Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-13 Thread Md Yosri
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Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-04 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder, 03/05/2015 22:50: I read the w3.org http://w3.org no Click Here tip, and I think I disagree with it. Well, this is not about opinions but about what works. :) I know for sure that I click links with label click here and here less; sometimes I watch myself

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-03 Thread Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder
I read the w3.org no Click Here tip, and I think I disagree with it. The tip (which has a disclaimer about being non-binding and unofficial) gives four examples. It contrasts common, familiar forms like click here to download with their ideal: Tell me more about Amaya http://www.w3.org/Amaya/:

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-03 Thread Saroj Dhakal
Done for ne_NP ! 2015-05-04 9:03 GMT+05:45 Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder ssny...@wikimedia.org: Yes, I read it. Specifically, I read the ideal example in the original: Reading these files requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html, a free

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-03 Thread Philippe Verdy
2015-05-03 22:50 GMT+02:00 Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder ssny...@wikimedia.org: Also, the tip has diverged significantly from the original http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-qa/2001Sep/0007.html, and I think it has diverged for the worse. It has not diverged sensibly: did you read

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-03 Thread Purodha Blissenbach
You have a problem to solve with nonsential wordings of the Click HERE type before we can translate anything. See: http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/noClickHere https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Localisation#Use_meaningful_link_anchors Purodha On 02.05.2015 15:05, James Alexander wrote: Hey all, If you

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread Minata Hatsune
I am a translator working on Vietnamese language. I was surprised to see the translation in the two links above is done correctly (although I've edited a bit for more understandable). It's not like someone has used Google Translate or other machine translation tools. The translator is

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread James Alexander
On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 7:20 AM, Minata Hatsune minatahats...@gmail.com wrote: I am a translator working on Vietnamese language. I was surprised to see the translation in the two links above is done correctly (although I've edited a bit for more understandable). It's not like someone has used

[Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread James Alexander
Hey all, If you have time I'd really appreciate some quick translations on the banners that will run for the FDC Election tomorrow (2, the committee is testing different language to see which works better). You can find them at the 2 links below. Unfortunately the translation system is a little

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread Bojan Jankuloski
Hello, Macedonian (mk) is done. Thanks for the notification! Bojan On 2 May 2015 at 16:54, Trần Nguyễn Minh Huy minhhuyw...@gmail.com wrote: I see, I am impressed by the WMF's efforts for translaton work of this election. However, I think there should be a public announcement for translators

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread James Alexander
Just to clarify: The reason they wanted it as translated as possible is to make it easier for more, non English speaking, communities to participate in the election in their native language and understand what's happening. James Alexander Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread Trần Nguyễn Minh Huy
I see, I am impressed by the WMF's efforts for translaton work of this election. However, I think there should be a public announcement for translators who signed in Special:TranslatorSignUp, or maybe it has been mentioned in a public site but I have missed. :) Trần Nguyễn Minh Huy (

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread Tilman Bayer
On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Trần Nguyễn Minh Huy minhhuyw...@gmail.com wrote: I see, I am impressed by the WMF's efforts for translaton work of this election. However, I think there should be a public announcement for translators who signed in Special:TranslatorSignUp, or maybe it has been

Re: [Translators-l] FDC Elections Banner Translations

2015-05-02 Thread James Alexander
Yeah sadly, however I'll send out another mass notice for the main translations page (I sent out one for elections early on a couple weeks ago too). James Alexander Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Tilman Bayer