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--- en:contribute [2013/11/13 11:52] – admin
+++ en:contribute [2021/06/01 17:56] (current) – admin
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 You can contribute to writing this pages, mainly the documentation and the FAQ ( ask and answer).
-You need to [[http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/start?do=register|register]] before you can edit any page.
+You need an account before you can edit any page. Please [[contact]] me so I can create your account.\\
+Indicate in your message if you want to start a translation for a new language, I need to do some initialization first.
-[[Contact]] me if you want to start a translation for a new language, I need to do some initialization first.
 __**Please follow the following rules**___ to keep some homogeneity between the different translations.
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 **English pages are the reference one.**\\
 You can start by translating them to your own language.\\
-If you write a new text in a language other than English, you need to also write the same text in the corresponding English page. Even if your English is not better than mine, this can be corrected later by another user.\\
+If you write a new text in a language other than English, you need to also write the same text in the corresponding English page. Even if your English is not better than mine, or even using an automated translator, this can be corrected later by another user.\\
-**This is very important!** If you forget the English change the other editor for other language will not know about your text.
+**This is very important!** If you forget to update the English page the other editor for other language will not know about your text.
 **To start a new page translation**, start from the corresponding English page. Select your language in the top left language selector. You get an empty page and a message because this page do not exist, click the "Create this page" button.\\
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 **It is of higher priority to have a complete English documentation** rather than many translation of an incomplete documentation.
+**Refrain to include non-English screenshot** Normally all the screenshot used for illustration are from the English version of the program. It is of little value to add a translated screenshot and this may increase the size of the documentation to an unacceptable value for the download package.
 **Use image of small size**\\