May I start a thread in this Forum even if it is not in English?

Coo_PnT

As the title suggests please

wilykcat

You could, but, it will probably get moved.

Coo_PnT

Is it because we cannot support non-English speakers?
Why is there a Read Only section in the Forum for languages other than English? Frankly speaking, no one reads this section and the Steam news is more useful.

Syldras

Coo_PnT wrote: »

As the title suggests please

You could try using a translator and post the English translation.

If you tell us which language it is, someone who understands both might also check whether everything is translated correctly.

Holmarion19

It might make it difficult for the moderation process.

If you go top left of the forum on the black banner you can click on the language drop down to go to the English US, English intl, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol (EU), and 3 others (I guess Russian and Simplified Chinese being two of these).

If one of those is helpful you might be better off posting there

Coo_PnT

I myself do not speak English and rely on internet translations.
My question is not there, but whether it is possible to start a forum thread in a non-English language.

valenwood_vegan

You could certainly try, though such a post may not get much attention since nearly all of the communication on this forum is in English. I don't see anything in the forum rules suggesting that posts cannot be in other languages; and in fact there are occasionally non-English-language posts in the guild recruitment sections of the forums for example.

Perhaps the best bet might be to make the post but also run it through a translator and include the English translation below the actual post as well.

virtus753

The mods ask that you post in English or include a translation:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/328249/quando-uscira-il-gioco-in-italiano-when-will-be-eso-translated-in-italian-as-previouses-games

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/278729/vy-byli-otstraneny-ot-sayta

There are more recent examples of moderator messages that I’ve seen but can’t find at the moment. It should be included in the rules for transparency, since the mods have enforced it like one.

valenwood_vegan

virtus753 wrote: »

The mods ask that you post in English or include a translation:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/328249/quando-uscira-il-gioco-in-italiano-when-will-be-eso-translated-in-italian-as-previouses-games

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/278729/vy-byli-otstraneny-ot-sayta

There are more recent examples of moderator messages that I’ve seen but can’t find at the moment. It should be included in the rules for transparency, since the mods have enforced it like one.

Oh that's interesting, yeah it should be mentioned specifically in the rules. Maybe I'm missing it but can't find it there.

Coo_PnT

valenwood_vegan wrote: »

You could certainly try, though such a post may not get much attention since nearly all of the communication on this forum is in English. I don't see anything in the forum rules suggesting that posts cannot be in other languages; and in fact there are occasionally non-English-language posts in the guild recruitment sections of the forums for example.

Perhaps the best bet might be to make the post but also run it through a translator and include the English translation below the actual post as well.

どうもありがとうございます

I can always translate multilinguals with Google Chrome,
but I always wonder if I am able to translate polite words into a language that is respectful to others in multiple languages.

Cooperharley

Coo_PnT wrote: »

Is it because we cannot support non-English speakers?
Why is there a Read Only section in the Forum for languages other than English? Frankly speaking, no one reads this section and the Steam news is more useful.

I read the threads under "most recent" and not under specific sections so that I can see what players are constantly talking about. The sections are nice from an organization standpoint, but I hate jumping around, especially when mods move them to sections I don't agree with.

Coo_PnT

Cooperharley wrote: »

Coo_PnT wrote: »

Is it because we cannot support non-English speakers?
Why is there a Read Only section in the Forum for languages other than English? Frankly speaking, no one reads this section and the Steam news is more useful.

I read the threads under "most recent" and not under specific sections so that I can see what players are constantly talking about. The sections are nice from an organization standpoint, but I hate jumping around, especially when mods move them to sections I don't agree with.

Yes, I do. I think the title is my ego and selfishness.

Coo_PnT

virtus753 wrote: »

The mods ask that you post in English or include a translation:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/328249/quando-uscira-il-gioco-in-italiano-when-will-be-eso-translated-in-italian-as-previouses-games

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/278729/vy-byli-otstraneny-ot-sayta

There are more recent examples of moderator messages that I’ve seen but can’t find at the moment. It should be included in the rules for transparency, since the mods have enforced it like one.

Thank you very much.

barney2525

Coo_PnT wrote: »

I myself do not speak English and rely on internet translations.
My question is not there, but whether it is possible to start a forum thread in a non-English language.

Don't know why anyone would want to.

IMHO the majority probably would not understand it and many might post negative responses.

The Server caters to NA. The majority on NA understand basic English. Just makes sense to me that any poster would want their issue to be read and responded to by as many people as possible.

Dagoth_Rac

In the top left, you should be able to click on "English" and switch from there to the French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or Japanese Forums. I am not sure how active those forums are, but you should be able to post there in the specified language. They should not be read-only.

Renato90085

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

In the top left, you should be able to click on "English" and switch from there to the French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or Japanese Forums. I am not sure how active those forums are, but you should be able to post there in the specified language. They should not be read-only.

they all is read only,we cant post anything there..

davidtk

German forum:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/de/
It is definitely active and even some information is there earlier than here on the english forum.
And it's definitely not "read only" compared to the bottom section where important information is posted (you have it written there)
Russian:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/ru
Etc...


Other language forum are NOT read only. Bottom language sections of this english forum are read only but you have it written there.

Renato90085

davidtk wrote: »

German forum:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/de/
It is definitely active and even some information is there earlier than here on the english forum.
And it's definitely not "read only" compared to the bottom section where important information is posted (you have it written there)
Russian:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/ru
Etc...


Other language forum are NOT read only. Bottom language sections of this english forum are read only but you have it written there.

oh,it my bad ,but i think i can read 2 language all is read only (cn and jp)

davidtk

Renato90085 wrote: »

davidtk wrote: »

German forum:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/de/
It is definitely active and even some information is there earlier than here on the english forum.
And it's definitely not "read only" compared to the bottom section where important information is posted (you have it written there)
Russian:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/ru
Etc...


Other language forum are NOT read only. Bottom language sections of this english forum are read only but you have it written there.

oh,it my bad ,but i think i can read 2 language all is read only (cn and jp)

I understand. As been said you can try to write in native language but I think that MODs will move it or you will be ask for write in English.

Coo_PnT

I understand that the moderators may not be able to monitor the site if it is not in English. However, the Japanese Forum category is read-only, and I wanted to make sure that using Japanese in the Forum would not result in banning.

Also, there is a zone chat for each language in the game, is this monitored by someone who can speak that language? Is it just the AI or a list of banned words?

sans-culottes

It’s the English language forum. As @virtus753 noted, ZOS’s policy on this topic is quite clear.

Syldras

Renato90085 wrote: »

davidtk wrote: »

German forum:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/de/
It is definitely active and even some information is there earlier than here on the english forum.
And it's definitely not "read only" compared to the bottom section where important information is posted (you have it written there)
Russian:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/ru
Etc...


Other language forum are NOT read only. Bottom language sections of this english forum are read only but you have it written there.

oh,it my bad ,but i think i can read 2 language all is read only (cn and jp)

Yes, if you click that, you'll just be redirected to the read-only subforum of the English forum:



The only real other-language forums similar to the English one are Russian, Spanish, German, French.
Chinese and Japanese will link to the read-only section of the English forum.
English US and English INTL make no difference, the links lead to the same forum, this one.

Coo_PnT wrote: »

Also, there is a zone chat for each language in the game, is this monitored by someone who can speak that language? Is it just the AI or a list of banned words?

I don't think these chats are monitored by people. Word list only.