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is this ok dmfa41?
 
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Well there is a joke about how to speak "American Spanish," which is just English twice as loud. But plain, unformatted text will do just fine in the forum.
 
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do this.

 
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Originally posted by dmfa41
Originally posted by MF3K

I FIND THE BEST WAY TO BREAK COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IS TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.


Don't do this.


It's a joke. Never seen an American raising their voice to someone who doesn't speak English well...like they're deaf?
 
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Originally posted by MF3K
Originally posted by dmfa41

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I FIND THE BEST WAY TO BREAK COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IS TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.


Don't do this.


It's a joke. Never seen an American raising their voice to someone who doesn't speak English well...like they're deaf?


He gets that it's a joke. It's just not appropriate for the tenor of the thread.
 
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Originally posted by whitewolf
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Originally posted by dmfa41


Originally posted by MF3K



I FIND THE BEST WAY TO BREAK COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IS TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.


Don't do this.


It's a joke. Never seen an American raising their voice to someone who doesn't speak English well...like they're deaf?


He gets that it's a joke. It's just not appropriate for the tenor of the thread.

Ok, buh-bye
 
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Originally posted by dmfa41
OH SNAP \( ಠ_ಠ )/

In that case, I think we should find moderators who speak each particular language. I call English. If that's taken, then I'll take French.


I call gibberish
 
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Originally posted by dmfa41
Well there is a joke about how to speak "American Spanish," which is just English twice as loud. But plain, unformatted text will do just fine in the forum.


y so srs?
 
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Originally posted by Boltz


y so srs?


Boltz, please add to the suggestion, no random posting. Thanks.
 
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Originally posted by alex2544
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y so srs?


Boltz, please add to the suggestion, no random posting. Thanks.


y so srs? but tmost people can speak enough english to understand, end of story not needed
 
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This entire thread is a joke. If I was in China and could not speak Chinese then a mmorpg where Chinese is used 99.99% of the time would be the last thing that I should be worried about!
 
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To get back on topic, a simple mod application geared towards picking up foreign language speaking mods could work. You simply make them "Alternative Language" specific mods. Of course they'd have to be well rounded and as alex said FAQ mods of such, but it doesn't take too much to hand someone with already basic knowledge the GLBWiki.

I suppose you would need some proof of knowledge of the language, perhaps ask for translations, a paper, anything at all. I mean there's always the IP check for location, but quite a few people who speak the language wouldn't necessarily be natives.

For the actual ins and outs of the games or access to informatiton, I'm sure a guide of sorts could be made up with the popular Wiki links. Hell the FAQ/Guides section should be reasonable/useful in a bit. I'm sure someone could draft up a Moderator pdf of sorts (if one already doesn't exist). I used to moderate another online MMO (now dead) and I do still have the file on my old PC. It was basically just a guide covering policies, expectations, etc. Could quite simply provide GLB policies, do's and don'ts, links, etc.

I'm sure something specific could be made up for the AL (Alternative Language) mods. And of course they could simply act as middlemen amongst someone asking a question and the FAQ section.
 
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Originally posted by byrongame21
This entire thread is a joke. If I was in China and could not speak Chinese then a mmorpg where Chinese is used 99.99% of the time would be the last thing that I should be worried about!


It's called expanding GLB's market.
 
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It's not really 99.99% of users that speak English though, it's just they don't post often (they can't).

More ways of getting non English speaking members to enjoy the game could only be good. More money for Bortimus and more players for teams.
 
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Originally posted by alex2544
It's not really 99.99% of users that speak English though, it's just they don't post often (they can't).

More ways of getting non English speaking members to enjoy the game could only be good. More money for Bortimus and more players for teams.


Pretty sure you got the Admin's attention. You say more Money, they say hold on, let me get my planner, this is going to get epic'd.
 
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