I've been on Spanish IRC channel a while and I've seen that whilst I need sometimes to forward people to some specific posts, they don't understand English.
My suggestion is to being able in some way to create translations to certain posts.
It would be nice, that if a post has a translation available, a link to the translated post would appear underneath the post-body (lotsa work, WDZ ). But I think it would make this Community more helpful to the thousands not English-speaking users who already requested this.

And btw, translators could create and edit own translations freely using a translate! button whatsoever.

that would be a pain in the ass
we would be translating many and many posts
if u plan to spend such a big ammount of time, why dont u translate the faqs and upload it somewhere?

Google?
Altavista?

nah, online translators couldnt do it, they are way too crappy

You don't need to translate anything if you don't want to, Chrono.
Btw, the links under the post would be: Français - Italiano - Español...: those available, so if someone gets to that thread is able to chose the own language.

It's a pain in the ass for WDZ, but I offer myself to code it. (Although I know I won't get access to the scripts )

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Originally posted by Mike2
Google?
Altavista?

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Originally posted by Chrono
that would be a pain in the ass
we would be translating many and many posts

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why don't you just put posts with the translations under the important post? It's a lot easier to do that then to make a system for it.

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=22276
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=21686
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=21598

What about these, for example? And I mean, there's no point on having a long thread with discussion and translations.
And just another point: How do people know about there being any translations?

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Originally posted by saralk
well translaters could just translate things when they are bored

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they can just look at the thread? You can put at the top of the thread they have to go down for translations.

Well, it's not nice to mix translations and discussion, don't you think?

And if there are many special posts in one thread, how do you sort them out?

It's not that simple, Kryptonate

I'll do French.

yeah, well, I can't really follow anymore so yeah . You can count me in for Dutch. I've got plenty enough of time the first coming months (especially the first weeks when i can't use my leg)

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Originally posted by saralk
well translaters could just translate things when they are bored

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
And I mean, there's no point on having a long thread with discussion and translations.

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
It should be like wikiwiki, you're not forced to do anyithing, but you're free to.

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yip, Patchou should make it so the daqs and tutorials are available on every language

even if he doesnt want to, u can translate them and upload em somewhere, its far easier than implementing such an option (u know that wdz is dodgy enough to not allow u to make the option )

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Originally posted by Chrono
Patchou should make it so the daqs and tutorials are available on every language

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Originally posted by Chrono
u know that wdz is dodgy enough to not allow u to make the option

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I mean just a sort of wikiwiki restricted to translators.
Only would be able to edit them. (Maybe the group should grow a bit to let others join it)
And it would be a great advantage, but yeah, wikiwiki is rather unsafe and we can't expect WDZ to build now a wikiwiki-CVS upon the board .

I also agree we should translate FAQ and help sites.

But you should understand that we need some more translated support on other issues not stated in there. Not only for IRC, but for anyone who enters the board.

ya ya but u can translate that stuff is not that much

Chronos idea of translating the FAQ's and adding them onto the Messenger Plus! website seems like a more... sensible option.

Anyway, I would like to help in Spanish

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Originally posted by Johnny_Mac
Chronos idea of translating the FAQ's and adding them onto the Messenger Plus! website seems like a more... sensible option.

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Originally posted by Chrono
even if he doesnt want to, u can translate them and upload em somewhere, its far easier than implementing such an option

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(u know that wdz is dodgy enough to not allow u to make the option )

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Only would be able to edit them. (Maybe the group should grow a bit to let others join it)

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I like the general idea of translating certain FAQs and threads.

How would you implement a "general" idea? Send some people to forum posts and some to FAQ pages?

Inconsistancy.

If a good thread isn't on the FAQ, then its up to people to campaign to have it added onto the english msgplus site and then let someone do some translating.

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Originally posted by Kryptonate
yeah, well, I can't really follow anymore so yeah . You can count me in for Dutch. I've got plenty enough of time the first coming months (especially the first weeks when i can't use my leg)

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Krypto, can u help out translating faqs an put em onto our dutch msgplus site (yes the one related to #msgplus.nl on IRC)???
This way we can redirect dutch/belgian ppl to our site for em

If ur not an admin onthere yet..it can be arranged

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Originally posted by Johnny_Mac
If a good thread isn't on the FAQ, then its up to people to campaign to have it added onto the english msgplus site and then let someone do some translating.

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I could do very well in french or english
I could so-so in spanish
may understand something things in German


P.S I know abit of Gaeghlic too

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Are you willing to do a FAQ for plugins?

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Originally posted by Vantage
I could do very well in french or english
I could so-so in spanish
may understand something things in German


P.S I know abit of Gaeghlic too

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Originally posted by Johnny_Mac
Surely if theres FAQ's with plugins its up to the developer to see to.

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