12-04-2004 15:21									#121
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Azazel, LOTM seems to be unavailable, so maybe the best thing would be to send it to someone else? Firelad perhaps?

	12-04-2004 16:15									#122
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seems like a good idea. I am not sure I have the text, though...

	12-04-2004 16:17									#123
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Yep, no text.

anyone can send LOTM a message, or something?

	20-04-2004 00:47									#124
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hi

	20-04-2004 00:50									#125
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okay, ive lost the PM

resend it to me, and i'll try it. Tell me what to with it, who to send it to, etc. But then leave me out after that., please.

	20-04-2004 02:27									#126
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'Lost in translation'

Oh sorry, couldn't resist.

	21-04-2004 02:51									#127
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OK. Oncle Boris is on voluntary ban for the remainder of the semester, so he asked me to keep an eye on this thread.

So this is the situation: Azazel and LOTM have lost the text. This means that Vovan hopefully has the most recent translation? I think it could be that Birdseed still has got Vovan's too.

So I think we have 2 options:

1. Vovan or Buck B. resends the Russian translation to Azazel who translates it into Hebrew and sends it to LOTM one more time.

2. We give up. If so, I hope you Buck could post your English translation of it so we can see how it ended up after the 4(?) first translations

	21-04-2004 03:39									#128
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Arg, I am supposed to be after LOTM, Ive been waiting for ages

	21-04-2004 19:02									#129
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No only I lost it, AFAIK. Azazael may have it and only needs to resend it.

I'll try to follow this thread till Ive done my part, but then i want to drop out.

	22-04-2004 07:17									#130
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This thread started out with such a great idea, especially given the variety of linguistic skills found among the posters around here. Sadly, the execution was less than sterling.

Why not start a new thread, this time ask only for people who are serious about promptly doing their translation and passing it on (as opposed to wasting everyone's time and sinking the thread into oblivion). With so many links in the chain, if each person takes five or six - or thirty - days, it will take months to see the results.

Another suggestion: the initial writing should be in relatively informal/conversational language - not overly complex or technical - or the point of the game is lost.

Let's try again!

Last edited by mindseye on 22-04-2004 at 07:37

	22-04-2004 14:29									#131
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I agree to that

I don't want some Einstein text... but what about just taking some quotes from a movie or so


And whenever someone has done the translation, the text should be sent to two persons: The next translator and the GM

	22-04-2004 14:30									#132
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I'm in the second game!

	22-04-2004 14:51									#133
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Are we finishing this? I've got Vovan's text.

	22-04-2004 15:06									#134
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Or maybe you could just post a writing selection on the thread and have whoever wants to translate it into whatever language they want (as long as there's someone else on poly that knows that language), that way its easier to keep tabs on.

Maybe to keep people who want to participate from having their fun ruined by knowing what the original entry said the original could be posted in grey (so that it could only be seen by highlighting it) and everyone after that would likewise post their translation in grey so that only people who want to see the individual stages would see the translations.

	22-04-2004 16:11									#135
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quote: Originally posted by mindseye This thread started out with such a great idea, especially given the variety of linguistic skills found among the posters around here. Sadly, the execution was less than sterling. Why not start a new thread, this time ask only for people who are serious about promptly doing their translation and passing it on (as opposed to wasting everyone's time and sinking the thread into oblivion). With so many links in the chain, if each person takes five or six - or thirty - days, it will take months to see the results. Another suggestion: the initial writing should be in relatively informal/conversational language - not overly complex or technical - or the point of the game is lost. Let's try again!

yay.

	22-04-2004 16:24									#136
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quote: Originally posted by ADG And whenever someone has done the translation, the text should be sent to two persons: The next translator and the GM

We need a thread manager keeping a running record in case something happens - and to keep things moving when someone dallies. Also makes publishing the final product easier (aside from problems displaying non-english characters).

	22-04-2004 16:25									#137
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I would like to join a second attempt

I can translate to and from Dutch, English and German (although my spelling might suck at the latter).
I can give a shot at translating FROM French.

	22-04-2004 18:37									#138
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And PLEASE determine for sure where youre going to put the thread.

In my own defense, I mentioned participating in a thread posted to Other Games. I have been spending less time in OTF lately, and quite frankly essentially missed this thread. When the thread ceased to be active in OG, i basically forgot about it. Az PMed me just before I spent a period away from Poly altogether - also I DONT always check my Poly PM's. Az tracked me down in another OG thread, and reminded me I had an email. I posted a response IN THAT THREAD, to which he never responded, and I heard nothing more about this in PM's or elsewhere till I saw this thread pop up again.

Frankly this is one reason I avoid forum games in OG. Im not on Poly consistently enough to make a commitment here.

So I will simply ask to not be included in future Lost in Transl games.

	22-04-2004 18:59									#139
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Read it. Don't have the message.

	22-04-2004 20:31									#140
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Read it. Don't have the message.

Ok, i sent it on.

It was way too long, way to complex, and no nekudot - not that the latter would have helped much. I thought this was going to be short relatively simple sentences. My ivrit really isnt good enough for this.

spoiler(highlight to read): when i found a hebrew word i didnt now (at least 80% of them) i either used a similar sounding Hebrew word i did know, used a similar sounding english word, made something up, or left it out completely. Its now total gibberish. Was that the intent here?

	22-04-2004 20:46									#141
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Sent it to Boris...

	23-04-2004 14:32									#142
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quote: Originally posted by mindseye We need a thread manager keeping a running record in case something happens - and to keep things moving when someone dallies. Also makes publishing the final product easier (aside from problems displaying non-english characters).

Ok, I'll be the GM for the next game... will create a thread soon (and put a link here)

	23-04-2004 14:38									#143
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'Lost in Translation' 2 signup thread has been created

	24-04-2004 07:27									#144
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Received the French text. The Spanish translation will probably be ready Sunday, jsut before the Montreal-Tampa game.

So yes, it looks like it will finally come to an end.

	26-04-2004 05:41									#145
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Sent the Spanish text to Boshko. When Boshko is done, this game is over.

Here is how I would like to proceed. I will start a new thread called Lost in Translation 1 results.

Everyone who played in the game should post in the result thread what is the text they got and the text they translated to.

As entries are added, I will gradually fill in the blanks between the original sentence and the final one (in the opening post).

	26-04-2004 05:42									#146
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel WTF is LOTM?

lord of the mark

	26-04-2004 06:19									#147
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OK, my Spanish is rusty but I think that the bit of writing I recieved was at least as surreal as what I translated it into:

The icon left and lead the abolition. Mister Ryan led a blessing when it came.

She was useful to my dying breath. Dreaming with these shots in front of them. Cheese, these hobbits in front of them. A machine is very good to drive the daylight with a flood of live cats of realization and clothing in a moment.

The boys here read for the light. The happyness, it sees its light and is born. Dominating these voters, a death improves, it helps them. Literally, this place is the philosophy of nihilism. Much more, the excellence of cats' eyes allow them to see the restaurant.

	26-04-2004 21:14									#148
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Did you translate it to that?

	28-04-2004 11:20									#149
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The only word I recognize from the English original I received is "nihilism".

Everything else has pretty much been lost in translation.

	28-04-2004 12:21									#150
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there's a thread for the results