Okay, this was supposed to be a serious public somewhat announcement/statement but I'll just humor myself.
As the owner of the Imgur roughs (though I've passed managing it to flutteringfeelingsmanwha here, thank you very much!), I'll just put a piece of my mind here for you guys to chow down on (I hope you guys get a stomachache!) regarding the issue (you guys are going to be making out of).
On a non-special day of a non-special month,
someone was asking for another way to read the QCO's roughs.
Having dislike and problems for Google's way (also Microsoft) for downloads
coupled with the shitty internet I had,
I wanted to help him (or her!) and uploaded to Mediafire.
But alas, they actually wanted it to be uploaded to Imgur.
With nothing to do using the home computer cause of my broken laptop screen
and while waiting for the time I would depart,
I uploaded it to Imgur, also to test something.
Thus, the flutteringfeelings Imgur was born!
With it's awesome blog layout giving readers that webtoon experience,
QCO, Cold, kyra and d.d.d have lent their ultra superpowers to add to that.
The overlay method to the Korean comico site is a great way to give ssamba the page views he/she deserves. When they put up their website, I wanted to use OddSquad's method so I could force the readers to view it there and give Fluttering Feelings the pageviews and love (you know, the heart) it should have; considering that not everyone has an android phone which has the only available mobile app at the time. But I never got around doing it.
Now, comico has a 3-day window to let everyone read/view their comics. It is a lot of time to read the chapter, but disadvantageous for the long run considering this is going to be a long publication. Readers would want to reread chapters or arcs. The free 100 points after signup would eventually be used up. One could do the quests/achievements they have to get more points but it could be quite a lot of work:
- Read a lot of comics per day. (Just open the the chapter then close it, you don't have to scroll it to the end; This can be quite tedious);
- Promote comico/manwha through SNS. web: Facebook or Kakao; mobile:Facebook, Line, Kakao, etc. (Some might not want to do this for various reasons.);
- Refer others: have others put your username in the referral. (Do you have a lot of friends? And I don't want extra accounts to cause false statistics so I'm not suggesting that.); and,
- Post comments, but Koreans and ssamba might not understand much.
Or they could pay directly but not all of us have a card to use. (Even I don't, not yet.)
There are also other problems that arise such as: the overlay method is not viable through mobile (I don't know); other people having restricted access in their country, ISP, home (how unlucky) or workplace (what the heck are you guys doing, get to work!); other people are unable to comprehend or understand the process (If you think I'm telling you you're dumb, then you think so too.); and many other things we don't know about. (We're no genius.) And there's also other people who can't be bothered. (Don't bother us either.)
With regards to those various issues, someone's suggestion to make the 3-day window an overlay-only time and have roughs uploaded after that is a great idea (or compromise as some would have it). I only thought of as: it was all or nothing. Since kyra doesn't want her work distributed and there's another editor, let's have d.d.d.'s roughs uploaded in imgur unless he/she doesn't want to do it too now. (Anyone is free to take their place, still maximum of two versions on Imgur). I was thinking of making super awful roughs so manga aggregate sites could get that instead but it seems MF updates FF.
We're pretty sure someone's going to whine or be unsatisfied (like MF this, MF that; you guys are so bitchy and whatever); You people can drop dead or get your fucking lazy asses to work and MAKE YOUR OWN ROUGHS. For god's sake, it's just roughs. Of course you can make your own FF Imgur library, too.
With that: The roughs will not be uploaded until the 3-day free viewing window has expired.
FWIW: I just view the raw on mobile or web, then just read the translation. I'm happy with that. (But reading it properly on the comic certainly gives you a better understanding.)
P.S. I would also like to encourage everyone to comment, English or whatever language they want but I'm just afraid that comico or ssamba might want us to stop translating/scanlating. And that would be very, very, very sad. We might end up having to disobey them and be rebels. But still, if you want to comment and give ssamba your international love, don't let me, or anyone, hinder you.
P.P.S. The same has been considered to other comics. (You know what I mean.)
People like what they want to like. People will do what they want to do. People will buy what they want to buy.
People can selfish and hedonistic. This kinds of things make us human, and wanting to be better in their own way is also humane. But seriously, if you want something done the way you like it, you can always do it yourself.
last edited at May 26, 2015 9:17PM
