Can questions be asked in Chinese or / and Spanish?
MoiMoii
2007-03-20 06:59:54 UTC
I had noticed that Answers given show Chinese, Spanish & German, usually for translation. Just wonder whether you can post questions written entirely in Chinese or Spanish & received answers also in these languages.
Eleven answers:
kamelåså
2007-03-20 07:09:09 UTC
Not in this section. Monolingual English speakers freak out and think you are badtalking them. In order to post questions in those languages, you should use the YR of that language.
anonymous
2007-03-20 09:40:27 UTC
It is forbiden by the rules, but it is often tolerated, as I have seen many questions in other languages remain for days without being deleted.
In the french YA, on the contrary, the average lifspan of a question in English is some 4 minutes.
(of course you can always ask it in the spanishes and chineses YA clicking on their flags in the bottom of the screeen)
anonymous
2007-03-20 08:44:10 UTC
It seems like they can't be which is a shame. Yahoo fail to recognise that people may wish to practice using foreign languages in other countries. I can also understand how it would upset the majority of English users who can't speak other languages.
So why not make another section where you can ask such questions?
Malte
2007-03-20 07:14:21 UTC
Of course you could; it simply depends - usually - on the country you are "in" in Yahoo! Answers, for obviously it doesn't make sense to ask something in French to the Chinese community (of very probably Chinese mothertongue) :-), except when you know yet someone you are writing to.
Polo
2007-03-20 07:05:40 UTC
I think it's against the guidelines, unless you are on the Chinese or Spanish answers site.
Jeanpier A
2007-03-20 07:04:54 UTC
yeah just look to the botton of the page then you`ll see a lots of flags , you have to chooses the one tha you one and write or read your question , de cara that you can fin more flags than languajes . thats becausu YA! is organized by countries and not by languajes.
Cookie_Monster_UK
2007-03-20 07:03:36 UTC
No, it counts as a violation againt community rules.
If you want to do that, go on Y! answers for that language
Pebbles
2007-03-20 07:03:54 UTC
i think you can click on the different flags at the bottom of the page for that country and you can ask away - good luck
leedsmikey
2007-03-20 07:03:49 UTC
You can't (it's against guidelines and the Yahoo police will violate you)
anonymous
2007-03-20 14:30:19 UTC
no esta prohibido, ni modos te tienes que aguantar
saludos desde mexico
anonymous
2007-03-20 07:07:45 UTC
Why don't you give it a try and see what happens?
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