From: "Brion Vibber" brion@pobox.com
Certainly there are people who have derided the existence of the Esperanto-language Wikipedia, but having it has brought a number of people to Wikipedia in general, such as myself, who might not have been called to it otherwise. I started patching the old UseMod wiki to better support Esperanto and Unicode, and ended up pretty much maintaining the software and server config. Will an Esperanto-language Wikipedia really educate lay readers in the future better? Maybe, maybe not. But as a recruiting tool it's certainly been a success, and I'd rather not begrudge that chance to others.
Well said, Brion! I first found Wikipedia through a mention of the eo.wiki by Don Harlow I believe. And I've enjoyed so much being able to look up quite informative texts in Esperanto and other languages! The Interlingua wiki has grown too, by getting people interested and adding articles who perhaps may never have had the urge to translate or compose in this beautiful auxiliary and international language.
Not to get overly sappy or anything but I really appreciate everything you've done for the Wikipedia. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think appreciatively of all the help you've been, Brion, and so many others also, who are dedicated to keeping this project running, in the late nights, and during times when things go hay-wire. Thanks for keeping everything working so well for the benefit of so many.
With sincere thanks, Jay B. [[User:ILVI]]