While I realise this is a potential problem, I have not run into it so far.
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:16:43 -0800, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Mark Williamson wrote:
The problem is that to do that, I need to be able to write a press release in the target language.
Which is, of course, another reason we need at least one dedicated, fluent, user to support and nurture any new Wikipedia.
That makes no sense whatsoever. Even plenty of thriving Wikipedias have no mention of them in the press and a couple are actually trying to keep things quiet until they gradually grow a bit bigger to avoid sudden influxes of vandalism and inexperienced users.
One point that you appear to miss is that speakers of other languages, including native American languages, don't like it when Anglos talk down to them from their pedestal. It's an offence to their pride. When they are ready to move they will do so, and not any earlier. In the meantime all we can validly do is to keep them casually informed of the available resources.
Ec