Yes, there are languages other than english on the federated timeline, quel horreur!!. This is a feature, not a bug. Insisting that it is only english is horrible for more reasons than I have space to talk about here.
If you do want to suggest something to get a timeline where you can read all the posts don't be a racist dickbag while you do it.
Example: asking for language tags on toots may actually be useful, saying something about escaping the rice and sushi is fucking terrible
@mux2000 looking at the nuance in the types of asshatery that I see isn't something I am good at while angry. But yes, you are probably correct.
@WelshPixie @inmysocks 🇫🇷 L'idée est bonne. Ca prend pas des masses de temps et ça permet de filtrer rapidement
@inmysocks I couldn't agree more. I enjoy seeing the variety of people on here, even.
@inmysocks Agreed! I have seen a lot of Japanese in other instances and the only thing I think about is "What does it say? Can Google or Bablefish translate it?". It doesn't bother me in the least.
@inmysocks Hört! Hört!
while i want languages tags *eventually* the thing people can do right now is install whatever translation extension is available for their browser and get the gist. I, for one, welcome our new cross-language-pun-loving members
#mstdn日本語 #multilanguageinternet
@inmysocks if anyone wants to do something about it, we were arguing about it in this thread.
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/1094
and
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/691
But in both places no contributors are assigned to it yet. If anyone really REALLY wants one, build it! Push it! Merge it!
@inmysocks It's more of a jingoistic attitude than a racist one, I think... not that that's any better though.