HRWiki talk:DVD commentary transcripts

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[edit] Advocacy

As I said in an earlier edit on {{transcriptinprogress}}, I feel that the awareness of this page isn't as strong as it should be. I tried to modify that template and it's parent template so I could fit a note in there, but I was reminded in its reversion that its use for DVD commentaries isn't too common. What should we do to advocate for this project page? My idea is to create a {{commentaryinprogress}} template, but I'm skeptical if that kind of a step is necessary. —Soiled Bargains ^(talk|ctrb) 00:39, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

I think it needs to be added to {{dvdproofread}}, something like "Once you have proofread, please remove this marker and track at HRWiki:DVD commentary transcripts". -- Bleu Ninja 06:50, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

[edit] Project Overview Tasks

First of all, thank you @Gfdgsgxgzgdrc for completing the last of the proofread process! (Also thanks to RickTommy, Blue Ninja, and everyone else who helped proofread these DVD commentaries!)

Now, with regards to this diff, Gfd mentioned that we're "all done! except for the stuff at the top of the page." I was wondering about the first item, which says:

Now that every DVD commentary has been transcribed, they could use a second ear/proofreader. When proofreading, please pay particular attention to ensure that the speakers have been noted correctly; it's sometimes difficult to distinguish Mike's, Matt's, and Ryan's voices.

Now, for my question: Do we need a new "Second Proofreader" checkbox to go over the speakers or is it safe to consider the proofreads to have covered this and thus mark this item as complete? --Stux 18:28, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

I interpreted this as saying "proofreaders should be sure to not only check that the words are transcribed correctly, but also that the speakers are correctly identified." I know in more than one case during my proofing I had to correct Mike/Matt identification conflations. I'd assume that if the second box is checked then the speakers have been verified.

I feel like this project is one of those that may never truly be "done" because, unlike regular toons, the speaking in these is so unstructured and casual that it's much more difficult (nigh-impossible?) to concretely transcribe what is being said (and by whom). I know more than once I've re-listened to a twice-transcribed commentary to try and decipher an {inaudible} or {unintelligible}. But it's also a case where "close enough" is fine — I feel like we could have every commentary take two more passes and there'd be changes both times, one double-check is probably fine (and, at this point, a dedicated-enough fan can find an .iso or YT re-up if they want to listen for themselves). Also, to be frank, it took twenty years to get two passes on each of these — not sure the drive is there to get a third ear on ~100 audio tracks. -- Bleu Ninja 20:09, 17 February 2026 (UTC)