Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20120323184142/@comment-1496755-20120324111335

Oh yes, right now my primary occupation is translation. It's not perfect but it's good enough.

So far, no machine can translate as good as a real human can, so Google Translate can be helpful with separate words or phrases, but it usually messes up longer sentences. I have noticed that languages matter too - GT does a better job with some than others. It generally works slightly better with languages that are close to English (like German and French).

There is specialized translation software (e.g. Trados) and it has the advantage of memory that keeps things you have translated in the past. It's very helpful when portions of the text repeat - the program just fills them in on its own and I don't waste time on them. But, to be honest, I still prefer the oldschool way of doing things - without assistance from programs :)

English is a relatively easy language, by the way... especially compared to German (horrible grammar, painfully complicated long words, and inflections) :P

Quake, on the other hand, is a universal language that can easily bring people together to work on a Wiki :)