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

[Yann Forget]

Hi,

James Hare wrote:
> I like that idea -- where usernames are automatically transliterated
> depending on which wiki you'd go to. If you're on a wiki that uses Latin
> alphabet, then the name is in Latin script. If on Hebrew Wikipedia, Hebrew
> script, etc... It can work like the Automatic Conversion script on Chinese
> Wikipedia.

It won't work, as there is no automatic transliteration for many scripts
and languages.

Regards,

Yann

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