FAQ
Where did the name Dangerous Pleasure come from?
- We were trying to decide on a name, which isn't easy, and we started looking at the different meanings of flowers, because we were all out of other ideas ^__^. We came across this one, and we all went "Ooooh...I like that one" (we are so easy to please XD). "Dangerous Pleasure" is actually the name for the Tuberose in the Victorian Language of Flowers.
- BL is a term that basically refers to works (mangas) that feature a relationship between two males. These works are generally geared towards women. For more information and history on yaoi, check out Aestheticism's Glossary.
- Generally, yes but we occasionally do yaoi based series that have been watered down to shounen-ai. We love our boys very much and want to share with everyone else. ^__^
- No.
- You can find all of our inserts with the artist's name and information in Scry's LJ Scrapbook. Most of these are postcard scans or novel illustrations so there is nothing to scanlate. Some clean versions, and color pages from our releases, can be found in Forever-More's Gallery. You can also find our series releases like Uke Survival 101 in the Specials folder.
- More than likely no. We don't do requests, but if you can scan for a series we're currently working on, please drop us an email ^_^
Do not offer us raws that you didn't scan yourself. Using raws without the scanner's permission is totally not cool and crediting WinMX as the scanner doesn't fly either.
- For information on applying, please refer to the "Join Us" section. If you see a position that you feel you'd be good at, then please contact us. We are always looking for more amazing people to join our happy group. You can also check the latest release posts to see if we're looking for a certain position. Keep in mind that we're all doing this for fun, and it is not to interfere with your RL or other obligations in any way.
- You can reach us by sending an email to dp_scanlations@yahoo.com. You can also leave a message by commenting on the last post on the site but if it's something important, like asking to join us, please send us an email.
- You have several options of where to download our releases.
HTTP: You can find links managed by us on the download page.
Aarinfantasy: If you're a member of the Aarinfantasy forums, you can find our files are re-uploaded there.
Streamload/MediaMax: If you have a SL/MM account, there are Yaoi groups out there that you can request our files from.
IRC: We no longer manage our own IRC channel but our releases can be found in other yaoi scanlation channels. If you don't know how to use IRC, you can use Mirichan's guide. IRC Tutorial
- Sendspace: Install the BlockSite add-on (mozilla.org) and blacklist this link: hxxp://www.sendspace.com/defaults/sendspace-pop.htm (replace xx with tt). The popup will still show up when you click on a download link but the code (specifically the javascript) is missing from the popup window. I don't know exactly what causes the popup window to show (sometimes it doesn't) but clearing my cookies and cache was a sure way to get it to popup again when I was testing things.
Megaupload: Using greasemonkey (mozilla.org), install this script (userscripts.org) to block the popup that loads when you click on a download link (the popup happens when you click on the download link after waiting 45 seconds).
Installing Adblock Plus (mozilla.org) and using the EasyList filter is always a good idea. Please keep in mind that doing the above doesn't mean you're invincible.
- First you should try a different host link. It's possible that perticular sharing site is having issues. Also make sure you've downloaded the entire file by comparing the file size. Even if your browser says it's finished downloading, that's not always true. This usually happens with very large files but it can happen with small files too. If these tips don't work, email us or if it's release day, leave a comment.
Deleted Files: If the site says the file is gone, please email us so we can re-upload it.
Passwords: None of our files have passwords. Using a newer version of WinZip or WinRAR usually solves this error.
I can't open Zips: Both Windows and Mac OS X come with their own decompressing programs but if those don't work, download WinZip or WinRAR.
- Yup! All that we asks is...
Manga sharing sites: Please post your own links and keep the zip file intact (keep the credit and banners in there). The link you're sharing will break if we re-upload the file so that's why we don't want you hotlinking.
Livejournal, etc: You don't have to post the credits or banners. If you're offering the zip/rar, keep all the pages and credits in there. You can link to our download page or the release post, just don't link directly to the file itself
Please do not hotlink to the direct hosts. They have monthly bandwidth limits.
- We like to split our direct hosting up into two to three hosts to help spread out the server resources: A-K & Doujinshi, L-Z & Oneshots, Oneshots & Doujinshi. If we're in need of direct hosts, we'll be begging on the recent release post(s).
Requirements
1. We manage the direct host files so we need FTP access to the folder/subdomain we're uploading to.
2. We don't know how much bandwidth we'll be taking up so please be able to "shut off" our files if your bandwidth gets too high, even if it's as simple as renaming the folder we're keeping the files in. We will not watch your bandwidth for you. The only estimate we can give is that the DP blog itself devours 110GB of bandwidth a month.
3. We don't disable hotlinking for you. You can either shut it off for our release folder via your admin panel or send us the code to put it in our htaccess file (see the "What we upload" section).
4. Expect us to take up 2-3GB of space if the direct hosting is split up (A-K & Doujinshi). If you're hosting our entire collection, expect us to take up over 5GB.
5. If you want to help host new releases on release day, you need to be on a VPN or dedicated server.
What we upload
1. For subdomains, we turn the index.html into a splash page--this is what we link to. The splash page then goes to the folder that has all the files, which will just be the plain Apache directory list.
2. An htaccess file. We tell Apache to list the full filenames. This is so people can see which chapter they're downloading. Also, depending on how your host has Apache set up, we might use the htaccess file to turn fancy indexing on/off and upload an icon folder.
- Moving projects to the current list a day or two after they were added to the future list was a pain in the ass. If a title is under "Current Project", it's being worked on, unless the status states that it's on hold or we're waiting for the next chapter to be published.
- More than likely yes, however there are a few rules. Do not edit over our scans. We are not a source for scans. If you need scans, we have linked to stores that sell Japanese manga internationally on our links page. This doesn't mean you can download scans off Aarinfantasy, Flycoo or other file sharing sites/programs and edit over them using our translations. Buy your own books or get permission from the scanner.
For groups who have already been given permission to edit over our scans, you may continue to do so for that project(s). If you want to work on a new project of ours, you'll need to buy your own books.
Please email us this form...
Title:
Language:
Your group's name:
Group's website link:
Are you editing over our scans?:
Give credit to our group: You can put our credit page in the zip file (the easy way), add our staff to your credit page or make your own "thank you" banner with our information on it.
Watermarks: If you have permission to use our scans, please don't put watermarks on them.
- Eeek! The most dreaded question of them all. Please remember that all the staff have busy lives and other obligations. We are doing this purely for fun in our free time and to help spread the love that is yaoi. Also keep in mind that if it's nearing a holiday we may be saving up chapters so we can release the rest of the volume at once. If we've dropped a project it will be listed in the "dropped" section of the sidebar and will be announced in a release post (this usually only happens because the project was licensed in the US). Otherwise, we're still working on the project.