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You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
 
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
 
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 18:33, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 18:33, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
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==Discussions==
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I know that on DramaWiki's purpose document [[DramaWiki:About]] the purpose explicitely referres to English readers, but I thought that maybe my idea could be welcomed nevertheless by much people.
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So my idea is to allow articles on DramaWiki in other languages than English, exactly the same way as Wikipedia does it. In terms of size of saving space it may be a bad idea, but in terms of quality of the articles I guess it could be a positive proceeding. Surfing in the d-addicts forum you can quickly observe that a big part of the users don't speak English as their mother tongue (neither do I). If it's the same way with the DramaWiki editors, then wouldn't non-english speaking editors ameliorate their articles if they write them in their own language? Furthermore, aren't d-addicts-users mostly interested in diffrent cultures? Language is THE essential part of culture. And aren't they generally motivated to learn foreign tongues? Why not create the possibility for an intercultural and interlingual horizontal expansion on DramaWiki. I think the big success of Wikipedia is due to the instant linkage between languages. Wikipedia democraticised not only knowledge, but also the use of languages in the internet. Predominance of one language in the internet or not - both ways could be of advantage, depending on the application, I guess. But for DramaWiki I imagine a multilingual thriving and prospering site.--[[User:コッチを目標に|コッチを目標に]]

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Welcome to DramaWiki! We hope you will contribute much and well. You will probably want to read the help pages. Again, welcome and have fun! WaterOB 18:33, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


Discussions

DramaWiki Languages

I know that on DramaWiki's purpose document DramaWiki:About the purpose explicitely referres to English readers, but I thought that maybe my idea could be welcomed nevertheless by much people.

So my idea is to allow articles on DramaWiki in other languages than English, exactly the same way as Wikipedia does it. In terms of size of saving space it may be a bad idea, but in terms of quality of the articles I guess it could be a positive proceeding. Surfing in the d-addicts forum you can quickly observe that a big part of the users don't speak English as their mother tongue (neither do I). If it's the same way with the DramaWiki editors, then wouldn't non-english speaking editors ameliorate their articles if they write them in their own language? Furthermore, aren't d-addicts-users mostly interested in diffrent cultures? Language is THE essential part of culture. And aren't they generally motivated to learn foreign tongues? Why not create the possibility for an intercultural and interlingual horizontal expansion on DramaWiki. I think the big success of Wikipedia is due to the instant linkage between languages. Wikipedia democraticised not only knowledge, but also the use of languages in the internet. Predominance of one language in the internet or not - both ways could be of advantage, depending on the application, I guess. But for DramaWiki I imagine a multilingual thriving and prospering site.--コッチを目標に