What about Arabic version of VBWire?

**raladin** · Feb 6th, 2004, 09:58 AM

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**NoteMe** · Feb 6th, 2004, 10:11 AM

I must admitt that I don't know much about the arabic world. But how many countires is it that talk the same languge? And is it diffrent forms of it? I am going to a vecation in 14 weeks to Dubai, and I must admitt that I more or less leave blind folded....

**raladin** · Feb 6th, 2004, 10:28 AM

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**raladin** · Feb 6th, 2004, 10:31 AM

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**MartinLiss** · Feb 6th, 2004, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by raladin
NoteMe, Arabic language is the widest language in the world. (Of course the Chinese also). It doesn't has many forms..We all use the Classical Arabic Language.. it is the same all over the world..

I welcome you in Dubai (Although I'm from Syria but live in Dubai).. Dubai is the pearl of the gulf.. and the weather here is Cool at spring.. I hope I can see you soon here in Dubai

There is 22 Arab countries.. but the countries that talks Arab is the whole world.. so it is used all over the world..

The Arabic language is also the number one language in the world that has the biggest number of speakers..

So do you suggest for making an Arabic version of VBWire?

Cheers..

Here is what one website says are the number of speakers for the 10 most popular languages

Mandarin: 1 billion+
English: 508 million
Hindustani: 497 million
Spanish: 392 million
Russian: 277 million
Arabic: 246 million
Bengali: 211 million
Portuguese: 191 million
Malay-Indonesian: 159 million
French: 129 million

**NoteMe** · Feb 6th, 2004, 11:19 AM

It's the truth. Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world....Norway is right after with 4millions...

And I am looking forward to a relaksing vecation down there...it has to be warmer then up here....freezing my but of right now...

**raladin** · Feb 6th, 2004, 11:24 AM

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**raladin** · Feb 6th, 2004, 01:58 PM

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**Pc_Madness** · Feb 6th, 2004, 11:33 PM

Martinliss is the administration.

We can administrate the Arabic versions here from Dubai.. And we will do everything for making them the best IT resources in the Arab world..

They'll never let someone else be in charge of VBForums or any of its sister sites.

If you mean have it translated, then I really don't see the point, as the languages used on the internet (not just spoken languages which is what Martin provided), are usually English, German, Chinese/Japanense.

**MartinLiss** · Feb 7th, 2004, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by Pc_Madness
Martinliss is the administration.

They'll never let someone else be in charge of VBForums or any of its sister sites....

There are people with Administrator forum privileges (me) and then there are people who administer VBF and the other Jupitermedia forums (Gus, Brad, etc.). The latter are the ones who make the major decisions. When Brad has time I'm sure he'll comment on this thread.

**raladin** · Feb 8th, 2004, 06:46 AM

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**brad jones** · Feb 9th, 2004, 08:08 AM

As mentioned by pc_madness, English is the primary language used on the internet at this time. In many cases, translated versions of sites have generally been dropped because most traffic goes to the English versions.

I will ask and see what Jupitermedia's position is on translating sites. I don't, however, expect that it is something that will happen.

Additionally, as Martin mentioned, there are other languages that are more popular than Arabic. Granted, his chart is language in general. A more relevant statistic would be the languages spoken by people using the internet and doing development. I believe you'd find that the top languages would be different.

Brad

**raladin** · Feb 9th, 2004, 08:21 AM

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**brad jones** · Feb 9th, 2004, 02:57 PM

What I have learned is that we/Jupitermedia generally focus on English sites. We do have some deals where some of our content and/or sites have been translated.

Most sites that are translated are done as a licensing deal. If someone is interested in paying a licensing fee for the translation right, then that would be consider. In general (in my personal opinion), it makes more sense to translate an 'article' site rather than a forum site.

So in summary, we currently have no plans to translate this site.

Brad!

**raladin** · Feb 9th, 2004, 03:08 PM

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**mendhak** · Feb 13th, 2004, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by raladin
Okay.. we can do that of course.. if you don't want to translate the forums..

Or we can give you a FREE Arabic version of your forums if you want us to translate your articles websites... so It is a good deal then

Regards..

Baba! Inteh Majnooneh!

Lemaza toereed vbwire-arabi?

**raladin** · Feb 13th, 2004, 03:30 AM

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**mendhak** · Feb 13th, 2004, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by raladin
Hehehehe

Because this will make VBWire easy to use for the Arabic Users..

mendhak, what is your nationality?

Regards..

Don't really know my nationality, but I have been to Damishq. And Dubai. I own the Astoria Hotel.

**raladin** · Feb 13th, 2004, 12:54 PM

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