[OSM-talk-be] historic=battlefield

[Glenn Plas]

On 06/25/2013 07:12 AM, Marc Gemis wrote:
> It's not just this mailing list. Go to openstreetmap.org 
> <http://openstreetmap.org> and try to find a page in Dutch (for the 
> Belgian community -- besides how to map a). Or even try to subscribe 
> to this mailing list without any knowledge of English.
> I'm thinking of a whole category of retired people, that love to walk, 
> bike, ..., but never had the opportunity to learn English (e.g. my 
> father). You'll never reach them.
> Compare this with wikipedia, where you have a language switch on the 
> front page, the first step is already smaller.
>

But if we all start talking dutch or french we'll miss out on the other 
half of Belgium, I think it's only fair to meet halfway. Personally, I'm 
a favourite of using all three languages on this list, and whoever 
responds does that in the language he chooses.  I have no problem with 
that, after all, it's only a reflection of what Belgium is.

It's a difficult problem to solve.

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