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| + | ==London/UK bias is NOT policy== | ||
| + | It may be that there is an emphasis on the UK in some areas (such as [[online dating sites]] and [[clubs]]) but that is only a reflection of the knowledge held by editors - and the Wipipedia is hosted and was started by people in London, England. We have a growing number of people from the USA and other countries and I hope this excellent resource will be filled out more to gain an even greater international flavour (do you know of any US-specific clubs and web resources?). The only ''policy'' I am aware of that is biased for the UK is that the norm for spelling is that of the UK (which closely resembles that of Canada and Australia); even here, like any other wiki, we're not too stringent and certainly would not reject any contribution just because of spelling! --[[User:Interesdom|Interesdom]] 18:21, 15 January 2008 (UTC) | ||
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--Interesdom 17:28, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] London/UK bias is NOT policy
It may be that there is an emphasis on the UK in some areas (such as online dating sites and clubs) but that is only a reflection of the knowledge held by editors - and the Wipipedia is hosted and was started by people in London, England. We have a growing number of people from the USA and other countries and I hope this excellent resource will be filled out more to gain an even greater international flavour (do you know of any US-specific clubs and web resources?). The only policy I am aware of that is biased for the UK is that the norm for spelling is that of the UK (which closely resembles that of Canada and Australia); even here, like any other wiki, we're not too stringent and certainly would not reject any contribution just because of spelling! --Interesdom 18:21, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
