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Forum Rules

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 17:58
by Grant
Gents,

Why are we not adhearing to the rules. Visit any of the other forums and members follow the rules.

1.6 The primary language on this forum is English. This is to enable international participation and not to disadvantage any other language. Other languages are allowed in the "Around the Campfire/Om die Kampvuur" section.

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 18:42
by G-MAN
Ons sal van nou af engels tik!

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 20:16
by Tinus lotz
askies man!

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 21:43
by Pieter du Toit
My skoot rekenaar ontbreek n engelse sleutelbord!!! :rolling:

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:50
by JG Shields
Die boere-oorlog is verby en ons het daai tyd engels net uit selfverdediging gebruik...ha...ha

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:42
by tour de frans
Dis waar,maar hier kan n mens darm nog jou taal gemeng het,en dis baie jammer as die RULE dan nou so streng gaan word is ek maar eers klaar hier by julle.
Ek is AFRIKAANS!

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:18
by Grant
Gents,

It is not about Afrikaans or English. It is about offering everybody the chance to add value to this club/forum. By using English we are then able to communicate GLOBALY and not just locally.

Remember the past, but lets change the future.

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:27
by Peter Connan
Hello Grant

I must apologise for being one of the offendors here, and I agree with you regarding the logical reason for this rule.

However in my defence, there are times when I just struggle to express myself properly in English. I generally try very hard to keep to English where I beleive that what I am saying may be of interest to people other than who I am specifically replying to, to the point that I often discover half-way through composing a long message that I am speaking Afrikaans and then delete it and start from scratch. However when I am replying to a thread that has already turned into Afrikaans I will continue speaking in afrikaans, for two reasons: 1) Guys who are still following either can speak Afrikaans or are prepared to use one of the translators on Google, and 2) the person I am replying to is obviously more comfortable in Afrikaans, and my reply is mostly aimed at him.

I know my attitude is not stricly correct, and for this I apologise, however I am after all a hardekop Boerseun (something I just can't translate into english properly).

If ever I say something in Afrikaans and somebody wants me to repeat it in English, he needs only to ask and I will try to translate it for him.
Peter

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:16
by BABELAAS
My 10 cents worth as a fairly new member. ( I am English speaking married to an Afrikaans Lady) My Afrikaans is pretty bad, and I would not like to write in a language that I am not comfortable with, so for the Afrikaans speakers, go with Afrikaans, if we Souties have a problem we can also ask for a translation!!!

Re: Forum Rules

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 15:31
by David
Peter Connan wrote:...I am after all a hardekop Boerseun (something I just can't translate into english properly)....
Now how did a 'Hard Head Farmer Son' get a soutie name like 'Peter Connan' ?? :think:

I am also a Boertjie but agree that the technical parts of the forum should rather be English to add value to a wider audience but social (local?) topics can be in the language of your choice. Obviously you are not going to get a response from everybody if you place your topic in Azerbaijani:
Biz böyük bir Patrol ailə var!