years - votes: 322 (3.2%)

There were 10002 total votes.
The poll ended: October 13, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: If you already had the necessary skills (i.e. translate, Photoshop, etc), would you will be willing to do scanlations?

Choices:

Already do - votes: 304 (7%)
Sure, I'd be pretty active - votes: 984 (22.5%)
Yes, but only occasionally - votes: 1980 (45.3%)
No, don't have free time - votes: 751 (17.2%)
Nope, just don't want to - votes: 354 (8.1%)

There were 4373 total votes.
The poll ended: October 6, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Should we have a scanlation culture of translators being paid for their work?

Choices:

No, it's volunteer work! Labor of love or not at all - votes: 1857 (48.3%)
Yes, it's reasonable to pay them for their hard work - votes: 1989 (51.7%)

There were 3846 total votes.
The poll ended: September 30, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Other than synopsis, summary, or plot, what is the main factor that determines which new series to read?

Choices:

The cover (or first page) - votes: 466 (9.6%)
Art and character design - votes: 1434 (29.4%)
Mangaka (author and artist) - votes: 299 (6.1%)
General popularity - votes: 85 (1.7%)
Genres and categories - votes: 1421 (29.1%)
Ratings, reviews, or recommendations from others - votes: 513 (10.5%)
Whether the series is complete or not - votes: 294 (6%)
The scanlation group - votes: 41 (0.8%)
I come to MU and see a new series on the release page, so I decide to try it - votes: 98 (2%)
I just read random series - votes: 227 (4.7%)

There were 4878 total votes.
The poll ended: September 22, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Have you ever donated money to a scanlation group?

Choices:

Yes, recently (within last year) - votes: 168 (4.4%)
Yes, but not recently - votes: 242 (6.4%)
Does donating my time count? - votes: 524 (13.8%)
No, but I would if I could - votes: 1893 (49.9%)
No, and I never will - votes: 965 (25.4%)

There were 3792 total votes.
The poll ended: September 15, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Should scanlators ask for donations?

Choices:

Yes, since they work so hard to bring us manga - votes: 2181 (47.4%)
Yes, but only to pay for raws and server bandwidth or hosting - votes: 2028 (44.1%)
No, since it's all volunteer work anyways - votes: 393 (8.5%)

There were 4602 total votes.
The poll ended: September 9, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Do you donate money to scanlation groups?

Choices:

Yes, regularly - votes: 62 (1.3%)
Yes, several times now - votes: 186 (4%)
I've done it once - votes: 290 (6.3%)
No, I don't have money to donate - votes: 2580 (55.8%)
No, I'd rather purchase manga or other merchandise - votes: 842 (18.2%)
No, I just don't want to - votes: 665 (14.4%)

There were 4625 total votes.
The poll ended: September 1, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: What is your main goal in life?

Choices:

Fortune (money, property, etc.) - votes: 817 (14.9%)
Health (well-being, strength, long life, etc.) - votes: 384 (7%)
Spirituality (religion, enlightenment, etc.) - votes: 268 (4.9%)
Knowledge (academic, technical, etc.) - votes: 632 (11.5%)
Power (leader, politician, etc.) - votes: 75 (1.4%)
Fame (celebrity, hero, etc.) - votes: 32 (0.6%)
Beauty (fashion, body, etc.) - votes: 28 (0.5%)
Infamy (crime, etc.) - votes: 39 (0.7%)
Relationships (marriage, children, friends, etc.) - votes: 642 (11.7%)
Career (desired job, high position, etc.) - votes: 441 (8.1%)
I am content - votes: 448 (8.2%)
I am unsure - votes: 1137 (20.8%)
Other - votes: 529 (9.7%)

There were 5472 total votes.
The poll ended: August 26, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Do you have a topic that is an immediate deal breaker if a manga series you were already reading suddenly featured that topic, such that you would stop reading the series (even if it was "tastefully" done)? For example: religion, rape, etc.

Choices:

No topics offend me on principle - votes: 1987 (40.6%)
I used to have one, but not anymore - votes: 286 (5.8%)
I can think of one deal breaker - votes: 1584 (32.3%)
There's many topics that would stop me from continuing a series - votes: 1040 (21.2%)

There were 4897 total votes.
The poll ended: August 19, 2017 (8 years ago)

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