Stolen synopsis credtis
16 years ago
Posts: 135
Hey, I have this huge doubt regarding the summaries and their credits, since I have seen that you credit the scanlation groups that write the summaries for the series, why not credit the users that do so?
I wrote this summary for NightS in MyAnimeList, it is credited and all, and it got copied here (no problem) now, someone erased the credits, so I fixed it, ok..and now someone erased it and to top it all they put their name on it!! wow!!
I wonder if someone could lock this summarie or if there is way to add the credits part to BU, it would be good, since I have seen in MAL that the summaries from here are credited as source:BU well at least if you use source:MAL it would be fine for me..but I got really annoyed with someone stealling my credits..after I corrected it..amazing!
16 years ago
Posts: 2275
Most of the time when I see a summery credited to someone other then a scanlation group, it's normally taken down. I think it might be because summaries can be edited by anyone... meaning there could be multiple people helping on a summary for spelling and grammar issues to clarity and other basic editing, which could cause the summery to become very long if it were to credit everyone.
This probably won't help much but for now I hope it just might... a little.
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16 years ago
Posts: 135
Yeah, I understand that kind of thing if the summary is written here, like made by a comunity member to everyone, but I wrote that for MAL, and they ask source and give importance to it. What amazes me the most is that I submitted it with two typos there and then I got an admin telling me about those corrections and approving it; I come here and guess what? there is my synopsis exactly as I wrote it (with typos) but without the credit..I corrected it and added the credit and then someone is constantly changing that and adding other name 🤣 it is really amusing..and annoying. I think if they take it and change something at least they should put "source:MAL" and that is pretty much it, as the scanlation groups.
So, my point is that the users's credit should be respected also, but since everyone can edit..it is more like a morality issue, when you are writing something on MAL they tell you "add a source if you are taking this from another site", so that is my suggestion. About my credit in that manga, what I can do is ask for a lock up, I am waiting for an admin to answer.
Update: well the synopsis got locked, but I still suggest that you add something regarding credits for the synopsis...or at least administer the edition of the summaries so that not anyone can add their credits or erase the due ones.
