Man, are people still talking about this? *sigh* :nono:
I don't intend to add fuel to the threads fire at all, but I find it amusing that only a few people really know what this thread is about
Wow, in the chaos of people taking this thread as an attack one person with enough common sense actually understood the purpose of this thread.
Thanks :thumbs:
Firstly, no offense
Merky, but if you think that everyone here misinterpreted the original purpose of this thread, it's because that's the bad impression that was left by the first post left in this thread when it was started. When you write down comments like "I noticed HJU focuses on only one fansub group", "disregarding other groups" and "get special treatment" how do you expect people to react? When you make statements like that and phrase them in a negative manner the way that those comments were (even if you hadn't intended to do it that way), people are going to respond in a negative manner. You were basically accusing HJU of having "favourites" when that is not the case, and never was the case.
Secondly, you quoted a post by
Xarin, and after reading the two of them, the two of you basically are saying the same thing. However, there's a big difference in the WAY that
Xarin said it VS the way that you said it.
Xarin's post is less confrontational in the way that it's phrased. He makes it clear that he LIKES everything, and no where in his post does he make it sound like he's "disapproving" or "looking down" of how HJU has done handled things. He doesn't say that things "should" be done a certain way, he "suggests". Had the first post been written more along the lines of what
Xarin had said, a lot of the drama that this thread has caused could have likely been avoided. The content of the two posts were very similar; the difference, however, is in the packaging. It doesn't matter what the facts are, it's the packaging that will determine how people react and respond.
Now with that being said, whether a group gets a Sticky thread or not depends on the amount of attention they get from the fandom. The amount of attention a fansub group gets is dependant on the amount of work they do and the number of and frequency of their releases.
The more work that they do, and the more frequently that they release it, then the more attention that they're going to get and the more likely they'll get a Sticky thread. If your fansub group only plans to do one episode in a series, but does not intend to do the rest, then sorry but no, that doesn't warrant getting a Sticky. If you plan to do the full series (or two), and/or a few movies/projects, then you're more likely to get it. Show that you're going to be putting forth the work, and you'll get your props for it. This is how things work in the world today, and it is definitely fair.
We don't give out Sticky threads to every single fansub group that turns up because we don't know how long they'll be around and we don't know IF they're going to continue subbing stuff. A lot of fansub groups only release the odd project or two every six months, or just do one-off projects for fun and then are never heard from again. Sometimes fansub groups don't really care if they get a Sticky or if the project they did is "in demand" or not. If they request a Sticky thread it means that they intend to be around and that they intend to continue working on projects for release. If they did a one-off and ask for a Sticky, it means that they think that project is big enough that they think a lot of people will continue to want to get it. Either way all they have to do is ASK FOR ONE.
BOTTOM LINE. Threads that get Stickied are the ones that get LOTS of traffic/attention/action. IF there is a fansub group out there that thinks it is being under-represented here at HJU, all they have to do is get one of their representatives to PM one of us staff members here and ask for their thread to get Stickied. That's what happened when the boys at EJF. One of them contacted me and asked me to make their thread for Lion Maru G a Sticky. Since they're intending to do the whole series, I Stickied it. We (the staff) don't sit down and debate "who should/should not get a Sticky" nor do we go around looking for threads to Sticky. That's not our job.
If ANYONE here thinks that a fansub group is not getting the attention they deserve, the solution is simple. PM them and suggest that they contact one of the staff and ask for their thread to be Stickied.
