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 See my post above. And translators do stuff to Japanese that is bad. --[[User:RoyboyX|RoyboyX]] ([[User talk:RoyboyX|talk]]) 21:44, 12 September 2011 (EDT)
+== Hey guys, I'm new to SmashWiki ==
+I lurked around the wiki for informational purposes before, but I couldn't help but sign up to help out with this translation project you guys are working on. I think this is a great things you guys are doing, as the Smash Bros. Japanese websites do indeed have valuable information not found anywhere else. I will first start off by saying that I know a fair amount of Japanese, and I'm willing to help translate these websites and bring the project up to speed.
+Not only that, I'm also willing to get in contact with other Japanese people to help me with the translations. I have a good connection with the people at the Nico Nico Douga community, and most of them are big fans of Smash Bros. I'll admit that I'm not a professional Japanese speaker, but I studied 4 years so far and I'm still going at it. Probably most important is that I know a lot of the Japanese gaming lingo, so that will help out a lot too.
+The only thing I'm not so sure about, since I'm new, is how to format and edit the pages in the wiki. I honestly feel more comfortable using a notepad when translating, but I'm sure I can figure out where the sentences go as long as the pages are formatted and ready to be translated. I'm sorry I couldn't help out converting the Dojo website format to the Wiki, but again, I'm willing to do as much as I can to help translate.
+For now, I'm going to start off by fixing the errors in the translated pages since they are already formatted and editable. --[[User:NefariousShyGuy|NefariousShyGuy]] ([[User talk:NefariousShyGuy|talk]]) 18:45, 13 September 2013 (EDT)
+== A few questions about the background of the project ==
+I want a few answers to make sure I know what you guys want out of the project.
+First off, do you want the translation of the site to be as literal as possible, or do you want it more similar to how the Brawl Dojo was translated with its own unique style?
+Second, do you have the goal of translating the entire website, or just the most important sections that talk about the gameplay? I ask this because I think other smaller pages such as the preface are just as important since it explains what the website is exactly about: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Preface.html
+Third, exactly how many people are involved in this project so far? From the looks of it, it seems your resources are a bit limited.
+Fourth, do you think the project is progressing well, or slowly? If I'm correct, this project has started since 2011, and you guys still only translated a few pages so far.
+Lastly, are you guys willing to drop the sentence-by-sentence translation and the colored highlights entirely? Personally I think it's best to just translate paragraph-by-paragraph since it will allow a much more accurate and smooth translation.
+Thank you. --[[User:NefariousShyGuy|NefariousShyGuy]] ([[User talk:NefariousShyGuy|talk]]) 18:55, 13 September 2013 (EDT)