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# You can now translate the rest of the article. Note that some text is stored in other pages (called "templates"). To translate these you will have to edit them individually. | # You can now translate the rest of the article. Note that some text is stored in other pages (called "templates"). To translate these you will have to edit them individually. | ||
== | == Translation community == | ||
Each language has its own main discussion page at '''[[Portal Wiki:Translation progress]]'''. You can also find statistics about your language's translation effort here. | |||
Please also watch the [[Portal Wiki:Translators' noticeboard|translators' noticeboard]] (click the 'watch' tab at the top). This will ensure you stay on top of any changes or announcements. | |||
== Multilingual guidelines == | == Multilingual guidelines == | ||
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* Please do ''not'' sign articles using the 4 tildes ("{{code|~~~~}}"). The list of people who contributed to the article is always available in the history (click the tab at the top of the page), so it is not necessary to sign. | * Please do ''not'' sign articles using the 4 tildes ("{{code|~~~~}}"). The list of people who contributed to the article is always available in the history (click the tab at the top of the page), so it is not necessary to sign. | ||
=== | === Automated translation tools === | ||
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<div style="color:#A51414; font-size:1.5em; margin:0.5em 0em;">''' | <div style="color:#A51414; font-size:1.5em; margin:0.5em 0em;">'''WARNING'''</div> | ||
The use of '''Google Translate''' or any automated translation tool or service is <span style="color:#A51414;">'''strictly prohibited'''</span>. Pages found to have used these tools will be <span style="color:#A51414;">'''deleted'''</span> and users who repeatedly use these programs will be <span style="color:#A51414;">'''blocked from further editing'''</span>. | |||
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}} | }} | ||
:{{c| | :{{c|note}}: please '''report''' any pages that consist of entirely machine-translated text (or any users that appear to repeatedly use these tools) to the '''[[Project:Translators' noticeboard|translators' noticeboard]]'''. | ||
- | === On-wiki communication === | ||
* '''Talk pages''' | |||
** It is '''vital''' that all discussion based on specific users and articles is in English. This is especially important when discussing the quality or accuracy of any article or translator. | |||
* '''Edit summaries''' | |||
** All edit summaries should be written in English where practical. | |||
These requirements allow staff and fellow editors to keep up to date with every aspect of translation. | |||
== Articles == | == Articles == | ||
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** [[:Category:Disambiguation|Disambiguation pages]] (i.e. pages that list articles with similar names for convenience) that are specific to one language should ''not'' be created. Root pages should always be in English, and much of the wiki page structure relies on this. Lang-specific disambig pages can become too difficult to keep track of. | ** [[:Category:Disambiguation|Disambiguation pages]] (i.e. pages that list articles with similar names for convenience) that are specific to one language should ''not'' be created. Root pages should always be in English, and much of the wiki page structure relies on this. Lang-specific disambig pages can become too difficult to keep track of. | ||
== Templates == | |||
The majority of templates should use [[Help:Translation switching|translation switching]], with the exception of some [[:Category:Navigational templates|navigational boxes]]. Previously it was necessary to create a localized version of a template, e.g. ''Template:Hat infobox/ru''. Now localized text is stored in one template, where text for all languages is stored. Please see [[Help:Translation switching]] for further information. | |||
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== List of supported languages == | == List of supported languages == | ||