[Wikipedia-l] Re: Press release : Logo putsch on the FrenchWi kipedia !

[Jimmy Wales]

Constans, Camille (C.C.) wrote:
> Each wikipédia has his own rules. Often the same than en:, but not
>everytime. I think each wikipedia must have his own rules. Respecting
>some choosed by the wikimedia fundation, npov for instance.

I wanted to just say that although the parameters of this are
naturally open to question, I support this in concept.  A lot of
customs (I wouldn't use the word 'rules') are going to be
culture-specific and there are many options where there is no
universally "correct" answer.  NPOV is non-negotiable everywhere,
but a lot of the details are going to work out differently in
different languages.

Americans and Japanese people, for example, are culturally very
different.  So naturally what is considered rude behavior on the two
wikis is going to be different.  Americans wear their shoes in the
house, as filthy as that sounds.

--Jimbo