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

[George Herbert]

On 12/21/06, Yann Forget <yann at forget-me.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In your options below, you forgot the main argument GerardM has
> expressed in this thread: that the problem faced by the English
> Wikipedia upto now will nearly disappear *because* of SUL.
>
> Maybe it was not explained enough in details, but how could you overlook
> it? Beside you seem to ignore all other options which have been
> expressed by others (i.e. Guillaume for example).
>
> Regards,
>
> Yann
>
> David Gerard a écrit :
> > On 21/12/06, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > That was your precise text I quoted. What part are you claiming I have
> altered?
> >
> >>To what extend do you think the admins of other
> >>projects are asked what they think about the imposition of all kinds of
> >>functionality that was discussed at length at the en.wikipedia or some
> >>such. Really, much of the problem has already been solved. With SUL it
> >>will be even easier to find if someone is a know good or a known troll.
> >>You just seem to be unwilling to acknowledge these facts, by also using
> >>not so polite language you make yourself less relevant in my eyes.
> >
> > Then answer the questions, please, rather than taking an attitude of
> > arrogant dismissal (as you have throughout this discussion) that I do
> > think can accurately be summarised as "fuck you"
> >
> > I have put these as simply as I can. Are you able to answer them at all?
> >
> > Do you acknowledge that it was put in place because of a real problem?
> > [ ] yes
> > [ ] no
> >
> > Do you acknowledge that the problems stated in this thread exist or
> > are thought to exist?
> > [ ] Yes
> > [ ] No
> >
> > Do you have any solutions for these problems other than every
> > administrator on every language Wikipedia being required to learn
> > every script used on Wikipedia to be able to effectively be an
> > administrator on their own-language Wikipedia?
> > [ ] Yes, my solution is ...
> > [ ] No, if I've learnt all these scripts and installed all these fonts
> > they can too
> > [ ] No (some other reason ...)
> >
> > Are you able to answer even "yes or no" questions trying to discern
> > your position as being anything other than arrogant dismissal?
> >
> >
> > - d.
>

SUL does not make the problem go away.  Nobody has posted any explanation of
how it would.


-- 
-george william herbert
george.herbert at gmail.com