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  • Riasat
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2006
    • 4013

    Translating the copyright text

    Also please note that we do not allow translation of the copyright notice. Please leave it in tact (English, default). You are however allowed to add your translation copyright notice, or credits, in the same phrase.
    Is this rule still valid?
    If so, can you guys reconsider it?

    As long as the text is properly translated and links are kept intact, I don't see the problem in translating the copyright text.

    for example, I'd like to write "vBulletin" as "ভিবুলেটিন"
    I've seen many forums (running phpbb, punbb etc) "translating" the copyright text. so why not vBulletin?
  • Zachery
    Former vBulletin Support
    • Jul 2002
    • 59097

    #2
    vBulletin is a proper name, there is no reason to translate it.

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    • Riasat
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2006
      • 4013

      #3
      Originally posted by Zachery
      vBulletin is a proper name, there is no reason to translate it.
      sorry. the correct word I should use is: Transliteration.

      In our language, anyone would pronounce "ভিবুলেটিন" as vee-bu-le-teen (i.e., vBulletin).
      Just like if my name is "আকাশ", I'd write it as "Aakash" in English instead of "Sky".

      Also, how to I translate numbers?
      0 => ০
      1 => ১
      2 => ২
      3 => ৩
      ...
      10 => ১০
      20 => ২০
      ...
      99 => ৯৯
      ...and so on

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      • Zachery
        Former vBulletin Support
        • Jul 2002
        • 59097

        #4
        It has always been my understanding you do not translate Proper Nouns.

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        • Riasat
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2006
          • 4013

          #5
          It's not translate; it's transliterate.



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          • GameFreak2009
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2009
            • 214

            #6
            There's no need on translating 'vBulletin', it's that simple...

            You can translate 'Powered by', but not 'vBulletin'...

            You're making a Translation, not a Transliteration

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            • Riasat
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2006
              • 4013

              #7
              Originally posted by GameFreak2009
              There's no need on translating 'vBulletin', it's that simple...

              You can translate 'Powered by', but not 'vBulletin'...

              You're making a Translation, not a Transliteration
              may be you should read the posts first?
              sorry. the correct word I should use is: Transliteration.
              I transliterated 'vBulletin' and I translated other parts.

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              • cellarius
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2005
                • 4586
                • 3.8.x

                #8
                Well, vBulletin is a registered trademark, and the owner decides whether he wants it translated or transliterated. If they say no, we want it displayed this way, that's how it is. Honestly I really don't see the big issue. Do you really think your visitors even care whether that notice is transliterated or not? I honestly can't imagine...

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