Hi Everyone, I have to agree with Dav. It's very early days in Japan and it's really unclear whether we will have a large enough community in Japan alone to merit a dedicated list or how long that would take. I hope that eventually, there will be enough of an SWC community in Asia to need one or more mailing lists but I'm not sure now is the right time.
If we set one up now, I doubt anyone would use it yet. We're still in the stage of reaching out and seeing who is interested in SWC in the region (either based in Asia or visiting frequently) rather than much discussion amongst ourselves. I'd rather these discussions were open for anyone to get involved rather than in a dedicated list that people may not see. At the moment it is fine for me to use this thread or contact people directly. I think the TopicBox system handles different threads quite well. When it comes to the translations, most of this will be coordinated on GitHub or Twitter rather than the mailing list. I'd be careful when defining Japan by geography. Whether Japan is a part of Asia is as complicated as whether Britain is a part of Europe. Japanese people say "Asia" to refer to SE-Asia and may not understand that a "local-asia" group is for them. Japan is definitely not a part of SE-Asia but a significant portion of foreigners living in Japan come from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines so it is a good idea to encourage close ties with these countries rather than excluding them or keeping them in a separate forum. Perhaps Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea also should be included because there seems to be interest in these places as well. Perhaps an Asia-Pacific group would be better due to close ties with Australia and the US. Different regions in Asia use different languages. Do we have separate threads in English, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese? Again, it's not clear what will be the best approach yet. I think it's worth considering again in the future. Kind Regards, Tom Kelly ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T988a87bfe5537fd5-Md98b54f979aeba687e13d24d Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
