Let’s have a show of finger hearts for the incredibly cheesy, hysterically melodramatic, over-the-top yet somehow adorably compelling supernatural police procedural: Forbidden Love.
Truly, I don’t know how deal with it. Every time a chunk of good acting or dialog shows on-screen and I think, “Okay, this is getting good!” . . . then this happens:
Sadly, I think you may be right, @entwyfhasbeenfound. The Viki Volunteer model as we know it will possibly be gone within the next few years. Let’s be real: the volunteer model has never been a viable business model. For all the reasons you stated and more. One issue I have noticed: As volunteers, there is often a lack of a support system or a backup plan. Someone gets sick, or other real-life issues happen and people have to drop out for various reasons, and the projects are in crisis as the Teams scramble to compensate with varying levels of success. For a Business, there are support mechanisms in place to handle such issues so that things continue to run smoothly. To be honest, I’m surprised that Volunteer model has lasted this long. I think that is a testament to both the volunteer community and Viki corporate. It saddens me deeply to think about Viki not having volunteers as the foundation, but I’m seeing volunteer opportunities shrinking little by little. Certainly the English language volunteers have seen opportunities become fewer. And now even Segmenting has been affected. The talented Volunteers are what make Viki so special; I hate to see that diminished. I still hope that somehow there will be a way to work together with Corporate.
Pay people to write subtitles for you vs. getting it virtually free. Variable quality, quantity, and timely availability of subtitles might affect viability.
Viki didn’t start fansubs, it certainly won’t end it.
New this Easter at H Mart, specialty candy that will knock bunnies and baby chicks right out of the picture. Artisanal, flavorful, and only 30.00 USD/39,521.519 KRW per piece. What a deal!
(Hope everyone has a good day on April 9, 2023, whatever your spiritual leanings are. I am soooooo ready for a bright respite in the craziness of life.)
Things I think about while scrolling for the right language… How many movies/series here on Viki is on Klingon? No I don’t speak the language and it’s highly unlikely that I ever will but still it’s on the list of languages. And I’m a curious person.
Someone will volunteer even though they’re not fluent in Klingon, only to take weeks or months to sub just one episode, leading to accusation of using a Klingon translator, infighting and being reported
Obvious tlhih don’t jatlh tlhingan!
jagh lucharghlu’ta’bogh HuH ghopDu’lIj lungaSjaj! *
May the bile of the vanquished fill your hands!
*something of note: The Klingon Pocket Dictionary appears to have English and Swedish translation?! Hmmmm…
Search Expressions "…" search for a phrase (containing more than one word)
***** matches any alphabetical character tlh:… search Klingon words (case sensetive) en:… search English translations sv:… search Swedish translations pos:… search part-of-speech field
(use abbrev from Introduction, ns#,vs# or free text) def:… search defining sources ref:… search referring sources
