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This page describes the current '''multi-lingual policy on MediaWiki.org'''.
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== '''Help Translate DefenseWiki into Your Language''' ==
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IBJ is interested in having all of our pages translated into other languages, and we need your help!  In particular, we would be very interested in French, Spanish, Khmer, and Chinese translations. If you would like to assist us, please send an email to [mailto:elearning@ibj.org elearning@ibj.org].
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Below are specific instructions on how to create and maintain languages pages on DefenseWiki:
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== Help: namespace ==
 
== Help: namespace ==
 
Within the <code>Help:</code> namespace we are building a set of [[Project:PD help|public domain help pages]].  The aim is to provide a basic set of help pages that may be imported into new wikis covering the basic editing and usage instructions.  These should be translated into as many languages as possible.
 
  
 
* English is the main reference language, and all root pages should be named and written in English.
 
* English is the main reference language, and all root pages should be named and written in English.
* Other languages should be placed in an appropriately named sub-page of the English version. E.g. the French version of [[Help:Contents]] should be at [[Help:Contents/fr]] (not Help:Sommaire, Aide:Sommaire or Help:Sommaire/fr).
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* Other languages should be placed in an appropriately named sub-page of the English version. E.g. the French version of [[Rwanda]] should be at [[Rwanda/fr]].
 
* Language sub-pages should be named using the appropriate language code for that language (see [[#Language codes|below]]).
 
* Language sub-pages should be named using the appropriate language code for that language (see [[#Language codes|below]]).
 
* Sub-pages should ''only'' be used for translations into other languages, not for English content (e.g. you shouldn't use <code>Table editing/example</code> - use <code>Table editing example</code> or <code>Example of table editing</code> instead).
 
* Sub-pages should ''only'' be used for translations into other languages, not for English content (e.g. you shouldn't use <code>Table editing/example</code> - use <code>Table editing example</code> or <code>Example of table editing</code> instead).
 
* If an international version of a page exists but an English version does not, then please create a stub article for the English version as this aids navigation.
 
* If an international version of a page exists but an English version does not, then please create a stub article for the English version as this aids navigation.
 
* All pages in the help namespace should be tagged with the <code>{{[[template:Languages|Languages]]}}</code> template, which automatically creates links to all available translations.
 
* All pages in the help namespace should be tagged with the <code>{{[[template:Languages|Languages]]}}</code> template, which automatically creates links to all available translations.
 
This system will be compatible with the planned [[Automating help page export|automated import/export of Help pages]], but may need a bit of working around to export/import non-English pages in the interim.
 
  
 
== The main page ==
 
== The main page ==
  
The English version of our front page is located at [[MediaWiki]].  Translated versions are located at MediaWiki/code, where code is the language code (e.g. [[MediaWiki/fr]]).  Please see [[Project:Main page templates]] for more details about creating or editing this content.
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The English version of our front page is located at [[Criminal Defense Wiki]].  Translated versions are located at Criminal Defense Wiki/code, where code is the language code:
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki/fr]])
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki/es]])
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki/ar]])
  
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In addition, there are also special  home page created for mobile phones:
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki Mobile]])
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki Mobile/fr]])
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki Mobile/es]])
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* [[Criminal Defense Wiki Mobile/ar]])
 
Importantly, the rules about language codes (see [[#Language codes|below]]) should be followed here as well.
 
Importantly, the rules about language codes (see [[#Language codes|below]]) should be followed here as well.
  
== Other namespaces ==
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== Languages ==
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Throughout the Criminal Defense Wiki you should use the language codes specified by the MediaWiki software when creating language-specific content (see [http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/languages/Names.php Names.php] for the full and up-to-date list).
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For reference:
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* English language pages should not have a language code.  (IE. [[Rwanda]])
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* French language pages should use the language code "fr".  (IE. [[Rwanda/fr]])
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Please also bear the following in mind:
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* If the language code is not found in Names.php then we should not host pages in that language. 
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* Note that some language codes in Names.php are now deprecated (e.g. <tt>zh-yue</tt> has been replaced with <tt>yue</tt>).  In these cases only the most recent code should be used.
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Meet the [[Criminal Defense Wiki's Volunteer Translators | volunteer translators]] of the Criminal Defense Wiki.
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==Language Codes==
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Page Name Language
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Main Page English
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Main Page/af Afrikaans
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Main Page/ar Arabic
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Main Page/az Azerbaijani
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Main Page/bcc Southern Balochi
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Main Page/bg Bulgarian
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Main Page/br Breton
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Main Page/ca Catalan
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Main Page/cs Czech
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Main Page/da Danish
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Main Page/de German
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Main Page/el Greek
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Main Page/es Spanish
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Main Page/fa Persian
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Main Page/fi Finnish
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Main Page/fr French
  
Apart from the Main Page, no policy has yet been decided about other namespaces.  For the time being, if you would like to create translations for pages in other namespaces then please do so as described for the Help: namespace, however content may be moved or deleted depending on the policy that is eventually adopted.
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Main Page/gl Galician
  
Discussion is ongoing at [[Project:Current issues#Localisation outside the Help: namespace|Project:Current issues]].
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Main Page/gu Gujarati
  
''Note that the rule that English content should not be placed in sub-pages does not apply to other namespaces.  This is one of the issues that needs resolving.''
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Main Page/he Hebrew
  
== Language codes ==
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Main Page/hu Hungarian
  
Throughout MediaWiki.org you should use the language codes specified by the MediaWiki software when creating language-specific content (see [http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/languages/Names.php Names.php] for the full and up-to-date list).
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Main Page/id Indonesian
  
Please also bear the following in mind:
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Main Page/it Italian
* If the language code is not found in Names.php then we should not host help pages in that language. 
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* If you want to add a language that is not present, first get it added to the software (by making a request at [[Bugzilla]]) and only add pages here once the changes have been accepted.
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Main Page/ja Japanese
* If MediaWiki uses the 'incorrect' code for a language then you should also (for consistency) use that incorrect code here.  If you think a code is incorrect you should discuss it on [[Bugzilla]], and if this results in it being changed we will move the pages to match.
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* Note that some language codes in Names.php are now deprecated (e.g. <tt>zh-yue</tt> has been replaced with <tt>yue</tt>).  In these cases only the most recent code should be used.
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Main Page/ka Georgian
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Main Page/ko Korean
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Main Page/ksh Kölsch
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Main Page/mk Macedonian
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Main Page/ml Malayalam
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Main Page/mr Marathi
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Main Page/ms Malay
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Main Page/nl Nederlands
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Main Page/no Norwegian
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Main Page/oc Occitan
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Main Page/pl Polish
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Main Page/pt Portuguese
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Main Page/pt-br Brazilian Portuguese
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Main Page/ro Romanian
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Main Page/ru Russian
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Main Page/si Sinhalese
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Main Page/sk Slovak
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Main Page/sq Albanian
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Main Page/sr Serbian
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Main Page/sv Swedish
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Main Page/ta Tamil
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Main Page/th Thai
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Main Page/tr Turkish
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Main Page/uk Ukrainian
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Main Page/vi Vietnamese
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Main Page/yue Cantonese
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Main Page/zh Chinese
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Main Page/zh-hans Chinese (Simplified)
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Main Page/zh-hant Chinese (Traditional)
  
==See also==
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Main Page/zh-tw Chinese (Taiwan)
*[[Project:Translation]]
 
  
[[Category:Policy|Language]]
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__NOTOC__

Latest revision as of 10:08, 25 March 2011

Globe3.png English

Help Translate DefenseWiki into Your Language

IBJ is interested in having all of our pages translated into other languages, and we need your help! In particular, we would be very interested in French, Spanish, Khmer, and Chinese translations. If you would like to assist us, please send an email to elearning@ibj.org.



Below are specific instructions on how to create and maintain languages pages on DefenseWiki:

Help: namespace

  • English is the main reference language, and all root pages should be named and written in English.
  • Other languages should be placed in an appropriately named sub-page of the English version. E.g. the French version of Rwanda should be at Rwanda/fr.
  • Language sub-pages should be named using the appropriate language code for that language (see below).
  • Sub-pages should only be used for translations into other languages, not for English content (e.g. you shouldn't use Table editing/example - use Table editing example or Example of table editing instead).
  • If an international version of a page exists but an English version does not, then please create a stub article for the English version as this aids navigation.
  • All pages in the help namespace should be tagged with the {{Languages}} template, which automatically creates links to all available translations.

The main page

The English version of our front page is located at Criminal Defense Wiki. Translated versions are located at Criminal Defense Wiki/code, where code is the language code:

In addition, there are also special home page created for mobile phones:

Importantly, the rules about language codes (see below) should be followed here as well.

Languages

Throughout the Criminal Defense Wiki you should use the language codes specified by the MediaWiki software when creating language-specific content (see Names.php for the full and up-to-date list).

For reference:

  • English language pages should not have a language code. (IE. Rwanda)
  • French language pages should use the language code "fr". (IE. Rwanda/fr)

Please also bear the following in mind:

  • If the language code is not found in Names.php then we should not host pages in that language.
  • Note that some language codes in Names.php are now deprecated (e.g. zh-yue has been replaced with yue). In these cases only the most recent code should be used.

Meet the volunteer translators of the Criminal Defense Wiki.

Language Codes

Page Name Language

Main Page English

Main Page/af Afrikaans

Main Page/ar Arabic

Main Page/az Azerbaijani

Main Page/bcc Southern Balochi

Main Page/bg Bulgarian

Main Page/br Breton

Main Page/ca Catalan

Main Page/cs Czech

Main Page/da Danish

Main Page/de German

Main Page/el Greek

Main Page/es Spanish

Main Page/fa Persian

Main Page/fi Finnish

Main Page/fr French

Main Page/gl Galician

Main Page/gu Gujarati

Main Page/he Hebrew

Main Page/hu Hungarian

Main Page/id Indonesian

Main Page/it Italian

Main Page/ja Japanese

Main Page/ka Georgian

Main Page/ko Korean

Main Page/ksh Kölsch

Main Page/mk Macedonian

Main Page/ml Malayalam

Main Page/mr Marathi

Main Page/ms Malay

Main Page/nl Nederlands

Main Page/no Norwegian

Main Page/oc Occitan

Main Page/pl Polish

Main Page/pt Portuguese

Main Page/pt-br Brazilian Portuguese

Main Page/ro Romanian

Main Page/ru Russian

Main Page/si Sinhalese

Main Page/sk Slovak

Main Page/sq Albanian

Main Page/sr Serbian

Main Page/sv Swedish

Main Page/ta Tamil

Main Page/th Thai

Main Page/tr Turkish

Main Page/uk Ukrainian

Main Page/vi Vietnamese

Main Page/yue Cantonese

Main Page/zh Chinese

Main Page/zh-hans Chinese (Simplified)

Main Page/zh-hant Chinese (Traditional)

Main Page/zh-tw Chinese (Taiwan)