En français!
Mar 25, 2011, 9:33 am
#1
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En français!
En français: Ici vous pouvez poser vos questions et réponses sur le programme Skywards en français.
En anglais: This is a pilot thread for discussions in French. The idea is to enable and encourage those who fly EK but are uncomfortable communicating in English to pose questions and answers about the program. The idea is to increase participation and welcome new members to the FT community.
En anglais: This is a pilot thread for discussions in French. The idea is to enable and encourage those who fly EK but are uncomfortable communicating in English to pose questions and answers about the program. The idea is to increase participation and welcome new members to the FT community.
Mar 25, 2011, 10:13 am
#2
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En français: Ici vous pouvez poser vos questions et réponses sur le programme Skywards en français.
En anglais: This is a pilot thread for discussions in French. The idea is to enable and encourage those who fly EK but are uncomfortable communicating in English to pose questions and answers about the program. The idea is to increase participation and welcome new members to the FT community.
En anglais: This is a pilot thread for discussions in French. The idea is to enable and encourage those who fly EK but are uncomfortable communicating in English to pose questions and answers about the program. The idea is to increase participation and welcome new members to the FT community.
bravo mon frère
Mar 26, 2011, 3:09 am
#4
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Bad idea. 
Or we get discussions in French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish etc etc etc
Unless you can read and write all the languages, which I can’t
And my first language is also not English.
Or we get discussions in French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish etc etc etc
Unless you can read and write all the languages, which I can’t
And my first language is also not English.
Mar 26, 2011, 8:51 am
#6
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You're welcome to participate if you think you're better off discussing in French instead of English, otherwise you're free to ignore the thread. If you'd like to make the effort to start a thread in Thai, you're more than welcome to do so, but there is the question of how many EK flyers are a lot more comfortable with Thai than with English, or any other language for that matter.
Look at it this way. People in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, India, Germany speak English. EK's market share in Spain and Italy is too small for this to be relevant. Mandarin and Arabic are probably relevant, so you're welcome to make the effort and get things started.
Mar 26, 2011, 5:27 pm
#8
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Cést un bon idee! Ni hao to you too :-)
yahaan ek dhaaga hindi mein bhi shuru karte hain!
Seriously while I love the inclusiveness of the idea there must be something on FT that does not allow this or else there would have been other threads ?
O senhor eightblack, que fala voce? Good-oh or no? Nous demandons un decision, svp!
yahaan ek dhaaga hindi mein bhi shuru karte hain!
Seriously while I love the inclusiveness of the idea there must be something on FT that does not allow this or else there would have been other threads ?
O senhor eightblack, que fala voce? Good-oh or no? Nous demandons un decision, svp!
Mar 26, 2011, 8:28 pm
#9
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There's actually nothing within the FT Terms of Service which prohibits the above. I applaud the initiative and what the ToS does refer to is tolerance to all races and cultures.
Like all things on FT - if the thread doesn't gain traction, it will simply fade away...
Like all things on FT - if the thread doesn't gain traction, it will simply fade away...
Mar 26, 2011, 8:44 pm
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And sure, start one in any language. Preferably a market that EK actually flies to. We have, what, thousands of threads on this forum, most of them quite pointless anyway. I don't know why people are getting so wound up about this.
Mar 26, 2011, 8:54 pm
#12
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Because it doesn't seem to be a good idea to split the FT community apart. While no one has said English is the common language, it de facto is. It's hard to establish a community if everyone isn't able to communicate with each other. The great thing about FT is that even if someone has limited English skills, they are welcomed. And every French speaker I know has very impressive English skills.
It just seems irrelevant and potentially disruptive to start having threads in other languages, even if they don't violate TOS rules, especially when started for no apparent reason. Now, if someone who truly didn't speak English started a thread in French, I think you'd see an outpouring of support and replies in French, because that's what FT is all about, helping a fellow traveller.
It just seems irrelevant and potentially disruptive to start having threads in other languages, even if they don't violate TOS rules, especially when started for no apparent reason. Now, if someone who truly didn't speak English started a thread in French, I think you'd see an outpouring of support and replies in French, because that's what FT is all about, helping a fellow traveller.
Mar 26, 2011, 10:30 pm
#13
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One of the reasons i think it is a bad idea is the fact that I’m now able to read all the threads.
People get a lot of information from them and when the threads are in different languages they are not able any more to read them or get the information.
We would also get a lot of duplicate threads. ( same subject in different languages )
Most people on this forum can read and write at least basic English with is more then enough.
People get a lot of information from them and when the threads are in different languages they are not able any more to read them or get the information.
We would also get a lot of duplicate threads. ( same subject in different languages )
Most people on this forum can read and write at least basic English with is more then enough.
Mar 27, 2011, 4:12 pm
#14
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Compromise!
Ung1s thread should henceforth be for all languages OTHER than english ? Hows that?
As the moderator said there is no bar and even applauds the initiative.
We should go for it. Ek is a global airline so if we are innovate on this score it makes sense!
On y va, ung1!
^
As the moderator said there is no bar and even applauds the initiative.
We should go for it. Ek is a global airline so if we are innovate on this score it makes sense!
On y va, ung1!
^