Title: Locale-specific slack rooms. Author: Xavi Ivars Published: January 28, 2019 Last modified: January 30, 2019 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) [Xavi Ivars](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) 11:26 pm _on_ January 28, 2019 Tags: [request ( 1,481 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/request/) # Locale-specific slack rooms. Currently, different localizationLocalization Localization (sometimes shortened to "**l10n**") is the process of adapting a product or service to a particular language, culture, and desired local "look-and-feel." teams organize themselves in many ways: mailing lists, forums, P2p2 "p2" is the name of the theme that blogs at make.wordpress. org use (and o2 is the accompanying plugin). When asked to post something "on the p2" by a member of the Polyglots team, that usually means you're asked to post on the team blog [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/)/., Facebook groups and even “own” slackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) workspaces. It seems most teams are moving towards a tool that combines real-time conversations and long-term searchability. And Slack could be that tool for localization teams, the same way it’s already doing it for other teams WordPress (design, accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility), metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress., polyglots, marketing,…). Having specific channels for specific polyglots/localization teams has been requested in the past (see https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QHM0P8/p1420651944000505), but has never been implemented. And the alternative of creating their own Slack workspace seems far from optimal to me: people need to follow a new register process( with, potentially, different usernames), history gets lost after 10k messages, etc. By having new slack rooms (only created on demand by GTEGeneral Translation Editor A General Translation Editor (often referred to as GTE) is a person, who has global access to validate strings on **all projects for a specific locale.**/LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) managers), we could allow different teams (like for example `polyglots-ca`, `polyglots- es` or `polyglots-en_CA`) to have a WordPress-support channel of communication. Also, as a side effect, this would also simplify reaching GTEs and PTEs (single point of contact for everyone, same user across all systems). Of course, this would only apply for localesLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) that need Slack and don’t want to pay the overhead of managing/moderating a new slack instance. I’m assuming, medium-small polyglot teams would be the most benefited by this option being available. Is there any interest from the polyglots community on pursuing this? 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[Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) 7:53 am _on_ January 30, 2019 3. Just a few thoughts. 4. * I agree with your point here “medium-small polyglot teams would be the most benefited by this option” – if a team grows, having its own instance with different channels should be encouraged. * I wonder if there is WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) usage rule about the language used or any negative effect of using non-English languages. * Archivability is a strong advantage for having localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) channel on wordpress.slack.com. * Also, some localesLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) use other communication tools (e.g. WhatsApp/Telegram/Facebook group) – if maintenance overhead is their reason for choosing something other than local Slack, then having this option may be preferable. 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ec496e84e28f9d86d863cdfeb04f272474dc9b58587a65527b09506a8f20ee8? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Pascal Casier](https://profiles.wordpress.org/casiepa/) 9:26 am _on_ January 30, 2019 7. [@xavivars](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) Thanks for this post. I support 200% any effort to bring polyglots together, but I would like to add my thoughts too why creating 180 channels on the WordPress slackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) might not be the best idea: 8. * There is already a global polyglots channel and one for any specific events. Any polyglot in the world is welcome to have his saying in the channel, it’s open to all. * Of course we need to find a common language and (as this is the basic language for WordPress and almost all of the plugins and themes) English is what we use. * In having polyglot discussions only on the WordPress slack, we might lose the link with our local communities. Polyglots are part of the local community, so the best way to talk is doing so on the local slack (that can be created for free). 9. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5c63786d537517896dac24d0f96e71334654b273795ee416e6e7ed5afc560a3d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Xavi Ivars](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) 10:20 am _on_ January 30, 2019 * Pascal, thanks a lot for your input! * Some answers (not challenging your points! Just sharing my point of view on them) - I’m not proposing creating 180 new channels. I’m proposing **allowing** the language communities that want to have one created, on demand. Do we end up with 10 communities? IMHO, that’s enough to prove it was useful for some of them. - Many people don’t feel they have a good enough level of English to write( even if they have enough for translating from English to their language). So using the general polyglots is not an option for what I’m proposing. And that’s the reason why I’m requesting a slackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) room where conversations can happen in French, another one were conversations will happen in Italian, another in Spanish, another in Catalan… as long as their communities request it. - By local slack you mean “country/region” slack? IMHO, that’s a big problem. Same way as associating flags with languages. Language is not territory. We only have one Catalan active localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) in WordPress, spread across four different countries (with active translators in 3): Spain, France, Andorra and Italy. What would be in this case “the local slack”? Also, there is some people translating into Catalan that live abroad, and it would make no sense to be part of the Spanish Slack (they are part of the Swedish/Danish/Swiss/… community, not the Spanish one). - And, in any case, with local slacks, it misses one of the biggest points mentioned in the request: **archivability**. I cannot find anymore the conversations I’ve had on the Spanish slack (even few months ago). But you can easily link WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) slack conversations that happened in 2015. * So this request is not about discouraging language communities to create their own Slack (same way is not discouraging them to create their Telegram group, Facebook group, mailing list,…). The request for language communities to have an option, provided by the WordPress Polyglots & Slack teams, to have their own channel in the official WordPress slack. * Again, thanks a lot for your comments! 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Tor-Bjorn Fjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 6:12 pm _on_ January 31, 2019 12. I think this could be good for speedier communication and feedback, especially for not too big teams. 13. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eb8304a2f2a2560b6e404cd343dbcd73ec3ebd3ec44d8538bbedf6cc5a8f8572? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 14. [luciano-croce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luciano-croce/) 10:37 am _on_ February 5, 2019 15. I think that this is a good idea. 16. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa89edf971372c035a02c633667412facd8b00fd6946fe4f208f7aed7f7bb524? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 17. [Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) 7:35 am _on_ February 7, 2019 18. Coming back to add another comment. 19. We talked about this topic during the meeting yesterday ([#](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RP50LK/p1549433950829900)). Attendees either already had their localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/)’ s own SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) Team or Facebook group that they are using. 20. Since it’s hard to predict hypothetical locale teams that _may_ want this in the future, why don’t we talk about the specific group or people that do want this to happen? Are we just talking about `polyglots-ca`, or anything else too? 21. How about adding `polyglots-ca` as an experiment and checking back in a few months to see the usage? 22. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5c63786d537517896dac24d0f96e71334654b273795ee416e6e7ed5afc560a3d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Xavi Ivars](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xavivars/) 6:39 pm _on_ February 7, 2019 * I’d like to experiment with #polyglots-ca. If we see there’s no success, and no other localesLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) need it, that’s fine. But we would have tried. * I don’t want to go with an own slackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). 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