[WikiEN-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects other communities

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

Aren't they used to using transliterated versions of their name in other
situations either?

Mgm


On 12/20/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This has nothing to do with ethnocentric-ness it's language-centric-ness.
> The English Wikipedia is written in English so usernames should be in a
> Latin font so English administrators know who a user is and don't have to
> wriggle in all sorts of odd angles to refer to such a user or to block them
> for example. Also, Japanese characters are sufficiently confusing for
> Westerners to fall under the "Don't make a username that's too similar to
> another user's" rule.
>
> And then there's people whose system doesn't support
> Japanese/Chinese/Korean font.
> It's simply impossible for the English Wikipedia to handle this from a
> practical standpoint.
>
> Mgm
>
>
>  On 12/20/06, Luna <lunasantin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Forwarding from foundation-l, after a brief discussion between myself
> > and
> > the original poster. See more at:
> >
> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-December/thread.html
> >
> > "English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects other communities" --
> > specifically, our username policy, and the practice of blocking
> > non-Latin
> > usernames on sight.
> >
> > Seems a number of multi-wiki users have felt pushed away or chagrined by
> > this policy. Single-login seems like it might render the whole thing a
> > moot
> > point -- are we ready for the implications of that? Or does anything
> > need to
> > be done? Do we know how single-login will affect each wiki's ability to
> > set
> > and enforce a username policy, and if so, should changes to the policy
> > result?
> >
> > Myself, I'm not sure of the answers to any of these questions, just yet.
> > But
> > it seems like we may as well discuss it.
> >
> > Apologies if I just happened to miss a prior thread -- if it's already
> > happened, I don't remember seeing it.
> >
> > -Luna
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Aphaia <aphaia at gmail.com>
> > Date: Dec 20, 2006 12:07 AM
> > Subject: [Foundation-l] English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects
> > other
> > communities
> > To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
> >
> > Hello,
> > today a user on Japanese Wikipedia whose account is in Kana (a
> > Japanese script) came to our Admins' noticeboard to request for
> > chaning his username. He said he would have liked to do so because he
> > had changed his username on English Wikipedia.
> >
> > I repeat again the English Wikipedia community should reconsider how
> > shameful and discriptive policy they has about users' identity and
> > respect of cultural diversity, and how badly it affects other
> > communities. I am very sorry to see such a request fullfiled to our
> > request page.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --
> > KIZU Naoko
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