Project talk:Language policy

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multilingual [edit]

i would like to build a multilingual site (en+el). What language templates should i use?Hvd 12:27, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

ok i found it! you need:

Hvd 08:29, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Translate problem [edit]

Anybody can tell me what "public domain help pages" exactly means ? Cumeo89 15:33, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

See Project:PD help :-) --:Bdk: 19:02, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Unified categories [edit]

I've unified categories across language using NS:Pagename/categories subpage. For example,

Category:Manual
`-transclude-> Template:Categories
               `-transclude-> Category:Manual/categories

Now, I'm rethinking to change the name of the unified categories to Template:Categories/NS:Pagename rather than NS:Pagename/categories. Not sure which is more suitable. --Ans 14:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

To be honest, I really don't understand this template, or what problem it is supposed to be solving. To my mind it makes it a lot harder to figure out what's happening on the site and is completely unintuitive. What was your reasoning behind this change? Is it documented anywhwere? --HappyDog 22:41, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
For consistency of categories among many languages of specific title, the unified categories page like NS:Title/categories is used then.
Category:Manual/ja
`-transclude-> Template:Categories
               `-transclude-> Category:Manual/categories
Category:Manual/fr
`-transclude-> Template:Categories
               `-transclude-> Category:Manual/categories
But I'm not sure if these unified categories pages should rather be in Template namespace or not.
Category:Manual/ja
`-transclude-> Template:Categories
               `-transclude-> Template:Categories/Category:Manual
--Ans 13:13, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
I still don't understand what this is for. Why not just use normal category links? --HappyDog 14:36, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
  1. Which one that you not understand?
    1. You don't understand the current template flow? or
    2. You understand current flow, but just not understand why need change the template name?
  2. Could you please demonstrate the way that "normal category links" are used?
-- Ans 06:27, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Normal categories are insterted by using [[Category:Category name]]. This is transparent and clear and obvious to anyone who has used MediaWiki before. The first time I spotted {{Categories}} I nearly removed it thinking it was a typo, and it took at least 5 minutes of investigation to figure out that it was intended. This unexpected new syntax is a big barrier to editing for most users who won't have a clue what this random bit of markup means or how to use it. How is someone supposed to add categories to a page now? How are they supposed to find this out? Currently, I don't really see any advantage to this method, but I see quite a few disadvantages. Hence my question - what is the problem this is trying to solve? --HappyDog 11:19, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
  1. The template is trying to solve the inconsistency of categories among language subpages.
    1. This is necessary to achieve the maintainability.
    2. However, people can still add categories in their traditional familiar syntax.
    3. Any expert can later help those people moving the added categories to the proper place, to improve maintainability.
  2. However, my proposal here is not trying to solve the categories consistency problem.
--Ans 11:47, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

mediawiki.org/ka [edit]

May I translate MediaWiki.org into Georgian or maybe I need any permission? BRUTE 16:07, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Go right ahead. Follow the instructions on Project:Main page templates if you want to translate the main page. —Emufarmers(T|C) 23:56, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
Thank's BRUTE 10:04, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Translate MediaWiki website to Hindi [edit]

Hello there, Well I want to translate this site to Hindi language, but when I tried so according to the Main Page Templates page it gives me permission error, becuase of previous Night Vandalism.simply go to google and get a translator.

So how can I build a translation of this wiki in Hindi Language? Any help? Thanks. --Wikisidd 16:06, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about this. I've un-blacklisted the title; let me know if you still have problems. —Emufarmers(T|C) 03:26, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Trasletion on Russian [edit]

Hello! Trasletion on Russian, please-217.118.81.22 14:25, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes check.svg Done - Wikimedia_maintenance_notice/ru ;) --Kaganer 18:00, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Eh, 3 days after it's over? :) Max Semenik 18:04, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Я не знал, что кому-то это до зарезу нужно. --Kaganer 19:51, 29 May 2011 (UTC)