Foreign languages in HxHD

[Shar]

I think they already have special permission for the frequent nagging from Habbic/Scott. I don't see why this is any different.

It should be optional. If the staff choose to translate it and it is offensive, the user gets a warning... If the staff don't translate it, they can ignore it without any response or with a simple, "Hey, I don't understand... can you speak English?"

We do ask them to speak English. However when people we KNOW that can speak English but speak another language and we tell them to stop we are obliged to kick *coughs Wiizzz/Josh/Colin* So I don't really see the point you personally are trying to prove.

[Josh]

We do ask them to speak English. However when people we KNOW that can speak English but speak another language and we tell them to stop we are obliged to kick *coughs Wiizzz/Josh/Colin* So I don't really see the point you personally are trying to prove.

But with my way, you can basically ignore them if they continue to talk in their own language... Not just: warn warn warn and get out!!!!

[Sarah]

I have been told off for speaking welsh which is a language of the UK. This language rule will turn away people not welcome them.

[Shar]

But with my way, you can basically ignore them if they continue to talk in their own language... Not just: warn warn warn and get out!!!!

No, we can't simply ignore them, especially if we get complaints about them.

[Josh]

If you get specific complaints, you can obviously translate it then. What are the chances of another non-english person knowing that language being in the same room who isn't each others friend? (Don't know if that made sense.) Instead of making a stupid rule, make a disclaimer instead.

[myke]

To be fair, I reported a post on the forum a few weeks ago written in a dutch language or something and got a PM saying that it's no longer breaking the rules to speak in another language - so why in hxhd?

[Sarah]

Its unfair to Russian/Chinese/Japanese people. There hotels closed and redirected to english ones meaning that they are not welcome to speak their own language?! (in HxHD anyway..)

[Yupt]

How much of a problem is it really of people being offensive in other languages? How many times has it actually happened?

[Grig]

Has this actually been such a huge problem to make it into a rule?! I've spoken once or twice with a friend in Russian in there, why would someone purposely come into a help desk where they don't know anyone and start swearing it's silly. You probably wouldn't even know. I was all against this rule and still am because it's harmless, just because people got fed up of seeing another language.

---------- Post added 08-07-2010 at 09:20 PM ----------

To add, that person was simply asking some things about the client, not swearing. So I say silly.

[Nixt]

This is currently being discussed with HxHD and General Management, we will get back to you with a clear explanation as to what is happening soon.