So... how do I show I'm a fan of the books?

[Sully]

We want a system for you and I to prove that we're fans and deserve access to the scanlations.

 

The easier method is the better, I'm thinking of is the following. Take a picture of your book shelf and put a post-it / bit of paper with your messageboard username on it with your books / book. If you want to also appear in the picture that is fine too but the important thing is showing that you own the books.

 

That is it, the camera shy can hide behind the camera if they want. All we want to see is a note with your name in the picture and your Guyver books. 

[Guyver1]

I think it's a great idea! Will there be a particula thread to do this created and then the scans or link to them be PM'd individually?

[Sully]

I was thinking a thread, that way it's easier to police. As if someone uses someone elses picture the orginal owner is very quickly going to realise "hey that's my books that freek is pretending to own!!!" and report it. 

 

There is also nothing really private being shown, books and a post it of a username so I can't see why it'll need to be behind a PM. It's also self serving that way as we are showing as a community that while we might be viewing scanlations, we are all owners of the books so we're deserving of translations.

 

So the chances of us ever being closed down is unlikely. 

[Guyver1]

I was thinking a thread, that way it's easier to police. As if someone uses someone elses picture the orginal owner is very quickly going to realise "hey that's my books that freek is pretending to own!!!" and report it. 

 

There is also nothing really private being shown, books and a post it of a username so I can't see why it'll need to be behind a PM. It's also self serving that way as we are showing as a community that while we might be viewing scanlations, we are all owners of the books so we're deserving of translations.

 

So the chances of us ever being closed down is unlikely. 

I can dig it. Can't wait! Thanks!

[H222G981]

Grand idea.

[*Kenji Murakami]

Sounds good to me.

[fossilrumbler96]

Any idea when this comes into full effect? What about newer Issues like 31 or 32, how are we going to handle them. Great ideas by the way though,   Looking forward to being able to read Guyver again. Some how I have all the issues on my hard drive but 29, and i bought 30 from Advocacy earlier this year before i had an account.   

[Sully]

The other thread in this section of the forum answers that.

[river_chaos]

The concept is a fantastic idea, but the only problem I'd see with this is that someone could easily take a picture of their buddy's collection and say it's theirs. 

 

Edit: I don't mean to rain on anyone's parade; I just thought this is something that needs to be in mind.

Edited October 11, 2015 by river_chaos

[Salkafar]

I'll have my mate take a picture of me with my volumes. That should make for an interesting shot.

[Sully]

While the idea that someone might take a picture with someone else's collection is a possibility it's something that for the most part is unlikely to happen.

 

Bare in mind there are like 4 different version of Kadakowa books, special editions, along with the SC version of the same volumes and VIZ and Chang Yi collections.

 

So if there suddenly is a spree of people with the exact same mixes collections that have all the same shame shades (spines of books do fade in sunlight), well it is relatively easy to spot.

[fossilrumbler96]

To get a translation of a previous book for example Vol. 20, do i need to own all the books previous to 20 to get the scans for that particular volume? Or is it that i only need that individual volume, to get the scans.

[Sully]

To get a translation of a previous book for example Vol. 20, do i need to own all the books previous to 20 to get the scans for that particular volume? Or is it that i only need that individual volume, to get the scans.

 

You need to own all the books outside the current volumes (They are 30, 31 and 32 (yet to be published). 

 

So if you want access to Vol 20 you need to own Volumes 1 to 29. You get more access to the books though over time as that section will also house the Visual Data Files and any new translations to very rare items, e.g. the Tikemaga when it goes up. In future access to the chapter scanlations ast they appear also will require access to the back volumes. That will be approx 2 months after the release of Volume 32.

[fossilrumbler96]

Ah i get it, so to get 31 i need 30. I already bought 30 from you when you guys where doing preorders guess i gotta buy 30 again in physical form and 31 too in physical form.