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::+ categories, templates, properties are unified into a single hierarchy | ::+ categories, templates, properties are unified into a single hierarchy | ||
::- categories, templates, properties become complicated to render in multiple languages, require alternate renderings and additional complexity, possibly many redirects that could introduce chaos into the wiki | ::- categories, templates, properties become complicated to render in multiple languages, require alternate renderings and additional complexity, possibly many redirects that could introduce chaos into the wiki | ||
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| + | *middle path | ||
| + | **single domain using language parent directory: host.com/wiki/en/page <-> host.com/wiki/pt/pagina | ||
| + | :could this be the best of both 1 and 2 above without their drawbacks? | ||
| + | ::- requires restructuring of existing English-only site to make structure completely congruent with other languages, otherwise, could be host.com/wiki/page <-> host.com/wiki/pt/pagina | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 1 November 2010
- A place to discuss the architecture of a multilingual wiki
- sisterwiki structure:
- en.host.com/wiki/page <-> pt.wiki.host.com/wiki/page
- one-to-one correspondence among languages via subdomains
- - requires administrator to create subdomain
- + symmetric and non-biased
- + subpage organization permitted
- + categories, templates, properties can be differentiated and translated
- - categories, templates, properties must be duplicated, making administration potentially chaotic
vs.
- subpage structure:
- single domain using subpages: host.com/wiki/page <-> host.com/wiki/page/pt
- dominated by English hub as default
- + does not require administrator to create language subdomains
- - ugly structure with one language at top of hierarchy
- - subpage organization not permitted
- + categories, templates, properties are unified into a single hierarchy
- - categories, templates, properties become complicated to render in multiple languages, require alternate renderings and additional complexity, possibly many redirects that could introduce chaos into the wiki
vs.
- middle path
- single domain using language parent directory: host.com/wiki/en/page <-> host.com/wiki/pt/pagina
- could this be the best of both 1 and 2 above without their drawbacks?
- - requires restructuring of existing English-only site to make structure completely congruent with other languages, otherwise, could be host.com/wiki/page <-> host.com/wiki/pt/pagina
