The Judge RANTS!
Date: 16/02/09
...Andmoreagain...
I'm getting the impression someone's doing it on purpose.
Back to The Register again, and the comments following this article, describing how the Courts Service 'forgot' that their new, handy-dandy, £260m-over-budget computer system had to be able to handle documents in Welsh.
I think I can safely say that the comments were mostly predictable, although there were a few more fighting back than last time. A few snapshots from the Gallery of the Gormless:
"Am I the only one sitting here wondering why we're pandering to the Welsh over this? Nobody NEEDS their court documents in Welsh. What, because you have to speak and read English you're sullied by your saxon neighbours? Racist twats." (anonymous. Yep, he thinks we're being racist)
"...taking our money for prescriptions, and now so they can promote the use of their made up language.. typical sheep loving, lazy miner antics." (another anonymous)
"...no one in Wales uses Welsh as there primary language..." ("Allan Rutland")
"I don't mind what language people speak but I do mind what it costs and Welsh costs us all a fortune." ("Stuart", who claims to come from a Welsh family going back to the 17th century)
"If the Welsh want a system that can auto-translate documents into Welsh then they should bloody well pay for it. I for one, being English, don't think we should." ("RotaCyclic". We don't pay any taxes, apparently)
"There should be only one language used in the legal system, English." ("RotaCyclic" again, going around in circles)
I've saved the best until last. I include it in its entirety:
" I personnaly find its not necersarry to spend 4 million on makign sure everything is bi-lingual
"Would be much more cost effective to provide translators if needed.
"@all the ppl stating wales like its another bloody country
"YOUR IN ENGLAND SPEAK ENGLISH !!!! live with it !!!!
"We expect all the imigrants to learn english when in England although we dont ban their own language !
"So let me Recap
"Wales = England
"England speaks English
"Can sombody please explain to me the unbeleivable need to have it all bi-lingual
"I already know about the fact some bastards just want to be difficult and will ask for half in english and hal in wlesh."
(another anonymous. Have you ever noticed how those who brim and froth most about the primacy of England and the English so often seem to be the ones with the slenderest grasp on the grammar, spelling and punctuation of their own fucking language?)
If this is indicative of the standard of thought prevalent in the IT sector in the Untied Kondom, it's no wonder all these projects come in underperforming and way over budget.
