[ SECRET POST #3023 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3023 ⌋

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Notes:

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 - posted twice ].
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Comments

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, I'm surprised so many people are so hostile about this. It's unprofessional, sure, but really harmless. And if you guys knew the kind of trash literature the original work was, I seriously doubt anyone here would care. The book was garbage with a capital G.

I literally changed two words out of a whole book. And trust me, editors change a lot more than that just for the sake of flow or for other reasons (editing out names of companies so they don't get sued, changing factual errors the author made, changing whole lines just because the writing of the original was bad).

I didn't intend for it to slide past my editors, but I didn't bring it up after the fact because it would be a waste of their time and I doubt they care that much. We all work on tight schedules and get paid little. I'm sure plenty of actual errors have slipped past all of us already, anyway. This one little joke is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, so because you don't approve of the original work, it's okay for you to change it just for shits and giggles? What did the author do to you to deserve that? I mean, assuming that writing a book you don't enjoy isn't actually a crime, by your reckoning.

I have a suggestion: since this is no big deal, why not confess to your editors and client what you did? Is it possibly because you know you'd get in trouble, so therefore it kind of IS a big deal in the grand scheme of things?

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

They said they didn't want to waste their time, I guess it's still the case now. Just chill yo

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

> What did the author do to you to deserve that?

Is this really such a callous affront to the author? The author, who I bet doesn't even speak the language I'm translating it into and will most likely never know this happened. It will not affect their life at all.

As I said before, it would be a waste of their time. I'm sure it would look bad, but what's the point of telling them now? It's already been published, it's a done deal. It wouldn't do anything except please some anons on the internet who want me to get fired, which I don't think would happen, anyway. I'd probably get a slap on the wrist and a frown, and perhaps they'd be less likely to write me a letter of recommendation or something.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Like you can find as many excuses of how "worse" things happen all the time, but those worse things probably don't happen on purpose...?? How hard is it to grasp the difference? Like you really don't understand why people might not appreciate others putting shitty fandom jokes into other people's work just because?

I'm sorry you were expecting asspats and cheers for spreading fandom love or whatever.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

"changing factual errors the author made, changing whole lines just because the writing of the original was bad"

That's not the standard practice when editing translations tho
(it's when it comes to original texts, but that's irrelevant here)