On 12 November 2011 02:39, Platonides Platonides@gmail.com wrote:
I recently had the opposite problem (wanted to remove a language translation) but didn't find out the proper way, either.
Either fix the translation in translatewiki.net or delete the messages there. Deleting in SVN only does not help because the export script that I run on a daily base will export them again.
If you need admin rights pls ping me.
I would have expected this reply on CR, without need of the previous mail. :( Good to know anyway. I guess that the deletions should be normally requested at [[Support]]?
I gave you a reply on CR (my second comment): http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/102166#code-comments
So I think there are some communication problems regarding translatewiki. They may just need a few explanation pages, or need a more work, but it's sane to discuss it.
Absolutly. Documentation can be improved.. Bug 1? *hides*
I agree. Especially since I ended up asking if TWN had a FAQ, because I didn't find a link to it... o_O
We are constantly looking for help, as mentioned in the translatewiki.net front page. In the past I've been server administrator, programer, software designer, software documentation writer, translator, marketer, usability engineer, interaction designer, performance engineer, security expert, legal expert, wiki documentation writer, artist, visual designer, user support person, project support person, translation importer&exporter, i18n consultant, new project integration support, website statistics analyzer and what else for translatewiki.net. The fact is that this is a collaborative project and I suck at most of the things I just mentioned ;). So even though we have many great persons working for twn, there are areas that are not getting attention. If you have ever wanted to help us, there sure are ways to do it.
I'm very surprised to hear that there are a communication problems (leaving Daniel's case out for now, which has different origins). The administrators (and even translators) of translatewiki.net are almost 100% also part of the MediaWiki community. We are active on code review, we hang out on IRC, we visit conferences and other events and usually responds to any questions quickly. There should be plenty of opportunities to reach us, ask questions and interact with us.
Or is the problem that people prefer written documentation to the extend that if it is not there they don't even bother to ask? I refuse to believe we are too scary to be asked (see image on [1] :).
[1] http://translatewiki.net/wiki/User:Nike
-Niklas