https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71160
Bug ID: 71160
Summary: [Needed 1 October] Selection menu for country does not
work
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: blocker
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: UploadWizard
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
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On 1 October 2014 Wiki Loves Africa starts, a large photo contest for the whole
continent of Africa. A lot of languages are spoken and we want to serve the
participants in their own language as much as possible. Therefore we need a
full translatable UploadWizard.
We are able to translate all parts of the UploadWizard, besides one section:
the selection menu to choose the specific country where the photo has been
made. If a French speaking user wants to participate, we want to show the names
of the countries in French, for Arabic speaking users in Arabic, and so on.
Other sections we are able to translate with templates (like {{Upload campaign
use Wiki Loves Africa}}) or MediaWiki system message (like
{{int:Mwe-upwiz-campaigns-wlm-generic-id}}). (An other alternative could have
been https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53786 .)
If we use a template that automatically translates itself based on the language
of the user, like {{Algeria|nolink=1}}, then {{Algeria|nolink=1}} is shown
instead of executing this template.
If we use a MediaWiki system message that automatically translates itself based
on the language of the user, like {{int:Mwe-upwiz-campaigns-wlm-generic-id}},
then {{int:Mwe-upwiz-campaigns-wlm-generic-id}} is shown instead of the
contents of the MediaWiki pages.
So none of these options work. This means we can't localize this part of the
UploadWizard, while many African people do not speak English.
The campaign used is: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:wlafrica
Can this be solved or how can we solve this?
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