[Translators-l] Help us translate a global community survey for Wikimedia

Wed Dec 7 06:58:18 UTC 2016

Thank you so much Vira!

Note that the survey is long. We have added google translations in case it
helps.

Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/spreadsheets/d/1XdM6ldQHpqe_GljRYkud1dSqHYa5MHDUWo99uUjVsPs
<https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/spreadsheets/d/1XdM6ldQHpqe_GljRYkud1dSqHYa5MHDUWo99uUjVsPs/edit?usp=docslist_api>

Thank you so much!
Edward

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, Vira Motorko <vira.motorko at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would like to help with Ukrainian.
>
> *--*
> *Vira Motorko*
> project manager, Wikimedia Ukraine <https://ua.wikimedia.org/> non-profit
> organisation
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> 2016-12-06 19:49 GMT+02:00 Edward Galvez <egalvez at wikimedia.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','egalvez at wikimedia.org');>>:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We need more help with the global community survey. Please reach out to
>> me if you'd like to help and what language. Here is our progress so far.
>>
>> A *huge* thank you to volunteer who has been helping a lot with Arabic
>> -- cannot thank you enough!! =)
>>
>> -Edward
>>
>>
>>
>> Arabic
>>
>> 84.14%
>>
>> French
>>
>> 50.93%
>>
>> German
>>
>> 36.82%
>>
>> Italian
>>
>> 14.78%
>>
>> Japanese
>>
>> 2.11%
>>
>> Polish
>>
>> 18.15%
>>
>> Portuguese
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Russian
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Simplified Chinese
>>
>> 2.01%
>>
>> Spanish
>>
>> 2.46%
>>
>> Dutch
>>
>> 1.81%
>>
>> Farsi
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Hebrew
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Korean
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Swedish
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Turkish
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>> Ukranian
>>
>> 0.00%
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Edward Galvez <egalvez at wikimedia.org
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','egalvez at wikimedia.org');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Just a reminder that if you can help out with translating this survey,
>>> please email me directly. Thank you to the 3 translators who have
>>> volunteered so far -- you all seriously rock.
>>>
>>> I will also be scheduling a translation sprint with WMF staff &
>>> volunteers on:
>>>
>>> * Monday December 5th from 7pm to 8:30pm GMT
>>> * Tuesday December 6th from 4pm to 5:30pm GMT
>>>
>>>  You would get to join staff via a google hangout and work together on
>>> translations. Let me know if you'd like to join :)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Edward
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Edward Galvez <egalvez at wikimedia.org
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','egalvez at wikimedia.org');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Translators,
>>>>
>>>> My name is Edward Galvez and I work at the Wikimedia Foundation,
>>>> supporting surveys for the movement. The Foundation will be running a
>>>> rather large survey in early January called Community Engagement Insights.
>>>> In order for it to be easily accessible to as many editors as possible in
>>>> the entire Wikimedia movement we need help to translate the survey into as
>>>> many languages as we can.
>>>>
>>>> The purpose of the survey is to know how well we are supporting the
>>>> work of Wikimedians and how we can change or improve things in the future.
>>>> The opinions that are shared through the survey will directly affect the
>>>> current and future work of the Wikimedia Foundation. You can find more
>>>> information about the survey on meta.[1]
>>>>
>>>> We need some help translating the survey from English into the
>>>> following 10 key languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
>>>> Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Russian. Translations
>>>> in additional languages as also welcome, as long as the survey can be fully
>>>> translated in those languages.
>>>>
>>>> We will be using a Google spreadsheet to perform the translations. This
>>>> is a logistical decision, as moving translations from Meta-wiki to
>>>> Qualtrics (the platform of choice to hold the survey) is very complicated.
>>>>
>>>> I know that it is customary to perform outreach through the community
>>>> on Meta when it comes to translations, however, given the size and possible
>>>> impact of the survey, I am trying to minimize pre-exposure of the questions
>>>> to avoid survey bias. For that reason, I’m directly reaching out to WMF
>>>> staff, affiliates and highly trusted community members like you instead.
>>>>
>>>> Keep in mind that you don’t have to carry all the burden of the
>>>> translation alone should you decide to help; this can be spread among
>>>> several translators working together on the same language. We may also hold
>>>> online sessions where groups can translate together (I will be helping to
>>>> translate in Spanish and Portuguese). If you’re willing to assist, I would
>>>> kindly ask for your help in obtaining the best data we can by not sharing
>>>> with other users any of the questions on the survey, unless with another
>>>> trusted community member willing to co-translate with you.
>>>>
>>>> If you are interested in helping and have some free time over the next
>>>> two weeks, please respond to me directly to let me know which language you
>>>> can help translate and I will follow up with more information.  Our
>>>> deadline for the translations to be completed is December 9th.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I look forward to hearing from you!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you everyone!
>>>> Edward
>>>>
>>>> [1]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Engagement_Insi
>>>> ghts/About_CE_Insights
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Edward Galvez
>>>> Evaluation Strategist (Survey Specialist), and
>>>> Affiliations Committee Liaison
>>>> Learning & Evaluation
>>>> Community Engagement
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Edward Galvez
>>> Evaluation Strategist (Survey Specialist), and
>>> Affiliations Committee Liaison
>>> Learning & Evaluation
>>> Community Engagement
>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Edward Galvez
>> Evaluation Strategist (Survey Specialist), and
>> Affiliations Committee Liaison
>> Learning & Evaluation
>> Community Engagement
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
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-- 
Edward Galvez
Evaluation Strategist (Survey Specialist), and
Affiliations Committee Liaison
Learning & Evaluation
Community Engagement
Wikimedia Foundation
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