Comment 38 for bug 406626

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Bryant Lippert (blippert-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: [Bug 406626] Re: Deleted Items Folder inconsistently named in en_GB localization

Vish,

I'm new to the Ubuntu Docs group. I was just assigned this new task with you
guys, but I'm not sure how to get this started, or where to log in. I was
trying to find someone under the Ubuntu mentoring program. Any information
you could off I would appreciate!

- Bryant

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Vish <email address hidden> wrote:

> @Phil , I had emailed Martin Meredith, a couple of weeks ago, to take a
> decision on this bug.
> But haven't heard back from him yet.
>
> There seems to be no consensus on this. Let's just pick one and get this
> fixed for Maverick :-)
>
> Assigning to docs team as per Phil's suggestion
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
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> Deleted Items Folder inconsistently named in en_GB localization
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406626
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
> Documentation Project Team, which is a bug assignee.
>
> Status in GNOME Common Scripts: Unknown
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Triaged
> Status in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> The deleted items folder is inconsistently named and is referred to as both
> Wastebasket and Deleted items, Ubuntu offers to 'Empty Deleted Items' but
> the window is headed Wastebasket. The URL to deleted items is also trash:///
> in nautilus but this is possibly a seperate issue. An effect of this can be
> seen in #115661 also.
>
> This could confuse new users and it should be a simple enough fix simply
> changing strings, so I believe it is a papercut.
>
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> Quoting MPT , see comment #15 for more details:
> "trash" is, in UK English, far and away more common than "rubbish bin",
> "wastebin", or "wastebasket".
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> (The accuracy of this statement is questioned, see comment #28 onwards and
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EnglishTranslation/WordSubstitution given in
> comment #8.)
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