[WikiEN-l] Audience : was Re: pictures of genetalia

Tue Jan 13 22:57:42 UTC 2004

yes, all Wikipedias are international.

English Wikipedia is intented for all people who can
read English.

Greek Wikipedia is intented for all people who can
read Greek.

There is no discrimination between Native and
Non-Native speakers. Let's get rid of discriminations.

--Optim

--- tarquin <tarquin at planetunreal.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Anthere wrote:
> 
> >
> > I do not like the concept of "first" and "second"
> audience because 
> > that would be officially stating that we should
> primarily write for 
> > the first, to the detriment of the second.
> >
> > * First because as you stated it, english (along
> with spanish 
> > possibly) is international language. It is the
> most international of 
> > all languages. Potentially, it can reach many many
> more people than 
> > just native english speakers. Whether you want it
> or not, english is 
> > not entirely your language anymore. It is our
> common language. The one 
> > we can share. The one that can be a babel tower so
> we can understand 
> > all together.
> >
> I agree with Anthere.
> In terms of material and content, we should consider
> the audience of all 
> wikipedia languages to be international.
> (Naturally, in terms of the vocabulary and grammar,
> we write for 
> competent speakers of the language.)
> 
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