Add a note about avoiding commits to other locale files

[rails.git] / CONTRIBUTING.md

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@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ might be difficult to understand what the code does, why it does it
 and why it should be the way it is.
 * Check existing comments to ensure that they are not misleading.
 
+## i18n
+
+If you make a change that involve the locale files (in `config/locales`) then please
+only submit changes to the `en.yml` file. The other files are updated via
+[Translatewiki](https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:OpenStreetMap) and should
+not be included in your pull request.
+
 ## Code Documentation
 
 To generate the HTML documentation of the API/rails code, run the command