FoOlRulez https://foolrulez.org/blog We translate it because we want to read it! Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:48:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Thank you, FoOlRulez people. https://foolrulez.org/blog/2018/04/thank-you-foolrulez-people/ https://foolrulez.org/blog/2018/04/thank-you-foolrulez-people/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:32:14 +0000 woxxy http://foolrulez.org/blog/?p=7946 Hello, it’s been a while. I know this post will make less noise than a tree falling in a forest, but I feel like I should write it.

12 years. When I officially started FoOlRulez, the 2nd of September 2006, I wasn’t doing well with pretty much anything, and I felt like I needed something more in my life.

Since then, we all dedicated thousands of collective hours to the several projects: scanlation, games, code. It became very big, bigger than life sometimes, and then it died down as real life came our way.

I’m here to say thanks for all these times. If it weren’t for (y)our efforts, I would not be as successful as I am nowadays. A lot of you inspired me to do more, and be better. With FoOlRulez I only met smart people, understanding people, hard working people. I met several of you in real life, and some of you directly helped me be where I am now. I have no regrets for how I spent and enjoyed my time with all of you.

I learned a lot from mistakes I made with the team, here’s the main takeaways that made me grow into the leader I am today:

  • Do few things at a time, rely on others as soon as possible. One of the main issues with Foolz was how I was often to be asked about every management matter. I had to be involved in everything, managed to do few things, and not well. If I relied on the team much earlier in the story, we could’ve done much more work, better.
  • People first, work later. I often stressed out people to get work that required lots of passion. Work that comes for passion requires time. It’s easy to burn out when it’s passion moving you. Respecting people’s time could have resulted in more consistent work being done, for longer.
  • Don’t feed off drama, don’t be toxic. I often looked for controversy, and tried to frame it conveniently and be a champion on it. This fired back. If I were always a positive force in the team, everyone would’ve been happier.
  • Trust good will, not results. I trusted too often the people who’d do the job, not the ones who were earnest and loyal. Loyalty should be celebrated more than work done to a higher standard. It goes a longer way.
  • Ego disappoints people fast.

Ultimately, I wanted to tell FoOlRulez that I am sorry to have been such an edgy kid, and hope you forgive me for my many mistakes as they were made in my youth. I am glad that almost all of you are still my friends, even if we don’t talk so frequently now.

I think it would be wrong to say FoOlRulez is over. Maybe our public work is, but the team is still mostly together. I wouldn’t bet on a come-back, and I don’t think we’ll have more Foolz-branded projects. But, I know our friendships will last many more years, some forever, and I hope one day we’ll work together again.

Thank you all for giving me the privilege of working with you. I wish I realised how blessed I was a long time ago.

 

Cheers!

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However, I couldn’t bear to make this announcement with an old promise left unfulfilled, so this cloud has a silver lining: we have one last release for you, our readers! Iincho chapter 3 is now available on our reader!

Before you go read or download the chapter, though, I’d like to take a moment to thank all of our readers past, present, and future. Thank you so much for supporting our hobby. I can’t begin to describe how wonderful it was knowing that people around the world were enjoying my work, and I’m certain the rest of the team felt the same way.

]]> https://foolrulez.org/blog/2018/04/final-release/feed/ 6 The Beginning https://foolrulez.org/blog/2015/05/the-beginning/ https://foolrulez.org/blog/2015/05/the-beginning/#comments Fri, 22 May 2015 03:40:18 +0000 Darais http://foolrulez.org/blog/?p=7919 Someone told me they need some opium. I’m pretty sure I’m not allowed to share my meds, but I’ve got something that works even better for some.

Five chapters of Seitokai Yakuindomo! You can find chapters 225-229 on our reader. Enjoy!

]]> https://foolrulez.org/blog/2015/05/the-beginning/feed/ 24 Foolz is Dead https://foolrulez.org/blog/2015/04/foolz-is-dead/ https://foolrulez.org/blog/2015/04/foolz-is-dead/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:17:31 +0000 Darais http://foolrulez.org/blog/?p=7912 You read that right, everyone! We’re definitely not continuing our joint with One Time Scans to release Zero no Tsukaima: Chevalier chapter 14, no siree. We most certainly won’t be releasing any Seitokai Yakuindomo in the near future, either.

After all, if you can’t trust us today of all days, when can you trust us?

Serious Talk:

Blame all delays on Darais (that’s me). Want to help us release faster? Come talk to me on IRC: #foolrulez on irc.irchighway.net

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Releases:

Please enjoy them all!

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Will the releases never end?

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]]> https://foolrulez.org/blog/2014/12/double-feature/feed/ 7 Snakes on a Plane https://foolrulez.org/blog/2014/12/snakes-on-a-plane/ https://foolrulez.org/blog/2014/12/snakes-on-a-plane/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:56:49 +0000 Darais http://foolrulez.org/blog/?p=7885 Joint with One Time Scans.

Zero no Tsukaima: Chevalier 13 is now available on our reader! Be sure to thank our friends at One Time Scans, too!

Bonus material: http://i.imgur.com/qC1DRlS.png

Update: a typo was found on page 150 (the 16th in the chapter). It has since been fixed. If you wish to get the updated page without redownloading the full chapter, click here.

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]]> https://foolrulez.org/blog/2014/12/october-sky/feed/ 5 Early Edition https://foolrulez.org/blog/2014/12/syd-204-205/ https://foolrulez.org/blog/2014/12/syd-204-205/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:18:17 +0000 Darais http://foolrulez.org/blog/?p=7878 Seitokai Yakuindomo 204 and 205 are now available on our slide!

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