[Demexp-dev] Re: [demexp] confirmation request from web site user

[David MENTRE]

Hello Augustin,

2006/10/13, Augustin <address@hidden>:
> If you are busy during the next few days, can you at least enable the accounts
> for the users who request one, so that they can test the site?

Sure.

> > Je ne comprend pas cette partie. Ce n'est pas clair pour moi de qui on
> > parle, à qui il faut envoyer un email, etc.  Ne pourrais tu pas enrichir
> > le message des valeurs effectives ? Un truc du style :
> >
> >    If the email is not the same as the one you have on record, you may
> >    send to "TotoUser" the confirmation link to the email (address@hidden)
> >    used to create the account. They will be able to activate the account
> >    themselves.
>
> I have just improved a bit. You'll see when you receive some requests by mail.
> I just cannot tell you to which email to send the confirmation link, because I
> do not have this email. You do.

ok.

> > Et améliorer la formulation du message ("them" -> the user bidule, "they",
> > ...) ?
>
> This is a grammar problem in English. It doesn't have a gender-neutral
> pronoun. In English, it is very common to use the plural 'they/them' when you
> mean either 'he/him' or 'she/her'.
>
> In french, you would say 'son compte'. In English we could say 'his/her
> account' but it's heavy when you have to use it 12 times in a short email. It
> is customary to use 'their account' instead.
>
> This is what I am using here. We are talking about the same person throughout,
> so there is nothing to be confused about. But we are possibly talking about
> two different emails: the one in your records, and the one used to create the
> Drupal account. I have done my best to improve this bit.
>
> Anyway, all of this can be improved during the translation to French.

Ok, thanks.

Best wishes,
d.