Max has written some notes on how to localize this Commons deletion bot. Take these and come to some agreement as an entire Community-Tech team with how to localize the bot.
Decide between messages and templates.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | MaxSem | T167614 [Epic] Bot that notifies Wikipedia when a file on Commons is nominated for deletion | |||
| Resolved | MaxSem | T188151 Create the Commons deletion bot which will post messages on article talk pages | |||
| Duplicate | None | T188153 Decide & implement localization of Commons deletion bot |
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My 2¢ for right now — Messages sound preferable, and users can replace them with a {{subst:foobartemplate|$1|$2}} or whatever, right? So we'd get the benefits (and drawbacks) of both?
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We will do messages for translation on TWN. This will mean that it will not be customizable per wiki.