New language pre-launch

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These are recommended, but not mandatory procedures for preparations to follow before creating a new language edition of an existing Wikimedia project. The instructions are separated by project.

Contents 1 Wikinews 1.1 Bahasa Indonesia 1.2 Bosnian 1.3 Croatian 1.4 Esperanto 1.5 Open English 1.6 Persian 1.7 Türkçe 1.8 Anglo-Saxon 1.9 Finnish 1.10 Afrikaans 1.11 Korean 1.12 Tamil 1.13 Hungarian 1.14 Galician (Galego) 1.15 Ελληνικά (Greek) 1.16 Hindi 1.17 Latin

[edit] Wikinews

Translate or write local language equivalents of the following pages:

• n:Main Page - a presentable Main Page for the project. Be especially creative here - no need to duplicate the exact layout of an existing edition. for some ideas consider browsing n:category:sandbox
• n:Wikinews:Mission statement - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• n:Wikinews:Article flags - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• n:Wikinews:Administrators - a page for nominating sysops
• n:Wikinews:Water cooler - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• n:Wikinews:Writing an article - how to write articles
• n:Wikinews:Neutral point of view - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• n:Wikinews:Original reporting for a basic policy on original reporting
• n:Wikinews:Credentials and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

Please create these documents on the Wikimedia incubator and then put a note on Wikinews/Start a new edition when it is done. As a naming convention, please use [[xy.wikinews Main Page]] or [[Template:xy.wikinews NPOV]], where xy is your language code. Templates and links can be broken while the pages are constructed here on Meta.

Once you are finished, it is recommended that you post a request for creation of the language to foundation-l, pointing out that all formal and informal requirements have been met.

You can use this page to coordinate translating relevant pages. See /Archive for examples.

[edit] Bahasa Indonesia

For Wikinews Bahasa Indonesia (id.wikinews.org):

• id.Wikinews Halaman Utama - Main Page
  • id.Wikinews:Misi - Mission statement
  • id.Wikinews:Tag artikel - List of article flags
  • id.Wikinews:Pengurus - Page for sysops list and nomination links (see also: id:Wikipedia:Pengurus)
  • id.Wikinews:Warung Kopi - Water cooler (see also: id:Wikipedia:Warung Kopi)
  • id.Wikinews:Menulis artikel - how to write articles
  • id.Wikinews:Sudut pandang netral - a key policy. (see also: id:Wikipedia:Sudut pandang netral)

Also:

• id.Wikinews:Laporan asli for a basic policy on original reporting
• id.Wikinews:Mandat and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

[edit] Bosnian

Already launched. Visit http://bs.wikinews.org. Please, leave this notice for some days in order to advise Bosnian users.

[edit] Croatian

• Hr.wikinews_Glavna_stranica - a presentable Main Page for the project. Be especially creative here - no need to duplicate the exact layout of an existing edition. for some ideas consider browsing n:category:sandbox
• Hr.wikinews_Uvod - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• Hr.wikinews_Predlošci - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• Hr.wikinews_Administratori - a page for nominating sysops
• Hr.wikinews_Kafić - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• Hr.wikinews_Kako_napisati_vijest - how to write articles
• Hr.wikinews_Neutralnost - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• n:Wikinews:Original reporting for a basic policy on original reporting
• n:Wikinews:Credentials and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

[edit] Esperanto

• Eo.wikinews Ĉefpagxo = Main page
  • Template:eo.wikinews ĈefPaĝaTitolo = Template:MainPageHeader
  • Template:eo.wikinews ĈefArtikolo = Template:Lead article
  • Template:eo.wikinews MiNeKomprenas = Template:WelcomeSandbox4
  • Template:eo.wikinews Redaktora TaskListo = Template:Editor Tasks
    • Template:eo.wikinews Prilaborataj Artikoloj = Template:Developing stories
  • Template:eo.wikinews Vetero = Template:Weather
  • Template:eo.wikinews Lingvoj = Template:Wikinewslang
  • Template:eo.wikinews Frataj Projektoj = Template:Sisterprojects
• eo.wikinews Misio
• eo.wikinews Artikol-Markiloj
  • Template:eo.wikinews ArtikolaMesagxokesto
  • Template:eo.wikinews Fontoj = [[Template:sources]]
  • Template:eo.wikinews MiDenoveNePovasTujTraduki = [[Template:npov]]
  • Template:eo.wikinews Malgxusta = [[Template:misleading]]
  • Template:eo.wikinews Prilaboru = [[Template:cleanup]]
  • Template:eo.wikinews Forigu = [[Template:deletion request]]
  • Template:eo.wikinews Vandalajxo = [[Template:delete]]
  • Template:eo.wikinews Kopirajto Disputata = [[Template:copyvio]]
• eo.wikinews Administrantoj
• eo.wikinews AkvoMalvarmigilo
• eo.wikinews Aldonu Novajxon
• eo.wikinews Neuxtrala Vidpunkto

[edit] Open English

• Wikinews/Open English - Statement of purpose, FAQ, development page for OE documents

• Wikinews/Open English/Main Page - a presentable Main Page for the project. Be especially creative here - no need to duplicate the exact layout of an existing edition.
• Wikinews/Open English/Mission statement - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• Wikinews/Open English/Article flags - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• Wikinews/Open English/Administrators - a page for nominating sysops
• Wikinews/Open English/Water cooler - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• Wikinews/Open English/Submit a story - a simplified story submission process for newbies.
• Wikinews/Open English/Neutral point of view - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• Wikinews/Open English/Style guide
• Wikinews/Open English/Original reporting for a basic policy on original reporting
• Wikinews/Open English/Credentials and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

[edit] Persian

• آغازه (Main Page)
• صفحه‌ی اصلی(Main Page)

• fa.wikinews:صفحهٔ اصلی (Main Page)
  • ویکی اخبار (Mission statement)
  • Template:آخرین اخبار (Template:Latest news)
  • Template:رهبری اصلی (Template:Main Lead)
  • Template:ناوبری پویای غیرمرکزی (Template:Dynamic navigation noncentered)

[edit] Türkçe

• Tr.wikinews_Temel_Kurallar (Wikinews:Neutral point of view)
  • Template:Tr.wikinews_Ana_Sayfa (Main Page)
    • Template:Ana_sayfa_başlık (Main page header)
  • Template:Tr.wikinews_İçerik_Listesi (Bar)

[edit] Anglo-Saxon

• Ang.wikinews Hēafodsīde = Main page
  • Template:ang.wikinews Hēafodsīdetītul = Template:MainPageHeader
  • Template:ang.wikinews Héafodgewrit = Template:Lead article
  • Template:ang.wikinews Héafodspellbisen = Template:Main lead
  • Template:ang.wikinews Wilcumesandbox = Template:WelcomeSandbox4
  • Template:ang.wikinews Síðemest spell = Template:Latest news
  • Template:ang.wikinews Héafodsídetódál = Template:FrontPageSectionMenu
  • Template:ang.wikinews Ádihteres Weorcgetalu = Template:Editor Tasks
  • Template:ang.wikinews Héafodsídewederscortnes = FrontPageWeatherSummary
    • Template:ang.wikinews Weaxendu Gewritu = Template:Developing stories
  • Template:ang.wikinews Weder = Template:Weather
  • Template:ang.wikinews Sprǽca = Template:Wikinewslang
  • Template:ang.wikinews Geþéodan in = Template:Get involved
  • Template:ang.wikinews Sweostorweorc = Template:Sisterprojects
• ang.wikinews Ǽrende
• ang.wikinews Gewrites-Fanan
  • Template:ang.wikinews Fruman = [[Template:sources]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews Wætergefeall = [[Template:Water cooler]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews MiDenoveNePovasTujTraduki = [[Template:npov]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews Mislǽdende = [[Template:misleading]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews Clǣnsung = [[Template:cleanup]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews Áfyrðan = [[Template:deletion request]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews Vandalajxo = [[Template:delete]]
  • Template:ang.wikinews Kopirajto Disputata = [[Template:copyvio]]
• ang.wikinews Administrantoj
• ang.wikinews AkvoMalvarmigilo
• ang.wikinews Aldonu Novajxon
• ang.wikinews Neuxtrala Vidpunkto

[edit] Finnish

• fi.wikinews Etusivu = Main Page
• fi.wikinews Tehtävänanto = Project Statement
• fi.wikinews Malline = Article flags
  • Template:Fi.wikinews Roskaa
• fi.wikinews Ylläpitäjät = Administrators
• fi.wikinews Kahvihuone = Water cooler
• fi.wikinews Kuinka sivuja muokataan = how to write articles
• fi.wikinews Neutraali näkökulma = Neutral point of view

• • All required pages have been translated.

[edit] Afrikaans

For the discussion of the Afrikaans Wikinews, please visit this page. Thank you.

• Af.wikinuus Tuisblad - a presentable Main Page for the project. Be especially creative here - no need to duplicate the exact layout of an existing edition.
• Af.wikinuus:Missie - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• Af.wikinuus:Artikel merkers - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• Af.wikinuus:Administrateurs - a page for nominating sysops
• Af.wikinuus:Waterkoeler - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• Af.wikinuus:Skryf 'n artikel - how to write articles
• Af.wikinuus:Neutrale oogpunt - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• Af.wikinuus:Oorspronklike verslaggewing for a basic policy on original reporting
• Af.wikinuus:Akkreditasies and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

• • All required and recommended pages have been translated.

[edit] Korean

• ko.위키뉴스:대문 = Main Page
  • ko.위키뉴스:사명 선언 = Mission statement
  • ko.위키뉴스:기사 표지 = Article flags
  • ko.위키뉴스:관리자 = Administrators
  • ko.위키뉴스:편집실 = Water cooler
  • ko.위키뉴스:기사 작성법 = Writing an article
  • ko.위키뉴스:중립적 시각 = Neutral point of view
  • ko.위키뉴스:독자 취재 = Original reporting
  • ko.위키뉴스:기자 자격 검증 = Credentials

• See also incubator:Wn/ko (in Wikimedia Incubator)

[edit] Tamil

This project has now been launched. Please see http://ta.wikinews.org/.

• ta:முதற் பக்கம் - a presentable Main Page for the project. Be especially creative here - no need to duplicate the exact layout of an existing edition. for some ideas consider browsing ta:category:மணற்தொட்டி
• ta:Wikinews:நோக்கம் - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• ta:Wikinews:Article flags - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• ta:Wikinews:நிர்வாகிகள் - a page for nominating sysops
• ta:Wikinews:ஆலமரத்தடி - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• ta:Wikinews:கட்டுரைகள் எழுதுவது எப்படி - how to write articles
• ta:Wikinews:நடுநிலை நோக்கு - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• n:Wikinews:சொந்த அறிக்கைகள் for a basic policy on original reporting
• n:Wikinews:Credentials and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

[edit] Hungarian

• hu.Wikinews Kezdőlap - a presentable Main Page for the project.
• hu.Wikinews Célkitűzések - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• hu.Wikinews Sablonok listája - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• hu.Wikinews Adminisztrátorok - a page for nominating sysops
• hu.Wikinews Kocsmafal - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• hu.Wikinews Hogyan írj új lapot - how to write articles
• hu.Wikinews Semleges nézőpont - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• hu.Wikinews Saját kutatás for a basic policy on original reporting
• hu.Wikinews Credentials and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

[edit] Galician (Galego)

• gl.Paxina principal wikinovas - a presentable Main Page for the project. Be especially creative here - no need to duplicate the exact layout of an existing edition. for some ideas consider browsing n:category:sandbox
  • gl.Wikinovas:Cabeceira Principal
• gl.Wikinovas:Misión - mission statement of the project, note that this contains material from the Wikinews page here on Meta which may already have been translated.
• gl.Wikinovas:Sinalización de Artigos - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• gl.Wikinovas:Administradores - a page for nominating sysops
• gl.Wikinovas:Water cooler - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• gl.Wikinovas:Escribir un artigo - how to write articles
• gl.Wikinovas:Punto de vista neutral - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

You may want to create:

• gl.Wikinovas:Reportaxes orixinais for a basic policy on original reporting
• gl.Wikinovas:Credenciais and related pages for accrediting Wikinews reporters

[edit] Ελληνικά (Greek)

• el.Βικινέα:Κύρια Σελίδα - a presentable Main Page for the project.
• el.Βικινέα:Δήλωση Αποστολής - mission statement of the project
• el.Βικινέα:Σήμανση Άρθρων - simple templates for flagging problem articles
• el.Βικινέα:Διαχειριστές - a page for nominating sysops
• el.Βικινέα:Αγορά - a place to discuss all kinds of issues, also known as the Village Pump on Wikipedia.
• el.Βικινέα:Γράφοντας ένα Άρθρο - how to write articles
• el.Βικινέα:Ουδετερότητα - a key policy. Note that you can use the existing Wikipedia NPOV policy as a template.

Pages that are also to be created:

• el.Βικινέα:el.Βικινέα:Απλοί κανόνες

[edit] Hindi

• Hi.wikinews मुख्य पृष्ट = Main Page
• Hi.wikinews लक्ष्य कथन = Mission Statement
• Hi.wikinews लेख पताकायें = Article flags
• Hi.wikinews प्रशासक = Page for sysops list and nomination links
• Hi.wikinews जल शीतलक = Water cooler
• Hi.wikinews एक लेख लिखना = how to write articles
• Hi.wikinews दृश्य का तटस्थ बिन्दु = Neutral point of view

Also:

• Hi.Wikinews मौलिक प्रतिवेदन = Original Reporting
• Hi.Wikinews प्रत्यय पत्र = Credentials

[edit] Latin

• La.wikinews Ĉefpagxo = Main page
  • Template:la.wikinews ĈefPaĝaTitolo = Template:MainPageHeader
  • Template:la.wikinews ĈefArtikolo = Template:Lead article
  • Template:la.wikinews MiNeKomprenas = Template:WelcomeSandbox4
  • Template:la.wikinews Redaktora TaskListo = Template:Editor Tasks
    • Template:la.wikinews Prilaborataj Artikoloj = Template:Developing stories
  • Template:la.wikinews Vetero = Template:Weather
  • Template:la.wikinews Lingvoj = Template:Wikinewslang
  • Template:la.wikinews Frataj Projektoj = Template:Sisterprojects
• la.wikinews Misio
• la.wikinews Artikol-Markiloj
  • Template:la.wikinews Fontoj = [[Template:sources]]
  • Template:la.wikinews MiDenoveNePovasTujTraduki = [[Template:npov]]
  • Template:la.wikinews Malgxusta = [[Template:misleading]]
  • Template:la.wikinews Prilaboru = [[Template:cleanup]]
  • Template:la.wikinews Forigu = [[Template:deletion request]]
  • Template:la.wikinews Delenda = [[Template:delete]]
  • Template:la.wikinews Kopirajto Disputata = [[Template:copyvio]]
• la.wikinews Administrantoj
• la.wikinews AkvoMalvarmigilo
• la.wikinews Aldonu Novajxon
• la.wikinews Neuxtrala Vidpunkto