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[harrybissell]

I don't think there would be 'that much' non-English posting... and we could
ask for a translation from a helpful list member if needed.  Of course I prefer
English because I can read it pretty well.

Believe it or not, the reason I left "Levnet" (theremin group) was when some
member (and I do mean 'member'... as in 'male member' ;^) got into a rant
laughing at some Japanese person's web page. Yes, the English was quite
spotty... but it was English and you could understand it given two seconds
worth of effort.  I replied something like "Hey @sshole... lets see how good
YOUR page in Japanese is..."   There is no excuse for being arrogant about
your language skills.  Then I unsubbed a week later... and my life got a lot better.
It was amazing to discover that the presence of a few d!ckheads on alist can really
ruin your day.

Viva synth-diy. The most useful and friendly list on the planet (imho)

H^) harry

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:

> I share your and Harry's positive sentiments toward cultures other than our own.
>
> That said, there is only one problem that I see: Without an accepted de facto standard language for
> a forum such as ours, it would degrade into a tower of babel.  If we were all allowed (and
> encouraged) to post in whatever language we preferred, this forum could not exist with the large
> population we enjoy, rather it would splinter into groups consisting of each language represented.
>  Those groups would then be isolated and deprived of talent and experience that exists in others.
>
> Again, I mean no disrespect to anyone here, and in fact, I admire those who can speak more than one
> language (I am on of them, I speak a good bit of German, and I am an American...) and put up with
> the hodge-podge grammatical and spelling mess that is the English language.
>
> For an internet forum, this boils down to the simple practicality of universal communication.  That
> requires picking one language.  Here, English has been accepted as that standard.  The use of a
> single standard for language allows far more ideas to be discussed and I would like it to stay that
> way.
>
> We have all accepted the symbol standards for representing electronic components in schematics, I
> see no reason to deviate from that paradigm for written communication for precisely the same reasons.
>
> Scott Stites <scottnoanh at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> >Hey Harry (and all),
> >
> >>Although I do not 'speak' Spanish, I'm willing to give it a try. I can get
> >>enough out of it to make sense of the conversation.  I'd be happy to
> >>try Finnish as well.  Magnus has given me a few words of Sweedish,
> >>at least I can say "Hej" to everyone.  (Hej Magnus, and Senso :^)
> >
> >I deeply appreciate that those who are not native English
> >speakers, or even native American English speakers, putting forth
> >the effort to post in English. By the same token, I have no
> >problem with non-English posts either. Speaking English should
> >not be a prerequisite for enjoying Synth DIY. And, as Harry
> >points out, it can be an educational experience in itself. The
> >key to variation in culture is embedded in language itself
> >(understanding Vietnamese has allowed me to understand my wife
> >much better in ways other than speaking).
> >
> >All I ask is that all the airline pilots/ATC know at least one common language =-D
> >
> >Harry, you can add 'Hei' to your list (almost my total Finnish
> >lexicon there, BTW). So you can add 'Hei Antti' =0).
> >
> >That part's easy - one feels like one is living in Mayberry when
> >one greets in Finland. The rest of Finnish - oooohhh, man!! I've
> >spent many an hour poring over multi-language hotel guides (you
> >know, here's the same thing in English, German, French, Swedish
> >and Finnish). With most languages one can pick through and
> >identify a few words and make some sense of it. Then you get to
> >the paragraph in Finnish and everything just flies out the
> >window. Very fascinating language.
> >
> >Synth DIY content: hmmmm....In order to gate one's spouse
> >effectively, one has to speak the native tongue of the spouse.
> >
> >Cheerio,
> >Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >
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