On 2/18/06, Mark Gallagher <m.g.gallagher(a)student.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
G'day Jimmy,
The Germans have a nice way of putting it on the
front page:
"Gute Autorinnen und Autoren sind immer willkommen – die ersten Schritte
sind ganz einfach."
This means:
"Good authors are always welcome - the first steps are quite easy!"
Contrast with the English:
"Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
I am not advocating a change (nor opposing it); I am just making an
observation.
I like that idea. I do have a question for the Germans, though: on
en-WP we often get trolls and vandals arguing that they can't be blocked
because "it says anyone has the right to edit, and I'm 'anyone'!"
Do
trolls on de-WP say "it says good authors are always welcome, and I'm a
good author!"?
(Sorry, whimsical mood. It'll pass.)
--
Mark Gallagher
"What? I can't hear you, I've got a banana on my head!"
- Danger Mouse
Possibly (but in German, of course), but their contributions would say
otherwise (e.g. If an editor vandalised George W. Bush with "HEIL HITLER",
it's obviously not a good edit.
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-Sceptre
http://tintower.co.uk