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Should comments that are not in English be flagged? What if the OP understands an answer in some other language, and not in English: should such posts still be flagged?

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I would leave one comment aimed at specific user if it's non English. When it becomes a discussion I'll flag and want to see it all cleaned up. –  Shadow Wizard May 12 '13 at 13:49
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Yes. Stack Overflow is English only.

And here's where it's out as official policy: Is English required on Stack Overflow?

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唉，那次论据实在以不受控制了！ –  BoltClock's a Unicorn May 12 '13 at 15:15
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我同意！ ----------- –  Pëkka May 12 '13 at 15:24
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我敢打赌，你看着这个在谷歌翻译 –  Bart May 12 '13 at 15:26
    
@BoltClock'saUnicorn: Merci! Gracias! (About the comment thread...) –  Linuxios May 12 '13 at 15:26
    
帝国主义的走狗走出越南。 ----------- –  Rosinante May 12 '13 at 15:27
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@Bart 不，我没有。这是离谱的。 –  Pëkka May 12 '13 at 15:27
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This is making me dizzy... Do all of you speak fluent Japanese/Chinese, or is Google Translate just having a good day? –  Linuxios May 12 '13 at 15:27
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אני לא אומר. So there. –  Rosinante May 12 '13 at 15:28
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@Linuxios: I'm a native Chinese speaker. I can't speak (ha!) for the rest, though... –  BoltClock's a Unicorn May 12 '13 at 15:31
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Any foreign language is Greek to me anyway..... –  Bart May 12 '13 at 15:32
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And this is why we use English... –  Linuxios May 12 '13 at 15:33
    
English is foreign to me? –  hjpotter92 May 12 '13 at 15:33
    
Dwy i ddim yn deall. Cymraeg am byth! –  AndrewC May 13 '13 at 0:29
    
敏捷的棕色狐狸跃过那只懒狗 。 –  Ben Lee May 13 '13 at 0:53
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