Editor's note: Joachim appreciates this may be a bit of a rant, and hopes people who read this and know more about the translation of Drupal than he will contribute via the Comments and tell him why he's being an idiot. But we decided to run with it because he makes some really valid points. I don't know if the translation interface was a part of the UI work for Drupal 7, but reading Joachim's experiences, I would hope so!

Rant starts here: