On 15 April 2011 15:17, Sarah <slimvir...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 13:07, Béria Lima <berial...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is not a Bias Sarah. Anyone can apply, but they have to know english (if > not > > as 1º language as 2º one) and another language (if english is the 1º > one). > > If this person is american, chinese, brazilian or african (i imagine) > that > > really don't care > > _____ > > *Béria Lima* > > <http://wikimedia.pt/> (351) 925 171 484 > > It doesn't say that, Béria. It seems to say that, ideally, the > successful applicant will not have English as a first language, i.e. > will not be from most of Canada, the United States, Australia, New > Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Barbados, Trinidad and > Tobago, and several more. > > That rules out a huge number of Wikimedians (most, in fact) just > because of their birthplace and culture. > > The ad says: "Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a > professional level) effectively in a language other than English > (ideally as a native speaker)" > > Not quite sure where you're coming from there. Today I've interacted with about 60 professional colleagues. They're all Canadians but I'd venture to guess that at least a third would consider themselves native speakers of at least one other language.
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