@hina_sw Eh. While i understand the "etiquette" and the purpose behind it, but the whole "sniping" and vice versa "anti-sniping" usually devolve into pointless banter and mob mentality. I get it that it's frustating for someone who's working on a scanlation, only for somebody else to release it faster. But at the same time, Scanlators and readers have no legal rights or ownerships regarding the matter. It's one thing if it's done to repect the translator that have been doing it for a while, but it's a whooole different matter when it's used as a leverage in this weird false sense of ownership.
Now i'm not blaming either side, for all i know it could be just a miscommunication issue. But you can't deny that NASS and a lot of bigger groups have have been biting of more than they can chew by "claiming" too much series. Asking a another scanlator group for their permission to translate and upload is in itself a weird thing, since they do not own it. I understand that you're just voicing your concern because "sniping", even without any ill intent, are usually met with pitchforks and torches.
A healthy competition breeds competence, just look at what happened. I just hope more people understand this.