I am not sure about this as I've used Google translate to post in other local boards and had no issues whatsoever, and I remember other members using Google translate to write posts in our local board and again there was no issues.
If no one reports it and there is no local moderator to notice it, nothing is going to happen and the post will stay. I just took a look at the rules of Bitcointalk and I was right. It's not allowed according to Rule #27. It's not a big deal, though.
27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0I have posted in many local boards, and apart from a few language I speak, I used GT to post in the local language.
Of course the content I was posting was original and answers to maybe my translated posts or something I wanted to address to that specific board. Of course we are not speaking about paid content or advertising of any kind.
I used GT because I started from the hypothesis that who was posting on those board wasn’t familiar with the English language and I know from experience how much a post in a different language can interrupt the good flow of the conversation.
All was good on many occasions until a moderator told me it is not acceptable to post automated translation on his board (sorry I cannot recall which board it was, maybe German?) and referred to a different rule (the one prohibition to post AT content for paid service, which he wanted to apply for similarity).
Even if I wasn’t sure about his interpretation, I decided to post in English and then provide a courtesy translation via Google Translate.
I think this is an acceptable compromise as I saw users quoting and replying both to the English or the translated part.
Regarding the above quoted rule, I never saw that one, but again, it’s an unofficial set of rules. Not that we need a jury to apply those…