-----Original Message----- >-----Original Message----- >From: James Mckenzie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:25 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [users] Re: [de-users] Neuer (zusätzlicher ?) Pointer für >die User-Mailingliste > >>From: jimw wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Oct 16, 2006 11:14 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [users] Re: [de-users] Neuer (zusätzlicher ?) Pointer >für die User-Mailingliste >> >>arnold huzen wrote: >>> Claudia, >>> >>> Please keep the discussion in english on this mailinglist. If you >want to keep it in german, because you consider it a german issue, then >continue it offlist or move it to the german userlist. >>> >>> Arnold Huzen >>> >>> >>Arnold; >> >>Lighten up. If someone has a problem and they write in one of those >>"nasty" foreign languages, and if someone on the list is able to use >>that language and give them an answer, great. >> >>Telling people "this is an English-only list" sounds at least a little >>exclusionary , perhaps even elitist. Personally, I would only answer >>"there is a German/Swedish/Italian/Swahili :-) list where people may >be >>able to help you in your own language," and leave it at that. > >I agree. However, it is also polite to add to the response a >translation into the list's primary language. I could understand part >of the question, but not all of it. The information provided may also >help other users of OpenOffice.org even if their version is not German. > >James Mckenzie > >From: Floyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 16, 2006 12:23 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [users] Re: [de-users] Neuer (zusätzlicher ?) Pointer für die >User-Mailingliste > >I agree with Arnold. Keep it in English. Sometimes their other issues >are due to not following directions also and this just perpetuates it.
Sadly, we cannot and should not dictate what language users use to post to this list. However, we should ALWAYS instruct users that the primary language is English and that there are NL lists that they can post to. If a reply is needed in NL, then the reply and original question should be translated into English so that the answer can be used by others. This is being polite, not politically correct. I feel that this is the best use of this list. James McKenzie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
