Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 08:11:34 06/12/03
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I'm from germany and therefore had no problems in understanding your post. But I think one should post here in english only. English is the language all members do understand here. regards Joachim On June 12, 2003 at 06:40:39, Harald Faber wrote: >On June 12, 2003 at 03:58:34, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>On June 12, 2003 at 03:45:35, Harald Faber wrote: >> >>>On June 12, 2003 at 03:11:00, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>> >>>>Thanks for informing the majority of the CCC members, since any other language >>>>besides English only get the attention of a few readers. >>>> >>>>Pichard. >>> >>>- I am convinced that the main information is understood by MOST readers her. >>>- I find it arrogant to EXPECT english posts. English is RECOMMENDED here afaik >>>but no must. Or am I wrong? >>>- I have marked my posting that it is in German, so anyone who is not capable of >>>understanding German does well overreading this post. >>> >>>Harald >>>PS (personal remark, delete if you feel insulted): >>>This arrogant attitude is typical (inappropriate) American behaviour. "We rule >>>the world so YOU have to adapt." >> >>I disagree. >>We can't all expect for every one to learn french, danish, german, spanish and >>hebrew just to give people the comfort of writing in their own languages. > > >You just have to accept that it is allowed that people write in their mother >language. And if they do usually they are aware that not anybody can read this >and also usually mark such posts in the subject. If you are eager knowing what >is written you can use a translator or ask the poster. I still see no harm. And >up to now there have only been only few posts in non-English language so this >should not be a big point. >For me, I surely knew that not all readers would understand the WHOLE contents >but would get the SIGNIFICANT information. >Please anyone point the finger who did NOT understand in my original German text >that Junior 8 lost to ChessTiger 15 (ChessPartner/Lokasoft GUI) by 8.0-12.0. > > >>English is probably the closest we have to an international language, so many >>speak it already. >> >>-S. > > >OK, for the 100th time: >Sometimes I am short on time and only copy&paste such match results from the >German boards. Absolutely knowing that MANY readers here appreciate that >information and understand it. I see nothing wrong in it, especially since I >translate them later on in mosts cases. > >So why all the hype?
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