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Back when I ran a fairly large forum we had to ban non-English content simply because we couldn't understand it, and so couldn't moderate it. I'm guessing that
by leoedin 5y ago
Back when I ran a fairly large forum we had to ban non-English content simply because we couldn't understand it, and so couldn't moderate it.
I'm guessing that's a big part of it - How do the HN moderators distinguish the credibility of a non-English news source? How can they determine if it's flame bait? How can they determine if it's legal or not?
- eesmith 5y agoIf I see a submission in a foreign language, I'll paste it into Google Translate and flag if obviously off-topic. Most of the non-English links I've checked are obviously off-topic, like "how to find a dentist in <city>".