--- a/hugo/content/development/i18n/_index.md Thu Jul 28 20:57:42 2022 -0500
+++ b/hugo/content/development/i18n/_index.md Mon Aug 01 23:45:18 2022 -0500
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@
## The platforms we use for translations
-* Currently Pidgin uses [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/pidgin)
- as the platform to manage the translation of the different strings it has.
- We do acknowledge that some may be opposed to using Transifex, so even if
- that's our preferred way of handling translations you can still choose to
- [create a new issue]({{< param "pidginIssuesURL" >}}) and attach your
- translation file to it. Please remember to provide your full name, a contact
- email address, and the language and country code for the translation you are
+ [Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/pidgin/pidgin/) as the platform to + manage the translation of the different strings it has. * The [translators mailing list](https://lists.pidgin.im/listinfo/translators)
is the recommended channel for translator communications.
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@
for someone to take over. You can find their email address in Pidgin's
*Help→Translator Information* window. Or, for some languages you can try
contacting the translator(s) via
-[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/pidgin/).
+[Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/pidgin/pidgin/). If you're unable to contact the designated translator(s) or if Pidgin does not
yet have a translation for your language, email the [translators mailing
@@ -50,8 +44,8 @@
## Translation statistics
You can see the current translation statistics at
-[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/pidgin). Over there you will be
-able to find all the languages that Pidgin has been translated to and the
+[Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/pidgin/pidgin/). Over there you will +be able to find all the languages that Pidgin has been translated to and the coverage of those translations.
## How translation updates are handled
@@ -63,17 +57,7 @@
dialog (*Help → Translator Information* from Pidgin's Buddy List window) by
name, and each translator's e-mail address is included. Because of this, we
need current translators to inform us if their e-mail address changes.
-* Translation updates for each language are accepted **only** from its current
- translator, except when:
- * The current translator wishes to retire from translating Pidgin and has
- notified the Pidgin Developers.
- * The current translator has not submitted an update for at least one year and
- does not respond to inquiries.
- * The current translator tells us to accept the update and/or treat a new
- translator as a co-maintainer of the translation.
- * We become aware through verifiable means that the current translator has
+* Translation updates for each language are accepted **only** via Transifex. We do this to minimize confusion among users--we've found over time that some
translators will choose different ways to translate a given word or phrase,