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Subject: Re: About non-english posts

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 04:59:56 06/12/03

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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.

That is true, and I think that was what I objected to.
I was under the impression you believed that "most" understood german. :)

> If you are eager knowing what
>is written you can use a translator or ask the poster. I still see no harm.

I just don't see why you would post in german when you know english so well.
I did get the impression you were doing to annoy us, particular in view of your
enclosing personal remark.

But if you do not think your message is important enough to write it in english
so most people can understand, then I don't think it is important enough for me
to bother translating it.

There are some who doesn't have a choice, for them naturally it is different.

> 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.

Unfortunately I get next to no information, I understand maybe one or two words
per sentense so I can't make sence of it without a translator.

>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.

ok, That part I understood :)

-S.



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