Lily, major Urdu language news outlets translated "Wiki Loves Monuments" this way, for instance BBC Urdu, Dawn, Jang etc

1. http://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-42482148
2. https://jang.com.pk/news/234690-staff-reporter-column-2016-12-20-todays-print
3. https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1045021

Not a single news outlet translated the Wiki Loves Monuments non-literally.

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikimedia@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Saqib,

We noticed that there was some back-and-forth on the page for the translation to Urdu. I can read it and it seems the disagreement is about whether you literally say Wiki Loves Monuments and write what you hear in English in Urdu alphabet (which is what you're recommending), or you do actual translation of the words (which is what we used initially). it's hard for us to judge what is correct. :( We may have to eventually go with what's in Wikidata, but I'll leave it to Mohammad to make the call.

Best,
Lily

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 9:14 PM, Saqib Q <saqib.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
Lily, for some reason, the people at Urdu Wikipedia won't let me fix the translation. 

So mentioning it here: 

وکی لوز مونومینٹس

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:44 PM, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikimedia@gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Saqib Q <saqib.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
Oh yes it is but wrong translation. I will fix it. will you update the design then?

oh!

Mohammad will do one last pass over the Wikidata item in 8 hours or so and will finalize the design. Please make sure you have it there before then! :)
 

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:38 PM, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikimedia@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Saqib,

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 7:30 AM, Saqib Q <saqib.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
Urdu language is missing. Pakistan participating in the WLM since 2014..

Isn't it over the big Wiki Loves Monuments, almost in the middle? If that's not Urdu, can you update the Wikidata item with the correct translation for Urdu?

Best,
Lily
 

Saqib,

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 7:22 PM, Suyash Dwivedi <suyash.tps@gmail.com> wrote:
Hindi language is missing- विकि लव्स मॉन्यूमेंट्स 

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 8:38 AM, Mohammad Hekmat <m.hekmat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,

The international team is designing a tshirt to thank WLM 2017 organizers and international winners. You can see the current design here:
In this design the WLM logo is made out of the "wiki loves monuments" phrase in various languages, making it a simple yet an inclusive and universal design.

We are specifically looking for feedback on the accuracy of the translations. If you spot an error (in translation or a typo) we would appreciate if you could please let us know by Tuesday March 27, 6am UTC. We are planning to distribute the tshirts at Wikimedia Conference in Berlin in a month. As such there is some urgency is finalizing the design and also leaving time for logistics. 

Thanks,
Mohammad Hekmat
Member of WLM International Team 



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