01-18-2010, 07:52 AM
I see i need to clarify the source of this thread and if i used only private message in my conversation with solution maybe is time to public the source of this debate.
Yesterday i sent a PM to solution and this is the content:
Please change your signature. Use english.
The answer was:
Thanks that you are bringing that to my attention, but where in the rules or policy does it state the signature language ?
I supose is a legitime thing to understand my request and i sent to solution my answer:
This site is for all and all users must understand all text posted in this site. We don't accept posting in other languages and not every one can check if your signature don't include religious or political message or pornographic content but only users understanding the language. In the same way i asked in the past user using as avatar a flying pig to change it for not offending muslims i ask you to change the signature. I know we have some signature in spanish but the alphabet is the same as english and using a translation software anyone can check. Is not the same for arabic, farsi, hebrew and so on and please don't make me ask you one more time.
My last words irritates solution and this is his answer:
You need to add this to rules and polices and everyone need to abide by it. My avatar is in Arabic, so this is next thing for me? I will remove my signature just as nice gesture waiting to add signature policy to rules and/or policies. Being able to translate spanish is not an excuse. If it is not a rule or policy then it is discrimination or just using power and I do not think that exist here in our forum, I am hoping. One more thing, members here are not kids, so do not use "please don't make me ask you one more time" with us. Thanks
After saying thanks our friend change his signature to:
Dictatorship starts by some rules and good intentions, but in the wrong hands ends by misuse of powers
and gave me negative reputation.
Maybe my writing style is a little dry but after posting hundred of posts in this forum and doing the police work (kowheng definition) every day together with my work and my family i have no time in every situation to argue with an user about the interpretation of the rules.
Dictators only exploit the people and don't give nothing, so dear solution try to contribute at least as the dictator and i'm sure as a moderator you will be able to change the rules .
I agree with solution about the spanish and maybe this public discussion will lead to a consensus about the use of foreign languages in every place in this forum.
They are a lot of forums in russian, arabic and others, they are a lot of forums mixing civil engineering with all engineering professions and sometimes with movies, anecdotes and more but our forum is the only one where civil engineers from every country can work together and if we love or not the english this is the language of this forum.
Yesterday i sent a PM to solution and this is the content:
Please change your signature. Use english.
The answer was:
Thanks that you are bringing that to my attention, but where in the rules or policy does it state the signature language ?
I supose is a legitime thing to understand my request and i sent to solution my answer:
This site is for all and all users must understand all text posted in this site. We don't accept posting in other languages and not every one can check if your signature don't include religious or political message or pornographic content but only users understanding the language. In the same way i asked in the past user using as avatar a flying pig to change it for not offending muslims i ask you to change the signature. I know we have some signature in spanish but the alphabet is the same as english and using a translation software anyone can check. Is not the same for arabic, farsi, hebrew and so on and please don't make me ask you one more time.
My last words irritates solution and this is his answer:
You need to add this to rules and polices and everyone need to abide by it. My avatar is in Arabic, so this is next thing for me? I will remove my signature just as nice gesture waiting to add signature policy to rules and/or policies. Being able to translate spanish is not an excuse. If it is not a rule or policy then it is discrimination or just using power and I do not think that exist here in our forum, I am hoping. One more thing, members here are not kids, so do not use "please don't make me ask you one more time" with us. Thanks
After saying thanks our friend change his signature to:
Dictatorship starts by some rules and good intentions, but in the wrong hands ends by misuse of powers
and gave me negative reputation.
Maybe my writing style is a little dry but after posting hundred of posts in this forum and doing the police work (kowheng definition) every day together with my work and my family i have no time in every situation to argue with an user about the interpretation of the rules.
Dictators only exploit the people and don't give nothing, so dear solution try to contribute at least as the dictator and i'm sure as a moderator you will be able to change the rules .
I agree with solution about the spanish and maybe this public discussion will lead to a consensus about the use of foreign languages in every place in this forum.
They are a lot of forums in russian, arabic and others, they are a lot of forums mixing civil engineering with all engineering professions and sometimes with movies, anecdotes and more but our forum is the only one where civil engineers from every country can work together and if we love or not the english this is the language of this forum.