On 19/05/2011 12:34, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 19/05/2011 12:29, Richard Farmbrough wrote: >> I have been in pubs with Muslims - neither they nor I drinking alcohol. >> So I'm not sure how much of a barrier that is. From the publican's point >> of view, the margins on almost anything other than alcoholic drinks >> certainly used to be better, whether this is still the case I don't know. >> > On the other hand, a (strict) Muslim friend would not attend my birthday > party in a pub. > > If people are absent, they may not be counted. I recall somebody saying > how rich a country was. Everybody is driving round in fancy new cars. > But the people who are poor are not seen, since they are not driving > cars of any sort, and living in away from the richer areas. > > Gordo > > > Very much the problem of WP inclusionism writ small (the pub thing). We know that various groups are under-represented as editors, but not whether (or to be more accurate to what extent) this is due to particular causes.
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