Idea: Creating a translation events kit for Meetups
When I proposed the Polyglots Outreach Effort, I was inspired by the Community team’s Meetup reactivation project. While the format is different, many goals are the same: to help support various WordPress communities in their efforts. A few Meetup reactivation supporters have kindly included me – or my idea! – in some of their check-in calls recently. I’ve gotten some good feedback and support for the idea, and I’d like to share it more broadly to invite others to help. Translation events for Meetup groups For the Meetup reactivation program, I’d like to suggest encouraging and facilitating translation events for Meetup groups! This can help accomplish a few things: Meetup organizers often benefit from easy-to-organize event types Contributor events may target new attendees, especially if there is a “how to” portion New translators can contribute more effectively with hands-on experience Translation communities exist within the broader, local WordPress community – growing one may help grow the other! Many Meetup organizers and Meetup reactivation supporters are already Polyglots. After all, there are currently 209 locales into which WordPress can be translated! The challenge of needing more contributors – from active translators and translation editors to active organizers and attendees – is a shared challenge for…
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