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Posted by: Big Black Bear
What are we supposed to be discussing here?
"Nothing in the 'Verse can stop me."
Posted by: spartain ken 15
Yeah, and I know Bungie could probably easily a language converter for the site.
But, I think if someone posted in Spanish for example, their posts should become English for everyone else and vice versa.
You can't even tell when someone is mocking you.
This would fail for many, many reason. A lot of languages have words and phrases that mean different things in different context. One of the main reasons America went to war with Japan in WWII was due a simple mis-translation because of context.
The system it would take to implement this is absurdly complex that no one has perfected yet. The system would have to auto-detect a language, (with a lot of languages being similar out there) then translate it, (which probably wouldn't be grammatically proper) and finally edit the post.
Also, you left out the fact that this would be a completely one-sided function. What good would a non-english speakers post being translated into English be for the poster if they can't read all the English replies?
This is a simple case of English being one of the most used and dominent languages in the world. Considering the majority of people here probably use English as a first language this whole idea is moot. If you can't speak/type/read English then there are many other sites that you can go to to accommodate you.
Aside from the stats Bungie is almost like any other forum. Everything but the stats can be seen on different sites by non-English speakers. Honestly, if they want to come here then they need to adapt because they are the minority.