RE: [alac] translations

["Roberto Gaetano" <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jean Armour Polly  wrote:




The machine translations are awful at best, and here is a perfect example.
Consider Erick's recent response to me, which ends (according to machine
translation Spanish to English):  "Sincerely of the person who less waits
for a racist commentary like which you have done to me, was of You. Erick"
Looks to me like Erick is calling me  a racist, "a person with a prejudiced
belief that one race is superior to others."

Now, I could be offended and demand a public apology, or I could just fluff
it off as a mistake in machine translation . 

 
This is now past issue, but nevertheless I think that there's a huge
difference between saying that one person is <whatever>, and that the person
has made a comment that is, or sounds, <whatever>.
I, for one, have to recognize that sometimes I make silly comments or ask
silly questions, but I would be offended if somebody would call me silly.
 
(in whatever language ;>)
 
 
Roberto Gaetano
ALAC
ICANN Board Liaison