LtBeefy I have no problem with translators quality and release rate tho. Keeping the translator is fine, but i just want the translator to stop thinking about useless things like people getting offended from what's written in the novel... If someone is going to get offended, they will still get offended nonetheless even with the censor. I just want the TL to concentrate on translating instead of trying to turn the novel into a safe space for everyone. It's practically impossible to turn it into a safe space anyways! People will always find something to get offended at no matter how hard you try! Well, you can even take me for an example, i'm offended that the TL is censoring and cutting parts thinking it would protect peoples feelings haha. That's effectively insulting your readers intelligence! I mean seriously am i supposed to not understand what CIB or UA stand for? This is just so stupid hahaha...

    Yeah the UA and CIB and all that is no good. Makes it too confusing. There s freedom of speech in the USA just say it haha. The skipping stuff I'm not sure how to interpret. By this point an info dump like that would actually seem strange so the translator might as well stick to what he's doing.

    Olivia It's been 2 days and still no one official. Guess they don't care...

        CKtalon So does that mean they are doing something about it? Or do you mean that the translator is informed? Because i really don't want anything else getting censored or cut out of the novel from this point on. You are a translator too and should understand how ridicilous this whole thing is...

            CKtalon I see, thanks for your help. I hope nothing like this happens again in the future...

              Translators shouldn't edit the content unless it's really necessary though.

                CKtalon
                N0xiety
                the lack of official response is somewhat irritating. why the translator isnt explaining his reason for censoring and cutting of parts of the author words.

                and no response from @WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL either, what is their action to prevent something like this from happening in other novel? or are they going to be just like, we are informed of this problem and then poof nothing changes.

                      NineLife Translator explains his reasoning in the comments of the novel and doesn't seem to want to keep explaining it over and over again. Which he clearly states that he doesn't want to even discuss it anymore. It's hard to spot all his messages since they span over a couple dozen chapters. Anyways for his reasoning, basically he doesn't want people to get offended and doesn't want controversy over what's written in the novel. Basically he wants the novel to be a 'safe space' for everyone... So he cuts and censors parts that he finds might be offensive to other people. Tho i can't really understand what his criteria is for 'offensive content'. I mean what's even offensive about 'China, US, White House, Hong Kong, ect.' but 'Syria, Iraq or IS' isn't? What is so offensive about these that he feels the need to censor them? For that i can't really fathom his reasons, but it must make sense in his head atleast right?

                      Well, it's still too early to say if the problem will get fixed as there aren't that many new chapters so far. But as Cktalon said, it seems they informed the translator so i don't wanna keep bringing up the issue. Ofc that doesn't mean everything will be fine from now on since 'being informed' doesn't always equal to 'taking action'... But well, i will see in the coming chapters and act accordingly.

                          N0xiety i see, i dont even bother reading the comment section filled woth spam. thats how i missed it i guess.

                          i dont know who is offended but certainly not US, CIA and the likes. its like the translator himself getting scared to write US and CIA, but he doesnt get scared of IS and KGB, Soviet.
                          Muslims are more likely to get offended, but he didnt bother censoring Aisya religion, IS and even making Aisya marries JC. but translator doesnt bother censoring that lol. i dont get his logic, maybe hes just afraid of US and China power. other power he doesnt even care.

                            PC culture is ruining free speech, plain and simple. I don't like hateful speech and would never use it, even behind the anonymity of the internet. However, when people can't make a joke, or even discuss a matter of sensitivity with legitimate sincerity because people don't like a certain word or wish to avoid offending someone we have a problem. The abuse, hate, and violence in the world needs to be highlighted in our news, our art, and our lives. There will definitely be people out there who want to trivialize these things or undermine their importance, but to silence ourselves in the effort of silencing them only makes these problems worse. We need a mature discussion about mature issues.

                            well just read till latest chapter, still writing UA instead of US. but then there is a mention of third reich, berlin, hitler.. even a device made by the them using 10k brains.
                            isnt that more offending?

                            whatever his reason is, it is biased af. well censoring is continued, so yea they are informed but no action is taken.

                            Part aisha who never pray daily and out of religion is actualy quite offending.

                            Actualy this must be cut if translator not biased to certain people/nation/religion.

                            But, you know... This not my own so i can't change this. Huft...

                              N0xiety Honestly, if he didn't want the content to be offensive he shouldn't have picked a novel based half in our world and half in an alternate one, Chinese modern day novels are all full of nationalism and racism towards other countries.

                                LeechesOfSoul It's not offensive, many Muslims don't pray daily just like many Christians don't go to church weekly, and even if this was offensive, you can't blame the translator unless he's excluding it being mentioned in the original Chinese text, which i don't believe he is, infact she pretty much gave up her faith when she decided to be with the MC.

                                    is it me or just that I feel that we don't actually have to relate this story to real life as it is just a story? So don't be offended by the author way of writing.. Besides.. For me, a Horror Story is good as I don't see many Horror Story as nice as this. If anyone know. Please suggest?

                                      Shadows7 nobody is offended, just the translator, he is scared of offending certain people. that is why this post is made, translator is censoring certain nation and organization as well as cutting off parts of the author words.

                                        Shadows7 owh as for 'horror' novels, it is hard to recommend. most of the good ones are japan and as such is licensed. but if you know how to search it shouldnt be too hard, Boogiepop series is quite good. Another too, this even have manga.

                                        i'd like to recommend apartment from hell or something but it is dropped by translator. a pity. that it only has a dozen or so chapters.

                                          Mute i know what you mean.
                                          In real world, this ugly fact actualy exist.

                                          But, what i ask is 'objective' side from translator.

                                          If s/he want to break rule and changing and hide some part here and there then do it properly so there will be no one complain.

                                          If not, then just translate word to word whitout hiding and changing.

                                          So, you know what i mean right?

                                            I don't get it. Why would the translator risk it just because he doesn't like some words..

                                              LeechesOfSoul Nope nothing changed. Maybe translator won't change the terms that he censored from before? I don't know... He still uses Han in place of China. Funny that he used USD as a currency, but still uses UA in one of the recent chapters... This translator sure is funny huh? USD with UA hahaha........... I wonder which countries currency is USD? Can anyone guess? Shouldn't be UA right? No no no that would be UAD right? Ridicilous... Sigh........

                                                  N0xiety i did stop reading this novel because some censor or remove parts. well reading the comments sometime help just to understand the chapter plus with some wild speculations

                                                      NormalReader Well, i'm still using an app to auto correct the censored words atleast... Not gonna drop it just because of this but still...

                                                          N0xiety heis this tranlator.
                                                          Life is hard and have many problem but this tranlator make additional problem.

                                                          If you want become idealist life up to your idealist.

                                                          Ah, and i can't drop this novel. This is to good.

                                                          But, but i stop reading for binge read in the end . haha...

                                                              Wow. This is really sad. I would hope everyone coming to read a novel that is of a different country would accept it for what it is. Reading something offensive might even open your mind to ideas and thoughts you didn't know existed. Novels are a work of art that the author worked hard on to create. You shouldn't change the work of art.

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                                                                OldTimeTea Most of the times it's actually not the translator, but the original source itself has been censored. I've come across many raws where there's asterisks censoring certain characters (and it's soooooo painful trying to figure out what they want to say).

                                                                    littlemist Except if you read the first post, you can see that the translator cut out the Watergate Scandal because he found it controversial. As in history is too offensive for his reader base.

                                                                    Edit: sorry, didn't notice the reply post was about asterisked words in general.

                                                                      so that was the reason the names where so weird sometimes...

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