I could use some guidance on validation. I started working on validating recordings, and very quickly ended up with some questions. First I was surprised to be listening to accents; a bit of thinking quickly cleared this up, and the FAQ actually addresses it (thank you). But there were additional qu…

How about missed words and extraneous words?

Thanks for pointing out - once again - that we urgently need accurate and prominently placed validation criteria. There is also a related issue on Github: https://github.com/mozilla/voice-web/issues/273 To answer your question: When you listened to the recording, would you write down what you have …

Thanks, this is really helpful.

In lieu of official guidelines, I created the following rules for myself: If a single letter is off, it should be rejected. Pay special attention to things like “we’re” vs “we are”. Many speakers get this wrong or inadvertently shorten words when speaking quickly, e.g. “gonna” instead of “goin…

I see this in the same way as dabinat and support the view that the intended debate must still be recognisable / audible to me. I am tolerant of recordings of speakers who are not native speakers. I also want to be understood by computers when I speak in a foreign language and I believe everyone ha…

I started to validate, but almost immediately had questions as to what was correct enough. My second sentence was: This corps’s distinctive badge was in the shape of that of an acorn. The audio was of a German gent who pronounced corps korps (like corpse) instead of the correct korz. While this …

I would have rejected that. IMO it’s too far from the correct pronunciation and the pronunciation conflicts with a completely different word.

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That’s already discussed here: Discussion of new guidelines for recording validation

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Discussion of new guidelines for recording validation Common Voice feedback	81	20197	November 29, 2021
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Giving the right validation Common Voice	1	792	May 28, 2020
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