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

[Luna]

Forwarding from foundation-l, after a brief discussion between myself and
the original poster. See more at:
http://mail.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-December/thread.html

"English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects other communities" --
specifically, our username policy, and the practice of blocking non-Latin
usernames on sight.

Seems a number of multi-wiki users have felt pushed away or chagrined by
this policy. Single-login seems like it might render the whole thing a moot
point -- are we ready for the implications of that? Or does anything need to
be done? Do we know how single-login will affect each wiki's ability to set
and enforce a username policy, and if so, should changes to the policy
result?

Myself, I'm not sure of the answers to any of these questions, just yet. But
it seems like we may as well discuss it.

Apologies if I just happened to miss a prior thread -- if it's already
happened, I don't remember seeing it.

-Luna

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Aphaia <aphaia at gmail.com>
Date: Dec 20, 2006 12:07 AM
Subject: [Foundation-l] English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects other
communities
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>

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.

Cheers,
--
KIZU Naoko
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