How to create a translation and get author and post date copied from the original node When creating translations of news I want them to have the same author and post date as the original node, so that I (or the translator) don't have to copy paste. Anyone know a module or snippet for this?
The Synchronize translations module, part of the Internationalization (i18n) package, allows you to synchronize fields and other node elements. 

After enabling it, have a look at admin/structure/types/manage/your-content-type  options, in "synchronize translations", and check the boxes author and post date