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

[Neil Harris]

Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> Neil Harris schreef:
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>> Gerard,
>>
>> The problem does indeed occur symmetrically, and while I phrased my 
>> reply in terms of making non-Latin names unambiguous on 
>> native-Latin-script Wikipedia editions, you might want to re-read my 
>> comment, and notice the bit that said:
>>
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>>> Of course, to avoid any appearance of linguistic imperialism, the same 
>>> facility should be available for users with Latin-script names to add 
>>> transliterations in other scripts.
>>>     
>>>       
>> -- Neil
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> I can only say that I disagree.
> Thanks,
>
>       *ゲラルド・メイセン*
>
>   

Gerard,

Given that you disagree with both of my suggestions of possible 
solutions for the script-incomprehensibility problem, perhaps you could 
suggest a better solution to the problem, preferably one that does not 
involve the users of every Wikipedia learning to be literate in every 
writing system supported by Wikipedia?

-- ኒለ ሃሪሰ