Has my time as a contributor on viki come to an end?

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One day I discovered Viki and it changed my life. It was different from other VOD platforms. I could read people’s comments while watching my episodes, and I felt less alone. Then, I discovered the segments and subtitles were brought by volunteers and so I felt the urge to make my own contribution.

I signed up for the waiting list to be trained by the Ninja Academy as a segmenter, then I was trained and finally I graduated. At that time, the French translator formation was just opening and so I wrote my name on the waitlist too, but something happened I guess, the academy was no longer taking students. I’ve waited on the list for over 3 years and more now.

Doing segments took me a lot of time first, but then I got used to it. i never regretted doing segments, I was so proud of me to contribute, to be part of this amazing team. But one day, only A&C projects came… It was the beginning of the end…

I wondered what more I could do, then I remembered. why not start doing subtitles now? I’d waited all this time to be trained by the NSSA, I thought I shouldn’t wait anymore? I was lucky enough to talk to some people who gave me some pointers and suggested a film to translate since the Academy had come to a standstill. That’s how I got started as a a subtitler.

But then again… I’m facing a crisis… Just as the projects were pre-segmented, they are now coming pre-subbed. There’s nothing to do anymore, no segments and no subtitles. We can just edit them. There’s nothing left for us. What made VIKI a unique platform has completely disappeared, and I can’t help but think that soon, we will all be gone.

I’ve lost my QC status, but that’s ok, I’m not doing this just for the benefits that go with it. However, I don’t find any more interesting projects, I don’t earn any more points with A&C or with editing subtitles. It’s not as much fun as it used to be, it’s not as rewarding, and it’s not the Viki I used to love. I’m just sad.

Sorry for this rather gloomy speech,
Thanks for reading.

From kookiie31

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Why don’t you get points at A&C?

You will receive your contributions for each adjusted segment at the A&C and if you have to insert the subtitles in the presub languages into the segments accordingly, you will also receive your contributions (when splitting or combining the segments).

If you are not familiar with the new way of segmenting, you can contact the NSSA or an experienced CS who will explain how to do it.

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I understand your frustration, which is shared by many volunteers here. It’s surely not the Viki we knew and loved, that’s a fact!
However, each one of us has weighed the pros and the cons before deciding whether to stay or leave. I suppose you will do the same.
If you don’t enjoy A&C (it’s understandable, because it’s surely not as fun as creating segments from scratch) and you also don’t enjoy editing, and to top it all, the projects you do find are not to your liking, then there’s nothing to do indeed!
Some people choose to work on a project every now and then, just enough to keep their QC status and be able to still view dramas without ads. After all, with the new rules, A&C now gets you good points, even double if you have to re-place a subtitle.
However if your heart is not feeling it anymore, and volunteering doesn’t give you pleasure, there’s no point. It’s perfectly okay to just come here to watch.

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We all have had to adjust and will probably continue a while longer. I wasn’t going to do multiple languages, I told that to everyone then I started doing 2 languages but said thats my limit I’m never doing more and now I’m a CS on more than one show with 4 languages. Do I love it, no but do I love knowing that people are watching shows that we can read without pausing. I’m here for to give others a nice experience whilst I get to work with incredible people all over the world. If you consider that you might just want to stay a bit longer, in the end it’s up to you if you are staying or leaving but I will stay s bit longer.

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I loved your post, sincerely! I think you were just right saying what makes you sad about this whole new world and even the upcoming one, and telling us what used to make you happy. I wish you can encounter the answer for this question after some time considering your will, the motivation of yours.
Take me as an example, although I’m not here as long as you, I also had a great time (and I’m still trying to find joy in doing so) when I first came to this platform. I used to and still do work on fa-n-subs, so I kind of had some experience on this, but in a hard way; VIKI showed me the light and easy path I could take to make my knowledge and work outspoken to everyone! - Which I’m soooo freaky grateful. But with the new everything, it makes me feel like this start of mine was a lifetime ago, you know? Truth be told, it is pretty hard keep going. Every single new info about VIKI or from VIKI, I get sincerely scared of. I don’t know if it’ll help me, from the point of view of a contributor, or it’ll destroy even more what I’m still trying to hold on. Anyway… what I mean is: I’m still here, despite all the bad doings, I keep giving my best in this platform and had one of the best rewards ever: viewers love messages and appreciation :heart:.

Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
I truly wish you can take some things into consideration and stay with us a little longer.
Maga🌸

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Thank you for your answer! You only get points when you create a new segment (from scratch or by splitting another one), not by adjusting segments like timing which is the most common thing we used to do.

Edit : apparently it changed a bit since the last time I did A&C. My last prjects were mainly translation so I didn’t know

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This used to be the case. These days Viki gives credit for adjusting the timing of segments too.

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Thank you for your answer! I still want to contribute, it’s just me expressing how sad I feel about those changes. It happened really fast too, so it is hard for me to accept it. I still enjoy doing A&C even tho it’s not the same.

Currently, I’m having trouble finding projects to work on… I never had to struggle that much before too. Anyway, I’m still waiting for positive answers. I’ll still contribute because I like it, but I still think we may be going going to an end, one day and it could be sooner thank we expect. Hope I’m wrong…

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Ok thank you, i did many A&C but not after summer 2024, so I didn’t know about that

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Thank you for your answer, I will still contribute because I like it a lot. I just wanted to express my feelings and my fears to the community, since you are the best people to convey those feelings to.

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Thank you for your answer, it’s really reassuring to feel listened to. I intend to stay as long as possible and hope that Viki will still want us too. Thank you for sharing your story too

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Segmenters are wanted for the Korean drama 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥
The drama has 12 episodes, with one episode on Saturday and one on Sunday (starting February 22nd). The drama comes with presubs in EN, FR, PT and SP.
You can send a request to the Chief Segmenter a_hauth_238.

Also, not all projects are pre-subbed in French.
There is a movie that is looking for French subtitlers: Love Is Like a Cat (Movie) | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
You can contact the French moderator miimii13.

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Thank you a lot for your help, since I had to pause my activities here for a time, it is difficult to get back and see all the changes and to adjust!

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