Community Central talk:Babel

Definitions of levels and the English Wikipedia's level 4; Standards
Half a warning, folks! There is now another level (en-4) on the English WP, which indicates someone who is not a native speaker but has attained the same level of proficiency.

Even the "native" level was originally considered to be part of level xx-3. So there must have been a shift of definition in some of the pages that share what is superficially the same system. I hope more people can regard commons:Commons:Babel, where the whole idea originated, as the "authority" (for copying) and its Talk page as the central discussion point for standards.

Robin Patterson 21:23, 20 Sep 2005 (EDT)

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I think too many levels gets complicated. I like the existing levels of Even with these, I'm not sure exactly where the distinction between levels 1 & 2 would be. Although, I know I'm at 1 (rather than 2) for Spanish. :-) I wouldn't try to stop someone from using level 4, but I do think it adds unnecessary complication. --CocoaZen 22:28, 20 Sep 2005 (EDT)
 * xx-0 the user does not understand this language
 * xx-1 for basic command (the ability to understand and answer simple questions in the language)
 * xx-2 for an intermediate level of knowledge
 * xx-3 for advanced or fluent understanding (the ability to correct spelling and grammar errors in the language)
 * xx or xx-N for native or equivalent