update Transifex instructions#12156
update Transifex instructions#12156matkoniecz wants to merge 6 commits intoopenstreetmap:developfrom
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closes openstreetmap#9562 (problem reported there is gone, but Transifex got again more hostile toward volunteer open source, now it always asks about "business email")
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Pull request overview
Updates the contributor documentation to clarify how to register for Transifex to translate iD, addressing the newer “business email” friction reported in #9562.
Changes:
- Adjusts the “Translating” section to recommend using the “Join This Project” link for registration.
- Notes that the registration form asks for a “business email” and adds guidance about using a non-business email.
- Warns that signing up via the Transifex home page may prevent account creation.
CONTRIBUTING.md
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| click **Translate** to start translating. Registration form asks for "business email" but you may provide | ||
| regular one. If you try to join via the Transifex's home page "Sign up" link you may be unable to create an | ||
| account. Translations are divided into separate resources: |
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The wording here is grammatically incorrect and a bit ambiguous (e.g., “you may provide regular one”, “the Transifex's home page”). Please rephrase to use correct articles/possessive and clearly state that a non-business email address is acceptable when joining via the project link.
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| be able to create an account without a "business email". Translations are divided into | ||
| separate resources: | ||
| click **Translate** to start translating. Registration form asks for "business email" but you may provide | ||
| regular one. If you try to join via the Transifex's home page "Sign up" link you may be unable to create an |
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There is trailing whitespace at the end of this line (after “create an”). Please remove it; it can cause noisy diffs and some Markdown linters will flag it.
| regular one. If you try to join via the Transifex's home page "Sign up" link you may be unable to create an | |
| regular one. If you try to join via the Transifex's home page "Sign up" link you may be unable to create an |
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@tyrasd Is confirmation manual? This part is a guess |
Co-authored-by: danieldegroot2 <67521919+danieldegroot2@users.noreply.github.com>
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interesting @tyrasd turns out is not one doing approvals meanwhile Transifex docs have:
https://help.transifex.com/en/articles/6248698-getting-started-as-a-translator |
closes #9562 (problem reported there is gone, but Transifex got again more hostile toward volunteer open source, now it always asks about "business email")