📌 AMA - Ask Me Anything [Mod Edition]

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مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Pending moderation

A thread was created to explain what the roles of editors, moderators and administrators are. Along with that is information of what we can and can't do and answers to some frequently asked questions. https://lyricstranslate.com/en/forum/lyricstranslate-guidelines/all-staf...

However, I've been meaning to open a thread for all users to come in and ask questions about why certain decisions are made. All moderators are welcome to leave a comment but I feel like this will only work if we keep it one to one. I will tag mods if I come across anything I might not know the answer to. Just a little info before we start:

- I've been a moderator on this site since 2013 (joined in 2012), 8 years of being a moderator.
- Main languages I will participate it: English / Spanish. My profile gives you an idea of what else I can handle. Feel free to take a look at that.

Keep it civil, that's all I ask. Of course, also keep the rules in mind but I don't think I need to remind anyone of that.
1. Ask a question = receive an answer
2. Users may not answer questions, since this is supposed to be a 'ask a moderator' thread.
3. Names will not be disclosed, nor is any staff member allowed to disclose them. Why? we're avoiding retaliation against the staff (especially native speakers) who were asked to look into something or they themselves brought something to our attention that ended in something being unpublished.

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<a href="/ar/translator/aver" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1472695">Theqila </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 07.10.2020

Hi Ellen,
Could you check out your PM box please?

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Aver wrote:

Hi Ellen,
Could you check out your PM box please?

I just replied to your PM.

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/waran4ik" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1474555">Waran4ik </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 22.10.2020

I avoid communicating with them, and they even attack me in front of you. Protect me from them. I don't want to communicate with Igeethecat or BlackSea4ever. Is it possible?

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Waran4ik wrote:

I avoid communicating with them, and they even attack me in front of you. Protect me from them. I don't want to communicate with Igeethecat or BlackSea4ever. Is it possible?

Andrew, simply don't comment wherever they are, it's that simple. If you really wanted to be left in peace, you should have rejoined under a different username/avatar and gone on with your life. As long as you don't break the rules, there's nothing you should be worried about, but we both no it's only a matter of time before you do.

Now, if you'd like to ask a question please do (related to the thread). Otherwise, all other matters can be discussed via PM.

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/waran4ik" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1474555">Waran4ik </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 22.10.2020

Thanks for the answer. And another question, not all my translations were removed from the site, can they be attached to this account of mine, or do I need to add translations again?

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/igeethecat" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1365086">Igeethecat </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 16.12.2017
Waran4ik wrote:

I avoid communicating with them, and they even attack me in front of you. Protect me from them. I don't want to communicate with Igeethecat or BlackSea4ever. Is it possible?

Drew, you got to be kidding me. You insulted almost everyone here in your previous life, and doing it again, and our Polish Drew [@Aldefina] maybe doesn't speak or write Russian, but understands it quite perfectly

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Ellen,
This thread is really Sticky or is it just a symbol in the title?
I think it would be beneficial for all to make it indeed sticky.
Thanks.

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Schnurrbrat wrote:

Ellen,
This thread is really Sticky or is it just a symbol in the title?
I think it would be beneficial for all to make it indeed sticky.
Thanks.

Yes it's really a sticky, I put a pin on it too just to make sure that was clear.

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/waran4ik" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1474555">Waran4ik </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 22.10.2020

Here you see, Igeethecat does not let up, even came running here.

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/igeethecat" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1365086">Igeethecat </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 16.12.2017
Waran4ik wrote:

Here you see, Igeethecat does not let up, even came running here.

I don't know what it means
I even tried my Russian English, still, no idea

Guru
<a href="/ar/translator/aver" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1472695">Theqila </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 07.10.2020

I guess he meant = "As you can see, Igeethecat doesn't give up, won't leave me be, keep being hard on my heels"

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/igeethecat" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1365086">Igeethecat </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 16.12.2017

Oh, that what "even came running here" means?
Sounds so much better in English

Guru
<a href="/ar/translator/aver" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1472695">Theqila </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 07.10.2020

I believe so, думаю, he's translating his thoughts from Russian to English

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Please let's keep the original sense of the thread.

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012

Nah nah, if y'all got beef with each other then take that up amongst yourselves. I opened this thread up for questions, not a therapy session.

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/igeethecat" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1365086">Igeethecat </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 16.12.2017

In Russian he would just send me to hell... directly, without 'fancy' words 😂

Banned User
<a href="/ar/translator/igeethecat" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1365086">Igeethecat </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 16.12.2017
líadan wrote:

Nah nah, if y'all got beef with each other then take that up amongst yourselves. I opened this thread up for questions, not a therapy session.

Wasn't it "Ask Me Anything"?
I apologize then. You should probably define 'anything' then

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Quote:

.... a thread for all users to come in and ask questions about why certain decisions are made.

So ask a question, this turned into a discussion between you and Andrew.

Master
<a href="/ar/translator/sandring" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1263066">sandring </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 18.10.2015

Hi, Ellen and Juan

What do I do if the lyrics were last edited by a retired mod or editor who hasn't been on the site since long?

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Hi, Nadia,

In that case, you're allowed to edit it. As usual, you just have to leave a comment and notify those that translated the song already.

Master
<a href="/ar/translator/sandring" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1263066">sandring </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 18.10.2015

Got it. Thank you, Juan.

Guru At messing everything up
<a href="/ar/translator/sailor-pokemoon2" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1399679">Sailor PokeMoon2 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.10.2018

So I got a new role as an Artist Editor... Was this something that was given to me or... I'm confused why I got this role and how. I was so busy and so caught up with providing transliterated lyrics that I hadn't been paying any attention..

مشرف
<a href="/ar/translator/radixice" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1179431">RadixIce <div class="moderator_icon" title="Συντονιστής" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.06.2013
SailorPokeMoon wrote:

So I got a new role as an Artist Editor... Was this something that was given to me or... I'm confused why I got this role and how. I was so busy and so caught up with providing transliterated lyrics that I hadn't been paying any attention..

Good morning,

Once you reach 1500+ points (if I'm not mistaken), you're automatically given the artist editor role. With this privilege, you are able to edit artist pages and information provided there. But, please, keep in mind to be responsible with this privilege and do not make false corrections.

Guru At messing everything up
<a href="/ar/translator/sailor-pokemoon2" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1399679">Sailor PokeMoon2 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.10.2018

I've often wondered about this (I'll probably be banned or suspended for mentioning this though) how far have you mods taken things when it came to banning someone? Have you ever tried banning them on other websites too for similar content like I dunno spamming or something? I'm asking because this happened to me about 5 or so years ago with a user here on LT who found me on other media sites and tried to get me banned from them or tried to get others to ban me on them because they said all I did was spam song lyrics (I found that reason quite funny actually). I don't think they were ever pa mod but I've wondered when someone would take banning of a user too far. They won and my 'social media' things are now privated in hopes they wouldn't attack me like that again. I don't feel safe here anymore! 😭

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Sailor PokeMoon2 wrote:

I've often wondered about this (I'll probably be banned or suspended for mentioning this though) how far have you mods taken things when it came to banning someone? Have you ever tried banning them on other websites too for similar content like I dunno spamming or something? I'm asking because this happened to me about 5 or so years ago with a user here on LT who found me on other media sites and tried to get me banned from them or tried to get others to ban me on them because they said all I did was spam song lyrics (I found that reason quite funny actually). I don't think they were ever pa mod but I've wondered when someone would take banning of a user too far. They won and my 'social media' things are now privated in hopes they wouldn't attack me like that again. I don't feel safe here anymore! 😭

Why would you be banned for saying this?

We have to have a legitimate reason for handing out a ban. You yourself know this since you were recently banned and an explanation was provided to you. I don't understand why you're playing the clueless game.

I specifically made this AMA for things related to this site, not any other site. Please keep all irrelevant information to yourself.

Guru At messing everything up
<a href="/ar/translator/sailor-pokemoon2" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1399679">Sailor PokeMoon2 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.10.2018

I've got a question. Can someone else be using an already existing LT account? Like what I'm doing now? At least until the user gets back?

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Sailor PokeMoon2 wrote:

I've got a question. Can someone else be using an already existing LT account? Like what I'm doing now? At least until the user gets back?

Are you using someone else's account? Or are you lending your account to someone else?

Guru At messing everything up
<a href="/ar/translator/sailor-pokemoon2" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1399679">Sailor PokeMoon2 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.10.2018
مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
Sailor PokeMoon2 wrote:

She's lending her account to someone else while she's in the hospital. I'm her brother and I'm using her account right now until she gets the ok she can use electronic devices again. Cause right now they might just cause her more health problems. We're trying to keep her heart rate and her blood pressure at reasonable levels. Did she have an anxiety attack or something? Cause I can't think of why else her heart would be like this right now.

In the span of an hour she has somehow been taken to the hospital and you or her somehow found the time to log in to the site and share that? Emily, please get the help that you need or whoever you're trying to pretend to be. Seriously.

Senior Member
<a href="/ar/translator/kejorasenja" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1232098">kejora.senja </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 12.01.2015

I have a question about the album slot.
I found that some users put release year of the album and others didn't. Which one is preferred?

مشرف
<a href="/ar/translator/radixice" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1179431">RadixIce <div class="moderator_icon" title="Συντονιστής" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.06.2013
kejora.senja wrote:

I have a question about the album slot.
I found that some users put release year of the album and others didn't. Which one is preferred?

Album year is compulsory if there are 2 different albums in different years with the same name.

Apart from this case, you don’t need to add album year, but it is not prohibited either.

Senior Member
<a href="/ar/translator/kejorasenja" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1232098">kejora.senja </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 12.01.2015

Hi, I have a question.
What's the numbers in the brackets at the view count referring to? For example: 1 (1)
Thanks for your explanation.

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Hey,
It means the total amount of times your translation has been viewed + the quantity specific for today only between parenthesis. Same for translation, song and profile views indicators in your profile.

Master
<a href="/ar/translator/ioantransylvania" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1444866">ioan.transylvania </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 26.01.2020

Thanks for your explanation given above.
My queston is: What are the numbers after the slash symbol? For example: / 1,234 (5)
Thank you.

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012

Anything in (#) means the views today. They refresh every day. So if you have 105 (5) = You can overall 100 views + 5 new views today.

Master
<a href="/ar/translator/ioantransylvania" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1444866">ioan.transylvania </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 26.01.2020

Clear now.
Thank you, Ellen.

Junior Member
<a href="/ar/translator/wajiha-sahar" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1476578">Wajiha Sahar </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 04.11.2020

Hy, I have a question.
If I find some incomplete lyrics or transliteration of a song somewhere and complete it before adding them here. What should I select in authorship block.

Also, If lyrics are complete but has some spelling mistakes, what should I do in that case.
Thanks in advance.

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Hi. As incomplete translations are forbidden, best practice is completing them - for me, you can select the 'I am the author' block, then mention in 'Submitter's comments' that the translation was actually found elsewhere but you corrected/completed it.

If lyrics have mistakes you can report them here so a staff member will tend to correcting it:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/node/2455021?page=327#comment-1117805

Banned User ,por ahora...
<a href="/ar/translator/timy23" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1586098">Timothy2024 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 23.07.2023

Hola Ellen ,podras revisar tus mensajes

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
SCL2024 wrote:

Hola Ellen ,podras revisar tus mensajes

¿Cuáles mensajes? Ya vi tus solicitudes de amistad y las rechacé, así que deja de enviarlas. Si no está relacionado con el sitio, o cualquier problema, no quiero seguir hablando. Gracias.

Banned User ,por ahora...
<a href="/ar/translator/timy23" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1586098">Timothy2024 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 23.07.2023

El mas nuevo,interfaz del sitio

Banned User ,por ahora...
<a href="/ar/translator/timy23" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1586098">Timothy2024 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 23.07.2023
citlālicue wrote:

¿Cuáles mensajes? Ya vi tus solicitudes de amistad y las rechacé, así que deja de enviarlas. Si no está relacionado con el sitio, o cualquier problema, no quiero seguir hablando. Gracias.

tiene que ver

مشرف 🌙✨mikistli
<a href="/ar/translator/mikistli-1" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1109697">mikistli <div class="moderator_icon" title="مشرف" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 31.03.2012
SCL2024 wrote:

El mas nuevo,interfaz del sitio

Hay varias partes del sitio que no se pueden traducir. Escriba una lista de lo que usted piensa que necesita ser traducido y lo traduciremos correctamente.

Mándamelo por mensaje privado, no que hagas una lista aquí.

Junior Member
<a href="/ar/translator/wajiha-sahar" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1476578">Wajiha Sahar </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 04.11.2020

Can I ask something? Why was this unpublished? Maybe it's me who did that unknowingly (if it's possible), but I did not want to publish it again if it was unpublished by a moderator.

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/zara-yaad-kar-zara-yaad-kar.html

Also, if something similar happen to me again, where should I ask about it? I tried to find a thread about it but I couldn't find it anywhere.
Thanks.

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Did you save that as a draft? Drafts by default are unpublished and have that header shown. Because in the logs there hasn't been any intervention, by anyone, in that page, only yourself's.

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Did you save that as a draft? Drafts by default are unpublished and have that header shown. Because in the logs there hasn't been any intervention, by anyone, in that page, only yourself's.

مشرف et al.
<a href="/ar/translator/don-juan" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1110108">Don Juan <div class="moderator_icon" title="Уредник" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 05.04.2012

Did you save that as a draft? Drafts by default are unpublished and have that header shown. Because in the logs there hasn't been any intervention, by anyone, in that page, only yourself's.

مشرف
<a href="/ar/translator/radixice" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1179431">RadixIce <div class="moderator_icon" title="Συντονιστής" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 21.06.2013
Wajiha Sahar wrote:

Can I ask something? Why was this unpublished? Maybe it's me who did that unknowingly (if it's possible), but I did not want to publish it again if it was unpublished by a moderator.

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/zara-yaad-kar-zara-yaad-kar.html

Also, if something similar happen to me again, where should I ask about it? I tried to find a thread about it but I couldn't find it anywhere.
Thanks.

It wasn’t unpublished by anyone, you have just saved it as a draft. I published your translation. In the future, in case your translation is unpublished by someone, you can get in touch with the mod who unpublished it and learn their reasons to do so, though we usually let the users know why their translation is unpublished.

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<a href="/ar/translator/diazepan-medina" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1321515">Diazepan Medina <div class="moderator_icon" title=" Moderador" ></div></a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 02.01.2017

You posted duplicate transliterations of the song. Here's the one published
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/zara-yaad-kar-zara-yaad-kar.html-0

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<a href="/ar/translator/timy23" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1586098">Timothy2024 </a>
تاريخ الانضمام: 23.07.2023
citlālicue wrote:
SCL2024 wrote:

El mas nuevo,interfaz del sitio

Hay varias partes del sitio que no se pueden traducir. Escriba una lista de lo que usted piensa que necesita ser traducido y lo traduciremos correctamente. Mándamelo por mensaje privado, no que hagas una lista aquí.

Listo,en interfaz del sitio ya te deje las partes

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