anyone fancy opening up a slavic forum? i know the languages are quite different but we can translate. my russian's relatively crap but i can get by with most slavic languages (polish is a bit of a bitch, but there must be polish members here who want to contribute). are there enough members who are interested? maya, texas bloke with the numbers and bars, julijana (spelling?), etc. can help out....

we've got a japanese forum now, why not try a slavic forum?

just a thought....

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anyone fancy opening up a slavic forum? i know the languages are quite different but we can translate. my russian's relatively crap but i can get by with most slavic languages (polish is a bit of a bitch, but there must be polish members here who want to contribute). are there enough members who are interested? maya, texas bloke with the numbers and bars, julijana (spelling?), etc. can help out....

we've got a japanese forum now, why not try a slavic forum?

just a thought....

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The more New Order fans from other country's, who's first language is not english, that get involved with this site the better. Good idea.

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"Like most men i'm dying for a shag, imagine when you've done everything there is to do, and you're not dying for a shag anymore "
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The more New Order fans from other country's, who's first language is not english, that get involved with this site the better. Good idea.

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- Bernard Sumner

Deleted by: NObabe on 04/08/2005 11:30:07 AM - 11:30:07 AM

Deleted by: NObabe on 04/08/2005 11:30:07 AM - 11:30:07 AM

only if I get mod powers

only if I get mod powers

NObabe wrote:

only if I get mod powers

Not a chance. It'll turn into "Maya and Mike's Dry Hump World" in five minutes.

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You heard it here first, folks.

NObabe wrote:

only if I get mod powers

Not a chance. It'll turn into "Maya and Mike's Dry Hump World" in five minutes.

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You heard it here first, folks.

Well, the basis of slavic languages are the same, however finer details, figures of speech and such would be impossible. I could imagine some people being turned off by being bunched into one forum. The problem isn't that people can't speak other languages - you'll find that most New Order fans in slavic countries are well educated - but the forums overall are too quick, there are too many injokes, it discourages quite a few people from posting. I remember a Japanese poster being mocked for spelling errors a while ago too, people are afraid of giving a bad impression.
Also don't forget, several of the countries you're refering to don't like each other, if you opened a "my former state" forum people would actually take it as an insult. Very touchy here.

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Well, the basis of slavic languages are the same, however finer details, figures of speech and such would be impossible. I could imagine some people being turned off by being bunched into one forum. The problem isn't that people can't speak other languages - you'll find that most New Order fans in slavic countries are well educated - but the forums overall are too quick, there are too many injokes, it discourages quite a few people from posting. I remember a Japanese poster being mocked for spelling errors a while ago too, people are afraid of giving a bad impression.
Also don't forget, several of the countries you're refering to don't like each other, if you opened a "my former state" forum people would actually take it as an insult. Very touchy here.

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"To be given your sight in a warm peaceful night"

Is this site slow today or what.. I'll reboot it when I get home.

Weird!

Another forum? Well, I'm not sure it would attract a lot of people.. check the member directory, it's pretty empty in those countries...

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Is this site slow today or what.. I'll reboot it when I get home.

Weird!

Another forum? Well, I'm not sure it would attract a lot of people.. check the member directory, it's pretty empty in those countries...

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Julijana Zitnjak wrote:

Well, the basis of slavic languages are the same, however finer details, figures of speech and such would be impossible. I could imagine some people being turned off by being bunched into one forum. The problem isn't that people can't speak other languages - you'll find that most New Order fans in slavic countries are well educated - but the forums overall are too quick, there are too many injokes, it discourages quite a few people from posting. I remember a Japanese poster being mocked for spelling errors a while ago too, people are afraid of giving a bad impression. Also don't forget, several of the countries you're refering to don't like each other, if you opened a "my former state" forum people would actually take it as an insult. Very touchy here.

i see your point, but if people mentioned in their thread title in what language they were writing, perhaps it might work better. the reason i suggested a 'slavic' forum is that it might attract more posters than just a russian forum, a polish forum, a serbian forum, etc. since, as nic wrote, there aren't a lot of NOOLers from this region. if there were ground rules set about proper etiquette (keep politics out, or at least civil; respect the fact that others can't understand others' figures of speech; etc.), perhaps it might work?

any suggestions?

Edited by: AgentWood on 04/08/2005 4:31:43 PM - 4:31:43 PM

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Julijana Zitnjak wrote:

Well, the basis of slavic languages are the same, however finer details, figures of speech and such would be impossible. I could imagine some people being turned off by being bunched into one forum. The problem isn't that people can't speak other languages - you'll find that most New Order fans in slavic countries are well educated - but the forums overall are too quick, there are too many injokes, it discourages quite a few people from posting. I remember a Japanese poster being mocked for spelling errors a while ago too, people are afraid of giving a bad impression. Also don't forget, several of the countries you're refering to don't like each other, if you opened a "my former state" forum people would actually take it as an insult. Very touchy here.

i see your point, but if people mentioned in their thread title in what language they were writing, perhaps it might work better. the reason i suggested a 'slavic' forum is that it might attract more posters than just a russian forum, a polish forum, a serbian forum, etc. since, as nic wrote, there aren't a lot of NOOLers from this region. if there were ground rules set about proper etiquette (keep politics out, or at least civil; respect the fact that others can't understand others' figures of speech; etc.), perhaps it might work?

any suggestions?

Edited by: AgentWood on 04/08/2005 4:31:43 PM - 4:31:43 PM

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Maybe you should get all your Slavic mates to email Spotty - if it's more than 10 registered Slavic NOOLers maybe he'll consider it a go-er...

(This is what I advised when someone suggested a gay forum - would be a good idea if enough were interested - not sure if other NOOLers are that tolerant though...)

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Maybe you should get all your Slavic mates to email Spotty - if it's more than 10 registered Slavic NOOLers maybe he'll consider it a go-er...

(This is what I advised when someone suggested a gay forum - would be a good idea if enough were interested - not sure if other NOOLers are that tolerant though...)

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http://www.20six.co.uk/tryharder

My girl doesn't even post on these forums although she is registered and speaks perfectly good English.

At least we have had a Zagreb Order meet up!

There are about 40 registered people from these areas but they mostly seem not to post which is a pity.

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Why does this still matter?

My girl doesn't even post on these forums although she is registered and speaks perfectly good English.

At least we have had a Zagreb Order meet up!

There are about 40 registered people from these areas but they mostly seem not to post which is a pity.

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Why does this still matter?

Did we start a shite forum for Spike?

If there's sufficient demand then it could be a winner. I would hope that it didn't mean we lost the company of the likes of Maya and Julijana to a Slavic forum though at the expense of the main boards, as that would be a real shame.

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Did we start a shite forum for Spike?

If there's sufficient demand then it could be a winner. I would hope that it didn't mean we lost the company of the likes of Maya and Julijana to a Slavic forum though at the expense of the main boards, as that would be a real shame.

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http://www.knownpleasures.co.uk

oldmonkey wrote:

Did we start a shite forum for Spike?

Oh that's good, i'm dying here. I hope Spike reads this.

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- Bernard Sumner

oldmonkey wrote:

Did we start a shite forum for Spike?

Oh that's good, i'm dying here. I hope Spike reads this.

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"Like most men i'm dying for a shag, imagine when you've done everything there is to do, and you're not dying for a shag anymore "
- Bernard Sumner

oldmonkey wrote:

Did we start a shite forum for Spike? If there's sufficient demand then it could be a winner. I would hope that it didn't mean we lost the company of the likes of Maya and Julijana to a Slavic forum though at the expense of the main boards, as that would be a real shame.

nah, wouldn't happen. these gabbers? 'specially maya.

and where'd you go for a while there, julijana?

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