Thread:Algorithmz/@comment-188432-20170217214223/@comment-188432-20170222200301

So here's the thing. I have a specific task for you. We've talked about it before, and you started it. But then you figured out that you maybe didn't know Dutch as well as you were led to believe by your online course.

I'd really like for you to try again with the following list:

Without those help pages, it's kinda hard for Dutch-only speakers to know much about our portability program. They're probably more important that nl.portability itself, since help pages can be accessed from any Dutch wiki.

This time, though, I'd like for you to make the translations here, and then invite native Dutch speakers to help you massage the text into better shape. Make it a collaborative effort and I think you'll have much greater success.

Obviously, if you know people like Yatalu and Tupka, they'd be great assets. They're typically pretty busy, though, so you might have more luck with other active members of the Dutch community. I've found 2Actimv a very pleasant person to work with in the past. You might be able to entice Flightmare, Niels20020, or Aster09 to take a look at your work, too.

This time, though, try these simple instructions:
 * do the work here
 * reach out to at least two of the people mentioned above
 * admit that Dutch isn't your native language, and that you know you need help getting the text to read more naturally
 * explain that it's really important to get these help pages done
 * when they've made their changes to your initial work, ping user:MarkvA for a final read through.
 * When Mark gives his approval, then move it over to the Help namespace at nl.community.

Again, I know you may think you've failed with this task. But this is a chance to prove people wrong. You can show people that you can help achieve solid results in localisation efforts even when the language at issue isn't one you speak natively.

Whaddya say? Up for an adventure in collaboration?