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Amadon
@amadon.eth
Let’s remove the English language only restriction for this chat. Embracing a decentralized, multi-lingual world is the way.
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Claus Wilke
@clauswilke
I did not create this rule but I have thought a lot about it and am leaning in favor of it. I'll have to write a blog post on the topic, there's a lot to say, and I don't have the time (or space here) to do the topic justice. But I'll give you one very simple point to think about. (Also tagging @kugusha.eth)
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Claus Wilke
@clauswilke
How am I supposed to moderate a cast in a language I don't understand? Do I just ignore it, and thus apply different (and lower) standards to all casts in a language I don't speak? Or am I supposed to copy the text into Google translate to make sure the cast is fine (I've done that, more than once)?
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Claus Wilke
@clauswilke
I think both are untenable. So the only viable option is I hide casts I don't understand. Now I could say "all languages I speak are fine, the others are not" but that's even more arbitrary. So sticking to one common language that is broadly understood seems the best option.
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Claus Wilke
@clauswilke
Note that hiding a cast in a channel does not prevent anybody from speaking to anybody. It just makes that cast not show in the channel. And anybody is free to create a different channel that serves a popular language. If people want to talk about art in Korean a channel for that would be great.
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