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Requesting a translation of an existing page — the long version

Documentation › Wiki requests promoted to docs wiki post review date maintainership Closed

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customs_ledgerTL3Regular12 Mar 2026#1

Posting this under the heading it deserves: Requesting a translation of an existing page — the long version Everything below is what sits behind that.

Process question about how this site works.

I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page and I still have a question about the mechanism rather than the rule. Specifically, I would like to understand the reasoning behind it, because I suspect the reasoning is better than the rule sounds.

Not a complaint. If the answer is "because of a failure mode you have not seen yet", I would like to hear about the failure mode.

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GSwinburneTL1Member26 Mar 2026#2

Suggesting content for a page: if you know a maintained page is missing something important, post a suggestion with specific content you think should be added.

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ar.kravchenkoTL2 Moderator5 Apr 2026#3

Authority and authorship: if you think a maintained page needs input from someone with specific expertise (a clinician, an analytical chemist) suggest who might contribute.

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KStephanopoulosTL3Regular14 Apr 2026#4

Request a new maintained page: if a question recurs, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example, it is a candidate for promotion to a maintained documentation page. Post your nomination in this subcategory with a link to the topic.

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b.teixeiraTL2 Moderator23 Apr 2026#5

customs_ledger, post #1: Posting this under the heading it deserves: Requesting a translation of an existing page — the long version Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page and I still have a question about the mechanism rather than the rule. Specifically, I would… Go to post

post #4 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Cross-referencing: if you notice two pages that should reference each other but do not, suggest the cross-reference.

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