One thing you have to remember is that PPRuNe is not a business, it is a service provided by enthusiasts for no or lttle gain. It started in the mid nineties with Danny Fyne (a retired IT expert become pilot) starting a small bulletin board for British pilots to chat to each other. Nearly 8 years on it has turned into the global monster that we know and love.
Last time I spoke to Danny, it hadn't made him any money and I doubt it has since. It does however cause him a lot of grief and worry. There is perpetually some sort of legal action being threatened by someone (from individuals to airlines themselves). He runs PPRuNe as a hobby and I gather he has been on the point of shutting it down more than once.
As the chief moderator of a bulletin board, Danny can be held liable for any libellous or defamatory statements within - this has been precedented in UK law. So therefore he has to be very careful and trusting about who he delegates the moderation of the individual forums to. Although there are some European foreign language forums in PPRuNe, he obviously feels secure enough with the moderators of these forums to allow them to continue. As for an very different language used in a forum for communist country a long way from the UK, I can't blame him if he won't allow the use of Chinese.
If you feel strongly about a Chinese language pilot's bulletin board, why not start one yourself? There are several foreign language PPRuNe copies around, including one in Turkey which is an identical copy. You will of course have to take responsibility for it.
These views are mine and not the moderators.
Must get round to ordering a personal title!
