With Open Eyes
Day 1,610, 22:36
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Published in Austria 
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by Rangeley
A certain saying holds that before removing the speck from another’s eye, you should first remove the plank from your own. English speakers who object to the presence of Hungarian articles need to remember that English isn’t the language of Austria either. And even if you were wholly consistent - speaking only in German and demanding this of others - this position would not bring the most benefit to Austria.
It is a simple reality that many people here cannot speak German fluently. And while English is a common second language around the world, it is not universal. Expression in the media is an important part of the game, and an important way you can help to make an impact. Ideas have a way of breaking through language barriers - and this is easier than ever with translator tools on the internet. People should write in a language they are comfortable with and feel they can express themselves in.
This isn’t to say that there is no merit to having articles in a language many can rea
😛certainly there is a lot of merit to that. But nobody should be discouraged from presenting their ideas - and we owe it to each other as a nation to consider these ideas on their merits; not the tongue in which they are written.
Open Eyes
Just as it would pose problems for a nation such as this if we all hid behind separate languages, it would also be problematic if we hid behind our pre-concieved notions about the world. If you come into eRepublik to role play modern day geopolitics, those of World War I era, or any other, you will find yourself in an alien world and be wholly unprepared. This is a game that’s been running for some time, with its own history, events, and relationships. You must be prepared to observe and make judgements accordingly, if you plan to play it very well.
The idea forwarded by some, that we should turn against ONE - in particular Slovakia, wholly neglects simple in-game realities. Slovakia is one of our closest allies, who consistently demonstrate their commitment to this. Notably, for nearly 5 months we had a successful swap treaty with them that granted resource benefits to both of our nations, and without their constant support in battles we would have likely been unable to hold Southern Bohemia during this time. We would only lose it when the whole region was destabilized by an EDEN/Terra invasion - which again found us working closely together.
Their reasoning does not attempt to address these points, but instead focuses entirely on the real worl
😛they feel Slovakia should be a part of Hungary in real life, and therefore close themselves off to the possibility of alliance in game, regardless of the actual relationship between eAustria and eSlovakia. While this line of thinking has many problems, it is particularly out of place in eRepublik - for a group that has left Hungary to play in Austria.
No matter the language, betrayal is a negative trait that nations should not seek to embody. To betray our allies, not based on their relationship with our nation, but instead on pre-concieved, out of game notions, is an idea that should be rejected merits - or in this case, a lack thereof.
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o7 Well said.
Voted good article, but still this game is based on RL relations between nations so ...
Its a game with RL nations in it - sure. But its not "based" on RL relations, and if you are making decisions in this game based off headlines from today's RL newspapers or the newspapers of 100 years ago, you aren't reading the right papers.
Interesting article. I fully agree with you in some questions.
But we do not want to screwed up others game. We know that this is a game and not rl...🙂
Whether you want to mess things up or not, moving to a new nation with the intent of forcing the nation to betray its allies, due to your own real life, pre-concieved notions (example: calling Slovakia an occupier of Hungarian lands), while ignoring the actual in game relationships, will tend to have that effect.
Hehe, Kuruces are more polite with Rangeley then with Hun players.
yes I admit we do not like Slotakia but we have the right to do this 😃
Correct article.
HA tetszik ha nem én magyarul adom ki minden cikkem!
Ez meg egy sz@r....mert osztrákok jó ha vannak 10-en a kivándorolt magukat osztráknak valló hordáról nem is beszélve, akik németül annyit tudnak hogy fordító program de még azt sem írják le helyesen.
USÁ-kok,Bosnyákok...elég nevetséges,hogy ezek mondják meg,hogy én mit és hogyan írjak muhaha
You guys are the most ridiculous and childish players Ive ever seen, INCI is a senior club compared to you Kuruc.
I think writing in an other language than English or German is OK, but it's always better to attach a translation (a summary is a good option for longer texts) in one of those languages, especially if you're writing a lot of articles. Recently, we've seen a multitude of articles in Hungarian, which the majority of the population didn't understand. Having an active media is great, but if most of the citizens don't understand it, it gets annoying fast - especially if you don't agree with the content of these articles and you want to argue about it. If you only have a google-translation as a foundation for your arguments though, participating in a discussion gets very hard.
If we publish articles about important things we do that bilingual.but its unnecessary to do translation if i write something only for my buddies.
Nobody is saying you don't have a right to your views. But if you so firmly wish to stand by your views, why were these intentions to alienate Austria from its allies (and others) not revealed when the Kurucs were initially applying, and when A.Emmerich initially argued that Kurucs should come to Austria?
Well, as I see some people try to put RL issues into the game, just look at Bulgaria and Turkey, & Argentina and Chile.
Maybe in the first steps of the game was a place where all the countries get alliances according with their demands in this game, but when many people from a single country come to populate their own countries. then is when RL things come to this game.
Also RL borders in the past are taking place in this game, Europe and South America already are having so much RL in it
I hope that you really opened some eyes, rangeley... great article
if you want to keep saying this game is based on rl(even though months ago you guys were saying this is just a game not rl if i remember right), then go back to hungary, otherwise represent rl austria's views of nationa, its times like these that thereshould be a deportation option