OK wtf

I agree. I'm thankful for the og scanlating team bc they're simultaneously translating a lot of manhwas/mangas (kinda slowly too might I add so that already says something about why the update for this work were taking so long) but this one i really don't understand. They've stopped scanlating it for more than a year when the story has already been completed at the time (I think) w up to 20+ chapters and the raws have been so so easily accessible... I understand being overbooked w stories to translate and I respect their work but to me it seems like this case is very poorly handled. They've only translated 2 chapters and dropped it for 1+ year without any notice while continuing to scanlate other works which is already pretty unprofessional, but then they start gatekeeping it (god knows why) when other scanlators are available to provide it faster. This makes no sense. I really want an explanation at least because this is getting ridiculous.

And don't get me wrong I know that one rule in scanlating that says if a team is already scanlating a work others shouldn't pick it up but in this case it really doesn't make sense since it's been dropped for so long despite the raws being accessible and people patiently waiting. At this point you've gotta admit defeat and give up the translation to someone else... Otherwise it's just obnoxious.

I have no idea why this is some unspoken rule.
As someone who translated a comic for a period of time and having it sniped after I stopped for bit, it's completely fine.
my goal as a translator/scanlator is to get the translation for the project out for others to read. If someone else is basically going to help me do that, they're free to snipe a project when it's not being uploaded.
why scanlation groups forbid others from translating is beyond me, there is really no downside other than one side may feel like they're wasting their time.