We've got a lot of German players, and they translated the important parts. English is not the international language. :roll: There are translation tools available, or you could, *gasp*, learn a second language.
We ve got a lot of French players here, nevertheless i dont speak French. English is my second language, and Spanish my third. So because there are lot of German players i should learn a fourth language ? :evil:
You'll have to excuse me. My ire wasn't directed at polyglots, rather the opposite. You see, I said 'second' language.
My point was that there are people who aren't particularly good with English, and will sometimes need to ask things in their native tongue. I, personally, do not think this path leads to chaos. Maybe some fragmenting based on languages known (I'm a native English speaker, but I know enough German to be dangerous. I'm a fucking American, if you will).
Again, that wasn't particularly clear, but then, I'm not known for being clear. Which is another part of the problem. I use constructs that are confusing to native speakers, so being reminded that this is an international community might help. Well, shit, I'm lost cause--I'm terrible at paring down my thoughts.
I think I'm still irritated about finding out that I'm related to the worst kind of fucking Americans. You know, the kind who go to Europe and get annoyed that everyone is speaking Italian when they're in Rome.
Beyond that, I work in a very international workplace. We are a US company (in the Bay Area), so English is the norm, but I hear Spanish and Chinese quite a bit. We also have more than a couple Indians in the mix. I happen to be born and bred on the West Coast and have a thick accent because of it[1]. I can be difficult to understand.
So, my point really was, I don't think it is a big deal if there are other languages present on the board. Particularly if there is a nod towards English in the posts. I think I'm going to get voted down on this. So I'm not going to push.
Jeff
[1] I sound like a surfer. Like, y'know, I tend to y'know drawl and like sound like, y'know I'm stoned or something. Y'know. It's one of those accents where I open my mouth and people dock a couple IQ points.