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+# A few questions about translating PO file
+
 I have a few questions about translating PO file:
 
 1. Assume I copied `ikiwiki.pot` file to `pl.po` file and translated it
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ can I do diff for old and new `ikiwiki.pot` file and update only differences?
 
   >>> I'm not a translator, so I don't really know..
 
+  >>>> OK, I hope I handle it :)
+
 4. What about "gettexting" button titles and link names? Do you really
 think that there should be hardcoded in ikiwiki templates? --Pawel
 
@@ -47,3 +51,24 @@ think that there should be hardcoded in ikiwiki templates? --Pawel
   >> instead of 1., 2., 3., 4.)? Where have I made a Markdown mistake? --Pawel
 
   >>> My indentation mistake, I think. --[[Joey]]
+
+  >>>> Now it's perfect :) Thank you very much! --Pawel
+
+----
+
+# Less laconic gettext messages
+
+I'm just translating `ikiwiki.pot` file to Polish and I have
+problems with some gettext messages, because unfortunately
+there are very laconic, for example "update of %s's %s by %s".
+
+Sometimes I don't understand background well, because I don't use
+all ikiwiki plugins and I have to check ikiwiki source code.
+Besides in Polish language we have conjugation of a verb and
+I can't do it correctly if I don't know what subject of
+a message is. Then I have to check the sources again...
+
+So I have a request to Joey and the rest of ikiwiki coders:
+please write more verbose gettext messages and don't fear using
+subject there. It will be huge help for me and other ikiwiki
+translators. Thank you! :) --Pawel