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It would be beneficial if the translators could validate against SL what they are translating. It would ensure the translation is accurate and that the English documentation is accurate too. | It would be beneficial if the translators could validate against SL what they are translating. It would ensure the translation is accurate and that the English documentation is accurate too. | ||
-- [[User:Strife Onizuka|Strife Onizuka]] 09: | |||
In essence I'm worried that the translators won't have enough understanding of the content to ensure the correct nuances are kept. Considering the edits that take place on articles this fear is well founded. <br/> --[[User:Strife Onizuka|Strife Onizuka]] 09:41, 15 December 2007 (PST) | |||
Revision as of 10:41, 15 December 2007
Aren't usual codes for Chinese zh-CN (traditional) and zh-TW (simplified)? -- Catherine Pfeffer
Templates
Many of the LSL templates and subtemplates should be translated. The function template will require some finesse. If there are any questions about the templates just leave a message on my userpage. The javascript used to change the article name case can't be used to strip the language code fyi. -- Strife Onizuka 12:02, 11 December 2007 (PST)
Highly Specific Language
One problem we have to try and avoid is the loss of specific language when translating the articles. Some of the language used to describe how things work has been chosen for very specific reasons. They have very tight and specific means and implications. I'm worried that in the process of translation some of this will be lost.
It would be beneficial if the translators could validate against SL what they are translating. It would ensure the translation is accurate and that the English documentation is accurate too.
In essence I'm worried that the translators won't have enough understanding of the content to ensure the correct nuances are kept. Considering the edits that take place on articles this fear is well founded.
--Strife Onizuka 09:41, 15 December 2007 (PST)