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emily.ily9

11-06-2007 04:37 AM

different languages

i'm sorry to ask for MORE clarity in the rules, as i know they've been gone over time and time again, but i just wanted to ask..
is posting a rant in the r&v forum in another language for the purpose of others not being able to read it allowed?
and is posting lyrics in another language allowed?
thanks a lot
emily

Victim+Of+Hate

11-06-2007 06:53 AM

i think posting lyrics in anther language might be okay but i doubt the rant thingy is...dont know :/.will bump for a mod to see.
bump

Mirabelle

11-06-2007 08:49 AM

No idea. I often posted rants in my mothertongue on V2

Dreaming.

11-06-2007 10:50 AM

Harley clarified this in the post: Forum Rules

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harley

The language thing is there to revent people from using RYL in other languages, not to prevent english people from using the odd phrase. We wouldn't want messages being passed between two members in another language that english because it leaves people out, and is also not Moderatable. One sentence is fine - extend blocks, especially if they are used to deliberately mask something that would otherwise break the rules is what we are looking out for with this one.

May I just stress how hard it is to cross the line with most of these rules. Never will a Mod punish a member for a one off accidental slip up. What we care about are members who go out of there way to deliberately say or do things that will hurt others. Thus members who care about those around them and who stay within reasonable limits of kindness and behaviour will never need to worry about any of these.

Posting lyrics, I'm sure, would be fine as long as it's not intentionally breaking rules, and posting in another language to avoid that.
Hope this helps a little.
xox

zorro

11-06-2007 11:02 AM

I'm not sure specifically what the rules are but given that you're allowed (as far as I'm aware) to type your post in white, so it's only visible when highlighted would cover the same thing, i.e, at least some of the community might not realise what was up and therefore not read it. It'd seem silly to prevent rants being written in a foreign language, assuming you didn't have anything specifically about one person, i.e "Oui, Zorro, quelle wanker" :P

Simon.

thefool

11-06-2007 11:37 AM

Yeah, I think lyrics would be fine. Ive posted lyrics in Italian before and nothing was said.

Harley

11-06-2007 12:11 PM

This is a slightly tricky question - because really it depends.

If the rant was in another lanuage, and was then found to be sarcasticly about another member, RYL, that staff etc - then that would be very different, and we would 'frown' on members doing so simply because the Mod don't really have time to go translate other languages so they can attempt to find out what it is about.

But to answer your questions directly, no, Rants in other languages would be fine (within reason - we might have a word if every other rant you did was in another language - this is after all an english site) and the odd set of lyrics in Italian or whatever, especially in the Creative or Reviews forums would be fine

Hope that helps :)

Harley

chingas

11-06-2007 07:22 PM

So you mean that.. for example if I get really really confused and need to write it down I can come and write it in rant/vent using my own language?

sorry if that sounds stupid question.. I wasn't sure if I get what was explained.. (and no, it's not just that I'm tired.. or maybe it is)

thefool

11-06-2007 08:58 PM

"Rants in other languages would be fine (within reason - we might have a word if every other rant you did was in another language - this is after all an english site)"

Basically, the odd rant in your language is fine! Just not all the time.
Hope that helps.

emily.ily9

11-06-2007 09:49 PM

thanks everyone :]

chingas

13-06-2007 01:31 AM

ok.. thank you very very much..

fitofdestiny

13-06-2007 03:10 AM

With all the fast online translators these days, you wouldn't be able to post something in another language that someone couldn't translate if they wanted to (quite easily) anyway. It's as simple as a couple clicks, so if you don't want something read, why not just get a private journal to post in?

emily.ily9

13-06-2007 03:50 AM

so i can have everything i want to write in one place and not worry about upholding a lot of different spaces.
and i understand the translating bit, but i'd still prefer that those who read are going to be the ones who take the time to translate.

fitofdestiny

13-06-2007 04:00 AM

I guess that's understandable *shrugs*. I suppose another language would deter some, its just hard for me to believe because I'm one of the curious ones who would translate it. I even have a site bookmarked where I can. heh.

emily.ily9

13-06-2007 04:51 AM

haha, me too.
freetranslation.com ftw :D

Aidee

13-06-2007 07:47 AM

I think another one of the issues is also that the Mods won't really be able to moderate a post in another language without finding someone who speaks it, or using a translator, and thats a lot of extra work for them

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ceapach

14-06-2007 12:15 AM

Thanks for clarifying this. So if I, as I have for erm....years now...post my journals or rants in Greek, I will get in trouble?
I understand that it is hard to translate and spend the time to do so for mods, but is this necessary in the r/v section? When that section was created I assumed it would be more 'free' so to speak and we could rant about politics, etc, other things not allowed in the other sections. Since we are not really engaging people in conversations and more speaking to ourselves/non-ryl members...why is it much of a problem?
I really don't/didn't like posting my rants in English because I knew the only people that would take the time to translate probably knew me, and the Greek translation ensured me more privacy in my rants then I would otherwise have. :-|

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