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Maybe it would be good, for some of Central European lurkers, to know and who are reluctant to join because of language that some of the people being at the meeting, also speak German and/or French, and some of course Hungarian and I think also Polish - so it does not depend on speaking English well only. :-)
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat May 24th, 2008 at 05:02:34 AM EST
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But unless the site becomes bilingual English/German the user numbers for Central and Eastern Europe just won't pick up.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat May 24th, 2008 at 05:04:54 AM EST
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And since our aim is pan-European debate, what can we do?

The side by side translation capability is one excellent solution. But is it enough? How do the one in a million find themselves here in the first place? And what makes them stay past the 2 seconds of splash page time?

I still believe that we need a statement of intent on the splash page that makes a 'promise' to potential new member - even if the promise is as vague as seems inevitable after our numerous discussions.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat May 24th, 2008 at 05:38:03 AM EST
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Pan-European debate? We're building the as-yet non-existing pan-European public sphere.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat May 24th, 2008 at 05:49:00 AM EST
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I should have said 'conversation' ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat May 24th, 2008 at 07:31:50 AM EST
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