1 files changed, 25 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md b/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md
index 59399e54c3e..65a1d83a8fc 100644
--- a/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md
+++ b/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+stage: Manage
+group: Import
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
+---
+
 # Internationalization for GitLab
 
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/10669) in GitLab 9.2.
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ All `rake` commands described on this page must be run on a GitLab instance, usu
 In order to be able to work on the [GitLab Community Edition](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss)
 project you must download and configure it through [GDK](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit/blob/master/doc/set-up-gdk.md).
 
-Once you have the GitLab project ready, you can start working on the translation.
+After you have the GitLab project ready, you can start working on the translation.
 
 ## Tools
 
@@ -98,9 +104,8 @@ Active Record's `:message` option accepts a `Proc`, so we can do this instead:
 validates :group_id, uniqueness: { scope: [:project_id], message: -> (object, data) { _("already shared with this group") } }
 ```
 
-NOTE: **Note:**
 Messages in the API (`lib/api/` or `app/graphql`) do
-not need to be externalised.
+not need to be externalized.
 
 ### HAML files
 
@@ -379,8 +384,8 @@ Namespaces should be PascalCase.
   s__('OpenedNDaysAgo|Opened')
   ```
 
-Note: The namespace should be removed from the translation. See the [translation
-guidelines for more details](translation.md#namespaced-strings).
+The namespace should be removed from the translation. See the
+[translation guidelines for more details](translation.md#namespaced-strings).
 
 ### HTML
 
@@ -475,6 +480,21 @@ This makes use of [`Intl.DateTimeFormat`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do
 
 ## Best practices
 
+### Minimize translation updates
+
+Updates can result in the loss of the translations for this string. To minimize risks,
+avoid changes to strings, unless they:
+
+- Add value to the user.
+- Include extra context for translators.
+
+For example, we should avoid changes like this:
+
+```diff
+- _('Number of things: %{count}') % { count: 10 }
++ n_('Number of things: %d', 10)
+```
+
 ### Keep translations dynamic
 
 There are cases when it makes sense to keep translations together within an array or a hash.