From ec61bf6c846a48e7485d90a8a580dee856b80881 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ellen Mei <32917227+lnmei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:13:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] machine-generated translations need human review (#15381) --- content/en/docs/contribute/localization.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/docs/contribute/localization.md b/content/en/docs/contribute/localization.md index 859b342827..c41c1b4ef2 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/contribute/localization.md +++ b/content/en/docs/contribute/localization.md @@ -195,9 +195,11 @@ cp content/en/docs/tutorials/kubernetes-basics.md content/de/docs/tutorials/kube Translation tools can speed up the translation process. For example, some editors offers plugins to quickly translate text. {{< caution >}} -Use translation tools with care. Their output is not always accurate. +Machine-generated translation alone does not meet the minimum standard of quality and requires extensive human review to meet that standard. {{< /caution >}} +To ensure accuracy in grammar and meaning, members of your localization team should carefully review all machine-generated translations before publishing. + ### Source files Localizations must be based on the English files from the most recent release, {{< latest-version >}}.