• Alaskaball [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.netOP
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    2 months ago

    if you saw this before its posted, shush.

    "Hi folks, its me. I’m stealing the top of the website for a few days because a thought occurred to me a while back that “damn, we really haven’t updated the application for a hot minute haven’t we?” also “damn we’re getting quite a few international folks in but they might not know what the lingo and abbreviations in the application really mean”

    which leads me to this post: A general poll on what languages hexbear users know (read: I’m too lazy to figure out how to do an actual thingy so I’ll just tally up everyones comments. Also don’t be a smartass and say “English lol”) and a general request to our multilingual users to help translate the application into their language in order to help other possible new folks to know what we’re all about. Also a general discussion on whether or not this is a good idea. I got a thumbs up from the others in the cabal of evil admins but I’m playing fast and loose with this because I just drank a bunch of coffee while I wrote this up and I’m currently vibrating like a hairless chihuahua walking through a park in fall.

    To remind people what the application looks like, it’s the following three sentences. (Personally I’m gonna edit GSM out to its full term “Gender and Sexual Minorities” because a lot of people over the years have been confused by what that means. Currently not going to change it beyond that but I’m willing to hear suggestions for possibly revamping it in the future)

    How did you find out about Hexbear, and why do you want to join?

    Why did you choose your username?

    What are your views on GSM / LGBTQ rights, racial justice, animal liberation, and similar movements?

    So to summarize, I’m looking for volunteers to translate the application into their native tongue so future applicants can have an easier time understanding what the site’s about.