[Foundation-l] Throwing some data onto the flamefest fire (was: English Wikipedia ethnocentric policy affects other communities)

[Luna]

On 12/23/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Which is more useful on a given wiki:
>
> a) System transliteration into the script(s) of that wiki (which will
> apparently lead to tremendous offence to people not even using the
> wiki);
> b) Optionally append a user-ID number to the non-local script name,
> and have this user-ID work for blocks, log-checking, etc. (will
> apparently offend people who want to be "????????" rather than a
> number)
> c) Disallow both the above and require the usernames to be displayed
> in a script unreadable to the native speakers on that wiki (which will
> lead to near-automatic blocking as happens now, because you KNOW the
> vandals will exploit it big time)
>

As you've illustrated, there's no perfect solution. =\ I'm not even sure
which of those *I* would be okay with, and I very much doubt I can speak for
everybody here. I'm still hoping somebody will have a brilliant idea that
saves us all.

Here's hoping.

-Luna