[theme-reviewers] Credit for translators?

[.: chris :.]

> A small bit of advice though..
> <some stuff re: jerks who are fishing for linkbacks>


Thanks for the advice.  Definitely worth thinking about.  In this case it is his personal blog (not that I would know one way or the other -- without the magic of Google Translate, that is -- since it's all in Polish).

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On Apr 25, 2012, at 8:08 AM, Dion Hulse (dd32) wrote:

> A small bit of advice though..  As a plugin author, my guideline was
> always to only accept a translation link when it was to a personal
> site, and a simple mention of "Arabic Translation from John smith" in
> all other cases (If they'd agree to me using the translation without a
> link to their spammy site..)
> 
> A LOT of people out there will do anything in an attempt to get some
> "SEO backlinks" from WordPress.org (yes, even though external links
> are marked as nofollow), Translation companies, random spammers in
> general, and plenty of companies have offered me in the past
> translations in return for a link to their commercial sites. There are
> even some that offer extra items in return (Free advertising, hosting,
> promo gear, etc)..
> 
> So take note of what they're asking you to link to, If it feels
> spammy, non-personal, or something which would be rejected as an
> Author URI in a plugin, be cautious..
> 
> On 25 April 2012 23:59, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
>> That you are ...
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:24 AM, .: chris :. <chris at jazzsequence.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> adding a credit for translators
>> 
>> 
>> ... anywhere is phenomenal! Well Done!
>> 
>> ... and, yes, the readme.txt file is a great place to make the notation.
>> 
>> 
>> Cais.
>> 
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