Meta:Babylon/skr
the Wikimedia translators' portal/noticeboard
Getting started
Communications
- Babylon talk page
- If you have questions, doubts, proposals and anything else about translations you want to ask, write at this page.
- Translators mailing list
- The official Wikimedia translators' mailing list. Sign up!
- #wikimedia-translationconnect
- The official translator's IRC channel. Visit us when you need help, just want to chat, or for updates on new requests!
- Translators newsletter
- Alternative to the mailing list, with on-wiki newsletter that will send you a notification.
Automagical page listing all translation requests on Meta-Wiki with the new system (see Translate extension help).
Direct links:
- How to request a translation
- CentralNotice – sitewide banner which is translated on Meta
- MediaWiki localization (on the translatewiki.net site)
Sign up to be a translator
- It is now easy to sign up as a translator to receive notifications when there is new material that needs translation into your language.
- Just go to this page to sign up:
- On the same page you can also unsubscribe.
- Add yourself to the list of the currently active tech translators.
Translations issues on Wikimedia projects
Translation of the week here on Meta-Wiki is a project to add articles to Wikipedias where they do not exist by translating them.
WikiProject Translation on Wikisource
An initiative to coordinate between various Wikisource language wikis in the gathering of old translations and the creation of new ones for source texts that have never been translated or have only copyrighted translations et cetera. Hosted on English Wikisource.
About localisation
Information about localisation for both translators and developers can be found on the localisation page on MediaWiki.org.
You can read some useful tips on Amir’s blog.
Long-term translation strategy
You can read and discuss ideas about how to work with translations on the Translation strategy page.