Translation Fellowship Project/Plan

This is the plan for improving the translator experience on Meta, which is what I am working on at the moment. Comments, feedback, questions and suggestions are very welcome.

Goals

improve the translator experience in the meta translation request system
incorporate the translation extension more clearly into the meta translation process
improve the process for requesting a translation

Targets

translation requests are completed in high priority languages (defined per translation by the requester) within 1 week
qualitative feedback from translators demonstrates improved usability

Deliverables

February

new page for requesters to request translations (including link to text, any notes, priority languages, and time-frame)
working version of a new translation meta page up and available for translator feedback

March

integrating the fundraiser translation and the meta translation hub
notifications system (Global messages/email) for translators
feedback from translators on translation extension improvements (i18n-team dependent)
signup process and recruitment of new translators

Use cases

Translator

I am a translator, and I want to …

find translation requests for my language easily
be notified when new requests appear for my language
be able to translate/proofread easily, with access to all necessary information on one screen
understand when and how I’m supposed to update a translation’s status
ask questions about the source text and get a timely response
easily change something if I see it is incorrect

Requester

I am the one requesting a translation, and I want to …

easily request a text for translation, including defining priority languages and turnaround time
notify translators for relevant languages that a new request has been made in their language
see all translations by status (especially which ones are ready)
(in some cases) easily export ready/updated translations to somewhere else