[Opinion] Why translated topics are still on a single thread?

[Coyster]

Whilst i agree with wetin Charles-Tim been dey suggest, but on another note, do we even need to be translating topics from English language to pidgin, the truth be say everyone of us sabi read and write in English, some dey better than others, but the fact be say everybody for here understand English pass pidgin, especially when it is written and not spoken, maybe in speaking some people go understand pidgin better, but i dey see as many people dey write their pidgin for this local board and e dey very incomprehensible, but when i see dem write English on the English boards, i dey understand their points perfectly.

Having said that, me i no even sure say we need this translation topics at all, it is just topics wey dey fish for merits (na wetin me i think be that), i don see say Brainboss don lock the single translation thread, but omoh me i suggest say if e go bring spam na to stop translation topics outrightly for the board, if to say na local board wey get distinct language, then translated topics go make sense, but as ours dey wey na English/pidgin and most of us get strong command of English pass pidgin (especially when written), i no sure say e dey needed for here abeg, because we go fit understand the thread that was translated perfectly.

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[sokani]

Good suggestion, nothing bad to try am even though I no support the idea fully, e no stop the board from trying new things all for the sake of improving the board both in quantity and quality.

No be bad idea really and no be bad thing if we try new things, d most important thing be say make e dey quality. If we try am see say e no dey work then we fit stop am.

Whilst i agree with wetin Charles-Tim been dey suggest, but on another note, do we even need to be translating topics from English language to pidgin, the truth be say everyone of us sabi read and write in English, some dey better than others, but the fact be say everybody for here understand English pass pidgin, especially when it is written and not spoken, maybe in speaking some people go understand pidgin better, but i dey see as many people dey write their pidgin for this local board and e dey very incomprehensible, but when i see dem write English on the English boards, i dey understand their points perfectly.

No be lie wey you talk. Reading in English dey easier than pidgin, but why we dey translate this topics no be only just for merit sake, also na to get that special filling of fulfillment say u dey part of or contribute to something beautiful. For instance, some of our ogas wey don hang boot for de translation mata, after some months or years wen dem stumble on de topic, dem go just smile and be like... Wow so I translated this topic, dem go just get some sorts of joy or happiness.

[Zaguru12]

No be lie wey you talk. Reading in English dey easier than pidgin, but why we dey translate this topics no be only just for merit sake, also na to get that special filling of fulfillment say u dey part of or contribute to something beautiful. For instance, some of our ogas wey don hang boot for de translation mata, after some months or years wen dem stumble on de topic, dem go just smile and be like... Wow so I translated this topic, dem go just get some sorts of joy or happiness.

Me no Dey even feel this whole translation thing because many people self no dey engage for the topic if them translate am rather them they go those boards wey the original post Dey to engage. Personal I feel say he go better to summarize am or rather breaking the topic down for easier understanding. This go Dey easy for newbies because make I no lie he Dey hard to grasp long thread sometimes. But i still prefer make he Dey on him own thread.

[Charles-Tim]

Having said that, me i no even sure say we need this translation topics at all

I can not agree more. I prefectly agree with you.

Let us see how it goes, but I think we should give it a try and see what happens. I just do not want to be self-centered about the whole thing. But it is just like you poured out what is in my mind which I mean that any translated topics will got no merit from me just because I do not see it (translated topics) to be useful.

But I am also kind of confused because I have heard that some people in South South and Nigeria as a whole prefer to just communicate in Pidgin, maybe we may later still have these kind of people on our local board, which we should not be biased about for now. If something like that happens, I will begin to merit translated threads, but as to what I know for now, we are all English posters, but that like to communicate in Pidgin and I think there would be an end to translation on this local board.

[MainIbem]

First I have to thank Charles-Tim for bring up this suggestions I know is not easy in any way I see no sense where all translated topic would be in a single thread. Although I understand that all we need is growth but let it be as if everyone make a new topic for their translations, and I want to know the reason why people are often translating pidgin to simple English language does it mean that we can't correctly read and understand our local language anymore?
I think it's an inborn language that is with us which we doesn't need anyone to teach us how to read it or not.
Although I also understand is very hard to read pidgin most especially reading it loud for everyone to hear it but reading within yourself or Inside your mind is very easier than louding it. So I will advise let us slow down a bit with the rate at which we do translation.. just as our brother @Igehbotz said, could it be for a merits purpose we are trying do all these things?

[Charles-Tim]

I want to know the reason why people are often translating pidgin to simple English language does it mean that we can't correctly read and understand our local language anymore?

...translating English to Pidgin. Not Pidgin to English.

just as our brother @Igehbotz said, could it be for a merits purpose we are trying do all these things?

Yes, I guess. There is no other reason they are translating than a way they think they can earn merits.

[MainIbem]

I want to know the reason why people are often translating pidgin to simple English language does it mean that we can't correctly read and understand our local language anymore?

...translating English to Pidgin. Not Pidgin to English.

Okay.. Thank you for the correction.

Yes, I guess. There is no other reason they are translating than a way they think they can earn merits

I think this is too bad if this is the reason why they often translates it.

Well I don't have to blame anyone, na the wey dem put us for the industry be that and I believe say pipo de fin way to carry survive so anything dem do to take survive de industry wey no be bad thing is allowed.

[Coyster]

No be lie wey you talk. Reading in English dey easier than pidgin, but why we dey translate this topics no be only just for merit sake, also na to get that special filling of fulfillment say u dey part of or contribute to something beautiful. For instance, some of our ogas wey don hang boot for de translation mata, after some months or years wen dem stumble on de topic, dem go just smile and be like... Wow so I translated this topic, dem go just get some sorts of joy or happiness.

I no see translation posts as a way of contributing to something beautiful oh, as i don talk before, if to say our board get distinct language and many new users no too understand English but na that distinct language wey dem sabi read, speak and also write, then translating important topics from English to that distinct language go help people for the local board wella, but as our own dey wey everybody sabi read English, them fit just go read the original topic na, i dey sure say nobody dey read this pidgin translation topics because them go find the original English posts easier to read and understand.

Having said that, if person wan contribute to something beautiful for this our local board, then make them start their own quality threads for the board, no be all these duplicate and spam posts wey full for our local board so. But i know say we just start sha, our local board just start, in the future we go get more quality threads than spam and duplicate threads.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Having said that, me i no even sure say we need this translation topics at all, it is just topics wey dey fish for merits (na wetin me i think be that), i don see say Brainboss don lock the single translation thread, but omoh me i suggest say if e go bring spam na to stop translation topics outrightly for the board,

All this been follow for the reason why I been direct anything translation to one thread because we all know the reason behind the translation, na to find merit and since e dey hard people to get you no go spoil wetin dem they talk survive. Due to the cordination of this place I doubt if e go result to spam but if it does we know what to do. Na those newbies dem wey dey rush go translate some careless threads go be our problems and some don't even take permission from the original owners which is very wrong. Everything na try and see until we get the correct thing so make we see hwi this one go go.

If e no generate spam, we go keep am as e dey but if spam come board then we go return to them putting all their translation for one thread as e been dey from the very beginning. Make una no too vex for the translator, na there dem dey see their own merit, make we no ban am as e go spoil show for dem. For now there hasn't been a valid reason to stop translation on the board so make we just see as e go be. Ones again all suggestions are welcome and we go reason am as a community, anyone wey make better sense we implement am asap.