Statement Regarding my Translations

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Original Reply in Simplified Chinese

除了quotation部分,其他部分我都从未使用过机器翻译工具,全部都为我本人翻译或脚本自动替换,你也发现了其中拥有输入法错误。这也是为什么很多页面的quotation我都会留下英文原文的原因,我没有太好的想法准确翻译原文,机器翻译也不太准确;我也不能就因为这个quotation就浪费太多时间,我本身对这种需要带点想象力的东西就不擅长,索性就直接留下来给其他有兴趣的人翻译。

我的翻译脚本不带有任何使用了机器翻译的功能,全部都是使用regex匹配、捕捉内容、并应用和替换至预先设定好的翻译的内容。全部都在Apple iWork的Numbers表格软件中操作的。如果你们有需要,我也可以将我的表格文件开源。之前没有这么做,是因为使用Numbers的人太少,别人不一定能打开该文件;导出成Microsoft Office Excel并不能保留全部脚本;分享至网页版本会暴露我的邮箱地址等私人信息;而复制成一条一条的regex会很费时间。

我从未隐藏过我使用了半自动脚本翻译内容,在我本人的用户页中写明了我翻译内容的方法,其中明确声明了“Will use half-automated scripts for repetitive parts”。前些天,与User:Mgpt讨论解决{{item name|styles}}问题时我也声明了,使用该模版只是为了用词统一,另外为了脚本能方便地直接匹配替换。后来对于翻译尖叫要塞2022的内容,我也设法更改了我的脚本,尝试避免使用类似{{item name|styles}}的模版。

脚本基本上能够完成75%的翻译工作,剩下的翻译主体描述,翻译式样的描述,翻译细枝末节等这些我手工翻译并不会花很多时间。和我之前对于你给我的维基军帽给你留的言一样,我不想也不会在TF Wiki上花太多的时间,其中原因包括但不限于《军团要塞》系列本来就处于夕阳,TF Wiki简体中文部分活跃人员太少。我的很多手工翻译,并不会花很多时间去“过脑子”,比如那个“小马骑行服装”。

但我认为,“维基”本来就是欢迎大家一同协作编辑的模式。我从未声称过我对我翻译的内容进行了完整深度的翻译,如果阁下或任何其他人发现了问题,欢迎进行再次编辑修改。我认为我目前的翻译,只是给大家打了草稿,大多数时候,都不需要再进行过多的修改。如果还有问题,他人也可以轻松地只需要修改一点点内容。我认为在TF Wiki简体中文部分目前的情况下,这是最好的一种翻译模式。目前我的翻译内容,对TF Wiki简体中文部分并无任何害处,不过可能也称不上什么非常有益的编辑。

这也是当时User:Yossef找到我,想提名我维基军帽时,我并没抱很大希望的原因。我只是做了一些别人看不起眼的脏活累活而已。我同意他提名我,只是想看看大家对我的看法和评价,只是没想到维基军帽的提名等流程如此不透明、不完善;对维基军帽投票流程的讨论,在TF Wiki主讨论页上我有更多的评价。

我以后会继续使用我目前的翻译方式,去翻译未来的更新内容。如果阁下或任何其他TF Wiki管理员对我的翻译方式或内容还仍有疑问,我也并不想再花太多时间去辩论,我会再也不手工翻译任何内容,只是过一遍脚本,留下其他内容,等着有个人来精心翻译。或者直接放弃翻译任何页面。当然,我并不认为这些方法在目前的TF Wiki简体中文部分会比我目前的方法更好。希望阁下能够将我这次的回应转达给其他的TF Wiki管理员。我对于我今天的回应内容,也会考虑翻译为英语并公开至我的用户页面,以供以后参考。

Reply made in UTC time 2022-10-16 00:30

Reference Translation in English

Except the quotation part, I have never used machine translation tools in other part [of the translation], they are all translated by myself or automatically substituted by scripts. As you have found there is typos by input method editor. This is why in many pages [I translated] I left out the original English quotation. I did not have an accurate translation in my mind, and the machine translation is not accurate either; I can not waste too much time just in this quotation [part]. I am not that good with things that requires little bit of imagination like these, so I would simply left them out for someone else who is interested.

My translation scripts does not include any machine translation function, it is all using regex to match, capture contents, apply and substitute to preset translated contents. It is all done in Numbers, a chart software from Apple iWork. If you [anyone] need it, I can open source my chart files. The reason why I have not done that is because there is not too many people using Numbers, [thus] others may not be able to even open the file; Export to Microsoft Office Excel would not keep all the scripts inside; Share it to the online version [of Numbers] will expose my personal information such as email address; And manually share every line of regex will require lot of times.

I have never hidden that I used half-automated scripts [to] translate contents, in my own user page I have written down my method of translating content, inside I clearly stated that [I] “Will use half-automated scripts for repetitive parts”. A few days earlier, I also stated when discussing with User:Mgpt about the solution of {{item name|styles}} problem, [that] using that template is just for unify the word usage, and help scripts to easily match and substitute [contents]. Later when translating contents of Scream Fortress 2022, I also managed to change my scripts, and tried to avoid templates usage that are similar to {{item name|styles}}.

The scripts can usually done 75% of the translation works, the rest of translating the main description, translating the styles description, translating trivia and more will not spend too much time translated by myself by hand. Like the message I left to you regarding the Wiki Cap [vote] you gave me, I do not want to and will not spend too much time on TF Wiki, reason includes but not limited to Team Fortress series is already being in sunset [stage], [and] Simplified Chinese part of TF Wiki does not have too many active user. [Thus] Many of my hand translations, [I] will not spend too much time “check [them in my] brain”, such as that “小马骑行服装 (pony rider costume)”.

But I believe, “Wiki” is a concept that everyone is welcomed to edit things together. I never stated that I had thoroughly translated all the contents that I translated, if you or anyone else found a problem, [it is] welcomed to revise and edit them again. I believe my current translations, are just drafts for everyone, [and] in most situations, [they] do not need any more revising. If there is any more problem, others can easily just revise a little part of the things. I believe in the current situation of the Simplified Chinese part of TF Wiki, this is the best way to translate. My current translation, provides no harm to Simplified Chinese part of TF Wiki, though they probably can not be called as really beneficial edits either.

This is also the reason I did not have too much hope on getting the Wiki Cap when User:Yossef contacted me, and would like to nominate me the Cap. I just did some dirty work that others does not even bother to do. I [still] agreed to be nominated, is because I would like to see others opinion and comments on me, but I did not realize the process of nomination and other things of Wiki Cap are such not comprehensive and not transparent; For more discussions about the process of Wiki Cap nominations, I have more comments on TF Wiki main talk page.

I will continue to use my current way of translating contents, to translate future updated contents. If you or any other TF Wiki Administrators have questions about my way of translating things or [translated] content, I do not want to spend more time on this discussions. I will stop manually translating any content, just use my scripts and left all other content, for someone interested to translate them meticulously. Or just simply give up translating any pages. Of course, I do not believe these are any better than my current way of translating TF Wiki in the current situation of Simplified Chinese part of TF Wiki. I hope you can relay this reply to other TF Wiki Administrators. I will also consider translating this response into English, and making it available to public on my user page for future references.