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l Gaston l  Local time: 13:39 Afrikaans to Ancient Hebrew + ... Welcome to the ProZ.com translation wiki Jun 4, 2010 If you have any questions or comments about the wiki in general, you can post them here. Each wiki article also has its own comment feature, for discussion about the content of that article. Best, Gastón   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA Local time: 11:39 French to English + ... Thank you! Aug 1, 2010 What a wonderful idea to start a wiki! I have participated in a wiki in a different field and found it to be extremely beneficial. One of my favorite quotes is, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another"(Proverbs 27:17). May we all sharpen one another with our knowledge about the great profession of translation. Warm regards, Dr. Maryann Diorio TopNotch Translation Services www.TopN... See more What a wonderful idea to start a wiki! I have participated in a wiki in a different field and found it to be extremely beneficial. One of my favorite quotes is, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another"(Proverbs 27:17). May we all sharpen one another with our knowledge about the great profession of translation. Warm regards, Dr. Maryann Diorio TopNotch Translation Services www.TopNotchTranslationServices.com ▲ Collapse   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
culture Local time: 17:39 English + ... Thank you! Sep 23, 2010 MaryAnn Diorio, Ph.D., D.Min. wrote: What a wonderful idea to start a wiki! I have participated in a wiki in a different field and found it to be extremely beneficial. One of my favorite quotes is, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another"(Proverbs 27:17). May we all sharpen one another with our knowledge about the great profession of translation. Warm regards, Dr. Maryann Diorio TopNotch Translation Services www.TopNotchTranslationServices.com   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Tony Bennjamin  Indonesia Local time: 23:39 Member (2013) Indonesian to English + ... How to translate articles in Wiki? Jan 28, 2011 Dear all, I like to find information from Wiki and found it very useful. But, unfortunately, there are still few number of good article that is not translated into my language. Which I am worry that not many people in my country can understand English very well, unless if they had taken course or study abroad. How can I translate the article in the Wiki? Thanks for the help.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Jared Tabor Local time: 13:39 SITE STAFF Creating localized articles in wiki format Jan 28, 2011 To create a translated version of an article in the wiki, you can first create the page, using the language code. For example: http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translation_in_Argentina The translation in Argentina article, in English, was created in a Spanish version as well by naming a page "Translation in Argentina/es" ("es" being the code for Spanish). A tag, {{Langua... See more To create a translated version of an article in the wiki, you can first create the page, using the language code. For example: http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translation_in_Argentina The translation in Argentina article, in English, was created in a Spanish version as well by naming a page "Translation in Argentina/es" ("es" being the code for Spanish). A tag, {{Languages}} is then inserted in the different article versions, linking them together. The language code for Indonesian is "id". If you need more help with this, just let me know which article or articles you would like to work on and I can set the pages up for you. Thanks! ▲ Collapse   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Nadja Zacher Local time: 17:39 Dutch to German + ... ProZ.com Wiki Feb 17, 2011 What a great idea! Thank you. Regards, Nadja Zacher   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Mazower German to English ProZ.com Wiki May 30, 2011 Indeed this is a timely and welcome project for translation professionals everywhere. Anything which encourages collaboration + online meetings between translators can only be a good thing. May the project continue to grow and prosper. Yes, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" - one of the better proverbs, I always thought. [Edited at 2011-06-02 18:38 GMT]   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
abdou2011  Philippines Local time: 00:39 Arabic to English + ... Proz.com wiki Dec 5, 2011 Actually, I found this idea so useful. Indeed we are in dire need of such creativities and innovations. Thank you so much. Best regards, Abdou   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Yongzhen Liu China Local time: 00:39 English to Chinese Glad to join the big platform Mar 30, 2012 This is the first time I came here and I found everything interesting and amazing, glad to join the big platform, hope to get progressed soon! Sincere, Frint   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Malika El khadhri  South Korea Member (2012) French to Arabic + ... a brilliant idea! Jun 19, 2012 It's a wonderful project that shows us ,unsurprisingly, the proficiency of this site and the genius of its staff! Glad to join it   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Erzsébet Czopyk  Hungary Local time: 17:39 Member (2006) Russian to Hungarian + ... a great idea Oct 1, 2013 from a great community. Thank you, Liza   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Chichie (X)  United Kingdom Local time: 16:39 Interesting... Oct 21, 2013 I have just accessed this link with a view to keeping up with trending issues in the translation industry, I hope to learn a lot and contribute when possible. Thank you to the masterminds behind this wonderful initiative.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

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