[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7121: More efficient translations in small communities

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#7121: More efficient translations in small communities
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 Reporter:  Marc4                     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:
Component:  Translate Site & Plugins  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by Marc4):

 Looking at the ranking I see that there are 452 plugins and 394 themes,
 does anyone know why the amounts are different? or why there is no round
 number?

 @tobifjellner If manual comments/exclusions were added, which roles could
 do it, GTE?

 @psmits1567 What do you mean by categorize? Can you give an example?

 == Voting system

 I guess this could be made as complex and pretty as you like. However, a
 voting system in small communities that are not capable of completing the
 top 100, 200 or 500 may not have enough people to interact with the system
 either? I'm wrong?

 This could be the best option, but that ranking should be given more
 prominence so that people with less experience can interact with the
 voting system.

 I also think it would be ideal because the users themselves would decide
 which plugin or theme should have priority, and it would be the best
 reflection of people's real needs.

 == Simple option

 I think an easy way to do it would be to add a new column to the current
 ranking, the priority column. This would not modify the current system
 excessively and it could continue to be ordered by the rest of the current
 options. (Attached example screenshot).

 [[Image(https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/7121/stats-
 priority.png)]]

 The question is who sets these priorities, the GTE team or the users?

 GTE: It would be faster to implement because it requires few changes, but
 what would a GTE be based on to decide which plugins/themes should or
 shouldn't have priority? Does it make sense if we want the ordering of
 priorities to be a reflection of the real need of the local community?

 It must also be taken into account that even in small communities, GTE is
 sometimes absent or has little availability.

 Users: This brings us back to a voting system where users can push which
 plugins/themes they want to have priority.

 I think a voting system with a bunch of people voting on which plugin they
 want translated first sounds good, but in small communities it might be
 not realistic.

 What do you think?

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