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How important is this rule really? Particularly when the title gives the main message. I ask because auto translation is almost perfect for at least all the Eur

How important is this rule really? Particularly when the title gives the main message. I ask because auto translation is almost perfect for at least all the European languages. I agree maybe there should be a bias towards English but this seems a reasonable exception here

lost_tourist 3y ago
It's very important for proper understanding of such things as translation is currently really not up to HN quality expectations just yet. Maybe in the future as AI gets better at it
- dmarchand90 3y ago
  For me this translation is extremely easy to understand: What is the maximum amount I can pay in cash? At this time, you may pay for all purchases in cash. For cash purchases above € 10,000, the seller must conduct a customer due diligence. But not all sellers accept cash. The cabinet is working on a bill to ban cash payments from € 3,000. Pay for purchases in cash At this time, you may pay for all purchases in cash. It doesn't matter how high the amount is. A seller can decide not to accept cash above a certain amount. Or not accepting cash at all . Customer research for purchases above € 10,000 Do you make a purchase that costs more than € 10,000 and do you pay in cash? Then the seller must conduct a customer due diligence . This check is mandatory to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Bill cash payments up to € 3,000 A bill is being drafted to ban cash payments from €3,000 . This applies to all buyers and sellers of goods. When the new law comes into effect, you may no longer pay for purchases from € 3,000 in cash.
  - pvg 3y ago
    Easy or not, such posts grow long meta threads about the quality of the translation. If the story is HN-interesting, an English source will appear and you can post that. Also has the advantage of not having the poster make up a title. Proposed legislation in general is not particularly HN-interesting: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20proposed%20bills&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
zamadatix 3y ago
IMO, regardless of the language of the article, if your alternative title summarizes the point as good as or better than the body of the article you're linking then it should just be a text post for discussion in the first place. If you're submitting an external site the focus should be on the content of that site. Encouraging posters to create their own main takeaways when posting and commenters to focus on the HN title instead of linked article seems like a net loss vs using the text post type.

lost_tourist 3y ago

It's very important for proper understanding of such things as translation is currently really not up to HN quality expectations just yet. Maybe in the future as AI gets better at it

dmarchand90 3y ago
For me this translation is extremely easy to understand: What is the maximum amount I can pay in cash? At this time, you may pay for all purchases in cash. For cash purchases above € 10,000, the seller must conduct a customer due diligence. But not all sellers accept cash. The cabinet is working on a bill to ban cash payments from € 3,000. Pay for purchases in cash At this time, you may pay for all purchases in cash. It doesn't matter how high the amount is. A seller can decide not to accept cash above a certain amount. Or not accepting cash at all . Customer research for purchases above € 10,000 Do you make a purchase that costs more than € 10,000 and do you pay in cash? Then the seller must conduct a customer due diligence . This check is mandatory to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Bill cash payments up to € 3,000 A bill is being drafted to ban cash payments from €3,000 . This applies to all buyers and sellers of goods. When the new law comes into effect, you may no longer pay for purchases from € 3,000 in cash.
- pvg 3y ago
  Easy or not, such posts grow long meta threads about the quality of the translation. If the story is HN-interesting, an English source will appear and you can post that. Also has the advantage of not having the poster make up a title. Proposed legislation in general is not particularly HN-interesting: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20proposed%20bills&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

zamadatix 3y ago

IMO, regardless of the language of the article, if your alternative title summarizes the point as good as or better than the body of the article you're linking then it should just be a text post for discussion in the first place. If you're submitting an external site the focus should be on the content of that site. Encouraging posters to create their own main takeaways when posting and commenters to focus on the HN title instead of linked article seems like a net loss vs using the text post type.