[IMC-bristol] Re: [Imc-uk-features] Re: non-english languagepostings

[Zaskar]

Oh god no, whatever next... Brail on IM?  No seriously, I suppose its ok to
accept foreign language postings but an english version should always be
appended.  It is easy to check accuracy using all the tools on the net.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anarcho Babe" <anarchobabe at fempages.org>
To: <imc-uk-features at lists.indymedia.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:11 AM
Subject: [IMC-bristol] Re: [Imc-uk-features] Re: non-english
languagepostings


> Hi,
>
> this is following the discussion on imc-uk-features list about an aeh
> suggested Arabic posting we don't understand and if to hide that.
> Might it be possible that Imc Bristol has links with Arabic speaking
people
> who might be willing to help us out there?
>
>
> My opinion on the thread of discussion:
> I do think we need to hide posts we don't understand, and also if they are
> not widely spoken in the area we cover.
> So there is the difference between e.g. Spanish and German - there are
> adequate indymedia and translation facilities in indymedia, so posts in
> these languages should go on e.g. Indymedia Germany or some Indymedia in
> Spain.
> However, it would be great if we could extent languages which are actually
> spoken here in our communities, such like Urdu,Bengali, and Arabic, Gaelic
> and whatelse.
>
> It might be good if we could have some people at hand we could ask (some
> kind of "volunteer indymedia consultant") when these posts turn up in the
> newswire - for Arabic, we had an indymedia volunteer a while ago in
> Edinburgh who studied it at university, and also there might be people at
> the outskirts of indymedia we could consult.
>
> Will try to wade though the imc-uk-contact list and see if I could find
any
> Arabic speaker translation offer - also will dig out the 2 Araioc speaker
> who turned up around or are sympathetic to indymedia before and see what
> they suggest.
> This might take a while however, so would propose to hide non-english
> languages, which are though spoken here in Britain after they drop out of
> the newswire 2-3 days later after posting, just as a sign we would welcome
> these in principle?
>
> We could also add something to the publish form, saying we would in
> principle welcome other language postings, which are relevant to the
people
> in the geographic area we cover.. but that we might have to hide it if we
> can't find an interpretor and would welcome foreign language postings
> accompanied with an english translation?
>
> Might it be possible that Imc Bristol has links with Arabic speaking
people
> who might be willing to help us out there?
>
> cheers Ulla
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