349559 - create mozilla.dev.l10n.web newsgroup

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(mozilla.org :: Discussion Forums, task)

Description

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc (PTO until April 26)]

The current mozilla.dev.l10n group is 95% dedicated to product localization. 

We need a different group for website localisation coordination since the people involved in products and web localisation are often different and I expect a high volume of messages related to web localisation that could add be annoying for product localizers in mozilla.dev.l10n.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

I don't see anything wrong with this. I know the existing newsgroup is pretty busy already. And there's not much danger "web" will be confused with a language code.

Gerv

Comment 2

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Sounds good to me.

Comment 3

[Gen Kanai [:gen]]

Japan supports this decision.

Comment 4

[Paul Kim]

Chiming in here -- this will greatly help effective communications with localizers for the Firefox 2 launch as it relates to website content. Who will create this newsgroup, and when? Apologies if these are obvious questions. :-)

Comment 5

[Reed Loden [:reed]]

Reassigning to server-ops for creation.

Comment 6

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc (PTO until April 26)]

any news on the newsgroup creation?

September is next week and many localizers will be back from holidays. We need a way to communicate with them, get centralized feedback and organize translation work.

If we can't have the newsgroup soon, I'd like to know, in this case I will setup a private mailing-list or use mozilla europe's "activemembers" mailing list as an interim solution.

Thanks.

Comment 7

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc (PTO until April 26)]

Sorry for insisting again one week later, but if we want a localized mozilla.com, a localized AMO and other niceties like translated press releases etc. for Firefox 2 launch, we need this newsgroup now and not in late September or worse...

Comment 8

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Mailing list has been created and admin/moderator password mailed to Pascal.  It will remain hidden until the newsgroup has been created to go with it.

Newgroup request has been submitted to Giganews and Google.

Comment 9

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

This newsgroup now exists on both Giganews and Google.  The mailing list has been unhidden.