A language learners’ forum

smallwhite wrote:If "Forum Rules" says "All posts should be in English", can I request profiles to be in English instead of in

ภาษาไทย 日本語 العَرَبِيَّة‎‎ Tiếng Việt 中文 ελληνικά 한국어 svenska հայերեն
or
en fr it de es zh jp ru pt / eng lat fra spa kor rus jpn

? 'Cos that's as incomprehensible as using national flags which we have (fortunately) ruled out.

I actually don't mind the use of foreign names, but I can understand that it could be confusing, especially for the less common ones. Full names are ideal, I don't find the official abbreviations to be such a problem if someone needs to use them due to lack of space. Some people here have an impressive list of languages and maybe they have trouble fitting them all in.

smallwhite wrote:If "Forum Rules" says "All posts should be in English", can I request profiles to be in English instead of in

ภาษาไทย 日本語 العَرَبِيَّة‎‎ Tiếng Việt 中文 ελληνικά 한국어 svenska հայերեն
or
en fr it de es zh jp ru pt / eng lat fra spa kor rus jpn

? 'Cos that's as incomprehensible as using national flags which we have (fortunately) ruled out.

Nah, it'll look too monotonous. If you really want to know what language somebody speaks, just google it. Over time, you'll be able to recognize all the names and abbreviations. As simple as that.

iguanamon wrote:BUMP. I keep noticing more and more new members who aren't bothering to fill out their profiles. Without context, it makes it difficult to respond to their posts and see from what point they're coming.

Newbies: You may fill out you profile after three posts. Please do this as a courtesy to other forum members.

I have three posts, but the option still isn't there. Has something changed?

It isn't the number of posts it's the number of approved posts. Also that option for filling in your languages was available when you signed up to the forum.

You should have enough approved posts now.

smallwhite wrote:If "Forum Rules" says "All posts should be in English", can I request profiles to be in English instead of in

ภาษาไทย 日本語 العَرَبِيَّة‎‎ Tiếng Việt 中文 ελληνικά 한국어 svenska հայերեն
or
en fr it de es zh jp ru pt / eng lat fra spa kor rus jpn

? 'Cos that's as incomprehensible as using national flags which we have (fortunately) ruled out.

Whoever has that upper line in their profile deserve my full, stellar admiration. I had to google armenian but then I learned something today.
Further, my boss would like to talk to you -> you have a very decent chance to get hired here.

The lower line is exactly what we use here at work to distinguish source and target languages.
The more, the merrier!

Hi,

NOTIFICATION:

I think I had better hide some information on my profile.
sorry for the case.
moderation can get in touch with me if needed, of course.

Thanks for understanding.