[Wikipedia-l] Wikipedia in Chinese dialects

[Stirling Newberry]

On Feb 3, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Alex Kwan wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Andrew Lih wrote:
>> One done in Mandarin will benefit over 1 billion people who simply
>> don't have a good free encyclopedia, in both senses of the word - free
>> as in beer, and free as in freedom. The faster we get there, the
>> better. And I don't think that's a selfish notion.
>
> I understand what you're saying and where you're coming from. But I 
> can't help but see Mark's point, too. To me, you're coming across as, 
> I don't want to let you have your pet project because my pet project 
> benefits more people.
>
> So *I* will be selfish and ask you, so what if it benefits more 
> people? Why should that be my concern just because it is yours? 
> Especially when you're giving me the vibe that you could care less 
> about my pet project? You're asking for my/our help and yet you're 
> dismissive of my/our wants and wishes.
>

I thought the question is what the *readers* want.