Like I said, haven't seen the full thing. Have seen snippets. Maybe a little too poetic/intellectual, but can't judge the whole thing on that, haven't seen it yet. What I do see is VERY good, and closer to the German than most other versions have ever gotten (even Judi's - no offense).
> Who's to say (apart from you) that after 20 drafts it
> still isn't shit?
>
>
> > Why the problem with 20 drafts? You'd rather he did one
> > shitty one so you could dismiss it out of hand? It's
> > called "revision," "editing," "polishing," and last but
> > not least, "the writing process" - all things I assume you
> > know of, as you are a published author. But then again,
> > maybe I'm wrong. I've been wrong before...
> >
> > > 20 drafts? Why not just do one good one? All I know is
> > > if some guy is invovled in anything professional he
> > > wouldn't be discussing it with Wacko and then coming on a
> > > forum to discuss it with a bunch of fanboys to prove his
> > > buddy wacko right...
> > >
> > > > Side note: For industry work, this guy is fast. Close to
> > > > 20 drafts of this translation in 16 months. He's no
> > > > slouch, I'll give him that.
> > > >
> > > > > Apparently Mr. Phantom Translator is about to sign up for
> > > > > the forum, and he's asked me to tell you all that those
> > > > > naysayers who doubted the material existed are going to
> > > > > eat their words. I know he's a really good writer, but I
> > > > > haven't seen it, so I can't vouch for it. All I know is
> > > > > he's being very mysterious about it, and we'll hear more
> > > > > soon.
> > > > >
> > > > > Look for the guy to appear swiftly. I'm sure you'll know
> > > > > very quickly who he is.
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