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I've recently upgrated my computer to Windows 10, and I've noticed that the language flag has reset itself to be the US flag. So I went into the language menu to select 'English (United Kingdom)', and it's not there anymore! :( The only English option is 'English (United States)'.

I know it used to be there, so I'm just wondering if there's a bug which removed it?
in Bug reports by Paperballpark (11.5k points)

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The reason it's not there is that no one has actually made any translations. The language option is still there, but it's doesn't display until there are translations made (and installed). Project-GC is (just like geocaching.com) translated by volunteers.
by pinkunicorn (Moderator) (197k points)
selected by Paperballpark
Thanks, so how would I go about making translations?
We are using an online tool for site translations which is quite easy to navigate and get started with. To start translating you can visit http://translate.project-gc.com/ . You can either create an account at the site or use Twitter/FB/G+ to login.

If there are any strings you do not understand, an issue can be created at the translation site. We will then be notified and can respond to it. By keeping the discussions on the translation site we will help the translators for the other languages to understand it as well.

In some cases you will find strings containing %d or %s. %s will be replaced by a hard coded string. It might be a site name, user name or some html. %d will normally be replaced by a number and the sentence might exist as both singular and plural. Both variants will need to be translated. The web interface will help you with that.

Some strings contain small bits of HTML, try to keep it intact. It's usually very short tags and they should be easy to understand.

Don't miss to click the Settings wheel while translating to find some great keyboard shortcuts.

As it works today, translations created are manually added to Project-GC, therefore there can be a few days of delay. Usually depends on the total amount of translations that has been made recently.
Thanks! Having a look at it now :)
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