Translation for Lads.

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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:25 am

I just have an idea for baiting.
Basically, people on internet need some help to do some translation of books or comics in various language. SO I just wonder if it could be a good idea to give lads a translation to do to make him busy.
For example, this web site http://www.savoir-sans-frontieres.com/ needs helps for translate comics in all world language (usually they pay for translation, but if lads do it, it can provide free translations in african languages).

So first, I just wonder if it has already done and the most important, if it is in keeping with scambait ethics (because it includes third party in some way).
I wonder too if it is valuable in the case of the web site i gave. They require a scientist level and I am not sure that lads have such habilities.

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:14 pm

They'll probably do a rotten job anyway.

Wannabe Baiter Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 85

Judging by some of the comments the lads make, it sure would make good reading?

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:36 pm

It sounds too much like a proper job, and if they wanted a job they wouldn't be scamming.

Maybe you could try putting some religious or scientific text into the lad translator to turn it into mugu talk, and then ask them to translate it back to English for money. That could be amusing. Maybe if you could get them to believe it is a sort of ancient text in an Indiana Jones bait it could even be something I'd try - mmmmmmm. I feel a bunch of ASEMS coming upon me.

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:17 pm

can I introduce to you all to one of my Mentees ...Doko ^^^^.

You may have noticed that his first language is not English and that he doesn't post very often.

He keeps in close contact with me and must be one of the only baiters on this site to actually get our Pets to do things in Japaneese

Thank's for posting Doko

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3193

You would have to be careful about the ethics. There are two ways to get a lad to do this sort of work. Either you pay him to do it, or you ask for a work sample before you send him money. The lad has to believe that he will get money for doing the work. Promising money in exchange for work and then not paying is breach of contract.

The more careful baiters make sure they do not say that the lad is certain to get the money and the lad would never report you, but I would not want to bring an innocent third party into that situation.

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:11 pm

Konbanwa Doko

nice idea, i might get some Viz translated into the local dialect Laughing

www.viz.co.uk
the fat slags in pidgin could be worth a read!!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:02 pm

I see

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well I can ask them to copy a whole book in Chinese.
Thanks for advices... It's what I expected. Too dangerous to include third party.
what a shame!! it could be great to have some book in lads' language Laughing

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:11 pm

Another question. Did some baiters already think about making a scam bait manual to ive to new mentees as reference ?

Good points: - main of base information are include in a small volume so can accelerate the education of mentees.
Bad points : -Perhaps too dangerous if lads discover it.
- can create a conformity and kill creativity.
- have to be updated oftenwith new technique or tools....

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:15 pm

From Thud 419:

Quote:

Promising money in exchange for work and then not paying is breach of contract.

To Anybody:

I may be guilty of that (soon). Is that a big concern in a bait? I mean if your whole bait premise is bogus, can a contract within a fraudulent venture be considered legit?

(I�m not criticizing the comment, I�m genuinely curious)

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3193

1. I am not a lawyer
2. The lad is not going to sue you.
3. No one else is going to care.
4. Goods and services baiting is not forbidden here.

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:36 pm

^^ I'm not a lawyer either, just a Barrister from time to time.

I am a paranoid n00b though, I will say that.

I wouldn't want the gmail death squad coming after me for email fraud, or racketeering, or whatever else my partner keeps saying will happen to me if I continue with my new hobby.

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:59 pm

Get the lad to sign a contract then - he he he he - Wink

a long one

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:22 pm

Feel sorry for the lad and offer him a job to translate a mysterious letter with a lot of $$$ included.Let's see how quick he become a Japanese Laughing