MissVixen You mean is it difficult to pass the test? Heard it used to be easier last time, not sure now.
How can I apply for an editor's post?
MissVixen Oh, I forgot about the time difference. The next week I meant was 9th not today.
Lonelytree It's 10th today :(
#Stll_Feels_bad
MissVixen Pretty sure today is the 3rd.
Lonelytree Yup.
Wat
How does it feel to be an editor?
Well, to be honest, it feels like nothing else has really changed. I still read novels, I still scream at silly nonsensical things, and I get to read ahead. All things aside though, there's this sense of accomplishment that you've completed something that will be there for others to enjoy for time to come.
How much work(Like time needed)?
it really depends on how you edit. Let me rephrase this: Can you take a sentence and smooth it out easily? How much attention to details do you spend? Do you keep track of everything? Like, everything. This person has blonde hair and blue eyes, age 10. Five chapters later, this same person 's described as blonde hair with hint of blue in his brown eyes, but age 9 all of the sudden? Or do you mainly keep track of the bare minimum (just the names)? How good are you with your verb tenses? Conditionals and subjunctives? Do you nit-pick as to whether the sentence should be read as he had red-like hair, or his hair was a shade of red. Do you constantly get confused as to what the translator translated? All in all, it takes me about 30-90 min to edit a chapter. I'm on the slower side because I tend to habitually skip looking over my punctuation and verb tenses, so I need to manually look over each and every line.
Now, if that takes you longer to do, it'll take you longer to edit. Some people are fast. 10 minutes top per chapter, and they do like 100's of chapters in like 2 days.
The attitude of the people above you?(Bossy or friendly or neutral)
Run. Don't look back. Just run. As far as you can. Don't turn around. There's no one friendly here. QI has a leash, and will whip you until your back is decorated with laces. It's not too late yet, you haven't given up your soul! Run! /s
All kidding aside, it's pretty great. The bosses are chill. They've been flexible with (my) schedule and we were able to reduce our translation/release rates due to real life issues (well, they haven't pull the but-your-contract-states-that-you'll-be-able-to-provide-us-with-XXX-amount-of-chapters-per-week card yet. if there are any issues, we directly contact our uppers and they usually respond within 48 hours, max. Sometimes it's within a few mins if it's on QQ (I think I forgot my username for QQ :O)
As for our head editor... he's pretty much dead every time mid-term exams are up. Otherwise, he's very talkative, and if you creep long enough, you might be able to catch the elusive @Chrissy singing some songs.
And if you want to bribe anyone, bribe Chrissy. He takes Visa and Venmo. Paypal is also acceptable. But I just want a 10% cut.
Lonelytree How sure are you? HAHAHAHAHAHA
yo! MissVixen ! it seems you're not the only one who is trying for the editor's job!! haha! nice to know that i'm not alone.... damn! i thought that the high authorities if QI are avoiding me when i didn't get the notice... haha!!! thnks frnd!
JunkieOverThe_Moon 10-15 are checked weekly, so it might take a 2-3 weeks at most before your test gets checked if you submitted today. That's just how many are taking the tests, though I can dare to say that at least 20-30 percent are just trolls.
Chrissy hey, approx. how many editors or translators are there in QI total??? just asking. cause you told that at least 10-15 tests are checked weekly, then there are at least 10-15 people who are applying for it... deducting 20-30%, there is still 8-12 people who are actually giving the test... then by now, there should be millions[though i don't think there are a million translator or editors]... thats why im asking...
anyway, is the test hard or easy? do you have any idea????
JunkieOverThe_Moon
The fact that people are applying seriously does not mean that all of them pass. Only a small fraction actually do.
Besides that, it's hard to say how many of us there actually are, since not all of us interact internally. Most just do their job and never say a word outside, so I'm pretty sure I don't know even half of the editors working for QI.
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DarkGem yeah! thats true!
so dude, is the test really hard or easy??? that's the real question, actually.
anyway, dude, how did your test go in your time??
JunkieOverThe_Moon Depends how good your English is, lol. For me, it took quite awhile. and I've had a headache for an even longer time after it, feeling like my brain was fried during the process. On the other hand, some others did it in a few hours and were left fine.
As to my score, I don't know what it was, just that I passed. Some time after I filled it, I received a friend invite from QI staff, and we discussed how much free time I have (how much I plan to work), what kind of novels I'm fine with, and the contract itself.
JunkieOverThe_Moon That depends on your skills and your mastery of grammar. I didn't think it was too hard, just time consuming. Someone else may think "wft do they want from me?"
It's not too bad. You'll just have to consider these two main points:
Punctuation and capitalization: What's missing? What needs to be capitalized? For example, Suddenly a car’s door was pushed Opened as Several Policemen came out of it.
Grammar and Flow issues: Yes, the sentence makes sense, but does it sound right? Are the words used correctly? E.g.:As such it was definitely the time when everyone was truly felt sleepy.
Throw all three together:
It looked like Ai Fei suspected that Garen liked her and that was why he always protected her, so she didn’t allow him to send her home. it wasn’t simply not letting others know her home address; it was also turning down to his pursue.
Of course, we also have the liberty to say: Hey boss. My translator sucks. I can't understand what they're saying, and 90% of my time is spent chatting with my translator about what these sentences mean. This is especially true when you run into a sentence like this:
As for Billy Bob, which was 16 year old boy, understand Seattle living conditions. Ten years, Billy Bob has not been in many places, not to mention five years, his only other people contacts, he was bandit attack.
Most importantly is, though, the ability to make sense what you're given and make it understandable (without inducing a headache). A decent spell-checker will help with some punctuation and find misspelled words division vs divison.
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Nou he was bandit attack.
Gave me a chuckle.
Also when is new editor test coming out (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ
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hey Nou when is the vacation of the higher ups gonna end??? i'm really sorry to bother you and all others, but i'm scared and nervous over here! so please!!!
Nou As for Billy Bob, which was 16 year old boy, understand Seattle living conditions. Ten years, Billy Bob has not been in many places, not to mention five years, his only other people contacts, he was bandit attack.
This one looks like the test I edit.
Sadly, I failed the test. Hahaha.
TheLonerLion #Feels_Bad
JunkieOverThe_Moon In about 3 ~ 4 day's time.
JunkieOverThe_Moon Among 15 people, it'll be lucky to get one who passed among editors. So say there's actually more than 320 something applicants since Feb/March, then less than 30 passed, and not even all of them joined/stayed.
Chrissy TheLonerLion damn you guys! you all are making it seem as if the tests are hella hard!!!! curse you!!!
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Chrissy
is there a ranking system used in those test? like, only the best of the 15 is going to be selected or something??
cause, if there is a ranking system, then I'm pretty sure, I'm gonna fail... well, even if i do fail, I'll promise myself here, that I'm gonna bug those higher ups of the QI, by constantly giving these tests until they let me in!! hahahaha!!!!!
JunkieOverThe_Moon go for it
JunkieOverThe_Moon Nah, there's no ranking system. It's all about the score you get. If there is a ranking system, oh I love to do that on those who sucks more than the other.
The test hasn't changed much since I joined? Whoa... Uh, pretend I didn't type that up. >..>
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Nou whoa! nice dude! so since, you've typed so much, why don't you just post the question paper... hehe! i always wanted to steal question papers before an exam[sad thing, i'm not an athlete, and can't climb school walls]... so dear bestie Nou , why don't you share the meaning of this line
TheLonerLion As for Billy Bob, which was 16 year old boy, understand Seattle living conditions. Ten years, Billy Bob has not been in many places, not to mention five years, his only other people contacts, he was bandit attack.
well.... honestly speaking, i can't make anything of the above line, and by way, if this Billy Bob lives in modern day Seattle, how the fucking hell was he bandit attacked [are there really bandits in america???]
lol!!!
JunkieOverThe_Moon Hahah, alright. I'll explain what I took from that line:
1) BB was a 16-year-old boy.
2) He understood the living conditions in Seattle.
3) In the past 10 years, he had not been to many places.
4) 5 years ago was his only other contact with people--and that was from being attack by bandits.
Then, you try to make a sentence out of it.
Nou Bandits in Seattle
It's getting better and better!
4 months later
How did it go?