It’s come to my attention that some dictionaries simply don’t work with LingQ due to the way they operate. This is a shame because we are missing some great resources. Unfortunately, there’s no easy fix to this problem.
Something I’ve noticed also is that for some languages, there are no dictionaries at all which will interface with LingQ. This is a much bigger problem. For some of these languages, there is Google translate, but it’s not of very good quality. User hints could be useful, but only those who are past the beginner stage and know where to get the definitions will give good hints.
Perhaps there is the possibility to do something about this. My idea is: a project, started by users which aims at creating dictionaries.
Personally, I’m not a coder, but I’ve got some ideas for layout and features. Also, I’d be quite happy to work on several languages, adding definitions. This need not be a project which will take up too much time away from language learning and other activities. I think that we could find an open source tool and adapt it for this purpose, keeping the code in the wild for others to profit from. Within my means, I’d also be able to pay for some of the cost of hosting, once the project starts to get enough hits.
So, tell me if I’m crazy or not. What do you think?