Mark Williamson (node.ue(a)gmail.com) [050211 11:41]:
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:29:04 +1100, David Gerard
<fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:
I think we can all agree that Quenya should be
created before we even
consider Cantonese.
... no?
I'm pretty sure you're being sarcastic, and if you are, it's funny.
But I just want to make sure... are you?
I cite the above as evidence of Commonwealth English being mutually
unintelligible with American English. For further proof, I will show
transcripts of British English users arguing politics with American
libertarians on #wikipedia. No way either can understand anything the
other is saying.
So, should we read that as a request to start a new Wikipedia in one of
those languages? (Note that I am not commenting on which of those would
get to keep the current en: site, but obviously the Nynorsk/Bokmål
debate will seem positively mild compared to the flamewar to come.)
Anyway, as a preemptive strike I wish to object to this request. My
reason is that even though I use American English, I found the remark
perfectly intelligible. I firmly oppose any balkanisation of the English
Wikipedia.
--Michael Snow