I don't think it needs to be done in any way that might be contentious. We (the members of this movement) all share a roughly similar vision, and realise that attracting new contributors (whether they speak English, Polish, Irish, or even Huttese) is essential to to keeping that vision alive.
It would be interesting to find out how the proportion of the Polish population in the UK that edits Wikipedia (in any language) compares to the overall proportion of UK residents who edit Wikipedia. It would
certainly be interesting to try to do some outreach to non-English-speaking groups. Not necessarily easy, but worthwhile...
Harry Mitchell
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I can see a case for Wikimedia or Wikimedia Poland doing something about that. But I would advise against a UK based organisation trying to involve itself in the Republic, especially on such a contentious issue as the second language of Ireland.
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