[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1411: Wrong translations are automatically validated

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#1411: Wrong translations are automatically validated
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Reporter:  Chouby  |      Owner:
    Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal  |  Component:  translate.wordpress.org
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 I recently uploaded a new version of one of my plugin. This new version
 included a lot of new strings most of them being country names. To my
 surprise, a lot of these strings were automatically translated and
 validated in major languages.

 I guess that these strings are coming from some sort of translation memory
 from other projects. While this could be a nice feature, it appeared that
 10-15% of these automatically validated translations were wrong in my
 native language (French).
 For example: Austria was translated to Australie (Australia in French),
 instead of Autriche. Other were just non-existing names.
 I noticed the same kind of issue in the other language I can read
 (German). For example: Germany translated to Germany instead of
 Deutschland.

 Validating strings coming from translation memory may result in
 propagation of wrong translations as translation editors are unlikely to
 review validated strings.

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