Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 13:28:37 03/10/05
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On March 10, 2005 at 15:30:27, Reinhard Scharnagl wrote: [snip] > >when I try to post using English I often hear that I am not understood. I do >not know whether it is because I try to express my ideas in own words instead >of reproducing terms and arguments from well known published programs. Be it >as it is, it is a lot of effort to communicate in a not native language on non >trivial topics. But a lot of people do not see this. For them English seems to >be the only way to communicate, any other is half on the way to apes or Neander- >tal representants. > These are people who speak only one language. Let them try to post a message in German and see how well they do. >There have been times - not long ago - even mentioning other chess variants as >Chess960 or 10x8 Capablanca lead immediately to flaming against such postings. >Moderators seemed to be highly engaged - it must have been a high priority task. >But talking in slang or unusual words or abbreviations always seems to be tole- >rated, as long as English native speakers would not be excluded to understand. > I can understand your ire when a Chess960 post gets attacked and one with gutter language does not. >It would be fair if everybody would post in his own language. That could more- >over avoid a lot of misunderstandings when not finding best translations for >the intended messages. > I have no problem if you wish to post in German to make sure there is no misunderstanding. (However, as I've told you a number of times, your English is fine. It's not perfect and on occasion your meaning is not clear. When that happens in threads between ourselves I've asked for clarification and you have always given it) >Of course that idea is not that realistic. But I want to document that I am >highly demotivated to use intolerant and non cooperative channels using English >language that intolerant. So I made some postings and replies in German. > We should all be intolerant of intolerance - whatever the language. But the point of my post was that complaints in CCC about CTF are a futile waste of time. Either avoid CTF or go next door and wage war with them. Best Dan H >Regards, Reinhard.
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