On May 28 2011 06:25 Ambasa wrote:
also honestly it's like fomos going like "oh good job tl for using our content to build a bw fanbase, we're just going to take it over now so fuck off ^_^"

A lot like a certain company who tried to take over pro BW in almost the same matter. Seriously whats the point of FOMOS doing this besides to be greedy and make more money exploiting a community who has never had any real support from them.

PBC

167 Posts

May 27 2011 21:53 GMT

#43

well... i guess translations are going to be very streamlined now :/
ugh..

nitdkim

1264 Posts

May 27 2011 21:55 GMT

#44

kind of silly move on their part... if they're going to be releasing English content, why would we have translators translating their articles that they've already translated into English? We'd just post the article link instead... I understand the pictures and all but I feel it's a little half-assed move on their part.

Hikari

1914 Posts

May 27 2011 21:57 GMT

#45

On May 28 2011 06:06 Waxangel wrote:

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they recently partnered with a chinese media site to publish English content

I highly question how well a chinese media site can accurately translate a korean article into understandable english.

nodule

Canada931 Posts

May 27 2011 21:57 GMT

#46

A shame, but understandable if they will be providing their own english content.

We can probably link to a Google translated version of the interviews before their official english xlation emerges.

Athos

United States2484 Posts

May 27 2011 21:58 GMT

#47

As somebody who has citied fomos translated articles for a research paper, I would be very upset if they retroactively removed them. :/

okum

France5779 Posts

May 27 2011 22:07 GMT

#48

I don't really have a problem with this. Reading the interviews on the Fomos website works quite well, as long as the translations *do* appear there.

ffreakk

Singapore2155 Posts

May 27 2011 22:07 GMT

#49

Sigh cmon man.. Of all the things you have to learn THIS stuffs from Blizzard.. You cant be serious

GoodRamen

United States713 Posts

May 27 2011 22:08 GMT

#50

On May 28 2011 07:07 okum wrote:
I don't really have a problem with this. Reading the interviews on the Fomos website works quite well, as long as the translations *do* appear there.

but sometimes they would not translate some articles

Intr3pid

Switzerland336 Posts

May 27 2011 22:09 GMT

#51

If that means that there will be English content available directly from Fomos, then I'm perfectly fine with it. If not, well then that is a really sad day for the foreign BW fans indeed

Chef

10810 Posts

May 27 2011 22:11 GMT

#52

Sad day for the foreign community. I don't think many people are in the habit of browsing Fomos here.

StarStruck

25339 Posts

May 27 2011 22:13 GMT

#53

They want more traffic to their website, which is fine but they are truly killing our Brood War section.

Eek.

Grettin

42416 Posts

May 27 2011 22:13 GMT

#54

On May 28 2011 07:11 Chef wrote:
Sad day for the foreign community. I don't think many people are in the habit of browsing Fomos here.

Not after this at least.

Taekwon

United States8155 Posts

May 27 2011 22:14 GMT

#55

Although translators are now distraught, we can just copy and paste their translation as long as we cite them right?

Kyuukyuu

Canada6263 Posts

May 27 2011 22:15 GMT

#56

On May 28 2011 06:06 Waxangel wrote:

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they recently partnered with a chinese media site to publish English content

... what?

Neo7

United States922 Posts

May 27 2011 22:17 GMT

#57

Not too fussed over this since they now provide translations of their own. Kind of wish it could be linked on TeamLiquid since it's pretty handy to have all the news in one place.

gen.Sun

United States539 Posts

May 27 2011 22:18 GMT

#58

Can TL get a special partnership?

Simplistik

2173 Posts

May 27 2011 22:18 GMT

#59

Ouch. It wouldn't be so bad if they had a proper translator, i.e. a native English speaker who also knows Korean. Many of their current translations are cringeworthy.