Call for assistance: Klingon Language Wiki
Hello dear friends, I've mentioned it before, and some people have found their way to the wiki. But it's still only very few. We still need help on many things; updating words lists, correcting typos, add descriptions... But now, a new section has been added to the Wiki, containing word definitions. Useful to check how a word is used. So for those who are afraid of writing, this might be a good thing, because this section is made of web forms to be filled in. The work is very easy: add a Klingon word, the definition, its source - and that's it. Anyone brave enough may of course add more to it, such as canon examples and derived words. - - - - And for those just curious, here's the link to the page: Starting page: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebHome All pages: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebTopicList Help: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/HELP (example page) http://www.klingonwiki.net/bin/view/Word/HELP_Guidelines -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebHome
On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 08:16, Lieven L. Litaer <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
Starting page: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebHome
All pages: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebTopicList
Help: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/HELP (example page) http://www.klingonwiki.net/bin/view/Word/HELP_Guidelines
I want to emphasise to anyone who might be intimidated to start working on a seemingly big project that contributing to a wiki is very easy. All you need to know how to do is use a text editor, and learn a few notational things like how to bold text or link to other pages. The funny thing about the Klingon community is that there are, in fact, a lot of really talented people who are passionate about contributing, but many of them also have their own projects. Besides Lieven who has the wiki and the qepHom, qurgh has KAG and the KLI web site, DeSDu' and Hugh have 'eSrIv, ghunchu'wI' has the KLI word list, a couple of people are working on Duolingo, Qov is writing a novel when not translating Klingon dialogue for Star Trek Discovery, and who/what else did I miss (also sorry if I've misattributed anything, it's hard to keep track)? Oh, right, I have {boQwI'}, which means I don't have much time to contribute to other Klingon projects. Every once in a while a beginner asks me how they can contribute to {boQwI'}, and then they get intimidated because either they have to do some Android programming or make pull requests against an xml file on github. My advice is if you're a beginner and you want to work on a Klingon-language project, join the wiki. It requires a minimum amount of background, and you can learn a lot because you'll be working with information directly related to the Klingon language right away. -- De'vID
Am 04.02.2020 um 09:17 schrieb De'vID:
I want to emphasise to anyone who might be intimidated to start working on a seemingly big project that contributing to a wiki is very easy. [...] My advice is if you're a beginner and you want to work on a Klingon-language project, join the wiki.
Thanks a lot, De'vID, for these supporting words. I can indeed repeat it, how easy it is: For instance, if you find a typo or want to make an addition to a page, just click on "edit", change the phrase, and then hit "save". No wiki-experience needed in the first place. (adding more formatting needs knowledge, but that's easy to understand) Also, the words section is built as a web form. Entering a new word (or editing) is just as difficult as ordering your tickets online. As a side effect, it will make you learn Klingon by using it. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/StarTrekDiscovery
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