[Wikipedia-l] English Wikipedia and the other languages

Thu Oct 23 13:33:43 UTC 2003

Anthere has raised an important issue about the relationship between the
English Wikipedia and the other languages. I hope we address this issue
properly, with kindness and respect.

I recall that there was a fork, early in the history of this project,
due to a disagreement (or misunderstanding?). It is possible that a
shortage of Spanish-speaking speakers within the English Wikipedia
community contributed to this problem.

Anthere has been keeping all the communication alive, between French and
English wikipedias. (Peut-etre je donne un peu de 'help', de temps en
temps, but I can't really speak French well and babelfish is no
substitute.)

Somehow, the default language for decision-making in Wikipedia (the
whole project) seems to be English. I hope we can find a way that
non-English speakers aren't excluded; a way to include French, German,
Spanish and so on.

Ed Poor (aka Edmond LePauvre)