Re: [wg-review] Re: [cctld-discuss] Comments on review of DNSObyMrPark

["Martin Maguire" <director@connect.ie>]

Date sent:      	Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:30:25 -0300
From:           	Ida Holz <holz@seciu.uy>
To:             	"Oscar A. Robles Garay" <orobles@nic.mx>
Copies to:      	Bret Busby <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au>, wg-review@dnso.org,
	cctld-discuss@wwtld.org
Subject:        	Re: [wg-review] Re: [cctld-discuss] Comments on review of DNSObyMrPark

Hi:-

My apologies for not contributing sooner!

I have been following the communications on the list on behalf of 
the (.tp) registry.  I may / may not have all the necessary 
information to contribute.

I note the effort and energy that is going into this issue and 
although a native English speaker ( though people may find it hard 
to follow my accent ) I beleive the issue divides into 2 main areas.

1. The practical issue - accurately translated documents in local 
languages.

2. The 'political / cost' decision to have this as an ongoing part of 
the service.

>From the mailings I am unsure of the audience needs !

That is - how many people who use and need the information have 
an ability to read and fully understand English !

Of those who do not have - or feel they do not have - what 
languages are they using.

This information - if not already known - would give the background 
information to identify the needs of the audience.

In the interim, I feel it would be good to progress the issue 
pragmatically - and I believe that this can indeed be done by 
accepting the offers of translation - particularly of all key 
documents into as many languages as is practical.

I know from experience - good and not so good - from working in 
transnational projects that in practice - the people receiving 
information through this type of communication require to share 
this with a number of colleagues.  

This is required to ensure good sound  management reasons,  
ensuring consensus with local teams.

We also require to ensure that communication on the issues we 
are dealing with - have the potential to be fully understood by as 
wide an audience as possible, ensuring that our role in participating 
and therefore representing communities has the widest level of 
feedback and support. 

Thanks

Martin Maguire - for .tp
> I fully agree with Oscar and with Pilar. As I mention many times to
> Oscar, we also offer to participate in spanish translations.
> 
> Ida Holz- .uy
> 
> "Oscar A. Robles Garay" wrote:
> > 
> > Bret,
> >         It is very proactive your suggestion and makes a lot of
> >         sense to me. Although, I think that this is just an
> >         'aspirin" for the head ache, and we are not facing the real
> >         problem, which, since my point of view is the fact of a
> >         multi language world. It is unthinkable to ask for every
> >         language and dialect translations in every single
> >         communication on the net. But I think every body would agree
> >         that ICANN needs to move forward on this issue and maybe
> >         open up sponsorship opportunities for transaltion on: Open
> >         Meetings, Critical documentation, crtical drafts, etc... The
> >         ccTLD constituency is doing a translation job in a voluntary
> >         basis, this is another idea. Other one would be Brets, but
> >         in many meetings Esther Dyson had to said that
> >         recommendation to english speakers many times and people
> >         didn't get it. We would be happy to colaborate one these
> >         ideas. This is not the first time we offer to participate as
> >         an sponsor for spanish translations, but obviously, as Pilar
> >         said, there is no willingness to do ot.
> > 
> > Oscar
> >
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