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I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation with as little "techie speak" as possible. translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows, though: Internet, Browser and so on.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards the new rules: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

Update: Translation choices

There are difficult but crucial translations that are going to be very heavily used in the everyday operation of the site. Here, good wording can decide a lot. Feedback is welcome. If you think you have a better solution, don't hesitate to contribute here.

• duplicate question Duplikat
• question is off-topic or not relevant Die Frage geht am Thema vorbei oder ist nicht relevant
• too subjective and argumentative Zu subjektiv und zu diskussionen verleitend
• not a real question Keine echte Frage
• too localized Zu eng gefaßt - not 100% happy with this
• hottest/coldest heißeste / kälteste - need more info what this actually means to provide better translation - views? Comments? Answers)
• upvoted positiv bewertet - this is horribly dull compared to the sleek "upvote/downvote" but I couldn't think of a better alternative that didn't sound silly. I'm thinking about changing all vote verbs to "+1" "-1" in my own project. Suggestions welcome.
• badges - Auszeichnungen - alternative suggestions welcome.
• tags - Tags
• accepting (an answer), accepted (answer) - akzeptieren, akzeptiert
• FAQ - Häufig gestellte Fragen
• Community Wiki: Left as is; feel free to change in your project.

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows, though: Internet, Browser and so on.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards the new rules: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

Update: Translation choices

There are difficult but crucial translations that are going to be very heavily used in the everyday operation of the site. Here, good wording can decide a lot. Feedback is welcome. If you think you have a better solution, don't hesitate to contribute here.

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows, though: Internet, Browser and so on.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards the new rules: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows, though: Internet, Browser and so on.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards the new rules: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows, though: Internet, Browser and so on.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards the new rules: ortography: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows, though: knows: Internet, Browser and so on.on, though.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards new ortography: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows: Internet, Browser and so on, though.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards new ortography: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort
• Required = Pflichtfeld

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows: Internet, Browser and so on, though.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards new ortography: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in
• Username = Benutzername
• Password = Passwort

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words everybody knows: Internet, Browser and so on, though.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias towards to new ortography: Old ortography may be edited by other users into new, but not the other way round.ortography.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words over anglicisms where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english words word everybody knows: Internet, Browser and so on, though.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias to new ortography.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?

I will be translating Askbot's dictionary into German during the next few days.

As in every language, there are a few ground rules that need to be defined. My suggestion would be to create a very neutral, formal translation. An informal translation can be added later separately.

Basic rules:

• Use of formal "Sie" instead of informal "Du"

• Use of german words where there is a choice; no silly germanisms for english word everybody knows: Internet, Browser and so on, though.

• New / old ortography: I tend to use new ortography but I can live with old as well. I suggest a relaxed mixture with a bias to new ortography.

Word choices:

• Account = Zugang
• Login = Login or Log-in

I think this is a sane set of basic rules; feel free to add your comments, corrections and criticism. Also, maybe you want to contribute an informal or dialect translation?