i18n status: Applies — deferred to backlog #17 fork reconciliation
Reason: The shipped dashboard is currently single-user and English-only, but
the portfolio manifest conservatively keeps internationalization applicable
until the queer-specfic-reader fork/symlink boundary and intended audience are
reconciled. Treating the requirement as applicable prevents an ambiguous
repository boundary from becoming a silent exemption.
Owner: Project maintainer
Current state: English-only, self-hosted dashboard with no locale catalog
Backlog #17 must decide whether this remains a single-operator product or gains a broader reader-facing audience. If it remains strictly single-user, a new ADR may restore N/A with evidence. If the audience expands, the first localization slice covers navigation, search/browse, recommendation explanations, reading-status labels, and safety/privacy guidance.
Any implementation must use stable message identifiers, preserve authored book
metadata and quotations in their source language, document the fallback chain,
and gate catalog parity and stale translations. Incomplete translations fall
back to clearly labelled English. <html lang="en"> remains gate-enforced now
as an accessibility floor.
This declaration resolves the current applicability conflict; it does not
claim that a catalog or translated copy already exists. See
ADR 0007.