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They are allowed a second langauge, where did i state you're not allowed a second langauge? I didnt, i'm simply saying just because you know a second langauge DOESNT mean you need to post it, where obviously someone has abused it before for the rule to be implemented in the first place?
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Originally Posted by Galaxay
Ahhhh thats right start assuming things.... try and bring a bad name to thoose who speak a language other then English...
People can have a second language, just the forum states that english should be used cause most people understand it. If people wanted to speak a different language on the forum, most people wouldnt understand it if they speak english. I think that alot of people also can speak either French, German, Italien or Spanish or even more than one cuz those are the mains ones taught at school/college. But still, there are younger people under 10 who go on this forum, and they wont be able to understand these languages. So for the sake of the younger users, English should be the only language used.
Hardly, if you dont speak english / understand it you cant register / have problems registered
If you can speak it along with other langauges, you dont need to post in another langauge
The rule is obviously implemented for a reason and not for the sake of adding a random rule. So clearly someone has abused it in the past and deserves to be ther.
Its not a no foreigners forum at all :s theres users from all over the world as long as they can speak english.
I seem to have been called racist over my cauldron and cave post :O I was reffering to the fact that it was back in those days (100s of years ago) that the welsh language was used properly.
According to the 2001 census results 582,368 persons age 3 and over were able to speak Welsh – 20.8% of the population. (Even welsh on a welsh forum would struggle to understand their own language)
I lived in north wales for a year and the only time I came accross anybody speaking welsh was in little villages which resembled being at the black country museum (its a place where its like going back in time if you did'nt know also because I mention the word black I am not being racist)
After a think there would be no problem to me if people posted in english and then below said what language they were translating it to. (they must love typing everything out twice.) but just to post in any randon language without any exact translation is very wrong.
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Originally Posted by jrh2002
Totally agree and its only that high because it is mandatory that children are tought Welsh in schools - parents do not have a choice in the matter. I don't mind genuine welsh speakers protecting their langugae and heritage but it is a case of the minority ruling in Wales as far as the language is concerned.
What is the major issue with there being a small area of Habbox Forum where people can speak in Welsh, Irish Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic?
Particulary if there were translations in English also posted?
We're not talking about having the whole of the forum populated with Welsh or Gaelics posts, but a small area where they can talk about anything. Thus not related to Education.
Does it not occur to you that because other forums does not offer this that you'd be accomadating your users needs? And may pull in the other people who would like to talk in Welsh or Gaelic.
You have come up with issues. We have come up with solutions. (e.g. Not knowing what it means - post the translation).
It occurs to me the only reason you are fighting this so much is that YOU don't speak them. If we had an area of Habbox where people could speak them maybe you could learn. :)
[quote=Catzsy;3989447]Totally agree and its only that high because it is mandatory that children are tought Welsh in schools - parents do not have a choice in the matter. [quote]
And what about the people outwith Wales who WANT to learn and speak it? They do exist. :rolleyes:
Edited by opensourcehost (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not multiple post.
Well by the same reasoning, your in this world i must assume that your parrents broke a condom, but that of course probebly isnt true, i'd instead try and research what it was before making a statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galaxay
(please note that was an example and not an attack at you)
The forum rule should be changed to allow british languages, such as Welsh and Celtic. if you have a problem with people speaking in theese two langauges then don't post in there threads, otherwise i'll just assume you don't like it for the sake of not liking as there is no real reason to stop people speaking a British language on a British forum other then lazyness of members and staff
Lets look at it this way;
Places in the UK have slang words for swear words, and translators don't know the meaning of these slang words.
So, lets take myself, i can speak near-fluent italian, i know slang in italian alone for swear words that a translator doesn't know as it is a word not in the italian dictionary :P
So if a mod wanted to check a slang word in italian, if they went to a translator it wouldn't work as that slang word isn't in the dictionary, therefore isn't on a translator, so they don't know wherever to get rid or not.
9/10 translators these days are messed up anyway -.- none of them translate properly