It may not sound politically correct to say this, but we do have a
problem
on wiki with the standard of english used in some articles by people who
do
not speak english as a first language. While the contributors write
serious
and worthwhile articles, their limited knowledge of english can produce articles that require major rewriting to reach a usable standard.
I think this is nonsense. Proper English is a product of specialization. English is not the property of English speakers, but a lingua franca that everyone owns. Hence, its destined to become simplified - phonetic - scratch that - fonetic speling iz tha furst thing laikli tu hapen tu English - or it should. Someday soon.
All that registered - I dislike the tone of enforcing propriety. It smacks of elitism. The articles that Ive seen - written in funky English - are generally intelligible - and If I come across one, Ill usually take time to edit it.
If someone wants to make it their perorgative to take this on as a task - and to enlist other in it, then so be it. Bat formalaizing som kaind ov Englo-defensyzm is the most tryvial of persuts. If that was the spirit in which this was raised.
-S