User talk:Undekagon30
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Again, welcome! --Jan Kameníček (talk) 20:57, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
Translations
[edit]Hello. I have understood here that you want to translate some book to English and publish it in English Wikisource. This is possible, but often quite complicated, especially for new users. Per WS:Translations#Wikisource original translations it is necessary to upload the publication in the original language (which must be in the public domain) to Commons and proofread it at the appropriate language Wikisource (Marathi Wikisource in our case) using the proofread extension. It is not enough if the Marathi Wikisource contains a copypasted text of the book, it explicitely must be proofread using the proofread extension. Only after this is done, it can be translated to English and hosted here. -- Jan Kameníček (talk) 21:08, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, and thank you for the information. Which format is acceptable as an original resouces. If I find a digital version at archives.org and somehow get the scanned pages linked here, is that adequate?
- Or what else properties does it have to have? Because I already saw differences in spelling / wording in different digital versions online in some blogs. I also own a printed paper version given by a Marathi friend. I will go happily through the proofread process and try to find collaborators for it because I will learn myself a lot about the book. Undekagon30 (talk) 11:51, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
- Great! The proofreading should definitely be based on scans of a printed version (often available at archive.org, or you can scan the book yourself if it is in the public domain), not on second-hand digital transcriptions from the web. The scans need to be uploaded to Commons so that they can be used to create the Index page using the proofreading extension. If there are more printed editions of the work, you can choose any. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 13:15, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, thank you for the clarifications. Will do so. Undekagon30 (talk) 07:57, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
- Great! The proofreading should definitely be based on scans of a printed version (often available at archive.org, or you can scan the book yourself if it is in the public domain), not on second-hand digital transcriptions from the web. The scans need to be uploaded to Commons so that they can be used to create the Index page using the proofreading extension. If there are more printed editions of the work, you can choose any. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 13:15, 11 February 2024 (UTC)