Translator/reviewer mode in Launchpad Translations

[Hannie Lafeber-Dumoleyn]

Ask Hjorth Larsen schreef:
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Adi Roiban <adi at roiban.ro> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you are a member of Launchpad Beta Testers team and in the same time
>> you are a member of an Ubuntu translation team, you might have notice
>> that on the translate page there is a new "Translator/reviewer mode".
>>
>> The purpose of the Translator/Reviewer mode is to help members of Ubuntu
>> Translators team to implement a peer-review process as a way of assuring
>> translations quality.
>>
>> If it is not working as you have expected, you are welcomed to give your
>> feedback by replying to this email or by adding a comment on the bug
>> report:
>> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/rosetta/+bug/525992
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --
>> Adi Roiban
>>     
>
> Hi
>
> This is a great feature.  After using it for a while I have one
> suggestion (if it's not too late).  In translator mode, the 'needs
> review' checkbutton will be checked if you *write* a suggestion, but
> not if you copy the English message or an existing suggestion and edit
> it.  In my opinion it would be better to always check the 'needs
> review' button in translator mode - it's a more consistent behaviour
> (so you have to think less), and you are 100% sure that you cannot
> overwrite or delete something by accident.  Are there others who have
> an opinion on this?
>
> Best regards
> Ask
>
>   
Hello Ask,
Having read the explanation:

    * *Reviewer:* This is the default working mode. All changes you make
      are approved automatically. If you want to make a suggestion,
      rather than a new translation, you need to manually select the
      /Someone needs to review this translation/ check-box.
    * *Translator:* When entering new translations, they're treated as
      suggestions that someone else needs to review. You can make a
      direct translation by deselecting the /Someone needs to review
      this translation/ check-box.

I come to the following conclusion: only once in a while do I use the 
/Someone needs to review this translation/ check-box. This was the case 
in the old situation and is the same in Reviewer mode. Personally I 
cannot find a reason to choose the translator mode. Why would I want 
*all* my translations to be reviewed by other members of our translation 
team?
In the old situation people who did not have full translation/review 
rights could only make suggestions which were reviewed by translators 
with full rights. I understand that, in the new situation, they can only 
use the translator mode and are unable to deselect the /Someone needs to 
review this translation/ check-box. Am I right?
Hannie

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