Help with an author/series issue?

[#ReadAllTheBooks]

I've started reading the series Toradora and noticed that people have listed it both under an English name as well as a Japanese name. The big issue is with the light novel series.

Someone came in and put in titles in English, listing Baka-Tsuki (a fan translator) as the publisher. Also listed the official actual releases on the site that are in Japanese as well. It should be noted that Baka-Tsuki is not a publisher, nor do they hold any actual licenses as far as Japanese light novels go. They are a fan group that translates things akin to how people will fansub anime series.

I started to combine the editions only to stop and realize that I'm probably making a huge mistake and that I should come here and let you guys know what's going on so I don't mess up things any more than I already have. Do we just delete the entries that list Toradora under the English name rather than under the Japanese name? (For example, listing it as Toradora! Part 5 rather than とらドラ! 5 (5).) There are no official English releases, just unofficial fan translations that have been put on the internet. I can't really give any good reason as to why the light novels listed under the English name should remain in the system other than making it easier for browsing.

[vicki_girl]

I think that the fan translations should be combined and then merged with the official publications. I don't think we list fan fic here either, and I don't see them as fundamentally different.

[#ReadAllTheBooks]

Sounds good- I'll start working on that when I get home from work.

[#ReadAllTheBooks]

I came across a problem with some of the fan translations. The first volume has so many reviews that it needs a super librarian to delete the fan translation copy.

[Paula]

Best thing to do is use the Contact Link and send a message to the PTB at GR with the details and ask them to deal with it, keeps it private with no public "mess"

[#ReadAllTheBooks]

I'm going to delete the previous comment since it sounds a little whiny, but it's good to know who to contact just in case!

[#ReadAllTheBooks]

BTW, can you delete this volume on the Toradora series:

Toradora!

There were too many reviews for me to delete it- it needs a superlibrarian to do that. It's not an official publication, just one of the entries listed above.

[vicki_girl]

Chibineko wrote: "BTW, can you delete this volume on the Toradora series:

Toradora

There were too many reviews for me to delete it- it needs a superlibrarian to do that. It's not an official public..."

Looks like someone already got it.