[Foundation-l] Redémarrage du Wikiquote Francophone / French Wikiquote Relaunch

Thu Mar 30 16:13:41 UTC 2006

We'll see. We gave a lot to make it possible for this project to re- 
start. Let's give it a try.

Best,

JBS

Le 30 mars 06 à 16:25, dake a écrit :

>>
>> After analyzing the data contained in the fr.wikiquote site, the
>> Wikimedia Foundation has determined that the material stored in the
>> fr.wikiquote database does not provide the basic assurance of legal
>> soundness necessary to the permanence of the project. Therefore, the
>> site will be entirely taken down to be erased and relaunched. A
>> policy requiring greater traceability of quotations will be put in
>> place on fr.wikiquote version II. This action has been taken for the
>> benefit of all Wikimedia Foundation projects.
>> Translations can be made into other languages after the announcement
>> for the benefit of Wikiquotes in other languages that may be
>> interested. Any such translations should if possible work from the
>> original French text, this is a French announcement.
>
> Are you sure it is a good idea to reopen fr.wikiquote ? Look at the
> history.. most contributors are IP, there is no regular control by
> users.. In other words, the wikiquote community is insufficient to
> fullfil the legal criterias you mentionned above. In one year or  
> so, you
> will have to delete the DB again.
>
> The site should be kept closed until a trusty group of people show  
> some
> interest in this project. Afaik, there is no such group atm.
>
> -dake
>
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