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podficmeta2010-03-18 03:51 pm
paraka) wrote in podficmeta2010-03-18 03:51 pm
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Pointing Out Errors?
I was wondering how useful it is for podficers to have listeners point out when they've made a mistake?
I know with fic many author's are ok with having typos or spelling errors pointed out, but how useful is it for podficers? It's a lot easier to edit an LJ entry then it is to go back and edit a podfic then re-upload and all that.
I could see it being really useful if it's a mistake they're likely to repeat in the future, like mispronouncing a common word or fandom specific term. But what if it's just a one off mistake?
As a follow up question, will mistakes stop you from listening to a podfic? Either by making you stop or by stopping you from listening to it again.
Personally, in the last two days I've re-listened to podfics that had mispronunciation errors. In one fic it's of a fandom specific term. I haven't really examined if that has made me listen to the podfic less, although the word is used often and I haven't listened to the podfic as often as my love of the fic should cause. In the second case, it's a podfic I really love, but a podficer I love and it's a one off word unlikely to ever come up in her other podfics, however it bothers me so much that I started cringing 5 minutes before the mistake happened in anticipation, the mistake was memorable enough for me to be able to anticipate it 5 minutes in advance and it prompted me to make this post.
I know with fic many author's are ok with having typos or spelling errors pointed out, but how useful is it for podficers? It's a lot easier to edit an LJ entry then it is to go back and edit a podfic then re-upload and all that.
I could see it being really useful if it's a mistake they're likely to repeat in the future, like mispronouncing a common word or fandom specific term. But what if it's just a one off mistake?
As a follow up question, will mistakes stop you from listening to a podfic? Either by making you stop or by stopping you from listening to it again.
Personally, in the last two days I've re-listened to podfics that had mispronunciation errors. In one fic it's of a fandom specific term. I haven't really examined if that has made me listen to the podfic less, although the word is used often and I haven't listened to the podfic as often as my love of the fic should cause. In the second case, it's a podfic I really love, but a podficer I love and it's a one off word unlikely to ever come up in her other podfics, however it bothers me so much that I started cringing 5 minutes before the mistake happened in anticipation, the mistake was memorable enough for me to be able to anticipate it 5 minutes in advance and it prompted me to make this post.
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all I notice are the mistakes or things I could have done differently/better
SO much yes! I really can't listen to most of my recordings once they've been posted because I can always find something I think I can do better or that I want to say differently. It drives me crazy.
Valet as it's spelled is a very American pronunciation, and in the pretentious parody that that story is, "valay" would have taken me out of it. *g* But generally speaking, valet as it's spelled makes me cringe. I'm not sure why, but there you go - it's so incredibly subjective and it's also something you do for your own entertainment, so if one person entertains you more than another does, it makes complete sense to me that you'd give them more leeway. I'll stop there before I get completely tl;dr on you. ;)
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Anyway, I though probably the easiest way to do this was to just send an audio file since the only way I can really think to expound on the pronounciation in text for is with accents. So, here is a me saying it :)
I really can't listen to most of my recordings once they've been posted because I can always find something I think I can do better or that I want to say differently. It drives me crazy.
If it makes you feel any better, this is honestly the first time I've ever noticed anything off with your podfic and I've listened to quite a few multiple times.
Valet as it's spelled is a very American pronunciation, and in the pretentious parody that that story is, "valay" would have taken me out of it.
Huh, knowing that it's done in parody makes me feel better. I'll give the podfic another shot with that in mind.
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It does make me feel better to hear that, thank you. It's one of those things where we're harder on ourselves than others are, but it helps to know that others don't have a problem with the recordings.
Yeah - that was a tongue in cheek story, completely with deliberately atrocious photo manips. *g*
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