I was just interested in your approach and progress since I do not have to time to think about it / help.

But I'm glad that the translated topics are being posted in the russian subforums, hope it helps people there.

So you already translated some posts/topics? Where are you providing this translation to the users then?

So, how is it going Seven7? Any progress?

Originally posted by Seven7:

Users are already written in their own languages everywhere, without looking at it, in which the hub or topic they write - Posts by Dota 2 players can be found anywhere, except in private developer's forums
This chaos could easily stop by separating Dota 2 and other F2P users from the rest, more adequate players...

I cannot speak for the entire forum obviously, I do not think you can either. I do subscribe to the cs:go forums whenever I am online and see almost every new created post. Lets say that 3/10 of them are not written in English and I think I mostly encounter russian, german and polish.

Originally posted by Seven7:

and not only translate sticked threads, I suggest to translate templates of moderator's posts, when the topic is closed and the user is redirected to a more suitable topic / chapter / hub

What templates are we talking about here? Also when do we know what language a poster is from if he is speaking in English, do we even want to respond in another language if his post is in English? Even if his post is in his language, and the mods speaks English and want to use a translated post, does he need to translate the topic first? How do we even determine somebody lacks the ability to speak English?

Think it through a little more.

Originally posted by Seven7:

for example, the latest information about VAC and cooldowns etc. is only attached to the topic CSGO - why not translate? I even know who could do it: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/id/LoIIipop anyway, he did nothing here, (because there are already 3 translators for Russian, two of which actually started the whole this story with the translation of the most popular / useful guidelines and FAQ) but he know CS GO game and rules perfectly

Nice that you are actively looking for people to translate, though we should first decide whether or not it is worth it.

I like your idea of translating these sticky topics, but translating moderators posts is to much.. I do not even think they use "templates". I will think about it later, for maybe a good way to do this, I just lack a little time currently.

Originally posted by Seven7:

sticked post (or it headers) like this:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/1/617329505860738922/
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/1/882961586957503366/
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/1/35221584722506312/
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/1/828938532822699736/
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/9/882959527688934488/
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/11/882960080249778126/
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/0/864979883970142472/
etc.

I think that some of these topics would be nice to translate for those unable to speak English. However you need to be carefull with how far you take it - I think it will make users who do speak English start posting in their first language instead. It will become a huge mess if that happens.

Originally posted by Seven7:

..it will be easier to communicate with users: when someone asks a question in the wrong forum, or a question that already answered, provide a link to the FAQ or sticked post, but it's not translated..

You got a point.

Originally posted by Seven7:

this is just a suggestion and an invitation to all think about it and discuss how best to do this, where translation will be placed: in the body of the message, in the form of links to other language forums, or as a links to guide

First I think moderators in these forums have to decide whether or not its even worth translating something. You could translate all these topics in alot of languages but if nobody ever reads them.. no point. I think when moderators in their forums notice that alot of users do not speak English and thus lack any understanding of the rules/FAQ written there in English they could try to get some things translated. However again, it might increase the amount of non-English posts in these forums too, we should encourage everybody who can, to speak in English.

Originally posted by KillahInstinct:

I'll think about it but to me it feels like this needs a different approach than the one we chose here.

I think it is something we could work with, however simply translating these topics and put a link in the original topic is not going to cut it.