I think everybody agrees that we shouldn't use 3-letter codes that belong to
other languages.
When people propose to use codes that belong to other languages, it's out of
ignorance, not malice.
However, to be able to use bat-ltg instead of lat-ltg is a different debate
-- "bat-ltg" doesn't belong to another language, and it likely never will.
Mark
On 20/10/06, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi,
Please explain what the arguments are NOT to accept a standard that is
the only viable way of making sure that other people understand what
language we are using. Please explain what alternative exists given the
all too frequent choice of codes that are the codes for languages given
by the standards organisation when new projects are proposed. Please
explain what is gained by going against what is the standard for the
acceptance of languages and measure it against what it would cost us to
do it in an idiosyncratic manner. Please explain what is wrong to use
either codes that comply with the standard and when we do not want to
use such a code, a code that is manifestly different.
It is fine to have a different opinion but please let there be some
method behind the madness.
Thanks,
GerardM
Ray Saintonge wrote:
ScottL wrote:
> Ray Saintonge wrote:
>
>
>
>> ScottL wrote:
>>
>>
>> The practical approach is still to presume that the existence of an
>> official ISO 639 is strong evidence for allowing a Wikipedia in that
>> language, and that the absence carries a presumption that we should
>> not. Nevertheless, any presumption is rebuttable. Several
constructed
>
languages have a code, but the barriers for having Wikipedias in those
> should be higher. For languages without a code there is still a large
> swath of q-codes available for user definition if a language meets our
> other criteria.
From a practical approach you have a point but I hesitate to
adopt
> the POV of an external organization even a standards body unless the
POV
is can be
reasonably supported. Which means it should still be a case
by case thing.
Absolutely. That's why I emphasize that such a POV is only a starting
point.
.
Ec
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