Less Wrong is a great blog.
Not all people feel at ease with the english language.
I recently noticed that Brazilians are almost not available in this rationalist community.
This sucks, even if it has cultural explanations. So I decided on writing a similar blog model in portuguese (eventually also translating the most important sequences, but let's not get ahead of time). If it is a language barrier issue, this might help.
Less Wrong design is great, and even though there may be more addictive systems than the karma one, karma is a great one.
So I wondered if it is possible and easy for a non-computer programmer to copy the website design, writing a portuguese version of it, climbing mount rational, and eventually leading people here (since, obviously, learning english is one of the most important rational goals of a 21st century human). Maybe it is not possible because it needs editing in formal languages, maybe because it is not allowed.
But saving the time of building it seems worth a shot. How should I proceed?
We in Russia are cherishing the similar idea. I think it would be great to add to LW engine a feature to switch the language on every article, if any translation is available, like one there is in Wikipedia.
That would be a great idea. I am sure there are people from many countries here that would be willing to translate website content. See for example the recent request for a german meetup.