Can we contribute accross local boards?

[mamesso]

You can contribute to local boards where you can master the language, using a translator does not guarantee a 100% level of accuracy in the content of your intended writing, shifts in vocabulary can make it difficult for users on other local boards to understand the content of your topic.
Maybe you missed this Thread Help me translate my best posts in your Local Board If @GazetaBitcoin wants, he can translate the topic himself on different local boards as a form of wanting to contribute to the forum. But he didn't do it because the local boards whose language he couldn't master were not his area, so he needed help from other users to translate his best posts.

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[Darker45]

Yeah, you can, but there must only be a few reasons why you do that. I guess discussions in local boards are normally about topics that mainly concern either their countries and their citizens or their local views and opinions. Outside of this, topics can be discussed with the entire community in the forum.

Also, it makes no point regularly joining local discussions when you can't understand their language anyway. Sure, you can have their posts translated, but it's not going to be accurate. Some sense are probably lost. And you're also kind of an unwelcome visitor. Surely, there must be a reason why they're discussing only amongst themselves.

[Husires]

Did I miss something, but what is the reason of posting in several local boards? Signature campaigns do not favor local boards, and some of them do not pay to post there. You will not be comfortable trying to discuss in a language you cannot understand. A.I. translation for those languages may not be perfect. It would be easy knowing that you do not speak these languages, as it is rare to find someone who speaks more than 5 languages and you will not get merits.

[strunberg]

Indian local board allows English which I can speak, this I don't think justifies me to be able to join conversations in that local board, I apply that rule to all other local boards.

Even though there are some local boards that are accustomed to using English such as the Indian board and the Nigerian board, I think there are still differences in how English is mixed with their culture. It's not the same as you speaking English on a global board. So it's best not to join other local boards if you don't master their language well.

but I personally feel you need to have at least an average understanding of the happenings in that country to really follow discussions with the locals there.

This is also an important point. Users in local forums are like family. They have such a bond because they come from the same country. They can discuss topics that can be very relevant to them. Maybe we have much better knowledge than them, but when discussing topics in general, it's best not to join other local boards.

Except for special matters such as trade, technical issues or, you are really interested in the culture of their country. Like local Indian boards accept English and you also know the issues in their country and are interested in their culture, then I think it is not a problem because in the end you will become a part of them.  

[Solosanz]

Did I miss something, but what is the reason of posting in several local boards? Signature campaigns do not favor local boards, and some of them do not pay to post there.

It's really subjective, there are few campaigns are favor on local board posters.

This is also an important point. Users in local forums are like family. They have such a bond because they come from the same country. They can discuss topics that can be very relevant to them. Maybe we have much better knowledge than them, but when discussing topics in general, it's best not to join other local boards.

That's the point why @OP want to join in local board, he want to become a family with the local board posters as you know there are merit sharing in local boards. He might no feel relevant, but he can learn about the culture or anything related to that country.

[bhadz]

Our local board is open and welcoming to anyone who's interested in joining discussions, even if you speak in English - guess there's no ruling about that cmiiw and we'll reply you in the same language. Our local words I think can easily be learned because they're also in alphabet and we don't have a lot of special characters or letters. You're free to contribute but as said by everybody, don't use translators trying to get into conversations, just be yourself as all of us have common interest and that's about Bitcoin and crypto matters.

[Upgrade00]

But say someone asks a technical question or starts a discussion that interests you - then you can chime in if you want even if it is the Nigerian or Indian board.  I mean if its in English and all and,  as long as you are constructive and not wasting peoples time.  

I get your point and I see nothing wrong in non native speakers who have not lived in that country chiming into conversations, but I personally would not do that. I do not even read conversations in other local boards except when I am mentioned in them.

Even though there are some local boards that are accustomed to using English such as the Indian board and the Nigerian board, I think there are still differences in how English is mixed with their culture. It's not the same as you speaking English on a global board. So it's best not to join other local boards if you don't master their language well.

Nigerian English is different from U.K or U.S English and would be slightly difficult for a non native speaker to understand, but the Indian local board communicates English which is easily understandable to all native speakers.

[Antotena]

Are we permitted to engage and contribute across local boards?, I mean being a member of the Nigeria local board, can I contribute in India, German and other local boards?.
I know some of them are not using the same language as mine, but there are translators to the rescue. I still think there are valuable informations there that can be of good benefit to me and help me broaden my horizon

Thank you in advance for your more experienced feedbacks

This is a wrong move you are trying to do. You are Nigeria like me, your business is any other board that communicates with English and naija discussion, you don't have any business with any other languages. The reason why local boards are created is for people who don't understand English to have a place to discuss and understand what is happening and translation is a big no, you will be committing forum offense when you used Google or any other websites for translation.

You should note that using a translator wouldn't help like that, there is no way that you are going to communicate effectively and efficiently using a translator, they wouldn't understand everything directly from English to India and from India to English. If you want to test it, go to any of the local boards you like and switch on your browser translator from the local to English, you will see that you wouldn't have equal 1:1 translation.

[Lukmanfirdaus1]

If what you say is something important and no one has posted it, I don't think there's a problem, even in English I think it's fine. but we have to know why local boards are created, local boards are created for those who have the same language, the same country, the same nationality and other similarities so that a local board community is formed. If you are an expert in their language, understand their slang, their way of joking and communicating, then go ahead. but if you are not fluent in their language and only rely on Google Translate, I don't think it's a good idea, I think the residents on the local board also feel uncomfortable if someone uses their language but in a very strange way.

[Sticky Bomb]

Thank you all for your replies and your wealth of knowledge shared with me here, I must say I learnt a whole lot from it and I'm better informed now on the patterns of engagement on the local boards.

[Zanab247]

How can you leave your local board and join other local board to make contribution, if you have important question you want to ask and you don't want to ask your local board, you can ask the question in the beginners and help discussion where you can find quick respond to your question and you will be satisfy.

I believe you know that every local board have their own rules and, if you are not from Germany and you form to be a German by joining the Germany local board based on you are familiar with their language, show that you are not proud of your country .

[Uhwuchukwu53]

Well I believe any one asking questions seek to know, but is not ideal, basically the purpose of using native language is for easy understanding of the people of that language. But my opinion is that you don't need to be part if you can't speak the language, using the translators for knowledge sake you can still learn what you want and still not partake in the board if really your motive is to learn if not many board with English have all it takes to be granded on the Bitcoin, crypto and trading. Leaving your board to go after another board make you feel yours is inferior, and if the moderator also see situation like that at the end where such person is identify not been of the nationality, he claims, it make you condemn your Nation by making them feel that every body around your nation partakes  in forging.

[Agbe]

You can only make comments in your local board and not in another local board. When you visit the other local boards and when you don't know their native languages then what do you think you can write anything there? Because foe you to write there, the first thing to know is to understand the language then you can do well. If you don't understand it then you can't make comments there. And if you are planning to use google translator to write then will be caught and tag or ban for it. And it is not good to use two local board. It has happened to me in altcoinstalks forum. My name is mentioned in Philippine's local board everything comments and thread they create their so there was a day I visit the board and asked them why they explained to me the meaning of the word. And I am noticing other words that contain my name.

[knowngunman]

Are we permitted to engage and contribute across local boards?, I mean being a member of the Nigeria local board, can I contribute in India, German and other local boards?.
I know some of them are not using the same language as mine, but there are translators to the rescue. I still think there are valuable informations there that can be of good benefit to me and help me broaden my horizon

Thank you in advance for your more experienced feedbacks

The forum does not prohibit anyone from engaging in discussions on other boards as long as you can interact in their language. I think using a translator is not ideal because translator doesn't always give you the exact details information and you'll be mislead and respond out of context. I will just advise you to stay away if it's not English conversation. After all, local board are meant for local discussion about a particular group and their localities. I don't know why you're interested in others affairs despite you don't understand their language. Majorly everything that will interest you to learn are being discussed in general boards and not a specific local board, explore the boards and learn.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Are we permitted to engage and contribute across local boards?, I mean being a member of the Nigeria local board, can I contribute in India, German and other local boards?.

I have not come across any rules like that there, and I don't think there are any rules like that there in this forum that someone in another local board cannot engage in other local boards apart from their own local board. But the question is, do you understand their local language very well? If not, why are you so interested in their local boards when there are many things for you to learn under your local board? 

I know some of them are not using the same language as mine, but there are translators to the rescue. I still think there are valuable informations there that can be of good benefit to me and help me broaden my horizon

Thank you in advance for your more experienced feedbacks

Local boards are created for the purpose of those who do not understand English but can write and read in their own language. So if that is the reason why local boards came into existence in the bitcointalk forum, but the forum's general language is English, and anything that someone wants to learn about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general is being discussed in English, why will someone try to engage in other local boards where he or she does not understand their languages much but will always try to be using a translator whenever he or she is in those local boards to have discussion? Many discussions going on local boards are mainly about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies or things that are happening in their countries. Instead of someone who understands English trying to engage in other local boards, why them no fully focus on the general board to learn whatever they want to learn? 

[yazher]

You can just simply try to make it easier to understand and post them in your local section without using any translator because they can detect it and you will be in trouble unless your countrymen understand that you were just helping them. Trust me, there are lots of topics that you could use to contribute to them and make it simple and informative as well. You could also look for a certain topic and make it exclusive to your local language only. Just don't try to post on other local boards because when they detect that you are not one of them, they mostly report you to their moderator and will gonna red flag you without hesitations.

[Odohu]

Do not translate your post using a translator. If you can communicate in their language, you can post on their local board.

After seeing this response, a thought came into my head and that is the fact that I might just be bore one day and decide to visit one of the local boards just to see the way they are discussing and interacting. Maybe in the process of that I notice some threads with so much engagements and decide to use translator to follow what is being discussed. Assuming I have something to say or I want to ask for further clarifications from the participants of the discussion or I want to make a contribution that is relevant to the subject, what is am I expected to do? Can he respond in English or he should completely avoid joining the conversation because that is not his local board.

[Barikui1]

I don't think think their is any rules that forbid someone from engaging in meaningful conversation in another local board that is not yours, just that the challenge that you will surely encountered is the language, but if you can speak and interact well with the language, I don't think anything is stopping you from engaging in meaningful conversation across all local board.

As for me, I only understand English and my own local language, if I was able to speak and interact with several languages I would have definitely done so, in most local board. I believe that this forum is meant for discussion of things like Bitcoin and other important thing about life, so I don't believe that their is any restrictions, expecially in a case like this which everyone is anonymous, so I believe it's possible.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Hello all, I'm delighted to be in this forum with so much knowledge flying around and we can only grab as much as we can at a given time. I have come to the understanding that this prestigious forum is one governed my several rules which have individual consequences if not strictly followed and that I wish to abide by while navigating and contributing my own quota as a Bonafide user in this forum. I've taken my time to read the rules and regulations of different board and most of the pinned threads. Now getting over to my local board, I didn't observe one and I have a disturbing question I wish to ask for clarification for not only me, but for others to also take note of regarding the local board section.

Are we permitted to engage and contribute across local boards?, I mean being a member of the Nigeria local board, can I contribute in India, German and other local boards?.
I know some of them are not using the same language as mine, but there are translators to the rescue. I still think there are valuable informations there that can be of good benefit to me and help me broaden my horizon

Thank you in advance for your more experienced feedbacks

Yes, provided that you truly understand the languages you mentioned. However, don't try to act smart and use a translator to communicate there, because doing so is against the forum rules and will result in consequences. 
You can conduct additional research and translate the information from other local boards so that you can learn more, but if you are certain that you don't understand the languages, don't write anything there, so you won't get yourself into any trouble.

If you don't understand, I'll suggest that you stick with your local board and any other boards you have knowledge of, because all the information you might require in India and the other local boards you mentioned many are available in the main boards.

[Ojima-ojo]

As a newbie, there are more important general discussions in the global board for you to engage in even more than enough for you to learn and contribute to, so what is the need for the hurry of wanting to middle in on local board issues if it doesn't concern you in any ways, this is very important to note and also take responsible for your actions since not many encourages the use of translator to try to communicate with, this is why we have to take a closer look at what local board qe want to engage in their discussion and what the nature of the topics are.


But in general, I think, it fair better to stick to one local board to avoid getting involved in discussions you don't have knowledge and information on