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This is just the general post. (The condensed version of the rules can be found in a post on the LJ blog itself. This is the long, overly-detailed version. Please read the rules below. 

As the archive and any posts containing the scanlations are friendlocked, you'll need to be friended to access this journal and its scans. If you want access to the scans , please read the rules and information in this post, comment and then friend this journal, then wait for me to friend you back.  That will be done in all likelihood the same day you comment and friend. Pretty simple, ne?

If you don't have a livejournal, and don't want to get one, read these rules regardless and post a comment and leave an e-mail address of how to contact you with a direct link to the release.  If you want to join a mailing list to get the updates automatically since you don't have the livejournal to be updated, just ask, and I'll send an updating post when a new release comes out with a direct link.

Again, read the rules. Seriously. You might miss something important if you don't.

Rules and General Info

• Comments and suggestions are great, so are complaints when correctly and kindly used. Flames are not. Feel free to point out any mistakes I have made--such as typos, or a text bubble that is so horribly off center it's criminal. (Yes, it bugs me, too.)  Or anything that's horribly wrong with the scanlation. Don't be nitpicky about it, but be sensible. If you do have a complaint, then say so, and I'll gladly listen and try to help.  Do keep in mind I'm not making any money off this project, and have spent many hours of my free time doing this. So, be considerate. I'm not perfect, and don't try to be.  My goal is for this scanlation to be an improvement on the old one's. I hope I succeed.  If not, at least the scans themselves are pretty, unlike the Korean TCP ones.
  

• Note: When giving corrections, make the issue of where the mistakes/suggestions/translations clear. Give the page number, and if need be, the panel number and the bubble number. I don't care how you format it as long as it's clear.  Credit will be given to all those who help, if it's any incentive to get your name in stylish pixel font on the credit page. *shruggs*
  

• On issue of distribution: I think I'm being fair on this, but I ask you to please don't redistribute individual chapter scanlations to any archiving sites, such as the EvilEmpire or #Lurk.  If you want to forward this share a chapter to a friend, that's fine, but keep archiving groups out of this.  Once the individual chapters have been archived into a volume, then the archiving sites can have at it, provided they keep the credit pages intact and unaltered. Though if these groups would ask me or e-mail me about hosting these files beforehand, I'd be grateful. I'll 99% of the time say yes, so don't be hesitant or anything.   The reason why I'm asking this is because the individual chapters are likely to be corrected quite a few times, so I don't want an inferior version out for people to read, and it saves people searching for the loose odds and ends. 
  

• For Kekkaishi, distribute however you like. The releases will not be friendlocked for these.  The friendlocked archive will have them listed as well. If you want updates, feel free to subscribe to this journal, but by reading these rules, you will be allowed to access the archives which have my personal releases.

• Don't claim these scanlations as your own!
  

• If you do download these scanlations, please comment.  It lets me know who's reading.  After all, if only two people are reading these, one must wonder what's the point of doing it. Oh, and on another you're reading this, type in "kumicho" in the comment box. This lets me know you've [pretty much] read the rules. If you don't type that in, don't blame me if you're not friended.
  

• I'm always in need of translation help.  As you can see, the things that haven't been translated have been left in their original, Japanese form.  Even if you don't want to go into it for the long haul, if you know for sure a translation for a otherwise untranslated bubble, SFX, or otherwise, let me know, and I'll correct it immediately.  If you want to help, regardless of whether you're a novice Japanese-learning gaijin with a few tricks or a Nihongo expert with all the know-how, e-mail me, or contact me via instant messenger..  I do know a few people who are able to translate Japanese, and I know a tiny bit myself, and my knowledge is woefully limited, while the others  are not really interested in the TCP project. I may be able to get them to translate an important page now and again, but I wouldn't count on their loyalty in the matter. They have lives, too, and I'd prefer to work with people who are genuniely interested in the project.

The Scan Archive, My Contact Info, Credits and Thanks,  translation and other helpful notes will be found in friendlocked posts.