I DID THE UPDATE to the applications.
They're LIVE LIVE LIVE
you can view them when you go to make a new account
please don't use this as an opportunity to make new accounts.
or do, whatevs.
but ANSWER THE DAMN PROMPS OR I'LL DENY YOUR FUNNY COOL USERNAMES
edit: I'll leave this up for the rest of the day to let everyone know its done. I'll probably leave this unlocked so if anyone else wants to drop by and improve a translation or add a new one they can pop by and drop it in instead of making a whole new post or DMing me. not that's gonna stop anyone from doing exactly that lmao either one's fine.
old message
Hi folks, its me. 
I'm stealing the top of the website for a few days because a thought occurred to me a while back that goes along the lines of "damn, we really haven't updated the application for a hot minute haven't we?" also "damn we're getting quite a few international folks in but they might not know what the lingo and abbreviations in the application really mean"
which leads me to this post: 
A general poll on what languages hexbear users know... (read: I'm too lazy to figure out how to do an actual poll thingy so I'll just tally up everyones comments. Also don't be a smartass and say "English lol" 
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And, arguably more exciting, a general request to our multilingual users to help translate the application into their language in order to help other possible new folks to know what we're all about. (Also a general discussion on whether or not this is a good idea. I got a thumbs up from the others in the cabal of evil admins but I'm playing fast and loose with this because I had just drank a bunch of coffee when I wrote this up and I was vibrating like a hairless chihuahua walking through a park in fall. 
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To remind people what the application looks like, it's the following three sentences.
How did you find out about Hexbear, and why do you want to join?
Why did you choose your username?
What are your views on Gender and Sexual Minorities [GSM] / LGBTQ rights, racial justice, animal liberation, and similar movements?
So to summarize, Im bored, im curious what languages everyone speaks, and I'm looking for volunteers to translate the application into their native tongue so future applicants can have an easier time understanding what the site's about. The translated versions will be contained in spoilers so as to ensure the whole application page doesn't look densely bloated like me after eating oatmeal 
secret to be emojid folder no look
https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/78b8cfd8-a5c4-49e8-b86e-f3fa9f592218.png chunk 32
https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/bf320052-d366-4395-bcfd-39541cca4956.png fubuki stonk
https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/8cb6a46f-2d01-4f15-ac6b-c8597dc01738.png just as planned
This was lofted in the great
struggle sensation, but we should add "what are your thoughts on 'Israel'?" To the form
Other questions I have advocated for:
It sounds ideal but we probably don't want to make it too overwhelming for both applicants and reviewers.
Isntreal is a good binary red line, simple death to iSSreal or not.
Because death to amerikkka isn't simple?
Fair enough on the AES question, I don't know the volume of applicants, but a short answer of a sentence or two would probably do fine. I don't think anyone is writing essays for their applications, pretty sure I answered all three current questions in a line or two.
I second this as well, any answer that still keeps israel in the picture is an easy reject.
was that the ss about including
?
because iirc we had this pic of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
instead(called :israel-cool: but can't find it anymore), the struggle session must have happened when I wasn't online for a couple of months, does anyone have a link to the thread about that? not looking to relitigate it lol just curious how it went down
Welcome back! This was the struggle session: https://hexbear.net/post/5887493
Thanks
Make it more closed-ended. Too much.