Proofreading of new books

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Proofreading of new books

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We have a number of books which need a simple proofreading only before we can format them and put them on the bookshelfs IG.

If you want to help, just open it in the etherpad editor and correct online.
Please use the following languages:
Deutsch - Hochdeutsch
English - British English

Please let us know, if you finished any proofreading.

How I understand proofreading?
One point is the usual proofreading for spelling and comma.
The other point is correction of translation. Be aware books with origin German are translated by non native speaker so the English part is far away from perfect grammar, right use of proverbs or common construction. As long as you don't change the content feel free to correct this as well. If the content is not understandable, please let us know.

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Outstanding Proofreadings
Preferred

Normal Priority
Proof 2x EN - Faragalun https://notes.typo3.org/p/3VouNZv6yR
Proof 2x EN - Caládilume https://notes.typo3.org/p/ljXFntYCF4

Low Priority
Arcania - an anthology of ancient magic theories
Proof 1xEN - Irmoroms Steine der Macht, Runenkult der Zwerge / Irmoroms Stones of Power, Dwarfen Runes - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_dwarvenrunes
Proof EN - Die Macht des Gleichgewichts / The Power of Balance - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_elves

Proofreading done
  • Done -The Legend of Grugmutz / Die Legende von Grugmutz - on the way to the client
  • Done - Erste Hilfe / First Help - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Von der Herkunft der Magie / About the Origins of Magic- available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Geschichte Silberbrands / History of Silverbrand- available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Der Alte Pfad der Magie / The Old Path of Magic- available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Letter of Saint Cornelius - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Ushara's Garden - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - The Sky Above Our Heads / Der Himmel über uns - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Der singende Brunnen / The Singing Well - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Composition of the world - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Das magische Wasser, Echsen und Magie / The Magic Water, Lizards and Magic - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Letmas Geheimnis/Letmas secret - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Speisen wie Halblinge / A Hafling’s Guide to Eating Right - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Von den Ebenen / About the Planes - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Handbook of Arcane Thaumathology - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Zaras ist vernichtet/ Zaras is defeated - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Grundlagen arkaner Theorie / Basics of Arcane Theory - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Numerous books on the Gods - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Die Wächter der Drachen/The Guardians of the Dragons - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Weights and Measures in Gynk/ Maße und Gewichte in Gynk - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Battle for the Elstree Forest - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Good or Evil - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Mana Streams - on the way to the bookshelf
  • Done - Law of fairyland - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Laws of Greenbriar - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - The Dragons of the Bone Lord - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Cadoson and Letnason - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Revelations of Tialdin - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - The origin of the Halfling Race - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - The pointy end - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Dictionary Common - Orc - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Onionball - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Marriage broking - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Letasto's Diary - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Alberto Dicker - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Druid parchment - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Lake of Life - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - The Clansmen - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Galmair cronicles II - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Magic Gems and Ranks - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Festival of Relationships - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Barehead kings - available in the bookshelf.
  • Done - Several poems - available in the bookshelf.
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Re: Proofreading of new books

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With the exception of the fact, that anybody try to destroy Letastos Diary I can't see any input here.
Using of the time slider I restored the totally destroyed text.

Dear native English: Proofreading means, we need someone, who check spelling and grammar.
In all cases the German proofs are done, but we miss at least one English. Often the texts where translated by German native speaker. Spelling I checked initially with a spellchecker. But don't expect correct grammar and be aware of false friends and proverbs.
Nobody will blame you for a mistake. Progress includes errors. But no progress means stagnacy. We can't publish the text without your help.

Using the tool is not difficult!
Just click the link. It opens the text in a browser and you can edit direct. All changes are saved. There is no need for any save button. Each author is highlighted in another color.
It would be a help, if you write in the color box in the right upper corner your pseudonym. Or send me an PM, if you did one text yet.

I hope, I can forward some of the books here soon to the bookshelfs IG.

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Re: Proofreading of new books

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Will work on the first Letasto's Diary if others wish to volunteer for more. :)
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I will do the work on Alberto Dicker,as i find time :D .
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I will tackle some of these while at work today, starting with The Druid Parchment. I will post which ones I finish when I am done.
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proof readed german Alberto Dicker...doing the other two when i got time..
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Re: Proofreading of new books

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Eyo.

As some might know, I wrote a small viewer emulating the in game formatting.
(Includes the new formatting stuff not found in old books such as poem or the linebreak and alignment properties.)

Looks like this:

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Banduk made it available in the book-development sub-forum.
But as not all (including me) do have access to that, I figured that some might find it helpful for the proofreading.

Link to Download
(click the download symbol in the top middle)
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I worked on the festival of relationships, gem books, the chronicles, and the poems. The poems could use some more work, mainly because I am not a poet. The gem book should be done EN side. Relationships should be pretty much done, but having a second pair of eyes on it would be helpful. The Chronicles should be in the same position.
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The rest of the books have also been looked through, and proof-read on the English side. If they need to be formatted with the /paragraph stuff, I might be able to look into doing that, but my knowledge of it is spotty at best. Good luck, and I hope it was of some use.
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Thank's to all.
I'm going to convert the books and put them into the shelfs now.

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A new book has been added to the proofreading list: "Marriage Broker"
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I've done the Marriage Broker.

Also, Lake of Live should be Lake of Life.
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Thanks
Lake of life corrected

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	<language id="en">
		<titlepage>
			<title>Letters Regarding the Lake of Life</title>
			<author>Compiled by Stavros Stathakis, Master of Ancient Arts</author>
		</titlepage>
		<page>
			<headline>6 Malas 23</headline>
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I added a book about onionball.
Some Laws from Gobaith are for a juridical section in the Runewick library.

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There are 2 more books.
A myth for Cado and a fighter manual.
The Orcish dictionary required a single English proofread. Do we not have Engish native player, playing an orc?
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I added 3 books for proofreading.
Both languages are required.
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Banduk wrote:Deutsch - Hochdeutsch[/size]
A very minor thing: We use German spelling, not Swiss spelling.
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I can do the german proofreading, if you like.
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I added 11 texts where proofreading is required. In the most cases the English proofreading is missing.

Especially important are the updated texts about Gods. The text will result in about 20 books and have to be used to update the webpage as well. Here a German proof is mandatory as well.
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Eglish Natives - Please Help!

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Some books had been finished yet, new were added.

If you are not involved in Illarion development and do not act as GM and be a native English speaker please take a look, if you could support.

Take into consideration that nearly all the game IG and forum is English only. Player and developer try to do everything in your language once you appear. Be aware, all those people limit themselves. Most could express them much better in their native language.

I'm quite sure the grammar above is not English :-(.
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Proof EN - Irmoroms Steine der Macht, Runenkult der Zwerge / Irmoroms Stones of Power, Dwarfen Runes - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_dwarvenrunes
Proof EN - Das magische Wasser, Echsen und Magie / The Magic Water, Lizards and Magic - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_echsen
Proof 1xEN - Von den Ebenen / About the Planes - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_levels
Proof 2xEn - Handbook of Arcane Thaumathology - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_dubells
Proofread
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Banduk wrote:
Outstanding Proofreadings
Preferred
Proof 2xEn - Handbook of Arcane Thaumathology - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_dubells
Proof 1xDe,2xEn - Speisen wie Halblinge / A Hafling’s Guide to Eating Right - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_dishes

Proof 1xEN - Von den Ebenen / About the Planes - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_levels
Proofread. For the last paragraph of the last book, I submitted a different option of translation. Doesn't change meaning or lore, just makes it seem cleaner in my opinion.
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English Native Player Searched

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English Native Player Wanted

There is a urgent request to Engish native player to support proofreading. We are missing in all cases at least one English proofreading.

So if you are not a developer and not a GM, please look at the begin of these thread and help to finish the books and get them IG in line with the related ongoing quests.

The most urgent is this one:
Proof 2xEn - Letmas Geheimnis/Letmas secret - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_LetmasSecret


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Thank's,

the most urgent I got!

There are more ;-)
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Composition of the World has been checked twice now. Might need a bit more touch up though.
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Banduk wrote:Proof 2xEN - Der singende Brunnen / The Singing Well - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_SweetVoice
Proofread. I do good?
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Again and again I'm looking for English proofread.

Proof 1xEN - Ushara's Garden - done
Proof 2xEN - Letter of Saint Cornelius - done

Please not the usual developer or , who work in all the other issues the player want. I'm sure we have some native English player able to read and correct a text.

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Proof 2xEN - Magie als Geschenk, der Alte Pfad der Magie / Magic as a Gift, The Old Path of Magic - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_Arcania_OldPath
Proof 1xEN - Irmoroms Steine der Macht, Runenkult der Zwerge / Irmoroms Stones of Power, Dwarfen Runes - https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_arcania_dwarvenrunes
Proofread for you. Give it a once over to make sure it sounds better in English.
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Re: Proofreading of new books

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Native English proofreader missing.

I have a new book what||that ((no idea)) needs a last English proofread.
http://illarion.org/community/forums/vi ... 77#p687277

For very long time there are 4 more books about magic in need for English proofread as well.
http://illarion.org/community/forums/vi ... 77#p687277
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Re: Proofreading of new books

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I have new book made by a player for proofreading.

The book is planned to have in each hospital to improve the atmosphere there.

Please have a look to the Etherpad https://notes.typo3.org/p/Illa_firsthelp and correct typos and especially English grammar nightmares.

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