23-11-2002 03:06									#1
	Markos or Ming: humble request to start a Dutch thread... Inflate your Upload Space

Some weird things happened today in Dutch politics and there is no way I'm able to talk about it in English. And even if I were able there's no way that anyone not Dutch would understand what I was talking about...

So please, pretty please?

	23-11-2002 03:31									#2
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Pretty Feeble.

	23-11-2002 04:09									#3
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Where is Locutus when I need to ask him about what this is?

	23-11-2002 04:22									#4
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If we allow yours, then we will have to allow another, and then another, until finally everybody has their own special language thread.

One is enough... too bad the Dutch weren't the first to come up with the idea, and then sustain it as long as "somebody" else has.

So no... This is an English language site. I'm sure their are more than enough Dutch Forums that cover politics that you can discuss it in your own language.

	23-11-2002 04:28									#5
	Re: Markos or Ming: humble request to start a Dutch thread... Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by Hueij Some weird things happened today in Dutch politics and there is no way I'm able to talk about it in English.

Emile Ratelband?!

Now we'll all get stimulated to vote LN: TSJAKKAAA!!!

	23-11-2002 05:15									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Gramphos Where is Locutus when I need to ask him about what this is?

I'm here but I've been studying and doing exams all day so I have no clue what Hueij is talking about

quote: too bad the Dutch weren't the first to come up with the idea, and then sustain it as long as "somebody" else has.

I don't have a problem with current policy (although you know my opinion on this matter) but I *would* like to point out that we had Dutch threads loooong before the Fins did... we just didn't make a big deal out of it


BTW, Hueij, if you're here now, why couldn't you be at the Dutch Apolyton Meeting today

	23-11-2002 05:38									#7
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Maybe you could use CyberShy's forums in the case you want to talk Dutch politics in Dutch? Simply post a link in the current English thread. That should be a quite working solution.

	23-11-2002 05:58									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Rasbelin Maybe you could use CyberShy's forums in the case you want to talk Dutch politics in Dutch?

Nah, use my forum

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	23-11-2002 09:29									#9
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We could all learn finish off course

Ah well, some pigs are more equal then others...............

	23-11-2002 09:40									#10
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quote: Originally posted by atawa We could all learn finish off course

Are you insane !!! No one but the Evil Finns themselves can learn that mystical language...

	23-11-2002 10:23									#11
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Well, let's say that there's about 18,2 million potential persons that could fairly easily learn Finnish. Well, that's more than there's e.g. potential speakers of Maori. And there's Brits, Russians, Greeks, Romanians, etc. that live in Finland and speak Finnish, so your view about the Finnish language is quite narrow. Have you ever heard Finnish speech? I guess not. BTW, Finno-Ugric languages are far away from the most dificult languages to learn. Not to mention writing. Compare it to Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese (both China and Taiwan), Japanese, etc. writing and you'll have to admit it's much easier. Do I have to say more?

quote: Ah well, some pigs are more equal then others...............

And we were actually first, so that's the reason why we were allowed to continue. Blame yourself if you're slow.

	23-11-2002 12:21									#12
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Rasbey, it was meant as a joke I've looked a Finnish on e2, and it seems a bit easier to grasp, than, say, Japanese.

	23-11-2002 13:03									#13
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quote: So no... This is an English language site.

Fair enough. So maybe I'll start a thread in the OT in English but don't expect anyone not Dutch to understand what I will be talking about.

	23-11-2002 13:44									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij Fair enough. So maybe I'll start a thread in the OT in English but don't expect anyone not Dutch to understand what I will be talking about.

Heck, there are many threads that nobody has a clue what the people are talking about... why should your thread be any different.

Again... if an occasional post is in another language, nobody is really going to care. But if most of the posts are, that's a problem.

Sorry... but that's the way it is.

	23-11-2002 14:24									#15
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Damn American cultural imperialism...

	23-11-2002 14:56									#16
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Blame it on William, I do.

	24-11-2002 00:59									#17
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Regarding those political developments, did anyone see Kopspijkers today?
With a Balkenende impersonation and some cool Harry Potter references...something like this:
"We hebben met de gemeenteraads verkeizingen flink in Zweinstijn (Zwijndrecht) gewonnen, dus het ziet er goed uit voor de Geheime Kamer verkiezingen in januari"

	24-11-2002 02:34									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Lemmy "We hebben met de gemeenteraads verkeizingen flink in Zweinstijn (Zwijndrecht) gewonnen, dus het ziet er goed uit voor de Geheime Kamer verkiezingen in januari"

And since you aren't getting one in the OTF, you surely aren't getting one here by threadjacking this thread

Again... this is the second time you have asked for a thread to discuss politics in your own language... this is the second time that the request has been turned down.

Case Closed!