Should we have a separate section for translated news from around the world?

[Machjo]

I was wondering who here would be interested in translating interesting news articles from around the world that might not be available in English. If there are enough of us, it might be worth having a separate section in which we could post threads presenting interesting articles from around the world that might not be available in English.

Who'd be in?

 

[Johnnny]

If anyone can translate Al-gazeer that would be cool

 

[MHz]

SYSTRAN - Online translation, translation software and tools

 

[shadowshiv]

I was wondering who here would be interested in translating interesting news articles from around the world that might not be available in English. If there are enough of us, it might be worth having a separate section in which we could post threads presenting interesting articles from around the world that might not be available in English.

Who'd be in?

Besides English, I only know a few words in Russian. Certainly not enough to translate articles, that's for sure.;-)

 

[Johnnny]

zaebis = Зайбис

Check for spelling

 

[Machjo]

SYSTRAN - Online translation, translation software and tools

I don;t trust machine translations in the least.

 

[Johnnny]

you should see the online translators for Finnish..... More of a fail then my first WB thread

 

[VanIsle]

Not only can I NOT do it - I'm not interested in reading it. If there is anything of any true importance out there, it will hit our papers fast enough and it will already be translated.

 

[MHz]

I don;t trust machine translations in the least.

It's a web page translator, what could go wrong, go wrong, go wrongggggggggg.....

 

[MHz]

Not only can I NOT do it - I'm not interested in reading it. If there is anything of any true importance out there, it will hit our papers fast enough and it will already be translated.

Nothing wrong with having two live witnesses to the same event, specially if one is shuffling his feet as he tells his side of things.

 

[VanIsle]

Nothing wrong with having two live witnesses to the same event, specially if one is shuffling his feet as he tells his side of things.

:smile: I still don't agree. There just isn't a need for it here. This is called "Canadian Content" is it not?

 

[Johnnny]

why havent i seen anything from the french discussion area, for awhile?

 

[MHz]

I wasn't suggesting it be installed here, if you find a page that is not already translated (google still does that also I think with bablefish) out there at least you get an idea of what the locals are saying about current events. If there is an Canadian National news story don't you ever do a follow-up with the local paper?

 

[VanIsle]

I wasn't suggesting it be installed here, if you find a page that is not already translated (google still does that also I think with bablefish) out there at least you get an idea of what the locals are saying about current events. If there is an Canadian National news story don't you ever do a follow-up with the local paper?

Not really. If I read some headlines on my homepage that grab my interest, I will read the story and I might go to another page to see if they have more on the story or if they have a different slant. What I read on the internet today is tomorrows newspaper so it's already old news.

 

[Trex]

If anyone can translate Al-gazeer that would be cool

I think you mean al-Jazeera.
al -Jazeera is allready broadcast in English in its European version and thus doesnt require translating.
Also al-Jazeera is a media news agency and as far as I know does not issue a print version.

Link to English al-Jazeera site:
Al Jazeera English - AJE

Trex

 

[Machjo]

Not only can I NOT do it - I'm not interested in reading it. If there is anything of any true importance out there, it will hit our papers fast enough and it will already be translated.

So you think. Just read an English paper and a French paper. Only the most important stuff is translated. But alot of important stuff isn't either... and that's in Quebec.