I'm a user of a software support forum running on SMF 1.1.8. There are actually two forums, one for English users and one for Russian. The two forums are pretty much identical in structure and devoted to the same subject, but otherwise completely separate. Relevant to my question, I suppose, is that the memberships are completely separate.
I wonder if there is a way to facilitate some communication between the two user groups. However this might be done, I assume it would require a bilingual moderator to do or assist with translation—so my question does not involve translation. I imagine a board simultaneously hosted by both forums—so members of either can post to it, and see replies from users of the other forum. Is that possible?
Is there a level of moderation that requires moderator approval before posting—so the moderator can add a translation before a message is posted?
If the answer to both questions is "no," suggestions for alternate solutions would be much appreciated.