User blog comment:Damesukekun/Song Translating and Mistranslating/@comment-24413012-20170411225718

I now it's not really my place to speak seeing as I'm not a translator, but I feel this... 'rating' of fansubbers is quite rude and demoralizing.

These people are not getting paid. These people translate because they like to; they aren't professionals. To go on someone's video and say things like ''"Translating other people's words bring responsibilities. Your mistranslations cause much worse damage to the author and fans than there is no translation. I suggest you refrain from translating Japanese stuff unless you fluently read and write the language" is uncalled for, in my opinion. ''

I myself have never seen a mistranslation cause the author/songwriter grief. If the translation somehow does cause a stir, then that's as much the translator's problem as it is the person complaining. It's in my opinion that you shouldn't be taking translations off the internet word for word as you never know if the translation is 100% accurate. And to say being a translator brings responsibilities, while true, sounds very over the top.

However, that being said, there's nothing wrong with pointing out a mistranslation as long as you're nice about it. Saying something like "Hey, I'm a native speaker and I believe you've translated this line wrong" and then adding your interpretation and maybe helping them understand where they've gone wrong is a lot better than saying "I'm sorry but I have to say you made many grave mistakes."