[Foundation-l] Meta main page

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
Easy.. we recognise where someone is coming from ... check the browser
language and dependend on all this we serve what is likely a good match.
Thanks,
       GerardM

2011/9/28 M. Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>

> Translatewiki.net doesn't seem to be much more usable to people who don't
> speak English, coming at it from the front page. Imagine you don't speak
> English, how do you suppose you go from http://translatewiki.net/ to a
> page
> with instructions or content in your language? One needs at least
> rudimentary English skills to be able to figure it out, which is an
> unsatisfactory solution for what is supposed to be an international
> project.
>
>
> 2011/9/28 Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>
>
> > Hoi,
> > The main page at translatewiki.net is not less complicated imho.
> However,
> > it
> > has been localised and we know quite precisely what the state of the
> > translations is. We can pinpoint precisely what needs doing.
> > Thanks,
> >      GerardM
> >
> > 2011/9/27 とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com>
> >
> > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page/Template/de
> > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page/Template/en
> > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page/Template/es
> > >
> > > Few examples of the new meta main page in its templated form which
> allows
> > > easier translation. Most translations are greatly outdated
> unfortunately
> > > making them essentially useless. A divide and conquer strategy was
> > applied.
> > >
> > >  -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
> > >
> > >
> > > 2011/9/27 とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > Oh, I was proposing something simpler than what I had on my commons
> > > > userpage. Consider something like
> > > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:White_Cat/Gen v
> > > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:White_Cat/de
> > > > Translators only /care/ about the text rather than the style issues
> and
> > > > etc. It is difficult enough finding people who can translate but
> > > expecting
> > > > them to understand complex use of html, templates and etc is just too
> > > much.
> > > >
> > > > The feature you mentioned would indeed be a positive thing to keep
> > these
> > > > pages up to date. We could also have generic translations. For
> example
> > we
> > > > expect steward elections frequently, likewise we expect a  wikimania
> > each
> > > > year. It would only make sense if these "current events" are
> templated
> > on
> > > > their own.
> > > >
> > > >   -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2011/9/27 Mono mium <monomium at gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > >> Might make sense.
> > > >>
> > > >> 2011/9/26 とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com>
> > > >>
> > > >> > Meta main page seems to be not very multi-lingual because it
> appears
> > > to
> > > >> be
> > > >> > difficult to update. Each translation is more or less outdated and
> > > often
> > > >> > with an outdated/older style. I propose a template structure where
> > > style
> > > >> > info is "removed" into a template and translations only deal with
> > > words.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Feel free to comment at:
> > > >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Templates
> > > >> >
> > > >> >  -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
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