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Just keep that Paso alive!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:34 am
by jcslocum
As moderator of the site, I don't want to impose any rules or regulation on members. In particular rules that can't be enforced or would make some feel un-welcome. To try and get members to correct their posts or make them post a certain way is impossible and I won't do it. Even in the USA there is regional differences in the lauguage that we can't understand!

We have a global membership and to reverse your complaint around, it wouldn't be fair or reasonable for me to ask you to fix your post so that the english used is more accurate. We have members that post in languages other than english and they get their answers.

If anyone has an issue understanding a post or word, please just ask and don't be offended.

If you can't tolerate the way the site is used by it's members, I regret that it doesn't work for you.

Re: Just keep that Paso alive!

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:48 am
by persempre907
jcslocum wrote:As moderator of the site, I don't want to impose any rules or regulation on members.
Really, I think a moderator could impose rules and regulations to the members.
At least, when some member employs unappropriate words or offends another member.
Unfortunately, such things have happened here, too.
jcslocum wrote:Even in the USA there is regional differences in the lauguage that we can't understand!
Here in Italy, it's the same. So, as in an Italian forum I would'nt employ my regional language, I think it would be appreciated by everybody a plain and clear "standard" English.
jcslocum wrote:If anyone has an issue understanding a post or word, please just ask and don't be offended.
Here, I fully agree with you.
I think everybody has to be helpful each other, without feeling offended.
And, above all, nobody has to leave the forum for a such problem.

Ciao

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:13 am
by paso750
Really, I think a moderator could impose rules and regulations to the members.
At least, when some member employs unappropriate words or offends another member.
Unfortunately, such things have happened here, too.
Well, if some discussions start being too harsh I personally do pm one or the other guy saying to take it easy. There`s not much more that can be done.
I don`t think the language barrier is an issue, not even the use of abbreviations. It`s rather the way some answer if it`s then asked to explain. Same if newbies who just don´t know better ask something that can easily be found in the FAQs.

G.

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:35 am
by persempre907
paso750 wrote:Well, if some discussions start being too harsh I personally do pm one or the other guy saying to take it easy. There`s not much more that can be done.
Something more could be done if the harshness keeps on or begins hardest.

But, that's not the point.

I think the common sense needs to guide our acts and... our writings.
So as I would never write in my regional language on an Italian forum, I think every member of the forum has to do its best to make understand its thought to all the members of the forum.

Thinking a little, little bit to the people who does'nt speek its language and without pointless ironies or so.

Ciao :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:13 pm
by higgy
Well, if some discussions start being too harsh I personally do pm one or the other guy saying to take it easy.

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Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:06 pm
by persempre907
higgy wrote:
Well, if some discussions start being too harsh I personally do pm one or the other guy saying to take it easy.

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I'm happy that Gerhard (and not me) will have to do it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ciao

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:41 am
by jcslocum
Higgy,

You crack me up!

Obviously, we moderate out what should not be posted here. In 10 years I think I have deleted 2-3 posts for bad content. Not just stupid spammers.

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:19 am
by higgy
You crack me up!
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Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:14 am
by du907
Being from the US I enjoy the fact that the site has posts from all around the world!

I enjoy the differences in the "English" language that is used here, especially from the guys down under. No where else do I get to read English where I see words that I recongnize and I still don't understand most of what is said, but eventually I get it.
I have a friend in Germany where his job is to translate English to German and back for his company. He tells me that almost all international business is done using the English language much like air traffic controllers at airports.
I'm fine with it. I surely don't think less of someone because of the English used on this site. I enjoy it ya'll (figure that one out).
du907

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:51 pm
by persempre907
du907 wrote:I still don't understand most of what is said, but eventually I get it.
Think to us not English mothertongue... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Ciao :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:30 pm
by ducapaso
persempre907 wrote:
du907 wrote:I still don't understand most of what is said, but eventually I get it.
Think to us not English mothertongue... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Ciao :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:
Don't fool me, but I've alwais been told to use the term "native speech" instead of "mother tongue"! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 2:09 pm
by persempre907
From garzantilinguistica.it
madrelingua

Definizione
s.f. (lingua madre) mother tongue, native tongue, native language: è di - inglese, his mother tongue is English ♦ s.m. e f. (chi parla la propria lingua d'origine) native speaker: è un - inglese, he is a native speaker of English ♦ agg. (che parla la propria lingua d'origine) mother tongue: insegnante - cercasi, mother-tongue teacher required (o native speaker sought as teacher).
However, I prefer the daughter tongue instead of the mother one :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ciao :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 2:34 pm
by ducapaso
persempre907 wrote:From garzantilinguistica.it
madrelingua

Definizione
s.f. (lingua madre) mother tongue, native tongue, native language: è di - inglese, his mother tongue is English ♦ s.m. e f. (chi parla la propria lingua d'origine) native speaker: è un - inglese, he is a native speaker of English ♦ agg. (che parla la propria lingua d'origine) mother tongue: insegnante - cercasi, mother-tongue teacher required (o native speaker sought as teacher).
However, I prefer the daughter tongue instead of the mother one :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ciao :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

No mattered about "mother" or "daughter", I alwais mattered about "friendly girl"!!!!!!

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:58 am
by ducapaso
Should our american friends explain us the various acronyms we can find on the Net?
I mean LOL= Laughing out loudly
ROFL= rolling on floor laughing... :)

Re: What way to go here in Ducatipaso.org web sites???

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:38 pm
by jcslocum
Nicola,

Just a few more:

WTF = What the fack!
PITA = Pain in the A$$