MediaWiki talk:Requestaccount-bio-text

People with English as their second language will write only for content and let their "internal monitor" stay turned off unless they know they need to turn on that monitor because they are being assessed for more than mere content. I thus added "All biographies must demonstrate a high proficiency in English" so applicants are forewarned that they must turn on their "internal grammar monitor" when they write their bios. I've been really concerned that we have been rejecting contributors who have the ability to write high level English but just do not take the time and effort to do so in this application because we are not forewarning them that their English is being assessed. With forewarning, those who have the ability to write in high level English can do so because the forewarning signals to them that they must "turn on" their "internal monitor" to make it so and not just write for content. Stephen Ewen 03:35, 30 January 2008 (CST)