Reply To: (Not a deal) Question: Should we share deals not in customary language?

[peter]

On galacov said

Thanks, @peter.

I’m mostly in favor of your comment. Basically I should do what I think it .

For reference, do you want great deals even when the site requires to write in an unfamiliar language?

And if you say no, does your opinion change with getting a native speaker’s assistance?

This community is about all of us. I manage it, but all I’m trying to do is make a place where people are encouraged in their love of music and, hopefully, encouraged in their own musical endeavors. If you think there are people who will find this valuable and you think the developers are making quality products, I would encourage you to share it. It’s your call.

It sounds like the developer you’re referring to in this example has some requirements that might make it more difficult for people to use something like Google translate. But in any event, please dont interpret my opinions as rules, because the only rules here are really focused on ensuring a friendly environment, keeping out things that divide people, and keeping out people spamming or scamming others. You’re clearly focused on sharing information others may find useful.  I think that’s great whether or not it’s something I would personally use or not.

My personal opinion (again,  not a rule for the site) is, if you think a developer makes something really worthwhile, regardless of the language their site is in, share it. There may only be several people who find it useful, but if even several people find it useful,  that may be enough to make it worth the effort. Of course, we have a global community here. So far, I’ve only invited a couple of personal friends, but one of them is a native German speaker, Greg speaks multiple languages. There are likely going to be people who speak and read the language of non English sites. I think, by the end of this year, when registration has been open for a while and the community is much larger, we’ll see a lot of folks where English is a second language. That’s already the case for a good percentage of our current group.

As far as the best way to post it, I think it’s as simple as stating clearly that the site doesn’t have an English version. Then people who are okay with that can proceed and folks who aren’t can skip it. Maybe there’s a way you can mention that in the posts title, for example: “Spanish language only site” or “non-English language site.” Okay, there’s certainly better ways to phrase that, but the underlying idea is to let people know that there’s no English language version of the site available.

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