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Benjol
Benjol
9:34 AM
@Jez I'd prefer simply en and fr, and translation-type questions could be en-fr and fr-en
 
Jez
Jez
10:01 AM
@Benjol sounds good to me, but I think it'll be a fight trying to get translation type questions accepted as on-topic :-)
some people don't even want questions in English
 
user19161
@Jez Really? Is the site not for beginners as well?
 
Jez
Jez
@JasperLoy well, it's up for debate
I think it should be as permissive as possible
but you've got some Bon Usage users committed who didn't want to accept English questions
 
user19161
Same here, otherwise it will shut down soon. Just look at GL.
 
Jez
Jez
GLU does allow translation questions, doesn't it?
 
user19161
It does. I mean it is moving so slowly already that if you don't allow Eng then it's doomed.
 
Jez
Jez
10:13 AM
it does allow English too :-)
 
user19161
Exactly. Which is why I am shocked that 2wk ago bump appears on front page.
 
user19161
I'll probably join this one and see if I can get away with a question or two without being flamed.
 
Jez
Jez
heh
 
Benjol
Benjol
11:13 AM
@Jez I'm not sure how many en-fr translation commitments I brought here with me, but I'll fight tooth and nail for the remains of 'my' proposal :)
And I'm totally against non-native speakers asking questions in the 'other' language unless they're really proficient, because you either end up with 'crap' French on a FL&U site, or need full time editors to go and clean it up, render it idiomatic etc...
gotta go, sorry...
 

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