[Foundation-l] English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects other communities

[The Cunctator]

On 12/20/06, Christophe Millet <kipmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > * for the moment, non latin accounts are blocked on sight.
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> True, I've just tried that and been blocked after 1 or 2 minutes
> (before having time for a single edit actually),
> I don't find it very welcoming...
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> I got that very friendly message:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:%E1%93%82%E1%93%AA%E1%93%9A%E1%93%B1%E1%91%A6%E1%91%8E%E1%90%B9
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> Kip.
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> P.S.: My user account means "keep cool" in inuktitut (everybody should
> install that font
> just because it's fun to read).


Of course, if you don't have that font installed, it comes out as
ᓂᓪᓚᓱᑦᑎᐹ