The first knee-jerk reaction to this question would be "Absolutely! Make it so everyone can understand and participate!" But think about it, is that would really happen with separate forums?
I am not sure that separate forums would be very helpful - at least in the long run. We are all trying to do and learn the same thing but that could be lost if we start making separate forums.
I can also see how it could lead to problems if one forum (say one that speaks a different language) answers a question one way and another forum answers (say one that speaks English) in a different way. Would the non-English speaking forum be getting the correct information? Would the English speaking one?
And where would it end? Would we then have separate contests? Separate stores in TripleClicks? Would we have separate questions in "Ask SC"? Would we eventually end up with completely different SFI's. We would lose each other.
What might be really helpful would be some sort of translation service so that we are all reading and learning the same thing. Kind of like getting directions about how to put a shelf together - it comes in English, French, Spanish and other languages. It is the same information in different languages. Everyone builds the shelf the same way.
I think it would be great if this "service" also expanded to our items listed on TripleClicks - sometimes things are not listed in English and I always wish I knew what they are. If the descriptions and other details are offered in a person's primary language we could truly sell all over the world!
And what would be particularly awesome would be a way to translate languages between Sponsors and their PSA's and CSA's - I am sure that any email I send to one of my affiliates that is not in their native language gets discarded right away.
If we could send out our Team Mails knowing they will land in an in-box already translated into the receivers native tongue, it has a greater chance of being read.
So, no, I don't think making separate forums would be particularly beneficial.
If someone is struggling with learning the lessons or reading and responding in the forums maybe they could get help from a fellow countryman/woman. Or maybe there are programs out there that translate as they go.
But, I would still like to see SFI become truly worldwide and address the language issue in a more all-encompassing permanent way.
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The first knee-jerk reaction to this question would be "Absolutely! Make it so everyone can understand and participate!" But think about it, is that would really happen with separate forums?
I am not sure that separate forums would be very helpful - at least in the long run. We are all trying to do and learn the same thing but that could be lost if we start making separate forums.
I can also see how it could lead to problems if one forum (say one that speaks a different
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