The idea that people prefer one language to another does not mean they will not read articles in another language and find them just as useful, if not moreso.
I certainly prefer English to Spanish, but I have used the Spanish Wikipedia on many occasions, especially when the article there was longer or more informative.
Mark
2008/7/19 Andre Engels andreengels@gmail.com:
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Mark Williamson node.ue@gmail.com wrote:
Well, there are plenty of languages that people don't prefer to read, but they might understand them better or get more out of them in some ways. How many people, for example, do you think "prefer" Sicilian to Italian? That doesn't mean a Sicilian Wikipedia isn't useful.
I disagree. If someone prefers Italian to Sicilian, they will go to the Italian Wikipedia, not the Sicilian one, so they will not be getting anything out of the Sicilian one.
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