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

[The Cunctator]

On 12/20/06, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hoi,
> There is no such thing as a "primary character set of the Wikipedia" all


You misinterpreted what wrote. It may have been clearer if I had written
"primary character set for each Wikipedia".


Wikipedia projects are equal. I do not think that Walter's phraseology
> is helpful but it does demonstrate quite eloquently how strong the
> sentiments are against this policy.


Unless I'm mistaken, you are misinterpreting the policy. Those claiming that
SUL means that non-Latin-alphabet usernames will be somehow
eliminated/discriminated against/banned are incorrect.



Thanks,
>      GerardM
>
> The Cunctator schreef:
> > Um. I think a policy of expecting people to have usernames readable in
> the
> > primary character set of the Wikipedia is perfectly reasonable, whatever
> the
> > language, and nothing to flip out about.
> >
> > Maybe you should reconsider your outrage.
> >
> > On 12/20/06, Walter van Kalken <walter at vankalken.net> wrote:
> >
> >> The Cunctator wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 12/20/06, Aphaia <aphaia at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>> today a user on Japanese Wikipedia whose account is in Kana (a
> >>>> Japanese script) came to our Admins' noticeboard to request for
> >>>> chaning his username. He said he would have liked to do so because he
> >>>> had changed his username on English Wikipedia.
> >>>>
> >>>> I repeat again the English Wikipedia community should reconsider how
> >>>> shameful and discriptive policy they has about users' identity and
> >>>> respect of cultural diversity, and how badly it affects other
> >>>> communities. I am very sorry to see such a request fullfiled to our
> >>>> request page.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Although there are strong relationships between language and culture,
> I
> >>> believe you are off the mark.
> >>>
> >>> It is not unreasonable for the English Wikipedia to have a policy of
> >>> Latin-alphabet usernames.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Then it wouldn't be unreasonable for the Japanese wikipedia to have a
> >> policy of only Kana usernames. You bloody yanks, limeys and ozzies and
> >> other anglo saxon idiots are so fucking biased about everybody needs to
> >> speak your f*******g language and nees to understand your f*****g
> >> cultures it is disgusting. There are more peopel around speaking non
> >> english based languages then there are people speaking the lingo. Learn
> >> to adapt to that. I can only predict the whining of stupid Americans
> >> about feeling discriminated when they would be requirde to login in
> >> Chinese on the Chinese wikipedia or Thai on the Thai wikipedia.
> >>
> >> Why the f*** should everybody learn your pissant of a language if you
> >> refuse to learn others.,
> >>
> >> Waerth .... extremely pissed off
>
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