Josep Morán 11:38 am on September 6, 2023
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GTE request for Catalan (#ca)

Hi, my name is Josep, and I’m a translation contributorTranslation Contributor Translation Contributors (formerly known as Translators) are volunteers that focus on translating projects into their language. They contribute to improving their language either in a small way, like fixing a typo, or a large way, likes translating entire projects. for the local Catalan language.

Currently, there’s a big backlog of translated stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings., both mine and from other contributors, waiting to be approved by the current 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.. Because not all GTE are regularly active, it creates a bottleneck that the active GTE just can’t clear on their own. Could you guys add me as a GTE for Catalan (#ca) so I can continue translating and approving not just my translations but also help clear the backlog from other contributors?

Here are some stats on the strings I’ve translated just in the past month of August:

GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party: 2,281 strings, all awaiting review.
Android App: 596 strings, all awaiting review.
Complete translation of the Performance Lab Plugin: 100 strings pending review.
Complete translation of the Blue Note theme: Reviewed and corrected by @xaviivars.
Complete translation of the WPvulnerability Plugin: Reviewed and approved by their PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a general translation editor after a request by the project author or by the contributors themselves..
Nearly complete translation (except for 4 strings) of the Performant Translation Plugin: Reviewed and approved.

I also check the coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and 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. daily for any new strings, something that naturally happens, and try to keep everything at 100%. In total, over the last 30 days, I’ve contributed 6,000 translated strings, most of which are still pending review.

This progress and dedication are the result of my participation in the mentorship course for WordPress contributors. Through it, I gained the knowledge to be more effective and consistent in my contributions to the community. I completed the courses in the mentorship program and, even more crucially for me, I completed the course for Polyglots teamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. contributors, where I learned how to perform the translator functions efficiently and understood the roles a GTE should take on.

I hope you’ll consider my request so that Catalan can be elevated to the level it deserves. Thanks so much in advance, and warm regards.

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Javier Casares 2:06 pm on September 6, 2023

+1

I’m casting my vote for Josep.

After participating in the global mentorship project where I was his mentor, he already showed signs of wanting to join the Polyglots teamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/.. He’s been involved in recent team meetings for Catalan, through Google Groups, Telegram, and other communication channels.

We’ve planned a series of milestones to keep both the WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and other community projects (websites, apps, plugins, etc.) up to date, along with other plugins and themes.

Lately, his translations have been reviewed and approved. Given the current shortage of people reviewing and approving translations in Catalan, his addition as a 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. for Catalan would be a big help to the current team.
Xavi Ivars 3:53 pm on September 6, 2023

While I really appreciate all the work Josep has been doing (and I have already appreciated it both publicly and in private), I disagree with some of the premises in this request.

I can continue translating and approving not just my translations

The goal of a 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. is definitely not approving their own translations.

On top of that, there were like 10 message including review requests sent to the Catalan 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." mailing list in the last couple of weeks, and 9 out of 10 have been already answered. And if there have been validations missing from those requests, they are more likely to be “misses” (with requests to have multiple plugins reviewed in the same message) than anything else.

I’m more than happy to grant PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a general translation editor after a request by the project author or by the contributors themselves. roles to Josep, and help him grow and make better translations overtime, to eventually have him join the GTE group.

But I’d like to propose to go a little bit slower and follow the processes we have already established.

(BTW, my handle is @xavivars, I didn’t get pinged for this request because there’s a typo in the content of the message)
- Josep Morán 5:56 pm on September 6, 2023
  
  Hello @xavivars. I have reviewed your comment and would like to clarify a couple of aspects that seem to have been misinterpreted.
  
  I do not want to become a 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. to self-approve the stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. I translate.
  Not only that, but I have found it convenient to request GTE status to approve pending strings from others and those I can translate. If I wanted to approve the strings I translate, I would simply request to be a PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a general translation editor after a request by the project author or by the contributors themselves. for a specific pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.
  
  My idea is to keep everything in the LOD, coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., and 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. up to date while also widening the bottleneck that exists in reviews.
  
  I don’t like the idea of everything that gets translated being stuck in a long queue, when WordPress and the Polyglots teamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. offer a solution to this problem if there are people willing to address it. This became very clear to me in the mentoring course I took last month.
  
  Lastly, I apologize because in the Android app, I’ve counted other people’s strings as my own when, out of the nearly 600 strings to review this morning, only about 20 were actually mine.
  
  Thank you for offering your honest point of view, and I’ve taken note of your correct name in WordPress so that you receive the messages.
  
  Receive a warm greeting.
Xavi Ivars 2:02 pm on September 7, 2023

> My idea is to keep everything in the LOD, coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., and 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. up to date while also widening the bottleneck that exists in reviews.

That is actually what I mean by “self-approving” translations. When a 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. translates, no-one will review those translations, which is effectively the same effect that self-approving.

Quality is another aspect that needs to be kept in mind. I have already shared, also both in public and in private, and no-one is born knowing everything, so I hope it’s fine for Josep: after only 4 weeks participating in the Catalan 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." team, the quality of his translations have increased dramatically since the beginning, but are still not where they should be in my opinion for the GTE role to be granted. The # of stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. that still require changes is close to 5-6%, and that is way too much to be able to review other’s translations (or have “permissions” to translate without revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision.)

Last (but not least), the bottleneck is something else that I do not agree, as I mentioned before. Whenever a review is requested, it’s usually reviewed in a matter of days. In other areas like core, there’s no point on translating them during the early phases of development of each major version, as stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. change too often.
tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner) 5:38 pm on September 14, 2023

I’m removing the to-do status of this request for now. I’m sure that if you all continue working together, then you will soon feel what’s right to do, and there will probably not even be a need to post a request here in the global blog about it.

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