From: chadwick@world.std.com (Chadwick Ngan)
Subject: Re: Record Of Lodoss Wars Scripts
Keywords: Where?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 10:52:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.091604.11418@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> gainax@venice.mps.ohio-state.edu (Ukyou) writes:
>
>No, he has done them, I was there at his house and I seen the transcripts.
>They are there, but there are some gramical (sp) (like I can spell it!)
>adjustments to the script...at least with 11-12. 

	Hmmm ... you've seen them ... then,

		[Illithid, dominator of mind, control this person
		 for my own purpose.  Illithid, dominator of mind,
		 control this person for my own purpose.]

	There Kong, *NOW* you really have to watch thy open back!  Bwahahaha
... if only the spell works ....

[Sorry for that burst of noise ye loyal raa.spliters.  But business is
 business.  :) ]

>But if you are really that desparate for the scripts,you can translate it
>yourself,ne?

	My my ... first major rebuke on raa against me.  Shall I turn it
into my first flame war?   :)  [More reasons to split, ne?]
	Let me get this clear, Danille (sp  :)  May I?
	I'm never desperate for the scripts, per se.  Sure, they made a
nice addition to my Lodoss collections, and complement the previous ones
done by the Lodoss Warriors.  But hey, I have no problem understanding what
the plot is about, espeically now.  Having the scripts will make my life
a lot easier when I am showing Lodoss to those who don't speaking the language.
As I can then just read off the lines as it goes.  But then I am equally happy
without them.  After all, you did suggest my doing the translations.  That's
a vote of confidence in my ability to understand, no?    :)

>I think that he does not have any obligation to anybody for him to finish
>it..peaple who translate and sub anime do it cause they love to and not
>cause they have to, so you should respect that..

	I agree absolutely, and I respect his right of not doing any
translations.  Ever notice how I've never brought up this subject on raa
in the past year?
	Now on the other hand, shouldn't we respect the enthusiams of
other fans, and not raise theirs hopes high only to smash them?  It's not
very nice to keep saying, "I've the scripts, but ... YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM!
NYAHHH!!!"  Is it?  This is hardly the right attitude to take if one is
translating for the sake of love and fans.  And Kong has been doing this
since before Christmas last year.  To do so is to ask for a few jokes, if
not flames.

>There are a lot of people who does this spend a lot of time and energy
>to sub for the fans and have anime to become known and understand.....
>
>So be happy that our colegues/fans actually do this cause translating
>and subbing is a long and tiresome task (unless you have a DAMN good 
>subtitling program!) ^_^;

	I understand the dedications and appreciate the efforts of those
people as well.  I've done my insignificant share of translations too.  But
then, they are a responsible lot.  I've never seen, say, Operation X being
whimsical about their projects.
	In a nut shell, I think Kong should either release his labor of love
to the public, or stop mentioning their apparent availability until he's
ready/willing to do so.


					Chadwick
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