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I am not sure whether the kind of help I am seeking is available... Here is my original Teahouse question, and the response which I got:
I am a native English Speaker who is studying Spanish (I currently speak Spanish at a DELE level between 3 and 4) with the goal of eventually becoming a certified Interpreter/Translator, and I thought that I might be able to gain some excellent translation experience by contributing to Wikipedia as a translator. As you can see I have created a Wikipedia account, and I have been reading various Wikimedia pages relative to working as a translator, but I find them confusing and after reading them I don't know what concrete things I would need to do in order to get started as a Wikipedia translator.
By comparison, in my looking around your website I discovered a Wikipedia page relative to the process of editing (as opposed to translating) which I found to be very understandable, and I was able to navigate through a tutorial tab into a sandbox, which explained the process of editing and which allowed me to practice.
My question is whether there is a Wikipedia page relative to translating, analogous to the page about editing which I just described? Or do you have a suggestion for any other resource which I might find on your website which could walk me through the process of translating Wikipedia pages as a volunteer translator?
Any help you can give me, I will appreciate.
TS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shazertom (talk • contribs) 21:08, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
I went to the WP:Translation page, and read much of it, and followed links which it contained, but now I have even more questions - does the Wikipedia site have some kind of interactive process which would allow me to ask questions as they arise, which an experienced editor might answer, in order to help me understand how to get started as a Wikipedia translator? Something like a chat function, or some way to exchange emails with an experienced editor? Please let me know. Shazertom ( talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)Shazertom Shazertom ( talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
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Please help me with... I am not sure whether the kind of help I am seeking is available... I sought help last winter, but although I got a couple of responses, I remained confused after reading/trying them, and ultimately still need help. I thought I would re-post my question. Here is my original Teahouse question, and the response which I got:
I am a native English Speaker who is studying Spanish (I currently speak Spanish at a DELE level between 3 and 4) with the goal of eventually becoming a certified Interpreter/Translator, and I thought that I might be able to gain some excellent translation experience by contributing to Wikipedia as a translator. As you can see I have created a Wikipedia account, and I have been reading various Wikimedia pages relative to working as a translator, but I find them confusing and after reading them I don't know what concrete things I would need to do in order to get started as a Wikipedia translator.
By comparison, in my looking around your website I discovered a Wikipedia page relative to the process of editing (as opposed to translating) which I found to be very understandable, and I was able to navigate through a tutorial tab into a sandbox, which explained the process of editing and which allowed me to practice.
My question is whether there is a Wikipedia page relative to translating, analogous to the page about editing which I just described? Or do you have a suggestion for any other resource which I might find on your website which could walk me through the process of translating Wikipedia pages as a volunteer translator?
Any help you can give me, I will appreciate.
TS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shazertom (talk • contribs) 21:08, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
You'll find advice at WP:Translation. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
I went to the WP:Translation page, and read much of it, and followed links which it contained, but now I have even more questions - does the Wikipedia site have some kind of interactive process which would allow me to ask questions as they arise, which an experienced editor might answer, in order to help me understand how to get started as a Wikipedia translator? Something like a chat function, or some way to exchange emails with an experienced editor? Please let me know.Shazertom (talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)ShazertomShazertom (talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
-- Shazertom ( talk) 22:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC) Shazertom ( talk) 22:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for the suggestion about trying #wikipedia-en-help; another wikipedianchatted with me and gave me some advice which I am sure will move me forward. Shazertom ( talk) 20:33, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you. Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 21:42, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
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I am not sure whether the kind of help I am seeking is available... Here is my original Teahouse question, and the response which I got:
I am a native English Speaker who is studying Spanish (I currently speak Spanish at a DELE level between 3 and 4) with the goal of eventually becoming a certified Interpreter/Translator, and I thought that I might be able to gain some excellent translation experience by contributing to Wikipedia as a translator. As you can see I have created a Wikipedia account, and I have been reading various Wikimedia pages relative to working as a translator, but I find them confusing and after reading them I don't know what concrete things I would need to do in order to get started as a Wikipedia translator.
By comparison, in my looking around your website I discovered a Wikipedia page relative to the process of editing (as opposed to translating) which I found to be very understandable, and I was able to navigate through a tutorial tab into a sandbox, which explained the process of editing and which allowed me to practice.
My question is whether there is a Wikipedia page relative to translating, analogous to the page about editing which I just described? Or do you have a suggestion for any other resource which I might find on your website which could walk me through the process of translating Wikipedia pages as a volunteer translator?
Any help you can give me, I will appreciate.
TS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shazertom (talk • contribs) 21:08, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
I went to the WP:Translation page, and read much of it, and followed links which it contained, but now I have even more questions - does the Wikipedia site have some kind of interactive process which would allow me to ask questions as they arise, which an experienced editor might answer, in order to help me understand how to get started as a Wikipedia translator? Something like a chat function, or some way to exchange emails with an experienced editor? Please let me know. Shazertom ( talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)Shazertom Shazertom ( talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
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Please help me with... I am not sure whether the kind of help I am seeking is available... I sought help last winter, but although I got a couple of responses, I remained confused after reading/trying them, and ultimately still need help. I thought I would re-post my question. Here is my original Teahouse question, and the response which I got:
I am a native English Speaker who is studying Spanish (I currently speak Spanish at a DELE level between 3 and 4) with the goal of eventually becoming a certified Interpreter/Translator, and I thought that I might be able to gain some excellent translation experience by contributing to Wikipedia as a translator. As you can see I have created a Wikipedia account, and I have been reading various Wikimedia pages relative to working as a translator, but I find them confusing and after reading them I don't know what concrete things I would need to do in order to get started as a Wikipedia translator.
By comparison, in my looking around your website I discovered a Wikipedia page relative to the process of editing (as opposed to translating) which I found to be very understandable, and I was able to navigate through a tutorial tab into a sandbox, which explained the process of editing and which allowed me to practice.
My question is whether there is a Wikipedia page relative to translating, analogous to the page about editing which I just described? Or do you have a suggestion for any other resource which I might find on your website which could walk me through the process of translating Wikipedia pages as a volunteer translator?
Any help you can give me, I will appreciate.
TS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shazertom (talk • contribs) 21:08, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
You'll find advice at WP:Translation. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
I went to the WP:Translation page, and read much of it, and followed links which it contained, but now I have even more questions - does the Wikipedia site have some kind of interactive process which would allow me to ask questions as they arise, which an experienced editor might answer, in order to help me understand how to get started as a Wikipedia translator? Something like a chat function, or some way to exchange emails with an experienced editor? Please let me know.Shazertom (talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)ShazertomShazertom (talk) 22:12, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
-- Shazertom ( talk) 22:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC) Shazertom ( talk) 22:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for the suggestion about trying #wikipedia-en-help; another wikipedianchatted with me and gave me some advice which I am sure will move me forward. Shazertom ( talk) 20:33, 29 December 2020 (UTC)