Anthere wrote:
I do not like the concept of "first" and "second" audience because that would be officially stating that we should primarily write for the first, to the detriment of the second.
- First because as you stated it, english (along with spanish
possibly) is international language. It is the most international of all languages. Potentially, it can reach many many more people than just native english speakers. Whether you want it or not, english is not entirely your language anymore. It is our common language. The one we can share. The one that can be a babel tower so we can understand all together.
I agree with Anthere. In terms of material and content, we should consider the audience of all wikipedia languages to be international. (Naturally, in terms of the vocabulary and grammar, we write for competent speakers of the language.)