Hi all, I'm thinking of suggesting a few 3 kingdoms novels to be translated but I'm not going to be bothered if no one wants to read it in the first place.
There doesn't seem to be many novels set in the 3 kingdoms period in Webnovel (I think there's one or two, but not sure if it's original or translated,) is it because it's not a popular setting? Or was there another reason?
I'm a translator and I feel the same (but for different reasons.)
I can accept that they gave the book bad reviews if they dislike the plot, the character design, and whatnot because those are beyond my control. And as ReincarnatedSaint said, we can't force others to read what they don't like. For example, if you gave the 1 star after reading up to 40 chaps (heck, even 30 chaps) because you don't like the MC's personality, I'm willing to accept that and move on.
What I cannot accept is that they came over and review bombed the book just because the book they like did not get picked for continuation to be translated. They did not even give the book a chance (as in they posted a review with only a few chapters read (C1~3)/ none have been read at all (C0).)
It's demotivating and like you, making me angry to some degree.
BUT,
When I looked at the people that actually like the book in the review and those that supported it with coins, I felt like I drank a potion and have some of my hp restored. Then there's some that's like "hate the book, but the TL is great." Also the ones that are only there for the XP.
It's a mixed bag, but ultimately I have decided to just ignore the ones that went berserk and keep the nice ones close to my heart.