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New Rule: English only

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New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:29:20


Newgrounds.com is a privately owned website based in the USA. Our moderators, and the staff, are all English speaking, and English is their primary language in most cases.

Lately we have had problems with people posting in other languages and breaking the forum rules by making racist comments, insulting people, etc, but in languages other than English. This makes it very hard for our moderators to do their job of enforcing the forum rules. They don't know there is a problem until someone speaking the language used is offended and contacts a mod and helps translate the offending posts.

For this reason we are requesting everyone uses English only on these forums. If you would like to speak in your native tounge, do it elsewhere.

We do not want Newgrounds.com's image to be tainted because there are topics and posts saying who knows what in a language we don't understand.


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:31:05


Kewl.


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Speak with your actions, come from your core.

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:31:06


Aww man i like to speak in my native tounge.


Cambodian People for the win!

Asian users club

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:31:18


Ok cool, I guess that does help them out quite a bit.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:31:22


Amen to that. It's like foreign work colleagues chattering to each other across their desks - they could be saying anything about anyone and you don't know about it.
Good call.


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:31:35


/me points and laughs at Quebec

WELCOME TO AMERICA GUYS

Wade, you should also clarify one thing.... 1337 speak is NOT english!

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:31:43


At 8/7/06 03:31 PM, -Raped- wrote: Aww man i like to speak in my native tounge.

Ha, I guess I should have said "unless your native tongue is English."


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:32:03


Good rule. Now I can understand more people!


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:32:33


lol admin racium


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:32:37


If this isn't a comedy post (i'm sure it's not) then it's a good rule. That pakiman (his real username, you know,) spoke sometimes in weird langauge, i think Pakistan. He was also, very, very racist.

Meh, i wanted to post in here :D.

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:32:55


Fine with me.


Man..I've been gone a while o.O..

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:33:05


This wasn't a rule already? I'm somewhat surprised.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:33:08


I wish I knew how to say "That's sounds like a great idea Wade" in Irish.

ah well.


"Some kilometers SOUTH of Dublin, under more control of

the IRA, there is a vast farmland. I'm SUPER cereal"

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:33:53


i did not know this was going on. well its for the best.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:34:32


At 8/7/06 03:32 PM, complete wrote: lol admin racium

It has nothing to do with racism. Many of these people can type and read English just fine, but purposely type in a different language for fun, or whatever. However, it has been abused, and it's requiring far to much work to deal with the handful of people who feel the need to type in a language other than English.


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:34:35


Where does leet fit in? Is it out the door too?


I used to be relevant.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:34:36


At 8/7/06 03:33 PM, theabominablematt wrote: I wish I knew how to say "That's sounds like a great idea Wade" in Irish.

ah well.

We have a language?

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:34:42


it would be unintentionally hilarious to see someone get the ban-stick in the ass for talking foreign im sure.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:35:25


Yeah that is true, Ive been hearing alot of racist comments.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:35:31


Aside from the various clubs, I've not noticed too much of that happening.

Also - does this mean the alternate language clubs being deleted?


Everything is everything

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:35:32


Por que? Me gusta hablar en espanol.

JK. Yeah, I think that's a good rule. I mean I never really saw anyone talking in a foreign language, except maybe in some of the hate PMs i get.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:35:45


At 8/7/06 03:32 PM, complete wrote: lol admin racium

Racism, not racium. And it's not being racist..well, it kind of is, but not in a bad way. He wants this, because some people feel offended...i think..ah, just read his post to find out why!


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:36:30


Man, the General section has really been going down hill lately. The one time I go to it in a long time, I see wade ranting on about people who dont speak english. This reminds me our current problem with immigents in the US.


<3

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:36:35


At 8/7/06 03:35 PM, VeryProudofYa wrote: Aside from the various clubs, I've not noticed too much of that happening.

Also - does this mean the alternate language clubs being deleted?

I'm noticing the lack of a Quebec club.


i think newgrounds is a pretty cool guy. eh makes falsh and doesn't afraid of anything.

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:36:44


Understandable

does bad English count?

Thread killer and proud of it :)

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:36:44


I'll will translate any spanish into english!


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That ran in the nude.

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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:36:52


F-8-L-E-T is incoming, prepare for a barrage of ...'s and arab fury

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:37:22


Darn, just when I was thinking of busting out the ol' Gaelic :P

Nicely done Wade.


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Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:37:32


Si, signor. Inglese e la mia lingua prima.

Response to New Rule: English only 2006-08-07 15:37:39



"Some kilometers SOUTH of Dublin, under more control of

the IRA, there is a vast farmland. I'm SUPER cereal"

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