I’m not sure why I can’t expect a decent translation just because it’s free. If you’re going to provide a “service”, then provide a service. There are plenty of quality translations out there that are free. Frankly, I don’t understand why anyone would feel the need to ridicule someone else’s opinion of the matter when it doesn’t effect them in the slightest. And for that matter, I don’t understand ppl who think monetary value is the only thing that matters, or that it’s ok that the authors original words are being butchered to the point it’s hard to understand, and therefore hard to appreciate, just bc someone is translating it for free. If I were the author, I’d be pissed. Think about something other than lecturing ppl and you might see the point. You’re acting as if it HAS to be read, and it doesn’t, so if it’s going to be appreciated by more English speakers out there, then some care needs to be put into the translations, end of story. Do you honestly think ppl would pay for it if they can’t understand what the hell the author is even talking about? That would be a “no”. Therefore, there’s more to it than “free”.