Good morning #CoSo!
I think we might have a new team challenge to consider this month.
Last night I saw a new arrival struggling in Portuguese with the site's layout.
As we scale, we're going to need to translate that CoSo guide (and my visual aid for layout!) to other languages.
(In the future, an embedded translator, too, but baby steps!)
This would 100% help the site achieve greater reach, but it's an investment.
Would anyone be up for thinking through this translation project together?
I found this plug in for Mastadon social (which I believe CoSo if forked off).
https://archive.christophersu.net/projects/translator/
A similar bot would be handy here.
Wonder if it's open source and can be easily integrated?
@Anton Great idea! Maybe item-specific embedded translation wouldn't be so hard after all. Lower priority, of course - plain text fully accesible user guide first! But how much more welcoming this place will become as a truly *international* social media alternative once we crack this nut.
(Also, it might *really* help to push back on the tedious banned-countries complaint, if we have a platform that explicitly incorporates all languages.)
🤗 Thanks for brainstorming with me!