Language usage on the Forum

[lostinasia]

@Andrew

I think the only thing left now is for @lostinasia to commit seppuku.

Seeing the @ symbol in my alert panel does have me considering that as an option these days, yes.

[Terry_B]

@lostinasia

I am very tired of my opinion being misrepresented in this way. My name has been dragged up for this issue every week or two for several months now. Please stop.

So you’re saying that you hate the Chinese language?

[lostinasia]

@Terry_B

So you’re saying that you hate the Chinese language?

Yup, got it in one!

[mad_masala]

@tando

This is clear enough. This forum has not been for me from the beginning. My apologies for disturbing your English forum.

No, no, no. @tando, I give you the Sun, the Moon and this forum.

[Dr_Milker]

Hell hath no fury like the @tando scorned.

[mad_masala]

@Terry_B

So you’re saying that you hate the Chinese

Who doesn’t?

[Terry_B]

@mad_masala

Who doesn’t?

I’ve been misquoted and misappropriated! This is virtually a hate crime.

[mad_masala]

@Terry_B

So you’re saying that you hate the Chinese

@Terry_B

is virtually a hate crime

It’s OK to hate, don’t worry.

[BigDave]

Me too!

[SunWuKong]

@tando

I must have remembered that many English speakers think everyone should speak English and every information should be provided in English whereever they are, like @SunWuKong or @lostinasia do.

What? How did I get into this? All I’ve seen you do is post a few links to Chinese sites. I don’t remember if I’ve asked for clarification about something, but I don’t think I would complain that a link was in Chinese. I’ve posted several links or texts in Chinese myself. I’d rather have that than nothing if information isn’t available in English. Really not sure why you think I have that opinion but I don’t.

Edit: I read the rest of this and I still don’t know what I might have said, but I officially don’t care if you post links in Chinese. If I did say anything, I withdraw the comment. How long ago was it? Last time I commented on anything you said I was agreeing with you.

[TT]

@tando

This forum has not been for me from the beginning. My apologies for disturbing your English forum.

Don’t go, @tando! You’re an important part of the forum, we’re so lucky to have you

[mad_masala]

i didn’t get any “don’t go” the times I left… although they were mainly me being kicked out xD

[tempogain]

What, do you mean you are you finally going?

[tempogain]

I should make it clear I really don’t want @mad_masala to go. Don’t go! Or @tando.

[Dr_Milker]

@tempogain

I should make it clear I really don’t want @mad_masala to go. Don’t go! Or @tando.

So you’re saying this is official forum policy?

[SunWuKong]

He removed his avatar picture. He must really be gone. I still don’t know how I got into this.

[tando]

Since I logged in for the last time to cahgne my password and someone asked, I’m gonna post something again for the last time.

@lostinasia

@tando

But it is not enough for you that I try to add English when I can, but I should always add English contexts because you always need to know what is it without wasting your time.

I suspect there has been a misunderstanding here, and I’m sorry I didn’t make myself clear enough. Trying to add English is definitely enough.

I don’t think I misunderstood. You told (asked/requested/demanded/insisted/suggeted, whatsoever, all are synonyms) me to post links to Chinese contents with some English context because otherwise my posts waste your time. You told me to spend my 30 sec or 1 min or more if I should check spellings or words to save your 15 sec of using translator, because here is an English forum and you should be able to effortlessly know contexts of whatever posts you might want to read. I felt and still feel it is an arrogant reasoning to tell me to do so. I was not asking you to read my posts without English, or any of my posts. I didn’t need you to understand them, unless I replied to you. Why I should be told to spend more time for you saving your time. I often read if you want to join conversation, do your homework kind of comments. So, I don’t get what is wrong if I thought if you want to know, use any translator.

But mods say that is a legitimate reason and indeed you should be able to know contexts of whatever posts you might want to read, because here is an English forum, though it said other languages are welcome. There are all sorts of distractive posts on this forum, and unless they are too distractive, most of them are ok, but my some link to Chinese content without English explanation only posts per day are too distractive to be accepted here no matter how relevant the contents are and even if some follow-up contents are posted later by someone. I prefered to post English version or with English version when avairable and did add some English contexts to links when I posted from my PC or I wanted them understood by someone who don’t read Chinese, but that was a voluntary action. My posts are now considered to be distractive if I skip or forget to add English contexts, so I decided to avoid it by not posting any Chinese contents. And now my posts are less than helpless to the degree most of them are immediately removed by mods. There is no reason I feel here is for me and want to stay.

If tempogain let me rant in temp forum until I felt I said enough, I might have let all go, but he closed the thread by no reason explained.

@SunWuKong, there was a moment I thought you thought so, but I let it go and withdraw the part I refered you.

@mad_masala

i didn’t get any “don’t go” the times I left… although they were mainly me being kicked out xD

I must have said you some don’t go kind of thing. or it might have been a good luck kind of thing, I’m not very sure.

[Dr_Milker]

@SunWuKong

He removed his avatar picture.

She/her.

[marasan]

@lostinasia , waiting for your reply.

[jdsmith]

@tando

There is no reason I feel here is for me and want to stay.

I’m sorry you feel that way. I have no opinion on the language stuff. I rarely read the types of posts you are talking about. I only notice when you complain about people complaining about them. And those I feel are kind of self flagellating. I think it helps the site a lot when bilingual posters post. If you feel that you post better in Chinese and would prefer to post in Chinese, then yeah, maybe the site isn’t a good fit.

IDK. I’ve read a LOT of your posts, in English, and found them and the links you’ve provided, some Chinese, to be generous and helpful…if that means anything to you. Good travels either way dude.