Language proficiency on sign up page!! Showing now on profile!

Question

Teamwork: Marianne, Eddy and myself.

I wish I could stick a photo of this here, but I don't know how, so you will have to look on the sign up page yourself.

The language proficiency has been included!!

This is what Chris said:

...will add the native language question to the signup form for two weeks. If there is no impact on the percent of people that sign up, or if its small, then we can leave it up there. If we find that it is a deterrent, then we will revert to having the question stay within the edit profile form.

Ok, so let's hope for the best

Thanks you, it is so much easier to know how to respond to a question when that information is available - Stadt, Nov 11, 2010

thanks stasdt, I remember your recent thread, we included all those threads on our request!! - 00494d19, Nov 11, 2010

Lo utilizo siempre que pueda...aqui en el foro y tambien el Guia de Frases... - mountaingirl123, Nov 12, 2010

I hope you don't mind that I edited in the screenshot - Izanoni1, Dec 17, 2010

thank you izan, quentin tried to explain this to me, but too difficult, jeje - 00494d19, Dec 17, 2010

Answer 1

Biiiiiiiig Difference!!

I just replied to the post of a brand new member, who wrote something really strange in his first post.

I checked his profile, and that completely changed the tone and kind of answer I was thinking of giving him.

His profile told me where he hails from, and what his language proficiency is. He also wrote a couple of lines about himself, and that really made all the difference.

So, I wish I could vote a hundred times for this fantastic and much wanted advance!

And Chris should probably brace himself for a big, noisy riot if he decides to take it off again!!!

Isn't it soooo much nicer when you know who you are dealing with:) - Yeser007, Nov 11, 2010

gracias gekko, esto fue duro conseguirlo, jee - 00494d19, Dec 1, 2010

Answer 2

Woohooo!!!

¡Bravooo! ¡Excelente trabajo!

¡Yay!

jeje, siempre el hombre verde, veamos si esto dessanima a la gente, espero que no..al menos lo tenemos en sus perfiles ahora, whohoooooo - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2010

Bueno, no parece estar haciendo nada para detener a los spammers y los ociosos, así que no veo por qué tiene que detener a los que realmente necesitan el site! - Gekkosan, Nov 12, 2010

Answer 3

W O W !!! - Great

I am sure it will not be a deterrent. Great Job!

whohoooooooo, we finally got it! - 00494d19, Nov 11, 2010

Answer 4

Looks good and pretty simple to me, I think it will be a great help to everyone here.

Answer 5

lI don't think I've grasped the idea... When I clicked the link, I was told that I'm already signed up with SpanishDict.

jeje, bomber, this is for new sign ups, if you log out and try to register as a new member, you will see - 00494d19, Nov 11, 2010

Aha, bueno, mi estupidez me sorprende a veces ;) Gracias por eclaración. - bomberapolaca, Nov 12, 2010

Answer 6

¡Chévere! I think this will avoid quite a bit of confusion when trying to answer questions.

Answer 7

I just looked at my profile and it still doesn't say which is my native language. I think that makes a difference, even if someone is fluent. In answering quesitons, I may refrain from idiomatic expressions even if someone is fluent but not native. And when I get answers to my questions, I am curious about whether someone is a native speaker because that affects subjective judgements in what sounds right.

Right! like for example I have been corrected by Americans a few times for using colocations used in Europe or words like "practise" and it's a bit funny! It's tough to tell when it's regional though, I know my spelling is far from perfect! - rabbitwho, Feb 7, 2012

Answer 8

I went there on a computer that doesn't have my password memorized, and it is clearly there, exactly as I would have wanted it. It doesn't seem like it would slow anyone down in joining, and I think it will provide very useful information. Hopefully us all going to check out out the page, then not (re-)joining, won't confuse anyone to thinking it is acting as a deterrent. I think it will help quite a bit in deciphering questions as well as determining the level on which to answer them (and sometimes the language in which to answer).

thanks a lot stadt, :) - 00494d19, Nov 11, 2010

Answer 9

Was this feature turned off again? I have noticed that a number of new members are once again showing up without any useful information on their profiles.

This is really very unhelpful and, in my opionion, harmful, because as wel all know, asnwers can be very different if we know what is the background of the person asking the question.

If the feature is supposed to be working, I'd request that it please get checked. If it was turned off, I'd like to start a new campaign to turn it on again!!

Rght. It's so hard to know how to answer a question if you don't even know what the question is!Knowing the L1 makes it so easy to guess what they're trying to say sometimes and it means you can answer in Spanish if they're a beginner. - rabbitwho, Feb 7, 2012

Answer 10

Ah... qué mal... ¿Y eso no se puede cambiar también? :( - Gekkosan

I would agree, it should be fairly easy to make the registration page the same no matter how you access it. And it should be the same for everyone. - Stadt

As it seems it can't be done , not so easily, actually I think we have passed the trial time though...at least those who register through the main sign up paper do have to post all their info

Answer 11

Gekko said:

the feature is supposed to be working, I'd request that it please get checked. If it was turned off, I'd like to start a new campaign to turn it on again!!

As far as I know it I S mandatory now, the sign up page shows this now;:

Unirte a SpanishDict solamente toma 10 segundos!

¿Ya está usuario de SpanishDict? Acceder.

Nombre de usuario

Contraseña

Email

Competencia inglés Principiantes Intermedios Avanzados Fluidos

Competencia español Principiantes Intermedios Avanzados Fluidos

Sexo Hombre Mujer

Cumpleaños

The promblen arises when the new member registers from here. I had seen that too, some members come up with the new info and others don't, so I sent a letter, once again, I am sucha drag...

Well, so I got the answer that if they register from the "do you want to ask a question" page, then the info is not included. Sad.

[Look here][1] and scroll down, at the bottom you see a short form of the register form, which only shows if you are not logged in or registered already.

This is what comes up:

¿Ya eres miembro?

Nombre de usuario o email

Contraseña

¿Has olvidado tu contraseña?

Recuérdame

¿Todavía no eres miembro?

Nombre de usuario

Contraseña

Email

Sexo Hombre Mujer

Cumpleaños

Ah... qué mal... ¿Y eso no se puede cambiar también? :( - Gekkosan, Dec 17, 2010

I would agree, it should be fairly easy to make the registration page the same no matter how you access it. And it should be the same for everyone. - Stadt, Dec 17, 2010

Answer 12

I just went to a computer that I am not prelogged into, and went to the sign-up page. It is there, as easily found as it was originally. I am assuming people therefore are just choosing not to enter that information. I am not sure if a statement before that section to the effect of "We can be more helpful if we understand your language abilities" would increase the rate of filling that out (someone can probably write a better sentence than me). I do have a bit of the attitude that if the opportunity is there and they do not bother to use it, they get the response they deserve. I know there has been some desire to have it a mandatory block, but I got the feeling the owner did not want to do that, and since I have seen some profiles where the language levels they chose clearly did not reflext their real language abilities, I am not convinced even that would solve everything. I would add, as per the post by jhodges, that adding the category of "native" would help distinguish between fluent non-native speakers and native.

But that's the thing... I *thought* it had been made mandatory! :-( - Gekkosan, Dec 17, 2010

No, it was just added to the initial sign up sheet, because a lot of people don't bother to (or don't know how to) go to the "edit your profile"- especially the first time questioners. - Stadt, Dec 17, 2010

Now at least people have to choose not to tell us their language proficiency, instead of having to make a determined effort in order to be able to tell us- it is a definite improvement, and leaves me with less sympathy for those who don't fill it out - Stadt, Dec 17, 2010

Answer 13

Fabulous. Now we can be gentle with those who are truly in over their heads and encouraging to beginners in any language......and can say all the things that we've heretofore only thought to those who are just being ridiculous!

Don't you be callin' me "gentle"! I ain't no sissy. You can be all the girlie-gentle you want; me, I'm a baaaaad, mean lizard!! :) - Gekkosan, Nov 12, 2010

Answer 14

Ok, we finally did it, jeje, this is a member who has just joined:

oined Nov 12, 2010

Last seen 2010-11-12 08:33:47

Birthday Jul 2

Gender Female

English Advanced

Spanish Beginner

Answer 15

I am wondering though; this member has only just registered, so the language proficiency should show, but it does not..

I am looking into it.