About + Disclaimer + FAQ

Weibo Go is a website dedicated to translating news, updates, and discussions on Weibo and other Chinese websites. The blog will mainly consist of several categories which can be found in the labels for easy reference.

Updates: Celebrities' Weibo updates

Celeb News: News & gossips of various celebs

Celeb Discussion: Netizens' discussions of various celebs

Drama/Movie News: Dramas or movies related news

Drama/Movie Discussion: Netizens' discussions of dramas and/or movies

Music News: Music related news

China News: News of China that are unrelated to celebrities

Other News: News from other countries with comments from Cnetz.

Discussion: C-Netizens and their discussions.

Special: A special series, usually excluding comments.

Others: Others.

Non-Weibo: Non-Weibo.

Housekeeping: Housekeeping.

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About the likes of comments:
-Do note that the number of likes per comment MAY not be translated for discussions, but most of the comments will still be the ones with more likes.
-Do note that some likes may be an estimation. Using Weibo app will round down all the likes. Using Weibo desktop will omit certain comments.
-If anyone's wondering why some likes are '20k' and some are '29k'. It's because you can see the most accurate number of likes on desktop. On mobile, they take the first digit, meaning it may be 19999 likes and they will still use '10k'. Not all comments can be viewed on the desktop ver., hence I open both the app and the desktop link which causes the inconsistency.
-Some likes are omitted because the comment may have been removed. I do not update the likes while translating. It is done when I do the formats.
*This is only applicable for my (Liu Xing's) posts as other admins may not translate the way I do.

About missing comments:
-Why weren't the comments there when I clicked the link? The comments may have been deleted over time. This is not uncommon.
-Why weren't some comments translated? The comments may have been added AFTER the translation was done, also not uncommon.
-As of 25th July 2018, we've decided to add an 'Archive/Evidence' collection which will consist of the screen-captures of the comments during the time of translation. This is simply to prevent any misunderstanding. (The change will take effect on 28th July 2018.) However, this always be on draft mode to minimize distractions on WBG page. Whenever a reader has suspicion, we will publish it for a period of time until the reader has seen it before reverting it back to draft.

Other questions about the translations
-Why are the punctuations different from the original comments? etc. Translations used to be done as literally as possible based on the belief and desire for readers to form their own inference and judgment based on the original comment rather than from the translator's understanding of the said comment (which means the goal was to minimize the effect the translator has on the reader's perception of the original comment). However, such translation has led to responses such as 'What does this mean then?' 'I don't get it though.' etc. These responses make sense considering the drastic differences between two languages. For example, XX may be a simple slang in A language but be considered offensive in B language. Sometimes, when word for word translation is made, the meaning is changed instead. Therefore, translations on WBG these days aren't as literal, but rather, an attempt at delivering the gist of it is made. Another reason is that as the frequency of our translations increase, efficiency becomes more important and a literal translation is more time-consuming. Once again, none of the translations are professionally done and as humans there are times errors are made. Feel free to send an email if you feel the need to. Discussions are welcomed and necessary changes will be made.
-Why didn't you translate XX? etc. Translations aren't made according to how many news there are on the day. As of now the number of translations made per day is consistent. Therefore, if date J has H news and we only translate R number per day, you'll still only see R translations rather than H translations.
-Then why did you translate XX over BB? I saw BB too. Not everyone sees BB. Even when it comes to the hot search, logging in at different hours will result in different hot search rankings. There are a lot of other factors and possibilities, but secret missions to promote VV or destroy CC aren't included :D

Questions about photos
Why was only one out of nine photos taken for translation X and nine out of nine photos taken for translation Z? etc. We usually try to minimize the amount of photos we have on the blog due to a valid feedback once received (that our blog wasn't good because it often appeared to be photos > text). Sometimes, we take nine out of nine photos because all are needed such as an update about Nine Percent. We would then require all nine photos of the nine different members respectively. On the other hand, if the original post is about one celebrity and includes nine photos of that one celebrity, the inclination is to just select one (or two to three, depending on what is most appropriate). How the decision of the selection of photos is made: which photo(s) best summarizes the post > which photo(s) has the greatest link to the translated comments > highest quality photo > the photo the celebrity looks the best in. Among the five options, we start with which photo(s) best summarizes the post, if it's not applicable, we move onto the second one etc. and the last one is the least preferred option as it has the least objectivity.

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We don't have tags for celebrities but you can search for their names in the search bar. 

Thank you! Do give credits (link back to this website) if you ever repost anything from this blog.

This is not a professional blog and we don't represent the C-Netz. If you have spotted mistakes, have questions, or wish to join, you can email me personally or DM us on Twitter.

This blog was created on 160827.