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> -----Original Message-----
> From: barcampriga@googlegroups.com [mailto:barcampriga@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Atvars Aiza
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:35 PM
> To: barcampriga@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: language issue at BarCamp Baltics

> I think there must be saperated groups! I personaly dont want to receive news in
> russian  or bi lingual messeges -just seperate!
> Best regards
> Atvars Aiza ( Latvian/english)

> Quoting Evgeny Morozov <evgeny.moro...@gmail.com>:
> > ENG (Russian summary at the end /краткий русский
> > перевод в конце):

> > hi all,

> > several people have asked about the language of the event, so let me
> > repeat this: while we believe most of us would speak either English or
> > Russian, we are not pushing everybody to present or communicate in those
> > two only. for example, there is nothing wrong if one of five
> > simultaneous presentations will be in your local language, if you
> > believe there is a sizeable audience from your country to benefit from
> > it (thus, out of 400+ people who registered to participate, a good
> > quarter are probably from Latvia, thus it would make sense to have a
> > presentation in Latvian, if you are not comfortable with Russian or
> > English). whatever language you choose to present is totally up to you.

> > please also remember that with 400+ people coming from (we hope) 20+
> > countries, it's very hard for us to zero in on what language we are
> > going to use in the corridors. but, if you speak either Russian or
> > English, you should be fine. if you speak both, you will be super-fine.
> > our assumption is that from 400+ participants a sizeable chunk -- well
> > over 50% -- would speak English (that's a new media event after all, we
> > are not talking agriculture :-), so if you speak ONLY English, you
> > should still be fine.

> > as for the language of our email communications: the language of this
> > particular Google group is no way reflective of the diversity of
> > languages we are going to hear in Riga :-) so, while it would be really
> > good if all of us continue providing a short summary in English if you
> > write in Russian (and vice versa), we may want to create separate groups
> > -- one for English-speakers and one for Russian-speakers, since, I
> > guess, not everybody enjoys getting too many emails in a language you
> > cаn't comprehend from people you don't really know. i've heard several
> > semi-private complaints about the dominance of Russian in this
> > mailing-list, but until somebody replies and takes action, those of us
> > who are Russian-speakers will presume that everything is fine and
> > well-understood. so please, instead of quietly unsubscribing from this
> > group, just send a message instead.

> > Also, if you think, there is a need for a separate English-language
> > google group to complement the existing one, please drop me a line. i
> > believe that this separate English-langauge group can actually help to
> > unlock some of the communication barriers between the East and the West
> > ;-) so far, we haven't heard much on this group from Estonians and
> > Lithuanias, for example, which is a pity. if it's a language issue, we
> > should surely start an English-language group to complement the existing
> > one.

> > =============================================
> > RU краткое (и примерное) содержание. к
> > вопросу о языке Barcamp Baltics:
> > мы надеемся, что большинство из нас
> > говорит по-английски или по-русски.
> > однако, не стоит себя ограничивать
> > этими языками. если вы хотите сделать
> > презентацию на своем родном языке и
> > уверены, что у вас будут слушатели,
> > то дерзайте (особенно, это касается,
> > участников из Латвии--их будет,
> > наверное, четверть от общего числа,
> > поэтому не стоит ограничиваться
> > русским или английским; так как
> > одновременно будет идти несколько
> > презентаций, каждый найдет себе
> > презентацию, который он понимает).

> > для тех, кто не говорит по-русски, я
> > предлагаю создать отдельную
> > гугл-группу на английском языке, чтобы
> > там тоже могло происходить
> > какое-то общение. а то пока у нас засилье
> > русского языка, что, по
> > понятным причинам, может не всех
> > устраивать.