[WikiEN-l] Re: Discussion on English Wikipedia in languages other than English
Anthere
anthere9 at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 13 18:39:58 UTC 2005
Habj a écrit:
> Myself a non-native speaker of English, I fully agree that diskussions
> on en WP should be held in English. However, IMO the policy should not
> be that posting in other languages than English would be "not allowed
> or sternly frowned upon". Rather, efforts to write in English should
> be encouraged. I.e., don't say "don't write in foreign languages". Say
> "explain what you mean in english, and if you quote sources in other
> languages please translate. If you find doing so difficult, please
> try and find someone who can translate for you" and then gently point
> them to the relevant Babel user category as a means to find people to
> ask.
Nod. I think this is a very gentle approach. I like it :-)
ant
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