WikiConference India 2011/Submission/Titles in MultiLanguage
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- Timestamp
- 13:03, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- Title of the submission
Titles in MultiLanguage
- Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, or presentation)
Presentation
- Author of the submission
Praveen Vedha
- E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)
praveen.vedha@gmail.com
- State of your origin (Country, if you are not based in India)
TamilNadu
- Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
- Personal homepage or blog
- Abstract (maximum 500 words)
The idea is to provide a small link like "Other Languages" in the definition section or next to the title, to all the appropriate titles in Wikipedia. For example the page for "Tomato" clearly explains all the details about tomato. But as a native language speaker I want to know the local name of Tomato, or as a curious linguist I want to know how it is spelled or pronounced in French. Often I came to a situation where in I wanted to know how it is called in my native language for a particular fruit or vegetable available in Europe. Also while interacting with other language people one can quickly explain the English term for an object or a noun, it would be useful if the other person hears it in his native language in case if he/she doesn’t know the English term. This is not similar to online dictionary or a translator. It’s a one to one meaning, which the wiki contributors can add over the period of time. Like I visit the page Tomato and edit the “Other language” link and add it in my native language. This enables the translation to be available in virtually all available languages. Again it has to be noted, it is not the translation for a page, it is just the Title of the page in different languages. Suggested place to add this link, Right next to the title, but in small fonts Tomato (other languages)
- Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)
Knowledge/Best Practices
- Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?
No
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