Hello everyone.
First, I'd like to thank you all, and Google, for this awesome community.
My questions are about user-generated translated reviews.
We all know that a knowledgeable human can do a far better job at providing an accurate translation, both in tone and terms.
No matter how good Google translator gets, it is maybe a decade away from achieving almost natural, quasi-human-like, translations.
I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazilian) fluently, and would like to contribute my reviews in those three languages, to help as many people as possible.
I know Google doesn't offer a tool to contribute multi-language reviews (yet?), and its current focus is on automated translation, which often translates place names wrong (or when it shouldn't be translated), and other issues.
I would like to know if it would be legal/allowed to provide the three languages in the same review. I did a dual-language review already (here), but I'm wondering if that will go against Google rules, especially concerning the word count, because we can improve a badge by providing lengthy reviews (200+ words). If a Googler or moderator could provide a definite answer on that, it would be very helpful.
Google could add a tool such as "add review in another language" to our review menu (already suggested in another topic).
To be extra careful, Google could restrict that feature to level X (7?) and above, or to expert reviewers and above, to improve quality.
I'm level 6 now, but I'm recommending restricting to level 7 and above to assure only very experienced Guides would submit translations.
And maybe, if possible, even allow Guides to provide translations for reviews from other people, with a "translation proofreading" extra step (the translation should be marked as accurate by 3~10 other Guides), also with a X+ level restriction, and worth a low number of points (just 1, for example), to ensure only committed Guides will contribute, and prevent abuse.
Cheers!
Edit:
After posting, I tested the portuguese and spanish automated translation on my post, and the result is just bad.
I mean, I can grasp the general sense of the post, but many sentences can be wrongly interpreted.
That can significantly decrease the quality of a review, especially because most people will barely scan the review in a hurry.
2022
