[ SECRET POST #1834 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1834 ⌋


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Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh geez. Now I'm worried that was me. I was approached by some French HP fans to translate a fic a while ago. Until the other day, I had a note on my desktop that said "Reply to French girls." But I was always of nervous about the possibilities that I never replied. I mean, I have you translate and what? You then post my fic and receive all my comments in other languages? Makes me uncomfortable.

[(Anonymous)]

most people credit the original author and link them to the post when they translate...

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

I think the ranter is a sole person rather than a group, so I don't think it's actually you. If it's any consolation, most commenters would support you no matter what, and even people who think ignoring others is rude would probably still support you as long as you weren't just dismissing those girls as annoyances who weren't worth your time or notice (clearly this is not the case if you have that note on your desktop).
Even the OP admitted that it was reasonable to be uncomfortable with the request, they just wanted a reply. I don't know if your French HP fans would prefer a "no" or no response at all; the comments clearly showed that a lot of people varied on what they considered rude or not. So I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. And you can still respond saying "I've given this a lot of thought and have decided I feel uncomfortable with that" or something.
Now as the other anon said, translators typically credit the original author and link, listing themselves only as translators. The likelihood of this also goes up a lot when they've asked permission first. The OP of the rant is apparently also willing to translate all comments back to the original author so they can get the foreign-language reviews too.

But that doesn't mean you should feel obligated to do it or anything. If it makes you uncomfortable, that's pretty much the beginning and end of it, and you can say no (or nothing, and people will back that up).