Any File schreef:
On 3/5/07, Aphaia aphaia@gmail.com wrote:
Hello, and she suggested if we could use sitenotice to call for translators.
Setting a note in the sitenotice it is not an easy thing. Actually I do not know if there is a sitenotice that can be set globally on all project.
Sitenotice change should be asked to the community of each project and requires an administrator to do the change (I think that a steward can also do that, but this can rise nasty objection - do you remember the discussion for the sitenotice during the fundraising?)
For the moment what I suggest is to announce on the translation list, on pgae about translation on meta and on as much as possible Village pump pages (or how they are called on the various project),
In my opinion it could be request to add a note on the sitenotice to ask people to read the Request_For_Partecipation or to register to Wikimania, but not to put a not to ask to translate a page.
And if any request is made, it is important that this is approved in every required place and agreement for that reached. (this to avoid the very common discussion)
AnyFIle
Hoi, How do you propose that this is negotiated with projects in 250 languages ? The issue is that there is a need for cooperation in all languages. Having the possibility to get the necessary attention is what is called for. Having a never-ending struggle of getting attention for translations needed for a Foundation comunication is exactly what prevents proper communication.
The projects cannot have it both ways; there is either sufficient collaboration on translations and if there is not, this collaboration can be actively sought or there is no way that communities can be or will be informed about WMF communications. When the WMF lays down the law on an issue, the notion that it has not been translated is no excuse when a community does not help in the translation from English.
The notion that there are people who object has always been true. Is it a reason to prevent necessary information to go out to the communities ?
Thanks, GerardM