Hi all. I'm working with the folks at WMF to help run the Weekend of Code challenge:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Weekend_of_Code
Our goal is to run banners on the various WMF sites, in as many languages as we can, to let hackers all around the world know about the contest, and to urge them to participate. (Note: the contest will be run in English.) We're hoping to start the contest in a couple of weeks, so we need the translations quite quickly.
We're looking to get the following banner text translated into as many languages as possible:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text
Not exactly sure what the best process is, but I'm delighted to answer anyone's questions. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. :)
--g
Translations are done on Meta. Three banners seems overkill, btw. Was this banner discussed somewhere? I don't remember previous general banners for any event other than Wikimania (and there are several upcoming hackathons).
Nemo
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Translations are done on Meta. Three banners seems overkill, btw. Was this banner discussed somewhere? I don't remember previous general banners for any event other than Wikimania (and there are several upcoming hackathons).
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
--g
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic for Wikitech-l ?
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic for Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
--g
I have translated (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/vi) Thank you. :)
2011/10/4, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com:
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic for Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
--g
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Translated banner for Nepali http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/ne
Thanks.
2011/10/4 Minh Huy Trần Nguyễn minhhuywiki@gmail.com
I have translated (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/vi ) Thank you. :)
2011/10/4, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com:
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com
wrote:
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic
for
Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
--g
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Here is the Bānglā translation: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/bn [?]
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Rajesh Pandey pandey.pandey@gmail.comwrote:
Translated banner for Nepali http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/ne
Thanks.
2011/10/4 Minh Huy Trần Nguyễn minhhuywiki@gmail.com
I have translated ( http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/vi ) Thank you. :)
2011/10/4, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com:
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com
wrote:
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic
for
Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
--g
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Thank all of you so much for your translations! I'm always amazed at the work done by localizers. The banner text has now been translated into 13 languages, including 7 of the top 10!
French, German and Italian are conspicuously absent, and would all be very welcome. :)
--g
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mayeenul Islam wz.islam@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the Bānglā translation: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/bn [?]
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Rajesh Pandey pandey.pandey@gmail.comwrote:
Translated banner for Nepali http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/ne
Thanks.
2011/10/4 Minh Huy Trần Nguyễn minhhuywiki@gmail.com
I have translated ( http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/vi ) Thank you. :)
2011/10/4, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com:
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com
wrote:
Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been
working
with WMF folks directly on this project.
The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or two to hack some code.
It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of
weekends
hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, but we're certainly going to give it a try.
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic
for
Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
--g
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Hi,
I noticed that some of the translations were done before the English version was changed, and others were done after that. The change was about replacing "Wikipedia" with "Wikimedia" [1]. Can you clarify which one we want to use?
[1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text
Best, Yusuke
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com wrote:
Thank all of you so much for your translations! I'm always amazed at the work done by localizers. The banner text has now been translated into 13 languages, including 7 of the top 10! French, German and Italian are conspicuously absent, and would all be very welcome. :) --g
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mayeenul Islam wz.islam@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the Bānglā translation: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/bn
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Rajesh Pandey pandey.pandey@gmail.com wrote:
Translated banner for Nepali http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/ne
Thanks.
2011/10/4 Minh Huy Trần Nguyễn minhhuywiki@gmail.com
I have translated (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/vi) Thank you. :)
2011/10/4, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com:
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com wrote:
> > Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my > fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working > with WMF folks directly on this project. > > The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, > AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to > provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or > two to hack some code. > > It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and > challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends > hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, > but we're certainly going to give it a try. >
This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the request for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic for Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
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The approved text was "Wikipedia". I have reverted. Let's please use that.
--g
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 7:22 AM, Yusuke Matsubara whym@whym.org wrote:
Hi,
I noticed that some of the translations were done before the English version was changed, and others were done after that. The change was about replacing "Wikipedia" with "Wikimedia" [1]. Can you clarify which one we want to use?
[1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text
Best, Yusuke
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com wrote:
Thank all of you so much for your translations! I'm always amazed at the work done by localizers. The banner text has now been translated into 13 languages, including 7 of the top 10! French, German and Italian are conspicuously absent, and would all be very welcome. :) --g
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mayeenul Islam wz.islam@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the Bānglā translation: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/bn
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Rajesh Pandey pandey.pandey@gmail.com wrote:
Translated banner for Nepali http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/ne
Thanks.
2011/10/4 Minh Huy Trần Nguyễn minhhuywiki@gmail.com
I have translated (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Projects/Weekend_of_Code/Banner_Text/vi) Thank you. :)
2011/10/4, Greg DeKoenigsberg greg.dekoenigsberg@gmail.com:
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Muhammad Yahia shipmaster@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Sorry about the new-ness of this idea: that's almost certainly my >> fault for not being quite sure how to engage folks. I've been working >> with WMF folks directly on this project. >> >> The upcoming hackathons are mostly hackathons in particular places, >> AIUI: New Orleans, India, etc. The goal of this challenge is to >> provide opportunities to basically anyone who can take a weekend or >> two to hack some code. >> >> It's basically an experiment. If we run banners for a week and >> challenge the entire Wikipedia community to spend a couple of weekends >> hacking, what results might we get? Not sure how well it will work, >> but we're certainly going to give it a try. >> > > This is off-topic of the translation request, But I would second the > request > for more information or discussion links. Would seem like a good topic for > Wikitech-l ?
I will do it. Thanks.
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