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The document discusses guidelines for quoting non-English sources in Wikipedia, stating that translations should accompany quotes, reliable published translations are preferred over translations by Wikipedians, and machine translations require ensuring accuracy and appropriateness especially not for contentious or living people articles.

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The document discusses guidelines for quoting non-English sources in Wikipedia, stating that translations should accompany quotes, reliable published translations are preferred over translations by Wikipedians, and machine translations require ensuring accuracy and appropriateness especially not for contentious or living people articles.

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When quoting a non-English source (whether in the main text, in a footnote, or on the talk

page), a translation into English should always accompany the quote. Translations published
by reliable sources are preferred over translations by Wikipedians, but translations by
Wikipedians are preferred over machine translations. When using a machine translation of
source material, editors should be reasonably certain that the translation is accurate and the
source is appropriate. Editors should not use machine translations of non-English sources in
contentious articles or biographies of living people. If needed, ask an editor who can translate
it for you.
In articles, the original text is usually included with the translated text when translated by
Wikipedians, and the translating editor is usually not cited. When quoting any material,
whether in English or in some other language, be careful not to violate copyright; see the fairuse guideline.

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