Can we add a simple label called Translation Status?

I got up this morning thinking yeah, snowman clan has a point I haven't read in forever and maybe I should just take a look at the app even though I'm not feeling it maybe I will find something new. I do my usual rounds looking for stuff I haven't seen before.

I click the Xuanhuan, go to new, Scroll all the way to bottom, nothing new as usual. Then I go to fantasy and I see, A sorcerer's Journey and I'm like "oooo I have not seen this one" I click on it, reviews from 5 months ago so it's not exactly new, I probably passed it before but was looking for something else.

I read the top it says 5 chapters a week 74 chapters available and the rating. I read the synopsis, read a couple reviews turns out translation was rocky, so I'm thinking oh maybe the guy wasn't that good oh well let's give it a try. Then a little bug of doubt in my head said, let's check novelupdates reviews just to be sure. Soon as I get there what greets me is chapter 74 that was according to NU released on 9/01/17.

HEART DROP!

ADD A LABEL ABOUT TRANSLATION STATUS QIDIAN SO I AM NOT FLOATING IN THE WIND READING A NOVEL THAT ISN'T EVEN GONNA BE UPDATED UNTIL GOD KNOWS WHEN!!!

Long story short I rage quit the app from frustration, I'll wait until I feel like reading one of my novels again to come back.

    Flaffy changed the title to Translation Status Label? Could we give that a try?.

      If you're using pc/desktop, just go to the novel's page. Click table of content which is right next to About, it will show you the last time a chapter got released. For example with A Sorcercer's Journey:

      Latest Releaseļ¼š Chapter 74: The Final Preparation 3 months ago

        RegiusProfessor No that's not enough! I don't want to know when the last chapter was released I want to know when the next one will be released!

        It hasn't been released in the past 3 months? Whats the big idea? Whats the plan? Are they still translating this?

        If a translator goes on vacation and put their last chapter up, they need to change the translation status to on hold if no more releases for an extended period of time that is not reflected in the release rate.

        This particular novel had no updates about it at all. If you look there is nothing that indicates what the status of the novel is, you are forced to question in you're head. I don't like that, and it costs them nothing to put a notice on the novel along with the rating.

        Doesn't need to be Long, the same how they put completed, they need to put On Hold.

            Flaffy you will not get the information, when the next chapter is scheduled.

            you saw the Schedule per week before it was changed, it was a static value. They changed it, so the translator now has a plausible reason to deny, that he 'owes' us chapters. Therefore they will never implement a scheduling system

                Billdoor It's not about scheduling, did you even read? Its about status of the translation. Is it going to continue? I don't care if you say maybe a year from now or not but I want it to be updated whether it was dropped or it, on hold for another translator so we can move on with our lives.

                I don't need to know exactly when it it will be updated but I want to know that there is an intent to continue. A novel that has not been update for 3 months without any signs of explanation has me wondering is this novel even worth reading if you do not even translate anymore? Is it on hold or is qidian done with this?

                You don't know the answer, I don't know the answer so it would be nice if qidian provided a status! Not a schedule!

                    the 10 chs / week is mostly meaningless what can we do against it...we can flame the forum or comments but nothing more...

                    but a translator status like "active", "on hold", "dropped" tells us what happens with the novel itself.
                    why should i start reading a novel which is dropped ? where is the meaning if i can't continue reading after the last translated chapter...
                    well a novel can change from "active" to "on hold" and then to "dropped"..but if its dropped it is meaningless to continue to read until it is again "active"

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