Translation Fellowship Project/Plan

This is the plan for improving the translator experience on Meta, which is what I am working on at the moment. Comments, feedback, questions and suggestions are very welcome.

Goals

• improve the translator experience in the meta translation request system
• incorporate the translation extension more clearly into the meta translation process
• improve the process for requesting a translation

Targets

• translation requests are completed in high priority languages (defined per translation by the requester) within 1 week
• qualitative feedback from translators demonstrates improved usability

Deliverables

February

• new page for requesters to request translations (including link to text, any notes, priority languages, and time-frame)
• working version of a new translation meta page up and available for translator feedback

March

• integrating the fundraiser translation and the meta translation hub
• notifications system (Global messages/email) for translators
• feedback from translators on translation extension improvements (i18n-team dependent)
• signup process and recruitment of new translators

Use cases

Translator

I am a translator, and I want to …

1. find translation requests for my language easily
2. be notified when new requests appear for my language
3. be able to translate/proofread easily, with access to all necessary information on one screen
4. understand when and how I’m supposed to update a translation’s status
5. ask questions about the source text and get a timely response
6. easily change something if I see it is incorrect

Requester

I am the one requesting a translation, and I want to …

1. easily request a text for translation, including defining priority languages and turnaround time
2. notify translators for relevant languages that a new request has been made in their language
3. see all translations by status (especially which ones are ready)
4. (in some cases) easily export ready/updated translations to somewhere else