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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.
And if good English, well written in good sentences defines a post to be quality is it that Non English speakers are not qualify to be in this forum or to discuss in general boards because they are only good in speaking broken English which is a borrowed language.

Quality posts that contain information about developments and solutions to help overcome obstacles experienced by other people.
Good English is part of what makes the content of the post look good because other people who read it can understand the content of the message well.

Not everyone is a native English speaker like me, so some of us try to understand every post that is made as a form of respect.
Don't be a non-native English speaker so you can't convey something that is informative and a solution.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.
And if good English, well written in good sentences defines a post to be quality is it that Non English speakers are not qualify to be in this forum or to discuss in general boards because they are only good in speaking broken English which is a borrowed language.

The concept of “quality” of a post is an abstract and subjective perception of the user (everyone), which can have a radically opposite assessment.

The content of a post can't be good without “normal” (understandable to others) English. A good post must have clear content for readers and without clearly expressed thoughts (good English) this is impossible.

There are many users on the forum for whom English is not their native language, but this doesn't prevent them from leaving good and high-quality posts. This requires knowledge of at least basic understanding of the English language. You won't write a good post if you can't put together a few words in English, because it will be perceived as rubbish. This is not a discrimination of the forum based on language, and if someone has difficulties with this language, they can communicate in the appropriate language section (the closest and most understandable). If you want to talk (posting) in English, you will have to adapt to the appropriate section and demonstrate at least basic proficiency in the language.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.
And if good English, well written in good sentences defines a post to be quality is it that Non English speakers are not qualify to be in this forum or to discuss in general boards because they are only good in speaking broken English which is a borrowed language.

The answer for that is both. Of course someone must have a very interesting topic too asife from writing it perfectly. If you are going to post on an english section expect that some readers are well versed on english but sometime other users dont mind it especially those newbies or users who arent that fluent on english as long as they can deliberate the message or idea they wanted to tell in a post. But since we have a lot of local boards, its encourage some to post their for non english medium so they can convey what they wanted to share without much criticism on basic english.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.

Content of the post is what makes it quality and such will not be seen as quality as well except the person reading it have some taughts on what he is reading to be meaningful to him, the poster is not the one to judge of his post being quality, those coming in contact with such will tell, quality post is not also by how lengthy the content is, or the grammatical expressions used, the post must contain a particular idea, information or something insightful that other people could learn and benefit from, read more on this aspect https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcointalk-posting-etiquette-5184741

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

Some forum members are known to be shit posters by the way they use English in sentences wrongly, and some readers would say they can't read or merit a post that is written in broken English, and some members of this forum the English language is a borrowed language to them which it is not very familiar with them. Non English speakers will definitely want to use English to discuss in the forum because this forum is all about discussion and for other members to also understand their point because the English language is a universal language for communication.

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.
And if good English, well written in good sentences defines a post to be quality is it that Non English speakers are not qualify to be in this forum or to discuss in general boards because they are only good in speaking broken English which is a borrowed language.

To me, I believe that the forum already has an open door policy, so it's definitely open to everyone regardless of if you are good in English or not, the forum is a place of discussion where we discuss about Bitcoin and other important things of life.

So going back to the question of the thread, what makes a post to be considered quality, to me the content of what is in your post is the most important thing, as long as your English is good enough to pass your message across, besides, I have seen post with a very good educative content that is not been presented well, but it still attracted merit because the person reading it was able to understand what the author was trying to say, so the content is what makes a post to be refer as quality to me.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.

You will need both.

Idea is important for your post content and if you lack of idea, your post is zero-value if how good writing skill you have.
Writing skill is important and it is not only contributed by language. If you have acceptable English language, enough basic vocabularies, you can compose a good post. It's when writing skill helps you to compose a good post in structure.

If a poster lack of idea, try to expand the post too long, it is a shit post.

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Comparing a well grammatically articulated English language post and an average grammatically expressed English language post that has a quality content, ofcourse it's the latter that's more important because it contains relevant information regarding to the topic in discussion. Despite the fact that well spoken or writing in perfect English is important, so English readers can better comprehend the message that is passed across, average spoken English language that answers questions or gives more meaning to the discussion should be considered more quality. As far as getting merit in the forum is concerned, I think that it's the giver's prerogative to determine whether it's well spoken English or the quality content of the post that'll motivate them to give.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

Some forum members are known to be shit posters by the way they use English in sentences wrongly, and some readers would say they can't read or merit a post that is written in broken English, and some members of this forum the English language is a borrowed language to them which it is not very familiar with them. Non English speakers will definitely want to use English to discuss in the forum because this forum is all about discussion and for other members to also understand their point because the English language is a universal language for communication.

English is a borrowed language for most of us here in this forum. A lot of forum members understand that your English can only help people understand what your thread or comment is saying.

You don't need to write completely in correct English before you can say your post is quality or not. Just try your little best for your post to be readable by others, and then forget about all the little mistakes. It will earn you merit and get the attention it deserves if it's worth it.

All that matters is that you have something to offer. If the information is solid and can help others, then it can earn you merit. Your post just needs to carry keywords based on the type of information it's trying to pass, and it will earn the Op merit when anyone who understands where the Op is going comes across it.

If good English is what they look at before meriting some posts, a lot of members, including me, might not get to where they are right now. I have seen profiles with poor English that are making names for themselves, and their merit count is not bad at all.

You, as a person, are not minding anything; you just need to work on your English in order to expand your communication skills when the person finds himself or herself outside the country's borders.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.
And if good English, well written in good sentences defines a post to be quality is it that Non English speakers are not qualify to be in this forum or to discuss in general boards because they are only good in speaking broken English which is a borrowed language.

Certainly writing in good English is an element of post quality, but it is not the only element. It is just a part that makes up the whole. Other elements in my estimation that determine the quality of a post, regardless of whether it is merited or not include how relevant the reply is to the topic being discussed and how relevant the topic is to the particular forum. The OP shouldn't be trying to sell us NFTs in a gambling thread or trading board. Another element is whether the post is informative, insightful, and if the OP does their best to provide their own perspective on the topic rather than copying an opinion piece and posting it on the forum. A quality post should be able to provide accurate and factual information, devoid of misinformation or disinformation. With regards to writing, it is irritating to read a post on a public forum that is incoherent, hard to understand, disorganized, and filled with so many grammatical errors that comprehension is defeated. Even if English is not your first language, you can always ask for the opinion of someone who writes better to review your post to suit your target audience. Anyone who isn't willing to make an effort to improve should stick to their local board.

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What makes a post to be quality?

Having distinct and proper information.
Not everyone here is an English speaker so English quality is not a measure for quality posts. I have come across a lot of posts with informal English and still carrying quality.

Also op I don't think broken English exists. Plus if we're were to measure a post quality by English this your post could be rated as a low quality one by a formal English writer based on your grammar and punctuation. Forum members often rate post quality based ease of understanding, information and proper paragraphing. Using proper English is just an added benefit not the main measure of post quality.

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Quote from: Y3shot on April 04, 2024, 05:30:48 AM

Some forum members are known to be shit posters by the way they use English in sentences wrongly, and some readers would say they can't read or merit a post that is written in broken English, and some members of this forum the English language is a borrowed language to them which it is not very familiar with them. Non English speakers will definitely want to use English to discuss in the forum because this forum is all about discussion and for other members to also understand their point because the English language is a universal language for communication.

Don't you think the Forum Admin knows about the non English speakers here on the forum and that's a major reason why we have Localboards? If a users finds it difficult to communicate with good and correct English, then he shoulde try to find his Localboard which speak his local language. English isn't a universal language though it's a well known dominating language for many countries but not their first mother language.
I've come across some non English posters who still tries their best to communicate in the general boards and yet create good quality posts. So not all non english speaker are shit posters as I don't even know where you are getting that idea from.

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What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.

Both makes up a post quality. Even though a users English isn't as strong as what other should expect, if he knows very well, What he is trying to to communicate his post can still be off good quality.

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Both of them, why not?

I won't deny there might be someone don't want to merit broken English post because it's their subjectivity.

Many people meriting someone because the user post is informative, solve other people problem or correct someone else mistake etc which is quality.

If you create high quality post with perfect English, there's no other way for other user to see it as shitpost.

If all users meriting someone just because of perfect English, I'm sure I would still become newbie till today.

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Some forum members are known to be shit posters by the way they use English in sentences wrongly, and some readers would say they can't read or merit a post that is written in broken English, and some members of this forum the English language is a borrowed language to them which it is not very familiar with them. Non English speakers will definitely want to use English to discuss in the forum because this forum is all about discussion and for other members to also understand their point because the English language is a universal language for communication.

What makes a post to be quality? Good English language or the content of the post?.
And if good English, well written in good sentences defines a post to be quality is it that Non English speakers are not qualify to be in this forum or to discuss in general boards because they are only good in speaking broken English which is a borrowed language.

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