I've come to the realization that yes, there are a ton of twelve-year-olds surfing the paradise I know as Viikii (a subtitling site that has revolutionized the process), and they are hella' irritating, but somehow easier to deal with than the vengeful, cankerous old hag that the administration and staff have become.
I appreciate, beyond a shadow of a doubt, all the of endless effort that is put into the videos Viikii translates. I know, as a segmenter, exactly how much time is spent pouring over a scene again and again in order to get it Just Right. It's tedious work and it can be frustratingly unrewarding sometimes, to the point where you feel like bashing your keyboard into tiny bits is the only reasonable response. That said, I think Viikii may be in dire need of some Valium as of late, because they're not just lashing out at the idiots who impede and annoy them anymore, it's anyone who speaks up while they're in a bad mood.
I've been following this drama that's still airing in Korea right now (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) on Viikii, and recently they've been having some trouble with KBS, the station that airs it. Generally the thing to do when one of the stations gets finicky about Viikii translating and airing their shows is to have the show licensed on Viikii. The station slips in a few commercials before the episode starts and everything equals out. Well, I'm not sure if KBS is just being difficult or they really don't want to hand over the license but Viikii's been told to put the channel on hiatus. Being the straight and narrow folk that they are, they stopped putting the translated Sungkyunkwan videos on the channel and hid them in a user account instead, then handed out the link to anyone who asked for it.
Of course, this was all very hush-hush, what with the gleaming red message on their homepage informing everyone to ask the staff for the videos.
Yes, I am rolling my eyes.
So Viikii hands out the links, but tells the hordes of leeches to keep quiet (HAH. Redundant much.) about it. And they don't, because, as previously explained, they're all twelve-year-olds. KBS eventually happens upon the link, finds the videos, and takes them down.
Then a few members of the Sungkyunkwan staff throw a temper-tantrum in which anyone asking for the videos is berated and basically told to STFU. Now, admittedly, the person at the forefront of this tantrum eventually realized what they sounded like, apologized, and took down their comments, which was nothing short of miraculous to me after all the asshattery I've witnessed on that site. Clearly this person just got too frustrated to deal and took it out on others, but they saw exactly what they were doing afterwards, which makes them a rational person.
Most of of the Viikii staff don't notice, or just don't care.
I suppose what I'm trying to say is:
Viikii, it's alright if you get angry with the idiocy that happens on/in/around some of your channels. Anyone would. What you need to do is just chill. Just walk away from your computer, or turn it off, or unplug it, or drop it out a window. Whatever. Get up and do something else to take your mind off the problem, because I'll tell you honestly that it's not going to go away. The amount of stupidity that has bombarded the messaging boards on that site is truly staggering in proportion, and until you're cool with ignoring it, the best course of action is to spend your time doing something else.
Because really, who wants to spend time doing something that pisses them off unless they're getting paid?
Also, if you've gotten to the point where you don't care whether or not you sound like a bigot, then you need to stop entirely, and have someone squish your ego down to the size of an itty bitty pebble. Regardless of whether your a QC, or a Super Segmenter, or the person who runs the site, there's no point to inciting anger in others just because you may be in charge. It makes you a jackass, and in the words of Kim Pine, "If your life had a face, I would punch it."
Sincerely,
Nen
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