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So I'm realizing a big problem with allow non-englist posts in QOTO.., Me and the other mods ( @arteteco and @Surasanji ) cant moderate it proactively. We have to wait for reports and then still have trouble.
It hasnt been a problem yet but worries me.
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I can read French without much difficulty, which I've seen a lot in the federated timeline. It hasn't shown up here yet, but if that community establishes a presence on this instance feel free to reach out.
I'm also making progress at learning Farsi, which I see occasionally on the local timeline. Nothing's appeared offensive to me yet, but I'm not yet proficient enough to identify innuendos etc. that aren't outright insults.
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That's kind of you, thank you, Kyle. A service to the community, if we can spot any improper posting, no matter the language.
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I am guilty of some Spanish practice chatter with some of our own users and visitors. I do speak Portuguese as well, although haven't met any local user here yet who speaks it.
The major problem is the non-western languages which are obscure to most of us, and difficult even to try and machine transtalate - I copied one from a local post and tried Yandex Translate, but it did not auto-recognize and I wasn't sure either which it would be (appears to be Tamil).
For someone who knows a language and lives overseas, a spontaneous conversation which pops up in a thread can feel homely, or be a chance to practice for someone who's learning.
The Western European languages are fairly common and easier to comprehend, even if someone is beginning to learn.
I keep following the Le Monde bot, and enjoy parsing the news headers and enjoying the polish and elegance of their French texts.