[Translators-l] IRC guidelines

Casey Brown cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com
Sat Aug 11 19:46:54 UTC 2007


I'm going to reply priavtely to you right here, as a friend, because I am
slightly hurt.

On 8/11/07, Aphaia <aphaia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, thank you for your reply,
>
> On 8/11/07, Casey Brown <cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> > That's what I mean, by "not very good practice", I mean it is *very*
> rude
> > for all of us to assume that people follow rules/guidelines in a
> language
> > that they do not necessarily speak.
>
> It is reasonable per se, so I wonder why the same person think it also
> reasonable to put a guideline which was made only through a discussion
> by English speaking people to the other language people.
>
> The case is different from the Foundation policies, like privacy
> policy or licensing policy, because we trust them the power and right
> to settle such globally applied rule. I don't think you are elected in
> the same manner. Or I don't think you are delegated to set such a
> global rules in a same manner with committees which were settled by
> Board resolutions and their initial membership were solely established
> in those resolution. I would like you to remind Communication Project
> Group is not a committee, and has no power to settle an official
> guideline based on delegation from the Board.  I found no good reason
> therefore that you command Transcom for working to satisfy your
> unofficial desire.
>
> > The guidelines make it seem like they
> > apply to all Wikimedia channels in all languages, thus they should be
> > written in as many langauges as possible.  And if I were asking solely
> for a
> > translation, I would have just put the template on the page.  I want to
> know
> > what how people feel about translating the guidelins, so I posted here.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/10/07, Maria Fanucchi <marialadouce at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > It wouldn't take long at all to translate, but is it really necessary?
> > Does anyone read this page? Or are you asking for translation because
> this
> > page is the "official rulebook" of the IRC channels, and as such would
> need
> > translation to serve as a reference and reminder?
> > > --Maria
> > > User:Arria Belli
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/10/07, Casey Brown <cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I noticed today that the IRC Guidelines
> > (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_guidelines ) weren't
> > translated into other languages even though they supposedly apply to
> all.
> > This isn't very good practice.  Do you think it should be translated?
> > > >
> > > > This also applis to the #wikipedia guidelines, but it looks someone
> beat
> > me to that! (
> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_guidelines/wikipedia)
> > However, I'm not sure if they are done arguing on that page, so it may
> be
> > best to wait a little bit before you being translating.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, and looking forward to comments!
> > > >
> > > >
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