It is made for fans, by fans, with no financial gain whatsoever.

[kadioguy]

Sonic 2 HD is an unofficial overhaul of SEGA's franchise classic for the modern world. It is made for fans, by fans, with no financial gain whatsoever.

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Should it be "It was made for fans, by fans, with no financial gain whatsoever"? Because I think it was made in the past.

What do you think?

 

[5jj]

I think it's fine as it is.

 

[kadioguy]

I think it's fine as it is.

Could you please tell me why? Wasn't it made in the past? We don't say the Harry Potter stories are written by J. K. Rowing, do we?

 

[kadioguy]

Perhaps:
a. It was made by fans, with no financial gain whatsoever.
b. It is made for fans, by fans, with no financial gain whatsoever.

(a), "was", bacause it was made in the past.
(b), "is", because it is always for fans.

Does this make sense?

 

[5jj]

Could you please tell me why? Wasn't it made in the past?

Yes, and it is still in a state of 'made-ness'.

We don't say the Harry Potter stories are written by J. K. Rowing, do we?

We can.

 

[emsr2d2]

We don't say the Harry Potter stories are written by J. K. Rowing, do we?

We do.

 

[kadioguy]

We can.

We do.

Well, if you don't mind, please see the following: (the red colour is mine.)

For anything that happened in the past, your best bet is to stick with a past tense. You'll be right more often than you're wrong.

This book was written by J K Rowling. (The verb form is based on when the writing happened.)

This is a book by J K Rowling. (The verb form is based on the fact that book exists right now.)

I have nothing more useful to add to this.

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/i-brush-on-all-sides.275203/post-1541629

If you wish to use a passive construction, then you can say Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was written by J K Rowing. In some situations, the present simple/unmarked tense would not be incorrect.

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/accupass-is-ticketing-platform.288985/post-1721285

So I'm confuesd. Why do you both have different versions about this than before? Have I missed something?

 

[jutfrank]

I imagine it's still being made, anyway.

 

[kadioguy]

I imagine it's still being made, anyway.

Ah, I've watched it from beginning to end and I think your guess makes the most sense to me. It's not finished yet, so "is made".

As for the Harry Potter thing, yes, I think "is written by J K Rowling" is possible in some cases, but "was written by J K Rowling" would be most common and natural.

 

[5jj]

Ah, I've watched it from beginning to end and I think your guess makes the most sense to me. It's not finished yet, so "is made".

which is what I suggested in post #4.

As for the Harry Potter thing, yes, I think "is written by J K Rowling" is possible in some cases, but "was written by J K Rowling" would be most common and natural.

No. it depends on the message we wish to convey.

 

[5jj]

So I'm confuesd. Why do you both have different versions about this than before? Have I missed something?

We don't.

 

[kadioguy]

No. It depends on the passage to fish to convey.

What does "fish" here mean?

 

[5jj]

Sorry. Brain fart. I have corrected my message.

 

[Barque]

The Harry Potter books were written by JK Rowling.
Correct. They were written and the event is in the past.

The Harry Potter books are by JK Rowling.
This is correct too because though they were written in the past, they continue to be books written by her.

 

[kadioguy]

As for the Harry Potter thing, yes, I think "is written by J K Rowling" is possible in some cases, but "was written by J K Rowling" would be most common and natural.

No. It depends on the message we wish to convey.

Okay, I assume that "is written by J K Rowling" would mean she is still writing the series.

 

[5jj]

Not necessarily. You are trying to pin too much precision of meaning on to one simple tense-form.