Forum language

JensZ · Post by **JensZ** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 15:18

Hello,

Been noticing that more and more people are writing in german on the forum. It's very difficult for me (and probably many more) that do not speak german to follow a lot of the threads and it is really annoying. What is the preferred language? What do you guys think?

Cheers,

Jens

XING · Post by **markus s** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 15:50

this is a problem, that based on the "small" community.
we have now 4661 user.
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for example - at joomla there are in the german cat. 43.521,
and in the english cat. 91.391 members.
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i think that the language in this forum is mixed at 50/50.
so what should we do - seperate the forum is nonsens,
because there are insufficient members.

we are now talking in two languages.
maybe the german peoples are so friendly,
and translate her questions in english ?
i think, this are principle questions.
i talk to admin.

greetings
markus s

JensZ · Post by **JensZ** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 16:09

Most people write really good English on the forum, so I believe that sometimes it is just laziness that make people write in their own language. English is not my first language either, but I try.

It makes it a lot easier for people outside Germany that want to get their questions answered on the forum if we use a universal language, which English has become.

Just my 2 cents...

XING · Post by **markus s** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 16:41

it is just laziness

no, i dont think so - its just a problem of time.
regards
markus s

pico · Post by **pico** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 16:53

Hi

I handle it most the Time like this

on a German Question I give German Answer
when the Theme is more Fundamental sometimes I do it two Languages
and if a Question is in English I try to give the Answer also in English.

But sometimes it is very hard to declare a difficult Problem in the 'not native' Language Enflish for me - and Translators are in this kind mostly also not very helpfull.

JensZ · Post by **JensZ** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 17:34

Thanks Pico, I hope more people will follow your example.

But there is definitely a tendency that threads turn into German, even when they started out in English. It's very hard to follow a thread when you miss half of the info because it is in a different language.

Well, I believe everybody would benefit from keeping posts in English as the language. Instead of reaching out to 50% of the visitors, you reach out to all visitors if you have an issue to solve. You're doing yourself and everybody else a favor even if it takes a little longer to post the reply or question.

Regards,

Jens

pico · Post by **pico** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 18:29

maybe it's also depends from the Situation that more and more Members go away - if I look to the last couple of weeks here in the Forum mostly People from the German Area are posting

hope the new Version give the Community a little more 'Drive' to come back to phpwcms - uh I kill my Project by myself with words like that

XING · Post by **markus s** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 18:43

hi pico,
you are right - but i think the wcms is basicly perfect.

the biggest probs are in the documentantion.
the docs that i know are made for older versions and are not up to date.

if a new user comes to this place, he find insufficient infos.
ok -when you study a long time this forum, you will know
pappnases docu and peperkorns docu -
but not a the first "to get to know" ...
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i think - there are 3 steps to get luckier:
1 - download - explicit the latetst version
2 - how to install
3 - first steps
and now - a new user need a forum where he can find - struktured - her information ...
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if these probs are disposed, more users will apply PHPWCMS.
thats my position to less members ...

Post by **juergen** » Tue 27. Feb 2007, 19:10

JensZ wrote:Hello,

Been noticing that more and more people are writing in german on the forum.

Hey JensZ, did you ever mention that sentences like these are like asskicks for people who do not ?

Native languages do a better performance. Standby a decade

my children starting English in 1.st class, french in 5.th and spanish in 7.th class. Sometimes they do even complete german sentences...

Then phpwcms is still alive and we do frenchglishnolmen

Just fun... maybe true a little

Stim · Post by **Stim** » Fri 2. Mar 2007, 13:28

Way not have 2 support forums? Like "phpwcms Support German" and "phpwcms Support English"

However, I totally agree with JensZ, its hard sometime use board with different language. English or German isn’t my language so for us with not does language have dubbed trouble.

Post by **update** » Fri 2. Mar 2007, 20:17

Btw my mother tongue is german. But formerly I used to speak english (almost) fluently, so it is a really welcomed possibility getting some of it out of the dust back to light. So I will always try to answer, ask, write in english. We are somehow kind of internationally concerned, aren't we. And learning by doing really isn't restricted to dealing with phpwcms...

claus

Fulvio Romanin · Post by **Fulvio Romanin** » Fri 2. Mar 2007, 21:03

I agree with the above said.

Please, write in english if you can, even if the question is in german. It might be interesting and save us time too.

Peace, F

Pappnase · Post by **Pappnase** » Sat 3. Mar 2007, 01:26

hello

i love it! how many thimes should we handle this! maybe we should one of the 100 threads about the forum lang set as stiky!

DeXXus · Post by **DeXXus** » Sat 3. Mar 2007, 02:14

Besides that... you cannot MAKE someone COMPLY... very easily!

Stim · Post by **Stim** » Sat 3. Mar 2007, 03:04

Pappnase wrote:how many thimes should we handle this! maybe we should one of the 100 threads about the forum lang set as stiky!

Only way to handle this is that moderator take time to make new forum and start clean up forum. Hard work maybe and maybe that’s is the problem? – don’t know but am sure if board can be clean up with German threads on 1 support forum and English threads on another then its good start. People will then post on that language in does forum.

Some one just needs to take time to clean up I think. If no one will do that then give me permission and I will do it on just 1 or 2 hour.

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