Spymac flooded by Chinese
if you don't keep up with spymac, i suggest you check out what's been happening in the past few days. The subscription rate skyrocketed past 100,000 when they offered 1 GB free webmail, but apparently a large percentage of these new subscribers are Chinese who don't speak english. They have started flooding the forums with Chinese, and not even talking about subject matter related to the forum topic.
We could be witnessing the beginning of a cultural phenomenon.
Personally, if this stuff doesn't tone down drastically soon, i'm going to stop visiting spymac forums. Its really too bad because those were some of the best, most active forums i've seen for the mac-web.
We could be witnessing the beginning of a cultural phenomenon.
Personally, if this stuff doesn't tone down drastically soon, i'm going to stop visiting spymac forums. Its really too bad because those were some of the best, most active forums i've seen for the mac-web.
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Originally posted by Imergingenious
...i'm going to stop visiting spymac forums. Its really too bad because those were some of the best, most active forums i've seen for the mac-web.
Really?! that's a bit of a shocker.....
Anyway, you got something against Chinese? Maybe they're sharing recipes... mmmmmmm... I love chinese.
edit: i can't spell
gosh, i've been missing out on so much...
(p.s. wonder how many of those new registries will become spammers...)
Originally posted by Imergingenious
if you don't keep up with spymac, i suggest you check out what's been happening in the past few days. The subscription rate skyrocketed past 100,000 when they offered 1 GB free webmail, but apparently a large percentage of these new subscribers are Chinese who don't speak english. They have started flooding the forums with Chinese, and not even talking about subject matter related to the forum topic.
We could be witnessing the beginning of a cultural phenomenon.
Personally, if this stuff doesn't tone down drastically soon, i'm going to stop visiting spymac forums. Its really too bad because those were some of the best, most active forums i've seen for the mac-web.
I am Chinese. You have something to say about China?
Do you not realise that Chinese mac users have no other place to talk about macs?
Do you realise the mac user percentage is around 0.2%?
Do you realise what a huge potential mac market China holds?
I suggest you live with it.
Who is to say that Spymac is only for you elitist Americans? Other races should go fvck off?
I find your statement against China very offensive.
Before even getting to know me, they treat us as underdogs.
We are in no way inferior to you.
I'm sure you think that Chinese people should be driven out of the US altogether.
The issue is the language barrier, nothing more. If people start posting to a predominantly English-reading forum in another language and (?) making impertinent posts (how one can tell both is beyond me
You see, it's impossible to start a community for only chinese mac users cause there are so little of them. They have no choice but to come here.
Now what I would propose is that we have the Chinese users post a chinese and english version of their posts. If they can get onto spymac, they know a little english. Eihter way they can use the sherlock translation feature.
A lot of Chinese people are ashamed of their bad English especially in an all english used community. They are afraid that their bad english will be laughed at by others.
I think it would be much more constructive if there was more communication with the Chinese people on spymac. Especially hearing why they choose mac in a place where windows dominates 99.8%
But I don't understand your thread man. Are you proposing the Chinese should be kicked out?
Where is West Point?
USMA= US Millitary Academy at West point.
Ok... I can see where you're coming from...
What do they teach you there? Chinese=scum of the earth?
Regardless, Steve America is a big place and not everyone in it has their heads up their asses either, Just remember there are a few of us Americans who happen to appreciate other cultures, and are not so egocentric. I also find it hard to believe in all the land that is China not one of them thinks China is better than all...
Back on topic, This does not surprise me at all, China holds the worlds largest population, BuonRotto has it right, its all a language barrier. With the world getting smaller and smaller every day because of the internet its giving more and more reason to become bilingual, I think its great that cultures can mesh like this, Even if there is an inferiority complex here and there.
Originally posted by jwri004
The thing that I do not understand is why you needed to post four separate posts, with only a few minutes between each.
Does it matter? Does that stop him from having a valid point?
Also, keep in mind that if you are going to an english site, you should be able to write or at last read....english. They aren't being racist, they are being reasonable. If you move to america, you should learn english, if you move to china, you should learn some chinesse. Nobody said they were inferior, they said that they didn't like the bombardment of chinesse on an english site.
Of course you shouldn't be driven out of the county, but rounded up in prison camps...er happy fun camps. (courtesy of the dailyshow)
A lot of Chinese people are ashamed of their bad English especially in an all english used community. They are afraid that their bad english will be laughed at by others.
It would but all in good fun, and the same would happen elsewhere.
If you can't read it, either learn it, or find another forum. Simple as that.
Originally posted by jwri004
It is courtesy to speak the language that is predominant. As stated above Spymac is a ENGLISH SPEAKING FORUM SO IT IS COMMON COURTESY TO USE ENGLISH. Why is this concept so hard to understand?
If you can't read it, either learn it, or find another forum. Simple as that.
Where would they go? They can read English but their english is not good enough for them to write it.
They want to be able to hear from the american mac communities yet still be able to post in Chinese. Is that so wrong?
There are no good chinese only forums because it's impossible.
Your frustration at not being able to understand other languages is understandable though.
Originally posted by jwri004
It is courtesy to speak the language that is predominant. As stated above Spymac is a ENGLISH SPEAKING FORUM SO IT IS COMMON COURTESY TO USE ENGLISH. Why is this concept so hard to understand?
If you can't read it, either learn it, or find another forum. Simple as that.
It's english speaking because WHAT? The majority of the participants speak english? What if the majority of the participants speak chinese? Does it then become a chinese speaking forum? The internet is international. Yes, it would be courteous of them to write in English but that's because English speakers think they are superior and don't need to learn another language.
It looks like the chinese posters are making an effort to post in english.
Most of those posters in this thread are chinese, I can tell by their account id.
Honestly, if these boards went Chinese I would simply find another forum, because frankly I can not be arsed learning Chinese.
And why is it impossible for their to be a Chinese Mac discussion board? Yes I know rules are a little stricter in China, but not every Chinese person lives in China. If the demand is so great, and they want to talk about macs then they can start their own board. Don't create a subsection in someone else's.
This has got nothing to do with Chinese people, but more about following the language that allows discussion with the majority of the users.