On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 13:07, Béria Lima <[email protected]> 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)" Sarah > 2011/4/15 Sarah <[email protected]> > >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:42, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I understood that they wanted someone who was ideally *not* a native >> >> English speaker. That was something that concerned me when I read it, >> >> because it looked as if the intention was to disadvantage applicants >> >> who had English as a first language. Or did I misunderstand it? >> >> >> >> "Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a professional >> >> level) effectively in a language other than English (ideally as a >> >> native speaker)" >> > >> > English speakers and Europeans generally, such as you and I, dominate >> > most Wikimedia conversations. I doubt anyone could function in this >> > position if they didn't understand English, but our hope is to get the >> > rest of the world involved. >> > >> > However it is hard to imagine an ideal second language that is not >> > European; only Arabic is spoken by a large diverse population with >> > internet access. >> > >> Is that kind of bias against national origin allowed when hiring? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
