Index: portal-ejb/src/com/liferay/portlet/messageboards/action/EditConfigurationAction.java
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--- portal-ejb/src/com/liferay/portlet/messageboards/action/EditConfigurationAction.java	(revision 2705)
+++ portal-ejb/src/com/liferay/portlet/messageboards/action/EditConfigurationAction.java	(working copy)
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@
 
 		// Set ranks
 
-		prefs.setValues("ranks", ranks);
+		String languageId = ParamUtil.getString(req, "languageId");
+		prefs.setValues("ranks_" + languageId, ranks);
 	}
 
 }
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Index: portal-ejb/src/com/liferay/portlet/messageboards/util/MBUtil.java
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--- portal-ejb/src/com/liferay/portlet/messageboards/util/MBUtil.java	(revision 2705)
+++ portal-ejb/src/com/liferay/portlet/messageboards/util/MBUtil.java	(working copy)
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	public static String getUserRank(PortletPreferences prefs, int posts)
+	public static String getUserRank(PortletPreferences prefs, String languageId, int posts)
 		throws Exception {
 
 		String rank = StringPool.BLANK;
 
-		String[] ranks = prefs.getValues("ranks", new String[0]);
+		String[] ranks = prefs.getValues("ranks_"+languageId, new String[0]);
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < ranks.length; i++) {
 			String[] kvp = StringUtil.split(ranks[i], StringPool.EQUAL);
Index: portal-web/docroot/html/portlet/message_boards/edit_configuration.jsp
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--- portal-web/docroot/html/portlet/message_boards/edit_configuration.jsp	(revision 2705)
+++ portal-web/docroot/html/portlet/message_boards/edit_configuration.jsp	(working copy)
@@ -458,8 +458,26 @@
 		<%= LanguageUtil.get(pageContext, "enter-rank-and-minimum-post-pairs-per-line") %>
 
 		<br><br>
-
-		<textarea class="form-text" name="<portlet:namespace />ranks" style="height: <%= ModelHintsDefaults.TEXTAREA_DISPLAY_HEIGHT %>px; width: <%= ModelHintsDefaults.TEXTAREA_DISPLAY_WIDTH %>px;" wrap="soft"><%= StringUtil.merge(prefs.getValues("ranks", new String[0]), StringPool.NEW_LINE) %></textarea><br>
+		<%
+			String languageId = ParamUtil.getString(request, "languageId", LanguageUtil.getLanguageId(request));
+		%>
+		<textarea class="form-text" name="<portlet:namespace />ranks" style="height: <%= ModelHintsDefaults.TEXTAREA_DISPLAY_HEIGHT %>px; width: <%= ModelHintsDefaults.TEXTAREA_DISPLAY_WIDTH %>px;" wrap="soft"><%= StringUtil.merge(prefs.getValues("ranks_"+languageId, new String[0]), StringPool.NEW_LINE) %></textarea><br>
+		<select name="<portlet:namespace />languageId" onChange="<portlet:namespace />fetchLanguageId();">
+		<%
+			Locale[] locales = LanguageUtil.getAvailableLocales();			
+		
+			for (int i = 0; i < locales.length; i++) {
+		%>
+				<option <%= (languageId.equals(LocaleUtil.toLanguageId(locales[i]))) ? "selected" : "" %> value="<%= LocaleUtil.toLanguageId(locales[i]) %>"><%= locales[i].getDisplayName(locales[i]) %></option>
+		<%
+			}
+		%>
+		</select>
+		<script type="text/javascript">
+		function <portlet:namespace />fetchLanguageId() {
+			window.location='<liferay-portlet:renderURL windowState="<%= WindowState.MAXIMIZED.toString() %>" portletConfiguration="true" />&tabs2=user-ranks&<portlet:namespace />languageId='+document.<portlet:namespace />fm.<portlet:namespace />languageId.value;
+		}
+		</script>
 	</c:when>
 </c:choose>
 
Index: portal-web/docroot/html/portlet/message_boards/view_message_thread_message.jsp
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--- portal-web/docroot/html/portlet/message_boards/view_message_thread_message.jsp	(revision 2705)
+++ portal-web/docroot/html/portlet/message_boards/view_message_thread_message.jsp	(working copy)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 								User user2 = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserById(message.getUserId());
 								Organization organization = user2.getOrganization();
 								int posts = MBStatsUserLocalServiceUtil.getStatsUser(portletGroupId, message.getUserId()).getMessageCount();
-								String rank = MBUtil.getUserRank(portletSetup, posts);
+								String rank = MBUtil.getUserRank(portletSetup, LanguageUtil.getLanguageId(request), posts);
 							%>
 
 								<img src="<%= themeDisplay.getPathImage() %>/user_portrait?img_id=<%= message.getUserId() %>" style="margin:10px 0px; width: 75%;"><br>