The '''Japanese Wikitravel Expedition''' (_E_B_L_g___x_____{_____T__ ''Wikitoraberu nihongo-ban tanken'') was an expedition to create a Japanese language version of Wikitravel. The [http://wikitravel.org/ja/ Japanese Wikitravel] was launched on June 18, 2005.

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''For more information on Multilingual Wikitravel Policy, see Wikitravel:Language version policy.''

Rationale

Japanese is the main language of Japan, a country of over 100 million people who love to travel and contribute to Wikis. With over 75,000 articles, the [http://ja.wikipedia.org Japanese Wikipedia] is the 3rd largest Wikipedia by size (after English and German) and there are already several hundred Japan-related articles on the English Wikitravel.

Goals

The Japanese Wikitravel Expedition has the following goals:

  • To collect a good base of '''Japanese users''' willing to take this project further
  • To translate and localize the English Wikitravel into Japanese.
  • To create quality articles that will appeal to Japanese-speaking travellers.
  • To link these articles to other language versions and create an integrated multilingual Wikitravel.
  • To empower '''other language groups''' to form their own Wikitravel.
  • To contribute to English Wikitravel with quality articles about Japan.
  • Progress

  • March 27, 2005: Five contributors reached
  • June 19, 2005: Japanese Wikitravel launched!
  • Procedure

    Gathering a team of users

    To get this project started, we need at least 5 Japanese-speaking users willing to contribute to Japanese Wikitravel. Please add your name below, by editing this page and signing with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> if you support this project. You must have a valid user account with Wikitravel.

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    '''I agree to forming the Japanese Wikitravel and am willing to contribute:'''

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  • Jpatokal 06:27, 16 Oct 2004 (EDT)
  • Paul Richter 06:41, 16 Oct 2004 (EDT)
  • Skylab 21:43, 7 Mar 2005 (EST)
  • Sat.K JP 09:45, 22 Mar 2005 (EST)
  • KagakuyaSan 09:18, 27 Mar 2005 (EST)
  • Ado 04:25, 24 Apr 2005 (EDT)
  • Miketsukunibito 09:14, 1 Jun 2005 (EDT)
  • Next Steps

    After we have gathered a team of five or more users for Japanese Wikitravel, the '''interface localization file''' will be translated (or modified from the one on Wikipedia), checked for correctness, and then we will vote for a '''go-between'''.

    The localization file is at Wikitravel:LanguageJa.php. For comparison, the English file is at Wikitravel:LanguageEn.php. Major things to watch for:

  • Replacing "Wikipedia" with "Wikitravel"
  • Differences in license policy (GFDL versus CC by-sa)
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  • _@___C_Z___X__[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL GFDL]____[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA CC-by-SA]__________
  • Choosing a go-between

    In order to make a successful, integrated Japanese Wikitravel, we need to choose one of the five users who put their names down, and make them a '''go-between'''. The role of the go-between will be to act as a liaison between English and Japanese Wikipedia, and therefore, he must be able to:

  • Write English and Japanese well
  • Understand Wikitravel ideals, guidelines, goals and policies
  • Make monthly reports about Japanese Wikitravel to English Wikitravel
  • Make monthly reports about English Wikitravel to Japanese Wikitravel
  • Contribute actively in Japanese Wikitravel
  • The go-between will be chosen the democratic way: via '''voting'''

    The five candidates for go-between are the users listed below. If you would like to vote one of these people, please put your username next to their name, in the '''Votes for''' section. If you would like to make a vote against someone, please write your username next to their name in the '''Votes against''' line and then a reason for this. To win, a go-between must have two votes for them, and no votes against them. Only people who nominated themselves under the "Gathering a team" section can vote. And remember, '''you cannot vote for yourself'''.

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    '''Pick a user who you would like to see as go-between:'''

  • Vote for User:Jpatokal. My written Japanese is poor, but I will be happy to contribute and translate from Japanese to English.
  • * '''Votes for (_^__)''': KagakuyaSan 18:46, 29 Mar 2005 (EST) | Paul Richter 22:53, 30 Mar 2005 (EST) | Ado 04:50, 24 Apr 2005 (EDT) | Evan 09:24, 8 Jun 2005 (EDT)
  • * '''Votes against (____)''':
  • Vote for Paul Richter
  • * '''Votes for (_^__)''': Jpatokal 05:42, 9 Jun 2005 (EDT)
  • * '''Votes against (____)''':
  • Vote for Skylab
  • * '''Votes for (_^__)''':
  • * '''Votes against (____)''':
  • Vote for Sat.K JP
  • * '''Votes for (_^__)''':
  • * '''Votes against (____)''':
  • Vote for KagakuyaSan
  • * '''Votes for (_^__)''':
  • * '''Votes against (____)''':
  • Awareness Raising

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