One variation I have used when writing to German lists to which I belong: Being of German descent but having a somewhat limited vocabulary, I will write the question in both my limited German and in English. I usually get help in two ways then - in my problem and in my German.
I'd go along with that, actually (and I'm the same as you - I had a German grandmother :-) "Other languages are fine, so long as they are accompanied by an English translation".
I agree with Werner's concern - splitting to language-based lists will do very little more than splinter the already limited (albeit excellent) resources that are available. (And give the spam-bots more lists to haunt.)
Yup. I don't think more lists are a good idea, either (hence the desire to permit other languages if necessary). Again, I've seen the same sort of thing - foreign posts were accepted, but replies were usually bilingual - in the original language and in English.
But as a native English speaker who considers himself European, I really don't like the idea of a "foreign" language (namely American) as our "lingua franca" ... The majority of Europeans (by a long way) speak a variant of German as their native language.
Cheers, Wol -- Anthony W. Youngman - wol at thewolery dot demon dot co dot uk HEX wondered how much he should tell the Wizards. He felt it would not be a good idea to burden them with too much input. Hex always thought of his reports as Lies-to-People. The Science of Discworld : (c) Terry Pratchett 1999
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