I think I ought to lock this forum, prevent me from posting random stuff. I feel like a spammer seriously.
Points system:
Just feels like picking something up when *notices* a certain series. +1
Doesn't feel like picking anything up at the moment. -10
Too many projects already. -10
Good art...preferably okay-ish/really good looking guy. (haha) +5
Not too old, published 2002-2009. +1
Not too old, published 2010+. +3
Seinen. +5 or +10 (depends on art!)
Josei (...). -3
"Shounen for girls". +10
Status in country - complete. +4
Status in country - ongoing at 5+ vols. -3
Status in country - ongoing at 1-10 chaps/1-2 vols. +1
Scanlated something similar before. +5
Read something similar before. +3
Scanlated something from same author before. +5
Read something from same author before. +3
Lots of text. -2
Lots of pages per chapter. -2
20-45 pages per chapter. +3
Short series, preferably 3-5 chapters. +5
Lots of volumes (over 10). -1
Raws online (hates scanning too). +5
Has raws myself. +1
Editable raws of some form (magazines are fine sometimes). +2
Continuous raw supply. +7
Translation required only. +5
Comedy. +10
Romance. +3
Horror. +1
Action. +2
Mystery. +2
Historical. -1
Mecha. -4 (I dunno, I just don't like this genre much)
Difficult concepts. -3
Comes with staff/service. +3
Something shocking. +6
Something that I can relate too (e.g novel, anime). +6
Seen/read something similar in the past. +10
Yuri/GL. -5
Yaoi/BL. 0
In a magazine with series I tend to dislike (for ex: Ribon). -5
Oneshots, under 50 pages. +3
Oneshots, 10-35 pages. +5
A bit of redrawing needed, but not too much. +3
Lots and lots of redraw (torture). -5
Likes the concept of the manga. +5
Too cliche. -1
On the wishlist of some other scanlation group. -3
Last release, 350+ days ago. +5
Last release, 200-349 days ago. +2
Last release, under 200 days ago. -5
Manhua. +5
Manga. +(1-4) random
Manhwa. Impossible, don't bother.
Novel, Chinese. Not considered "light". -5
Light novel, originally Chinese. +4
Light novel, originally Japanese. +1
Light novel format with no other format (no manga/anime). +10
Otaku character. +2
Older female, younger male romantic relationships. -1
Other older female, younger male relationships. 0
Love-Hate relationship (+ comedy). +5
Tally:
19 and below: Impossible, usually won't consider.
20-29: Maybe, maybe not. 5-10% acceptance.
30-35: Will check it out. 30% acceptance.
36+: Around 70% acceptance.
Uh-huh, I feel kinda mean at the moment, so don't suggest anything.
I've still got lots of stuff to do, nee~
xah.