[Imc-nbwg] non-Enlish feature links in UPDATES

[Bart]

Doug Morris heeft geschreven:
> Hi all,
> 
> A couple of ideas came up this morning for the IMC NEWS UPDATES...
> 
> How about one or a few non-English language feature links in the 2nd 
> section?
> The one titled RECENT IMC NEWS FEATURES in this update:
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-nbwg/2002-October/001119.html
> 
> Here is an example:
> 
> AREGINTINA: VOTAR O NO VOTAR, CUESTION DE DEBATE
> October 24, 2002
> http://argentina.indymedia.org/features/discusiones/#327
> En medio de una miseria sin antecedentes, las elecciones
> a presidente del aņo que viene han planteando un debate.
> 
> People with English and little Spanish can probably make out half the 
> words in this feature...
> 
> While most of the imc-mail subscibers (15,000+) probably read English 
> (having joined through the English language global indymedia.org), 
> perhaps they would like to see or accept some linguistic variety...  We 
> can ask that sometime.  Answers will likely be mostly yes...

maybe it's better to translate the text and put (spanish) next to the link ?
not everyone knows a lot of languages
what about translating the newsblasts before we send them out and put 
links to the different languages on top ?

This could enlarge our audience a lot more ?
Just an idea from Belgium (where language questions are serious (& half 
of the time bullshit :-)

Bart



> 
> Perhaps we could include non-English references as an ongoing practice 
> for updates:  A reminder to us all in imc (and our readers) how helpful 
> it is to learn at least basics of other languages.
> 
> Wish I could claim some credit for this multi-cultural openness...
> 
> However...
> Simply following the example of the indymedia local features wire...
> And the imc-process list debates about various langauges in one forum....
> 
> Folks want to group languages together...  OK. Though I do think we need 
> an all or mostly Spanish update sooner than later... Then French... then 
> whatever...   and translate across equal pubs instead of having mainly 
> English updates (and lists and wires/global indymedia.org) be the only 
> network hubs.
> 
> Perhaps a first cup of the following had something to do with getting 
> brain flexible early today...
> 
> Just arrived by special order from Trader Joes:
> 
> fair-trade, organic and shade-grown coffee ...
> tastes real good.
> and is only $6.99/pound.
> 
> hadn't seen all three pc coffees in one brand before... guess chicago is 
> behind the times...
> 
> by chance, here is an Interesting article on ultra pc coffee in san 
> fracisco bay area from yesterday...
> http://commondreams.org/headlines02/1024-05.htm
> 
> Published on Thursday, October 24, 2002 by the San Jose Mercury News
> Berkeley to Vote on Politically Correct Coffee
> Measure O: Would Restrict Sale of Brewed Drinks to Fair-Trade, Organic 
> and Shade-Grown Brands
> by Sandra Gonzales
> 
> [not suggesting this coffee as a feature.... but rather as a source!  
> though actually if someone wanted to write up a center column feature on 
> the convergence of pc coffees into ultra pc coffee... why not?]
> 
> Doug
> 
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