Re: [OFNT] [AOBT] The Alliance Of Bitcointalk Translators
I think it helps to promote services (in this case a P2P service which I think deserves a bit of publicity) to people who don't speak or understand English very well. It's not just the active users of the forum, but also those who come to the topic from a search engine who will benefit from the translations.
This is true. Besides, once users from local boards become aware of such service, they can also contact the service provider directly, in case they have questions which can not be answered by the topic author. And all bitcoiners need more and more KYCless, anonymous and peer 2 peer services in this era, where CEXs infested every country.
I don't think local boards should be underestimated [...]
This is even more true.
Personally, I always keep an eye on my topics, and if anyone has any questions to ask in French about any of the topics I've translated, I'll be happy to answer them, because if I don't believe in the said project, I won't translate their ANN. If I don't have the answer, I can tell them who to contact, and do it for them if necessary.
And this is common sense
When someone writes a topic (be it a translation or something else), it is normal for OP to be involved in the discussion held inside his own topic... So all in all I also believe that helping peer 2 peer exchanges become more popular is a benefit for them and also for all bitcoiners.