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Please Write in English

Day 1,065, 19:48 • Published in New Zealand United Kingdom

• by Devoid

Hi all, I just wanted to make a quick point.

eNew Zealand is a wonderfully diverse country. We have people in this country from all over the world. RL New Zealand, Australia, America, France, Croatia, Serbia, Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, the list goes on. I love this.

However, there is something that needs to be kept in mind. New Zealand is an English speaking country. For people who claim to want to be a part of this community, it is greatly disrespectful to come here and post articles in a different language. Nobody is going to judge you if your English isn't perfect (and if they do, all the cool people will yell at them). But it is very important that people keep in mind the culture of the place they're living, and to post articles in a different language that very few people here understand, will only divide us.

Please vote and comment if you agree with these sentiments, and want to see the eNew Zealand media entirely in English.

- Devoid

Comments

Fionia Day 1,065, 20:14

Or at least publish in both your own language AND an English translation....

Bradley Reala Day 1,065, 20:14

Voted!

Jamarcus Day 1,065, 20:14

I think we should be accepting of all languages and all cultures.

Wang Chung Day 1,065, 20:16

врло добар, цоулд'т су рекли да је боље!

Devoid Day 1,065, 20:16

I'm perfectly accepting, but the fact of the matter is that New Zealand is an English-speaking country, and very few New Zealanders understand Serbian.

Addiaz Day 1,065, 20:21

I agree.

Even, One of my reasons to come here (Nz) from eColombia was practicing English.

Gillighan McGill Day 1,065, 20:22

with that, I agree :😁

Free eTexas o/

Rheinlander von Phalz Day 1,065, 20:24

השתלבות

Gaius Marcus Day 1,065, 20:31

[removed]

Pizza The Hut Day 1,065, 20:31

No. NZ belongs to Maori. Give it back!

Ptahnut Day 1,065, 20:39

Ko Niu Tireni e haruru nei!

Roland Luca Day 1,065, 20:50

fully agree!

Thailand Embassy Day 1,065, 20:55

E kai nga tutae me e mate!

Take THAT and stick it in your repetoire, Pizza.

Dios n00b Day 1,065, 21:10

and Mexico???

leiwahara Day 1,065, 21:48

Voted.

George Griffin Day 1,065, 22:15

Voted

Toxic Hunter Day 1,065, 22:21

I dont agree, learn what is freedom of speech

voice Day 1,065, 22:45

lets not forget to add that point into the constitution

Danie Fox Day 1,065, 23:04

remember, they cannot publish in Serbia, maybe they can't speak English!

Gaius Julius Caesar00 Day 1,065, 23:12

I agree, wholeheartedly.

Mr Knee Day 1,066, 00:08

Well.... people can technically write in whatever language they wish to - they just need to remember that their message is likely to be lost to the majority unless you use english.

spyskam Day 1,066, 00:17

Publishing an article means trying to communicate with the Community. Therefore articles should be published in a language most of the community understands; English in our case.
Nontheless, everywhere in the World one can find immigrant or minority newspapers written in other than the predominant language of the Country. So, in my opinion, there should not be a rule about banning other languages than English. I believe it's better to say all articles should at least contain an English summary or translation.

Ribez Day 1,066, 00:19

I agree. We newcomers should respect native people 🙂

leiwahara Day 1,066, 01:12

If they are publishing in a foreign language because they do not know English, then they are going to quickly find themselves unable to communicate with the community as a whole. There are many of us who do not write English as well as others, but if (as someone stated earlier) you write an entire article in Serbian with no translation whatsoever, it's more than likely going to be written off as spam. It is NOT that you aren't welcome here, it is more along the lines of there's really not much we can do for you when we can't even communicate with you.

Trust corporeichon S L Day 1,066, 01:14

Freedom press

Linus Ben Day 1,066, 01:24

+1 spyskam

MachtGeil Day 1,066, 01:40

+1 spyskam

ChewChewShoe Day 1,066, 02:13

gtfo fgt, there are no "native" people in this game.
People have equal rights what so ever.
If I mastered the Chinese language and wanted to write all about some hot chick in Chinese and publish the article here I would have the rights to do so.
And people who would claim I don't are all gingers.

tl;dr:
You're a ginger.
trufax

Fernando Colunga Day 1,066, 02:33

Novi Zeland prica srpski!!!!
Asta la vista English xD

Spud of Doom Day 1,066, 03:19

I don't really care, to be honest. It's mostly just a waste of time if they don' use English, that's all.

Maybe just add a translation/summary in English?

Alexxx68 Day 1,066, 03:27

Tako je! E Dule ako si ima i rekao!!Nek nauce srpski, kome se nesvidja nek ide u eKinu ili eJapan.

Silas Soule Day 1,066, 03:35

CrazyDude, ha-ha, I believe you meant Hasta la vista ingles. 0-^

swenbecker Day 1,066, 03:44

Agree!!!

David Marmore Day 1,066, 04:21

You do make a good point. Voted. Cultural diversity isn't a bad thing, but you're right; if you're going to send out a message to an entire country, do it in a language that is supposed to be universal for most -- if not all - of the audience.

Jacobo Gronaven Day 1,066, 04:32

Almost All Serbs here are PTO'ers.

However Other then the serbs, there are memebers from other countreis PHX or EDEN that are here to start a new country.

On topic I think only English articles should be posted, even though I think RL "Newzealanders" being credited as "Native" here is a stupid Idea, however the fact is the majority of the people here from NZ in RL or not, speak English, so if you want to publish here, use Google translator or something of the like.

mcmoox Day 1,066, 04:38

I agree with that.....

All of us came here with a resaon, and we should respect our new country...

MCMOOX je bio ovde!!!!!

(this is my usual coment, and it means MCMOOX was here)

gonzo914 Day 1,066, 06:12

I like to give these articles comments in bastard Latin --
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gonzo914 Day 1,066, 06:21

But seriously -- When I see that some of these non-English articles get over 100 votes, it just underscores the danger and of a potential PTO.

Justin McCravok Day 1,066, 07:00

Voted insanely hard. Please, if you want to write in your language, go to countries that actually WANT that.

Grampa Alfagrem Day 1,066, 07:02

Disagreed - You can write in whatever language you wish as long as you recognise that some people won't understand you and you run the risk of having your words translated badly by an on-line translator.

Asking those without a first language of English to add a translated summary is hugely unfair unless you also ask the 'English' group to add summaries in Serbian, Romanian, Croat and Spanish (+ whatever other groups are present).

okybibuy Day 1,066, 07:09

I agree with Alfagrem!

Or we should all speak Esperanto!

NettoBoy Day 1,066, 07:42

agreed kurwa ;p

Mladen987 Day 1,066, 07:46

I'm from Serbia, and now I'm New Zealander like u all. For now I speak like national minorities, my language is Serbian, but i can understand English...

My article published in your country on Serbian isn't mine wish, but wish of admins, because I couldn't published on Serbia : ( ( than in a country where I am a citizen). It's article for my subscribers from Serbia...

I hope so, that you'll respect this text, and when I become president, you'll write articles and comments on Serbian, because I'll declare the official language of New Zealand Serbian language...

And, yes... VOTE

Adam Reese Day 1,066, 07:57

Declare it all you want, Mladen. Doesn't mean we have to do what you say. It's not like you can do anything to anyone that chooses not to write in Serbian.

Just like Devoid can't force anyone to write in English. It's just an appeal to the people on eNew Zealand, after all.

American Endowment Holdings Day 1,066, 09:21

Votado mi amigo

Kyle321n Day 1,066, 09:43

Ich spreche Deutsch, aber ich schreibe auf Englisch.

Nikita Pyotr Day 1,066, 10:13

Freedom of speech is one of cornerstone of this game. I speak five language fluently and 2 more I could understand, and I have only problem with admins who do not allow to post articles in other county but the one you have citizenship. When we will have congress and president (not prime minister or king, btw) then we could vote, if we wish, for official language in our country. will it be Serbian, English, Maori, Spanish or whatever - let majority of eCitizens decide! RL is not eRep!

Sgt.Razor Day 1,066, 10:25

Devoid Day 1,066, 10:26

>Asking those without a first language of English to add a translated summary is hugely unfair unless you also ask the 'English' group to add summaries in Serbian, Romanian, Croat and Spanish (+ whatever other groups are present).

I would not be so arrogant as to move to Serbia or Romania and insist that they cater to the fact that I only speak English. I see it as a matter of respect. If you move to a country, you should use their language, at least in public.

p.u.n.k.e.r Day 1,066, 10:34

devoid suport all the way

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