"Existen programas y artículos mejor o peor hechos..."

Question

Ok, so I was wrong in trying to get the whole piece of text translated. I'm sorry Heidita, Eddy and to the other head honcho's of Spanishdict and to anyone I have offended.

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Sin embargo, me gustaría que alguien me ayudara a traducir esta:

Existen programas y artículos mejor o peor hechos o escritos que gustan más o menos la gente.

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To be honest, I've forgotten quite a bit of my spanish, as I haven't been practising for almost a year due to other things going on in my life. So I'd appreciate help in translating just the above sentence, I can't seem to get my head round it. . Please???!!!!

My translation (which is quite poor as I've only partially translated it), goes like this: 'Better programmes and articles exist......'

Seb, please be sure to post in the correct category and put key words in your title so that we know what your question is. - --Mariana--, Oct 26, 2010

ok, thanks!! - Seb79, Oct 26, 2010

Answer 1

Mejor programacion, tanto como articulos, existen. Aquellos que son peor y aquellos que a la vez son mas o menos codiciados por la gente.

Answer 2

I won't argue with a native but I think the sentence lacks a indirect object pronoun.

a la gente.

A la gente (más o menos), le gustan los programas y artículos....que existen.

It must have something to do with it being written in passive voice and suppressing the agent.

A la gente, that is it, I did not even notice that;) - 00494d19, Oct 26, 2010

Answer 3

Sin embargo, me gustaría quealguien me ayudara a traducir esta:

Existen programas y artículos mejor o peor hechos o escritos que gustan más o menos la gente.

Better programmes and articles exist, and those that are much worse, and those that are liked more or less by the people.

Thank you, Heidita. I appreciate your help, as always. :) - Seb79, Oct 26, 2010

I was reading a discussion on whether ayudar should be indicative/subjunctive/conditional or if subjunctive whether present or past tense. Thank you for clearing it up. - 0074b507, Oct 26, 2010