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01-28-2012, 12:20 PM
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Minecraft (http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft) has demonstrated some magnificent feats (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/working-16-bit-computer-built-inside-minecraft/) of community creation, but now it's also offering a lesson in the volatile side of crowd-sourcing. Changing the language to Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa and Namibia, yesterday caused the title screen to display the phrase "You are a NIGGER." As Minecraft Forums user EgXPlayer (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/976875-offensive-language/page__view__findpost__p__12313160) commented, "Thats racist."
Mojang's Jens Bergensten apologized (https://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/162958742214811649) for the slur and encouraged fans to check the new translation via Crowdin (http://crowdin.net/project/minecraft/af) -- the Afrikaans home screen now reads "enkelspeler," which translates to "single player," as it should.
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Minecraft (http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft) has demonstrated some magnificent feats (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/working-16-bit-computer-built-inside-minecraft/) of community creation, but now it's also offering a lesson in the volatile side of crowd-sourcing. Changing the language to Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa and Namibia, yesterday caused the title screen to display the phrase "You are a NIGGER." As Minecraft Forums user EgXPlayer (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/976875-offensive-language/page__view__findpost__p__12313160) commented, "Thats racist."
Mojang's Jens Bergensten apologized (https://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/162958742214811649) for the slur and encouraged fans to check the new translation via Crowdin (http://crowdin.net/project/minecraft/af) -- the Afrikaans home screen now reads "enkelspeler," which translates to "single player," as it should.
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