Am 14. April 2012 14:03 schrieb Martijn Hoekstra martijnhoekstra@gmail.com:
As a matter of principle, I wholeheartedly agree. But principles only take you so far, and cost a great deal. I don't see much wrong with the communities translating reports, rather than have the WMF spend my donated money on translators.
May I remind you that in German Wikipedia so many contributors are concerned by exclusion from discussions and annoucements in English that the German chapter had to start a newsletter last autumn that is compiled weekly as a joint effort by chapter staff and volunteers in order to inform about recent events. However, this does not replace translations. In publishing its announcements in English only, the Wikimedia Foundation does exclude the majority of Wikipedians from direct participation which is an unfair and undemocratic way. Any money spent on improving participation is well spent, if it costs anything more at all.
Regards, Jürgen.