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Matt
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23rd March 2006 - 05:48 pm |
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Please dont call me racists nationalist or w/e but seriously.
This site, the majority is english speaking. You get people submitting vexels with a descritiption in whatever langaue. I mean yeah fine if they have the english translation underneath and then you get the commenters who reply in their language. TBF it may be their second language but for the majority of us we can't rad it.
Sorry if i'm looking to far into this but it's been nagging me for a couple of days. |
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Andrea
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23rd March 2006 - 05:51 pm |
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| I've seen some spanish submissions a couple of times.. it doesn't bother me too much but I can imagine that after a while it gets rather annoying. |
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Jenny
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23rd March 2006 - 05:59 pm |
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| I'm not too bothered with it. I think it's neat that vexels is become 'multi-lingual' .. if you get me. o-O |
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spazzysazzy
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23rd March 2006 - 07:20 pm |
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| hmm i agree i like to read what they have said about their vexels and if its in a language i cant read then it does annoy me ! |
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purpleirises
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23rd March 2006 - 07:26 pm |
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| I doesn't bug me that much since I'm multilingual myself and I know how much of a bother it is to learn another language. ;/ |
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Joaris333
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23rd March 2006 - 08:41 pm |
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idk it really doesn't bother me. but remember THEY also have to adjust as well. For a lot of ppl, trying to be part of a community where everyone speaks english and the site is written in english is very hard. and sometimes it's not easy for them to communicate and express themselves in a language they are not familiar with. Imagine trying to join a community that's written not in english, but completely in a different language :(
I would have to admit, if this site were written in german (for example) and i happen to be posting one of my vexels, I can't stay i wouldn't be tempted to write my description in english :D
plus, i like the multi-cultural aspect of it =) |
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24th March 2006 - 05:25 am |
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To be honest, I find it really rude if people say, post in say, Spanish on the message board - if they're here, they can obviously a)speak English, or b)Translate it. It just seems like they're excluding the majority here. Like...we have PMs - how would someone feel if we went on a Dutch board and ONLY spoke English, knowing that the majority could only read/speak Dutch?
Not only that, how are we meant to tell someone how to improve if we can't speak their language?
Is it so hard to write out the translation or keep it in English? Even a babelfished translation? |
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emphaqist
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24th March 2006 - 05:30 am |
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| Personally, I don't find it rude or offensive, but a translation would be nice. Just go to dictionary.com/translator for a free one.. God knows it's not the best translator, but it's free and at least the majority of us can understand partly what you're trying to say. Mostly though, if I come across a description in a different language, I just ignore it.. it's not like I /have/ to know all the time and layers and blah blah blah to enjoy the piece. |
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Joaris333
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24th March 2006 - 05:56 am |
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| ^ I agree. the good thing about art is that it's universal, and language doesn't have to be a block for us. I can enjoy the pieces without having to understand the description |
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Echoia
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24th March 2006 - 06:03 am |
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I don't leave comments if the description isn't in at least partly English. If it's broken English that's fine, I'll comment, but if it's not then I don't bother because I don't know if they could even underSTAND my mesage, so why bother? I guess that's when favoriting something comes in handy? : )
I don't mind it if they don't know English.. but it does bother me when people who can put it in English don't bother to : / I understand not everyone speaks the same language as I do but like Matt said, this IS a site with a majority of (active?) members in English-speaking countries. And it's true- I don't go to German sites because I understand so little of it that I would end up in a little clique of English speakers so I stay on English-speaking sites. Mm hmm.
Lets get out of here.
Word to ya' mother. |
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marta
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24th March 2006 - 07:43 am |
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| That annoys me too. For example Pipi speaks Polish too but I never leave her comments in Polish just because other people wouldn't be able to read it. The same about other comments, when I see somments and replies in other languages I feel ignored as someone who doesn't speak Spanish, French etc. |
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ninjahobbit
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24th March 2006 - 10:11 pm |
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It annoys me a bit, since a lot of descriptions and comments are in Spanish, which is a language I've never studied. I know French and a bit of Italian, so I'll keep trying to translate what they say, but I don't do it very well :P
I myself do not have English as my first language, but I don't leave my descriptions in Swedish. I comment on Swedish people's blogs in English all of the time, because I feel so elitist when I know others won't know what I'm saying.
But I love English, it's such a great language, and I speak it all of the time, so I might be a bit biased :P |
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Linda
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24th March 2006 - 10:26 pm |
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| It only annoys me because I can't moderate properly. For all I know they're saying "I found this pic on google isn't it cool!" but eh, I'm here for the pretty pictures not the descriptions :P |
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PinkButterfly
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25th March 2006 - 09:39 pm |
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| I´m spanish and always try to put it down in english; or at least in the 2 languages...so it annoys me a little too; but soemtiems i understand it, because it´s difficult to explain somethings in other language that´s not yours....:S |
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Andrea
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25th March 2006 - 09:53 pm |
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| Ehrm, I sometimes comment in dutch on a vexel when the arist is from my country as well.. but I believe more people do that. (in spanish and other languages) |
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AcidDoll
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25th March 2006 - 09:58 pm |
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I comment on spanish just when the person who I'm talking too also speaks spanish, and I never write the descriptions on spanish, unless is a part of description speacilly wrote for someone who is a spanish speaker.
I really don't see the problem, as long as you write on english if it's a description. |
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Niels
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28th March 2006 - 01:59 am |
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| I'm doing the same as Andrea =) |
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radioslutx
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28th March 2006 - 03:27 am |
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Quote Andrea
Ehrm, I sometimes comment in dutch on a vexel when the arist is from my country as well.. but I believe more people do that. (in spanish and other languages)
Yeah I do it too sometimes. But it's never something secret its just 'wow i love it' or something. And with the spanish people out there, i don't mind. If I wanted to know what they were sayin (which i honestly couldnt care less about) i'd just use a free translator. It's not like i'm missing out on some huge vexel party.
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retrowings
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28th March 2006 - 12:16 pm |
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| maybe i should start writing descriptions in welsh...now that would annoy people as i dont think anyone else here speaks it :P muhahaa |
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Andrea
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28th March 2006 - 12:36 pm |
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I should write stuff in latin, although I'm not sure if I can. ;P
Vexel bellus est? |
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Mattness
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28th March 2006 - 03:16 pm |
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| ^ Vexel magnificus est! Adoret. OMDeus. :P |
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retrowings
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28th March 2006 - 04:26 pm |
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cae dy geg pobol :P sai'n deall y iaith yna :P
teehee |
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Seven
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28th March 2006 - 04:30 pm |
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J'aime les vexels! Les vexels sont tres belles!
^^ I haven't tried speaking French in three years so...yeah. :P |
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Andrea
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28th March 2006 - 06:08 pm |
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| OMDeus, that one is awesome. ;) O meus deus. |
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Mattness
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28th March 2006 - 07:14 pm |
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Hehe, I'm so saying OMD from now on :D
(until it starts annoying me or just because i say omg anyway :P) |
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Andrea
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28th March 2006 - 07:27 pm |
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Il vexel è bellissimo?
Is vexel actually a mascunline word? |
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Joaris333
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28th March 2006 - 08:27 pm |
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| ^ hahaa that's a good question |
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Haley
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29th March 2006 - 12:19 am |
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| Carol and Anna have done that, Im pretty sure. Since they're both Hispanic Spanish speakers, sometimes they describe and comment in Spanish. It annoys me since I know both of them know English. But just go to a translator or something because Id rather it be in bad and broken English than no attempt at all. |
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phunkstarr
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29th March 2006 - 12:57 am |
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Je crois que la varieté de langues sur ce site est très rafraichant, mais j'suis d'accord avec le fait que ça peut devenir un peu embêtant.
HAH, just kidding ;)
but yea, i kinda feel left out when someone posts a description in a different language -- it's like 'Ah, i wish i could give my feedback but it'll probably be like talking to a wall'. I do agree it's difficult for some of them to adjust but damn, pleasse make an effort for us english-ees lol |
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Seven
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29th March 2006 - 01:17 am |
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Quote phunkstarr
but yea, i kinda feel left out when someone posts a description in a different language -- it's like 'Ah, i wish i could give my feedback but it'll probably be like talking to a wall'. I do agree it's difficult for some of them to adjust but damn, pleasse make an effort for us english-ees lol
I agree. I mean, all of the sign up thingers are in English, so I'm assuming everyone who signs up must know the language a little bit.
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