I need to do more research and process this news - but initial impressions are incredibly depressing.
I don't know what to say about this that hasn't already been said by others in this thread
I really do not understand why this would get official support.
We should be working on the interface issues to integrate other languages, not forking the whole blockchain.
I committed so much time and money to this project because I thought we were working towards a complete replacement for facebook,twitter,wordpress + more for the world.
If this is successful , others will follow and we will have forked blockchains for every region and niche in no time.
ReSteeming for visibility and will be researching further..
Если писать статьи на Русском языке здесь, то большинству совершенно невозможно заработать.
Google translated above:
"If you write articles in Russian language here and the majority is quite impossible to earn."
If you write articles in English, but nobody likes them - you'll have the same issue. However if you write good articles, and we have the tools to auto translate to EVERY language then you suddenly have a worldwide audience and a better chance at getting votes.
This isn't a Russia only problem and splitting the community will only make it worse imo.
Отлично, зайди на русскоязычный пост и прочти комменты под ним. Гугл как и любой другой переводчик отвратительно работает с большинством нелатинских языков. Англоговорящее большинство здесь может продолжаться наслаждаться фотками шишек травки, которые набирают за 1000 баксов
There were some excellent photos of marijuana...
But I totally get your point :).
or if we work to add multilanguage support on top of steem!
"I really do not understand why this would get official support."
$$$$$$$
Well yeah, but still .. Any btc taken from a crowdsale of some new token would be nothing in comparison to the massive losses in confidence and value of their steem power holdings .. Doesn't make sense
Non-linear reward system is inherently biased and unfair to minorities. If you want Steem to be international you gotta change the reward system.