From 5c7cab9bc22504d9b24ca139391c743003c7a38a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrey Antukh <niwi@niwi.nz>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:31:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] :globe_with_meridians: Keep unused placeholders out of the
 gate

Reverts the %s-stripping on unused auth.terms-privacy-agreement:
the links mirror its markdown sibling and a reactivation may
need them. Placeholder mismatches on #, unused keys now warn
instead of failing, and the rule is recorded in
mem:frontend/translations.

AI-assisted-by: muse-spark-1.3-contributor
---
 .serena/memories/frontend/translations.md | 4 +++-
 frontend/scripts/translations.js          | 8 +++++++-
 frontend/translations/es.po               | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.serena/memories/frontend/translations.md b/.serena/memories/frontend/translations.md
index 5cce5b01fc..c527af8b2a 100644
--- a/.serena/memories/frontend/translations.md
+++ b/.serena/memories/frontend/translations.md
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ high-coverage support reference, never the base.
 - Placeholder parity per entry (singular AND each plural form,
   also enforced by the script); verify `%s` against the `tr` call
   site when `en`/`es`/code disagree (a `%s` the code never passes
-  renders literally; a dropped one swallows the argument).
+  renders literally; a dropped one swallows the argument). On
+  `#, unused` keys the script only warns: never "fix" them by
+  deleting placeholders or links, a reactivation may need them.
 - Glued words (AI batches drop spaces at wrap boundaries): the
   script flags function-word splits (`del'equip`, `lapolítica`,
   `sinecessiteu`), `,/.`/`:` without following space,
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/translations.js b/frontend/scripts/translations.js
index 04b832f332..e4e2e50c1b 100755
--- a/frontend/scripts/translations.js
+++ b/frontend/scripts/translations.js
@@ -604,11 +604,17 @@ async function check(locale, words) {
       const textEs = textsEs[i] ?? "";
       const refs = refToks(textEn, textEs);
       if (textEn) {
+        const unused = (e.comments?.flag ?? "")
+          .split(/,\s*/)
+          .includes("unused");
         for (const re of PLACEHOLDER_RES) {
           const nEn = countIn(textEn, re);
           const nLoc = countIn(text, re);
           if (nEn !== nLoc) {
-            errors.push(
+            // Unused keys are never rendered: report, don't fail.
+            // "Fixing" them by deleting placeholders can destroy
+            // content that a reactivation may need.
+            (unused ? warnings : errors).push(
               `${msgid}[${i}]: placeholder mismatch ${re.source}: en=${nEn} ${locale}=${nLoc}`,
             );
           }
diff --git a/frontend/translations/es.po b/frontend/translations/es.po
index e868e2383b..edc0b28c0b 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/es.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/es.po
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ msgstr "Términos de servicio"
 #, unused
 msgid "auth.terms-privacy-agreement"
 msgstr ""
-"Al crear una nueva cuenta, aceptas nuestros términos de servicio y política "
-"de privacidad."
+"Al crear una nueva cuenta, aceptas nuestros [términos de servicio](%s) y "
+"[política de privacidad](%s)."
 
 #: src/app/main/ui/auth/register.cljs:238
 #, unused