And you said you're willing to help translations -
which language are
you working on? Out of curiosity.
Most probably Espanol (es) as it is the only other language I know outside
of English :P
Kind regards,
E
English Wikipedia
IRC: TheLetterE
Email: e.wikipedia(a)gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Online Team
> Hi E welcome to the team :)
>
> On Nov 25, 2007 9:43 AM, Casey Brown <cbrown1023.ml(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 24, 2007 6:40 PM, E <e.wikipedia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thank you for your warm welcome Meno. I will try to do some
>> > translations on
>> > the wiki over the next few weeks and see how that goes.
>>
>> ...not over the next few weeks. :-) Most of the text is not up yet,
>> and the text that *is*, is not finalized and not ready for
>> translation. I am sure that TansCom will put forth instructions as we
>> get closer to the date. Just hang tight for now. :-)
>
> Hi, normally the translators for Wikimania are busy during the early
> spring (for website setup) and the summer (catching several updates:
> call for participants, splendid speakers list and details about
> accommodation, sometimes local sightseeing info). So for now I'd
> recommend you to visit the last year website
>
http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org, what kind of information and tasks
> are required.
>
And you said you're willing to help translations -
which language are
you working on? Out of curiosity.
>
> Translation team needs of course translators but also coordinators. A
> look to the pervious workspace
http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/WM:T
> may give you a grasp of our dirty laundry :D
> It may include to check the progress of localization by language, to
> contact language specific Wikimedia community for asking for help or
> to call for help on global Wikimedia communication channel like this
> list or other Wikimedia mailing list. For this area, linguistic skills
> are not necessary (still preferable though), but general understanding
> about translation and moreover the knowledge about the conference are
> expected. Recent work of Casey for Wikimedia Foundation website is imo
> an excellent example how English (only) speaking people can help
> translation/localization team.
>
> Cheers,
>
>> > In relation to that, is there anything I can do regarding operation of
>> > the
>> > IRC channels or the wiki?
>>
>> IRC channels do not really need operation... they're just means of
>> discussion. :-)
>>
>> As for the wiki, same as above, not yet. :-) As we get closer to the
>> date, there will be more to talk about and more to manage, right now
>> there is none. :-)
>>
>>
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > E
>> > English Wikipedia
>> > e.wikipedia(a)gmail.com
>> >
>> > --------------------------------------------------
>> > From: "Meno 25" <meno25wiki(a)gmail.com>
>> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:33 AM
>> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)"
>> > <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Online Team
>> >
>> >
>> > > You are welcomed as a member of the online team.
>> > >
>> > > 1) Yes. If you know any foreign language, you can help translate the
>> > > wiki.
>> > > 2) I don't know exactly how much do you know about Wikimania,
however
>> > > if you have any particular question, you can ask any member of the
>> > > local Wikimania team.
>> > >
>> > > Mohammed Farag,
>> > >
>> > > member of the Wikimania Alexandria team
>> > >
>> > > User:Meno25
>> > >
>> > > On Nov 25, 2007 1:17 AM, E <e.wikipedia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Hello all,
>> > >>
>> > >> Although I will not be attending Wikimania this year, I have put my
>> > >> name
>> > >> down to be part of the Online Team.
>> > >>
>> > >> I have a few questions as I will be monitoring IRC, maintaining the
>> > >> wiki
>> > >> pages and watching streams from my laptop at home during the
event.
>> > >>
>> > >> 1) Is there anything else I can do to help without being at
>> > >> Wikimania?
>> > >> 2) Will I need to know any further information than what I already
>> > >> know
>> > >> to
>> > >> be a part of the Online Team?
>> > >>
>> > >> I am on IRC most of the time as TheLetterE or TheLetterE-WiFi if
you
>> > >> need
>> > >> to
>> > >> speak with me.
>> > >>
>> > >> Kind regards,
>> > >>
>> > >> E
>> > >> English Wikipedia
>> > >> e.wikipedia(a)gmail.com
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