Talk:Mailbag 9

Arabic Translation

Like most stupid Americans, I can't read Arabic, and honestly have no idea if "Arabic" is the proper way to refer to this language.

That said, the following is what you get from copy-pasting that text into the first Google hit for "Arabic to English translator".

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And successful anime in overseas markets in the same period, met Forums increasing acceptance in these markets in the nineties of the same century, but was even more in the approbation.

I'm sure that's pretty badly distorted. If anyone has a better translation, that would be awesome.--Beat 04:04, 4 December 2009 (CET)

My guess is that that's mostly accurate, aside from the places where proper names got transliterated into gibberish. I can read Arabic, but I can't understand Arabic (if that makes sense), so I could at least take a shot at figuring out what those proper names are supposed to be. But I'll hold off for now in case there's somebody out there who actually knows Arabic and can just translate the whole thing correctly. Llort 04:10, 4 December 2009 (CET)

It kinda looks like whoever wrote it just copy-pasted straight from some article on Giant Robot Anime. --Beat 04:20, 4 December 2009 (CET)

Excellent call, Beat. I just did a little snooping, and the text comes from the last paragraph of the "History" section of Wikipedia's main article on anime. In full, it reads:

The 1970s saw a surge of growth in the popularity of manga – many of them later animated. The work of Osamu Tezuka drew particular attention: he has been called a "legend" and the "god of manga". His work – and that of other pioneers in the field – inspired characteristics and genres that remain fundamental elements of anime today. The giant robot genre (known as "Mecha" outside Japan), for instance, took shape under Tezuka, developed into the Super Robot genre under Go Nagai and others, and was revolutionized at the end of the decade by Yoshiyuki Tomino who developed the Real Robot genre. Robot anime like the Gundam and The Super Dimension Fortress Macross series became instant classics in the 1980s, and the robot genre of anime is still one of the most common in Japan and worldwide today. In the 1980s, anime became more accepted in the mainstream in Japan (although less than manga), and experienced a boom in production. Following a few successful adaptations of anime in overseas markets in the 1980s, anime gained increased acceptance in those markets in the 1990s and even more at the turn of the 21st century.

Only note that the Arabic text in question does not translate the above in full. Llort 04:51, 4 December 2009 (CET)

Aspergers

Chris wrote a giant writeup on Aspergers. Most of it is completely nuts. I get the feeling he's just going to point to this as his "Answer" for all e-mails that dare even mention the word Aspergers.

Given the fixation he has on the topic, I guess we need an article on Aspergers now? Maybe? --Beat 05:00, 5 December 2009 (CET)