Facing Unfair Treatment for Using English in India Chatroom

[sirushti]

Hi Stake and Other Peeps,

Writing here to bring to your attention an issue I am facing in the India Chatroom. Recently, we were merged from the English Chatroom to the India Chatroom due to various counts and other reasons.

In the chatroom, I prefer to use English because it is widely understood and I want to ensure clear communication. However, the mod, ThugStream, is giving me warnings for using English and insisting that I use Hindi. There are 22 major languages in India, and my native language is Tamil, but I don't use it in the chatroom because I understand that it would not be widely understood.

Here are my concerns:

The mod is asking people to use a language they don't know.

Warnings are being issued for using an international language like English.

Despite not using my native language, I am being forced to switch to Hindi.

I find this quite unreasonable and stupid , believe it is affecting my interest to participate in the chatroom effectively because of this ...

[SanjaT]

Hello there @sirushti,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

Using Hindi in Indian chat room is mandatory. Users can be warned and/or muted if they don't use language which is designated for the specific local chat room.

We are aware that India has many dialects, but only Hindi can be used in Stake chat room.

Best regards,

Sanja