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Re:No Language Left Behind by protomyth on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @08:28PM (#32008605)
I'll take that in good faith, but I will say Facebook has been a particular pain for many tribal folks given its true name policy and banning people who it thinks are using a fake name. Yellow Horse was one that was wildly reported, but their are others. Mostly anything that takes the form Adjective Noun. Had a rather painful thread with someone claiming to be a Facebook employee that defended this practice. I haven't heard of anyone reaching out, and Lord knows we could of used the help because COVID has been a particular disaster for language preservation even with an extremely high vaccination rate.

I do admit I'm a bit bitter given another of the big silicon valley companies (Apple) claiming they specifically help the TCUs (Tribal Colleges and Universities) when I can find no one that knows about this help other than taking our money for product at the same price as other accredited educational institutions.

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Re:No Language Left Behind by mensetmanusman on Thursday July 07, 2022 @07:32AM (#32012649)
I was unfamiliar with this issue. Was their name Yellow Horse in English? Or was it supposed to be written in a language not available so an English translation was used?

I have a feeling that if it was written in the original language it would go through, since many English names also have adjective noun original meanings like ‘beautiful flower’.

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Re:No Language Left Behind by protomyth on Thursday July 07, 2022 @03:13PM (#32018057)
Was their name Yellow Horse in English? Yes

I have a feeling that if it was written in the original language it would go through, since many English names also have adjective noun original meanings like ‘beautiful flower’. The legal name is in English, so anyone expecting it to be written in the original language is expecting too much.

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