Recently I posted a review about one of the best websites where all writers can show case their talent and writing skills. today I received a mail from the sight saying that it is closing doors for all non english speaking nations. it is very pathetic to see such a quality driven company acting so meanly by judging people not by their talent but by native english and non english speaking countries. some of the dicussions and debates in this sight I remember were from non english speakers and how can it just simply state that inorder to maintain its quality it has taken such a descision. I have pasted the mail message below please review this. this is racism in its extreme I feel.
"To preventfrustrations from all writers and to limit staff time spent trying toaccommodate non-English-speaking writers, we have decided to stopaccepting submissions from locations that may have a negative impact onthe quality of our site"
this is the highlight of the message, andi felt very angered on seeing this. how many of us feel proud that we can speak, read and write good english. only to be despised as non english speakers. it is disgusting to hear such comments from the so called developed society. I feel I could reveal my anger and frusteration to these people in a better way.
As you may be aware, Helium recently changed its policy about accepting contributions from every country around the world.
Helium.cominstituted this policy as a result of careful consideration of itsmembers and its publishing partners. Since our goal is to become thetop-quality content site on the web, we realize that, as a US-basedcompany, we cannot accept writers from countries where English is notthe primary language. It has put those writers at a disadvantage inrating and getting the most from writing on Helium. To preventfrustrations from all writers and to limit staff time spent trying toaccommodate non-English-speaking writers, we have decided to stopaccepting submissions from locations that may have a negative impact onthe quality of our site.
Becauseyou cannot access Helium, or will soon be blocked from access, we feelit is only fair to remove your content from the site. Full rights tothe work revert to you. We recognize that the version of your work thatexists on Helium may be your only copy, so we will not begin removingcontent for four weeks(in mid-July).(Foran easy way to copy multi-page articles, click “Print article” in theArticle Tools tab on your article page, then copy and paste thatversion to your computer.)
If you have earned over the$25 minimum payout, we will be crediting your Paypal account.
Readersfrom around the globe are welcome to enjoy Helium’s articles. In thefuture, we hope to be able to offer a full experience of Helium thatworks well for everyone.
Thank you for your understanding,