Hi Gregory, this sound as very cool idea. Will this be avaiable and for Serbian language in future?
Best regards, Zoran Dori. пет, 3. мај 2019. у 08:32 Gregory Varnum <[email protected]> је написао/ла: > Hello! > > The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking community members to join a new > “Organization communications translators" group. > > We are looking for 3–5 translators in each of the target languages > (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Spanish) to join an > experiment for paid translations which we project will last for the > remainder of 2019. > > This is an experimental translation model we are testing for Wikimedia > Foundation materials primarily used in external communications (such as the > Foundation's website, transparency report, and organizational policies). > These tend to be much longer than materials we generally seek translations > for, and with more stringent requirements on languages, quality, and > timeline. We have heard that for translations of this nature, fair paid > compensation is often necessary, so we have designed this trial around > lengthy organizational-message oriented materials. We are asking > translators to be responsible for the translations in a way that we simply > can not ask of volunteers. > > This model was developed based on experiences with past translation > efforts and feedback from community translators, affiliates, and staff > within the Foundation. It is not a replacement for any existing translation > work, and will not be utilized for things like project content, > newsletters, or fundraising materials (as those have existing translation > models in place). > > We will be testing this model out over the coming months, and will make > changes based on feedback and what we learn. We may also be making changes > to things like the pay model and process before the model is implemented as > we collect additional feedback from applicants and others within the > movement. > > For more information, please visit this Meta-Wiki page: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Organization_communications_translators_group > > Individuals interested in participating should contact Gregory Varnum ( > [email protected]) in the Wikimedia Foundation Communications > department by 16 May 2019 and provide: > 1. On-wiki username > 2. Languages which you have high proficiency in and are interested in > doing translations for (must include at least one of the target languages) > 3. Examples of past translation activities (can be links to wiki pages you > have translated) > 4. A brief statement on how you manage quality when translating > 5. A brief statement sharing why you are interested in participating in > this experiment > 6. Acknowledgement that this model is an experiment, subject to change, > does not apply to all content produced by the Foundation, and requires > translators to assume responsibility for the accuracy and quality of their > translations > > Thank you! > -greg > > -- > > Gregory Varnum (pronouns - he/his/him) > > Communications Strategist > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > _______________________________________________ > Translators-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l >
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