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Adding the {{translated page}} template is not a "should", it's a "may"; i.e., it is strictly optional, at the discretion of the user. The attribution statement, in contrast, is required by the Terms of Use, and is obligatory—i.e., it trumps even policy and consensus and may never be omitted. |
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* Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. |
* Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. |
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* You '''must''' provide [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia|copyright attribution]] in the [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] accompanying your translation by providing an [[Help:Interlanguage links|interlanguage link]] to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is {{#if: {{Mw lang|fn=is_code|{{{langcode}}}}} | <code>Content in this edit is translated from the existing {{{override_language|{{#language:{{{langcode|}}}|en}}}}} Wikipedia article at <nowiki>[[:</nowiki>{{{langcode}}}<nowiki>:</nowiki>{{#if:{{{otherarticle|}}}|{{{otherarticle}}}|{{#if:{{Wikidata sitelink|lang={{{langcode|}}}}}|{{Wikidata sitelink|lang={{{langcode|}}}}}|Exact name of the {{{override_language|{{#language:{{{langcode|}}}|en}}}}} article}}}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki>; see its history for attribution.</code> | (using German): <code>Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at <nowiki>[[:de:Exact name of German article]]</nowiki>; see its history for attribution.</code> }} |
* You '''must''' provide [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia|copyright attribution]] in the [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] accompanying your translation by providing an [[Help:Interlanguage links|interlanguage link]] to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is {{#if: {{Mw lang|fn=is_code|{{{langcode}}}}} | <code>Content in this edit is translated from the existing {{{override_language|{{#language:{{{langcode|}}}|en}}}}} Wikipedia article at <nowiki>[[:</nowiki>{{{langcode}}}<nowiki>:</nowiki>{{#if:{{{otherarticle|}}}|{{{otherarticle}}}|{{#if:{{Wikidata sitelink|lang={{{langcode|}}}}}|{{Wikidata sitelink|lang={{{langcode|}}}}}|Exact name of the {{{override_language|{{#language:{{{langcode|}}}|en}}}}} article}}}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki>; see its history for attribution.</code> | (using German): <code>Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at <nowiki>[[:de:Exact name of German article]]</nowiki>; see its history for attribution.</code> }} |
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* You should also add the template {{#if:{{{otherarticle|}}}{{Wikidata sitelink|lang={{{langcode|<noinclude>de</noinclude>}}}}}|<code><nowiki>{{Translated|</nowiki>{{{langcode|<noinclude>de</noinclude>}}}<nowiki>|</nowiki>{{#if:{{{otherarticle|}}}|{{{otherarticle}}}|{{Wikidata sitelink|lang={{{langcode|<noinclude>de</noinclude>}}}}}}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>|{{tlc|Translated page|{{{langcode|<noinclude>de</noinclude>}}}|Exact name of {{{override_language|{{#language:{{{langcode|}}}|en}}}}} article}}}} to the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]]. |
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* For more guidance, see [[Wikipedia:Translation]]. |
* For more guidance, see [[Wikipedia:Translation]]. |
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