To our German friends

We love to have your quality content on Wizzley.com.  

And it's wonderful that I'm not the only one with a German accent, around here. 

But please be aware that Google recognizes literally translated texts as duplicate content!

Thanks guys,

Achim

Edit for clarity: Don't use Google Translate. Write your own translations and you'll be fine.

This one I did not know... And does it make sense? Foreign readers might be happy if a text ist translated literally...

Here is a link to this topic on Google Webmaster Central"

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=4914c00f61424cdf&hl=en 

Basically, what they're saying, is when you simply use the Google Translator Tool and don't edit/review the foreign-language version, and then rank prominently for certain keywords on that page, you might get a manual review for your article.

If Google determines that you've simply "copied" the first text, only in an automatic translation, not only you but also the whole site might get penalized.

I don't think there's a problem with personal translations. Just do it in your own words and make it read like proper English.

My accent is not German, was just trying to browse around actually, but also to say a fond welcome to all German friends and thank you chefkeem.