An other option would be to allow anyone to upload the translated file,
but require a validation to make it merged.
Thus said, this was just to add a larger set of options. Now I would
surely warmly welcome any step that diminish any needless privilege to
edit. If problems with a free edit/upload for all arise, it's fine to
take apropriat measures, but blocking user contributions just because
something might be abused is not fine, IMHO.
Cheers
Le 14/03/2018 à 19:27, Haytham Aly a écrit :
Dear translators,
I have a suggestion which requires feedback from fellow translators.
One of the features that translators can use on Meta is to export
pages for off-line translation. This provides an opportunity to use
term bases and translation memory to improve the quality of
translations. The pages are exported into a .po file which can be
translated by a variety of open-source and proprietary software.
The next step is to export the file to Meta. Since access to the page
Special:ImportTranslations is only granted to Translation
Administrators, and since I am not a Translation Administrator, I have
to copy and paste the strings manually, which is a needlessly
time-consuming process. There would be three ways to solve this issue.
The first is to send the files to a Translation Administrator to be
imported. This will mean that credit for translation will be given to
the Administrator, and it will add more burdens to Translation
Administrators and delay publication of translated pages. The second
is to grant Translation Administrator rights to the translators who
will need access to such page. This means that additional
administration rights will be given to translators who will not be
using them. The third is to create a group/category that grants access
to translators to Special:ImportTranslations, which I consider the
best option.
The purpose of this email to seek input from translators for this
issue and try to reach a consensus about what would be the suitable
way to address this issue.
Regards,
--
Haytham Abulela Aly
Freelance Translator
Creative Translation
"Creative & Confident"
Certified member of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia
(STIBC) (EN>AR)
Arab Professional Translators' Society member (#10850)
Certified member at Egyptian Translators Association (EGYTA)
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