In Ukrainian "media" («медіа») is often used for "mass media" («мас-медіа»).
Nevertheless, if one uses "media files" («медіафайли») it is perfectly clear to be meant "images, sounds and videos". So while translating I use the word «медіафайли» (i.e. "media files") and everything is OK. *Vira Motorko* Help save natural resources – please think twice before printing this e-mail or any attachments. 2014-10-22 17:36 GMT+03:00 Subhashish Panigrahi <subhash...@cis-india.org>: > I echo Amir. For instance, media is my native language Odia is often used > for "print/digital media". Because of this reason I keep writing "images, > audio, video, etc.) to clarify. Haven't yet got a better option. > > Best! > Subha > > > On 22 ଅକ୍ଟୋବର 2014, at 8:00 pm, Amir E. Aharoni < > amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote: > > > > In the user interface messages of MediaWiki and its extensions the word > > "media" is usually used to refer to images, videos, sounds and files. It > is > > convenient, because they are handled similarly by the software. > > > > But it is also awful, because I'm quite sure that people don't talk to > each > > other about "media" in real life, but they do talk about "pictures", > > "videos", and "sound recordings". Every time I translate messages that > have > > the word "media" in them, I think that a lot of users will not actually > > understand them, and that if I would stand next to them, I'd have to > > explain what that is. > > > > Is my impression wrong? > > > > Is it conceivable to consider that using the word "media" less in user > > interface messages will make the interface clearer to the user? > > > > -- > > Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי > > http://aharoni.wordpress.com > > “We're living in pieces, > > I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
