[WikiEN-l] Cultural distinctions are accidental? Consensus among cultures is bad?

Thu Jun 8 16:20:53 UTC 2006

Anthony DiPierro wrote:
> 
> Jimbo claims he's said this many times in the past.  I couldn't find
> any, but if anyone else can maybe I can better understand what he's
> saying.  If Jimbo does "NOT think that cultural distinctions between
> difference language Wikipedias are accidental", then he must think
> they're intentional.  That raises the question as to who intended
> these distinctions, and what distinctions were intended.  I always
> thought the English Wikipedia at least was supposed to be neutral with
> regard to culture.  Maybe English is the exception?
> 

Regardless whether the cultural distinctions are intended or not,
they are a fact. I would consider i.e. a translation of terms like
Islam and Terrorism from english to arabic and vice versa very
exciting. I honestly thought about paying a translator to do it.

-- 
Raphael