User talk:Prodestur

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Hi Prodestur. Thanks for your note. Apart from the critical issue of Wikipedia's verifiability policy, which I've already commented on, the point you make that if the original Spanish text is correct (by that I take it you mean as regards syntax), the translated version will be correct. That is evidently not the case, and I'm afraid that may of the traslations you have provided are incomprehensible in parts. You have obviously used machine translation which, at least in the case of versions that are available for free on-line, is currently not of a high enough quality to be considered acceptable for an encyclopedic text (they might be of use, to get the gist of informal texts, emails, etc., but even then I would recommend extreme precaution). Just so you understand that I am not alone in being of that opinion, "Wikipedia consensus is that an unedited machine translation, left as a Wikipedia article, is worse than nothing." (in bold in the original). (Help:Translation)
 * One of the other useful items you can find in HELP:HOWTRANS is precisely "Avoid being overly influenced by the style of the original. With the exception of quotations, use normal English encyclopedic style, as appropriate for the topic."

Regards, Technopat (talk) 20:56, 14 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much, Technopat.
 * I understand completely.
 * Prodestur (talk) 06:48, 15 December 2022 (UTC)