Re: Translation of Pinocchio

"Alan" <in_flagrante@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <ppla@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Obvously it's "un burattino". It's a mistake.
>
> The purpose is to write something about Pinocchio on Wikipédia in
> arabic:
> http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88.
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> Can you do it directly in arabic with you own words  at that URL ?
>
> Regards
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> But what is your motive?
>
> Why is it so im****tant to you that some information about Pinocchio 
> appears in Arabic on Wikipedia (a reference of doubtful reputation),
when 
> there already exist plenty of Arabic references dealing with Pinocchio?
>
> This may come as a surprise to you, but the Arab world is not starved
for 
> information about Pinocchio.  Do you think that the Arab world is
somehow 
> deficient in the study of world literature and folklore?  Believe me,
more 
> than you'd ever want to know about Pinocchio is already available in 
> Arabic.
>
> Please explain  more fully the motives for your request.
>
> I just find it very odd that a foreigner seems so obsessed with 
> information about Pinocchio expressed in Arabic.
>
> Why Pinocchio?
> Why Arabic?
> Please explain.
> Thanks.
>

        Well, since you won't do me the courtesy of spending a few minutes

for an honest reply, I'm not really motivated to spend an hour or so on
your 
translation request.

        My curiosity has been piqued, however, because it's come to my 
attention that you've been posting all over the internet trying to get 
people to contribute something about Pinocchio in about a dozen different 
languages to language-specific Wikipedia versions.

        My guess is that you've got some sort of bet going with someone 
regarding the number of people you can snooker into doing translation on a

trivial topic and posting to Wikipedias for you ---- am I right?