Topic: Nigeria Local Board: Theymos take Note (Read 777 times)

This looks like a lost battle even before we started. Lets start from somewhere, I just created a thread were we (not just Nigerians but Africans) can hangout and discuss general issue and issue relating to blockchain. Maybe if the thread becomes active enough we can mobilize ourselves and request for a board.

Here's the link to the thread: African bitcointalk community hangout

I also started a signature campaign but so far most participants are volunteers. Interested user can apply.

I don't know and you don't know either but we can't use the current status of a thing to calculate the promising future.

We have over 50+ active Nigerians on this forum, i can tell that by just reading their replies (we have a unique way of writing sometimes we mix the pidgin english into normal english. This board we're asking for won't be only for Nigerians but an identity for Africans. From just this two threads i started titled The used of Bitcoin in Africa and Africa isn't poor - Africa is being raped. i have notice many Nigerians and Africans just from thier replies and also gotten PMs from many of them. With the local boards many continent have where to unite and identify themselves with their local languages but we don't. If we can get a board, we will sort the rest things out ourselves maybe by creating threads for each unique languages.

How many people do you think would participate in such a thread?

Apologies for not having followed up on this. I found a couple of interesting bits in the dustbin that came with my scrap computer clearance. There is a Butterfies Labs Bitforce SC Orion ASIC miner, and an EVGA 1200 P2 psu. Unfortunately there aren't any cables, so I've been doing a bit of research. I want to explore ASIC mining, but I don't think it is profitable any more, so I'm trying to reuse some free stuff.

Let me know if I need to do anything urgently to support you Nigerian guys.

With your research 500 other languages are spoken in Nigeria because Nigeria is a welcoming country and Nigeria is the gaint of Africa. But, aside of English pidgin is the next common language spoken in Nigeria.
Nigeria local thread can add to this community have forgotten the statement made by the Binance boss that Africa will be the  future of crypto.

According to Wikipedia, English is the primarily spoken language in Nigeria, however there are over 500 other languages spoken in Nigeria.

As hilariousandco pointed out, the local subs are primarily a means for people to speak their language, and if you speak English, you can post in the main boards.

What would having a "Nigerian" local thread add to your community? How many people would you say would participate in a Nigeria local thread, and how many people from Nigeria are around here? If possible, provide some kind of evidence to back up your answers to my last question. 

Here is a thread started by me, Used of Bitcoin in Africa in pidgin
Link: https://fittotalk.com/english-talk/index.php?topic=336.0
English translation: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/the-used-of-bitcoin-in-africa-5109224

Remember it is a tuition forum, so it doesn't have the same rules and structure as Bitcoin Talk.

A post could be made in Pidgin, and an English translation could be added to the post as a quote. As long as the structure was consistent, it wouldn't be too difficult to follow, readers could skip either the quotes or the posts. It would be interesting for those of us who would like to understand Pidgin and its origins.

https://fittotalk.com/english-talk/index.php?board=48.0

It's empty at the moment, as I only set it up yesterday, and I'm not sure what to post there.

If somebody wants to start a decent Pidgin thread about Bitcoin in Africa, and we can translate it into English for posting in the Political or another board in Bitcoin Talk, then I will guarantee at least 5 merits. It will need to be a quality post though, and follow all the BT rules.

Possibly this one : https://fittotalk.com/english-talk/index.php?board=48.0
Posting both in English and Pidgin in the same board would become cumbersome if you are discussing about blockchain development in Africa

@JC you can keep a local rule such that  the common English is allowed in the main African board and you could create a child board like "Regional Languages (Africa)" for discussing things in Pidgin,  Afrikaans and other regional African languages? Just my idea.

Of course, I nor get any kai to drop my post there. I just run my parole there na, no wahala. Shebi you too sabi sey I get privilege to post there as Senior man wey I be.

Could you make it easier for assessment by including the link to the thread?

I want to start a Fit to Talk English thread for the best posts about the use of Bitcoin in Africa. 5 merits for the best ones. Post would need to be in Pidgin and include an English translation. Now where can I start a thread about that. The translation could be by another member of course.

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I've added an African board to Fit to Talk, and posting in Pidgin is allowed on that board.

If there exists a lot of Nigerians and Africans in this forum and there are considerable development of blockchain technology in Africa then there should be a separate board created for them. I assume Pidgin and Africaans are more commonly spoken in major parts of Africa. May be theymos can create a board for Africa and create a child board such as "Regional Languages (Africa)". The African people would communicate in Pidgin and Africaans in the main board and other minor languages in child board. This is just my assumption.

I don't think the local boards works that way. If we consider the Indian Board, people seem to be communicating only in English and other language topics are being posted in Regional Languages (India) child board and Google says English and Hindi are the national languages of India. But India has a separate board, assuming the Indians need one to discuss the ongoing issues in their country. Similarly why don't we have one for Africa if there exist a demand for such a board? I still cannot support the need for a separate board if there aren't much Africans supporting the application.

If the board isn't much active there is no need to hire a dedicated moderator. If a separate board is created for Africa, people can report bad posts and global mods would take care of that. If the spams increase at a larger rate, then theymos might look into it.

Don't know how true this is because i haven't seen topics started by users of recent i only see replies. Mpamaegbu you're a snr member, can you confirm if you can start a thread on the Other languages/locations also any higher rank user seeing this thread can you just confirm if it's still possible to start a thread there. If it's possible then i suggest a higher rank user from Nigeria should start the "Nigeria Bitcoin community thread" there we can communicate and connect with one another and maybe use pidgin as official language.

e go make sense die if we fit join heads together make naija get voice small for this forum with this step other African brothers and sisters go collaborate

Just to add Nigerians has a huge population in fact Nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world.. And the adding of Nigeria board would motivate other countries and about the pidgin English some other countries in West Africa can relate to it so other African countries can get involved in the board

Really? Well, I guess this is an interesting angle. But when did we begin to have captchas to post? I don't know how it works for others but I just click on post and pronto, it's posted.

What is your native language?

please are we getting the local board for Nigerian or is it a No. i think we deserve this even if it can be added in the option, local/other language and location will be preferable. at least give us a voice. we can do better there. Nigeria remains the giant of Africa. always on the look out for technology and latest inventions. please give us a voice here. we can communicate to our own understanding just like other. PLEASE Note: ENGLISH is an official language NOT a mother tongue. some of us sucks when writing and speaking. we can do much better in our locals.

You can't use pidgin post, because the pidgins avoid the captcha.

I think the current situation is good as it is: local boards based on important global languages and not countries. What would you do with countries like Belgium or Switzerland or Austria etc. which have several official languages? Would you add Catalan or Basque or any of the other regional languages for Spain? Etc.

Looks like a bad idea, cause it would lead to hundreds of discussions threads (like this one) about languages, regions and countries which may be interesting to many but are completely irrelevant to crypto.

You have to be a Senior (or maybe Hero to create a thread in there). Not all local boards need mods either, especially if they're not that active.

Personally I hve tried to do that but it wasn't successful because i notice users can't start thread on the Other language/location board any more (don't know the reason though).
About moderators, I don't think theymos will find it difficult to find one. We have many Nigerians on this forum and most of them are very active, I spent close to 5hrs daily on the platform I won't mind moderatoring the board and if I don't do it right, I can be removed and someone else will be appointed.

I agree that pidgin English is clearly distinct from other English language in different parts.A better route to having a board may be to take @hilariousandco's advise. Starting a thread in 'other languages' entirely with pidgin English if it gets popular, then a plea for a local board can be made.

A local board is not wholely about the different language but the ability of people from a certain region to connect and feel included.

I don't see the need for it. I'll just repost what I said in another thread requesting an African board:

I also support the idea of local boards because it will help the user of Nigeria to discuss the things in their board internally but theymos responsibility did not end just after creating the board, he need to find the moderators also.

@OP, I guess you can start a application in which user can claim they require Nigerian board. It will be interesting to know how many users are pitching for this board. Might it help theymos to get one suitable moderator from the list of users.

I've just checked the board index, and it doesn't specify "Local language", it just states "local". In view of the special circumstances surrounding the growth of crypto in Africa, I agree that a special interest board, regardless of language, would be a useful addition. It may be that there should be a South American one as well.

Oh! Come on. Don't be such a kill joy. There are three major dialects in Nigeria (of course other countries have their different dialects too) but trust me, everyone would be contended staying under one board here. English is the official Language but Nigeria has its unique Pidgin English almost as a second language across the country.

I have nothing against the idea for such board to exist but isn't the official language of Nigeria English?
What would be the point to have such board, all the talks would still be quite the same?
I know you guys have some serious amount of beautiful dialects there and as a result, demands for separate dialect-boards will emerge rather sooner than later. That would require some extra staff and effort on forum moderation behalf so don't be surprised if admin rejects your request, just because of this argument alone. Nevertheless the more the merrier

I gave you a merit for the suggestion, although I think you are asking for a local board and not a  thread. I'm not sure about the "pidgin" English bit though.

I'd like to expand the suggestion to include other African countries. There are some special economic problems in a few of the African countries at the moment, and it may be interesting to consolidate them onto one discussion board. I believe that Africa will become increasingly important in the world of crypto, and it would be useful to encourage its growth there, and for those of us in the west to gain some understanding of the changes.

As a Nigerian i can't say no to this. Even if we can't get our own local board, the Other languages/locations board should be opened to new topic so user who don't have local boards especially africa countries can make use of it. I have sent PM to board moderator asking why board was locked and if it can be reopened but got no reply.

Africa is one of the continent embracing the blockchain technology, theymos please look into this issue. Give some Africa language (country) a board  especially Nigeria or reopen Other languages/locations so we can start new topics.

I think it's about time this forum created a board for Nigerians in its local portfolio. Nigerians are hardworking and energetic people with interest in lots of modern tech stuff, cryptocurrency inclusive. I know there are lots of Nigerians here and it will be wonderful aggregating them to help push crypto talks further down home. Also, our pidgin English flavour is something to savour when Nigerians communicate.

I crave the indulgence of the Admins and Theymos in particular to help make this a reality.

I am a proud Nigerian - One love my peeps!

Edited:
Thanks Jet cash for pointing that error of mine out.