On 15 Sep 2004, at 15:36, wikipedia-l-request(a)Wikimedia.org wrote:
Message: 4
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:49:20 +0200
From: Mirko Thiessen <wikipedia(a)mirko-thiessen.de>
Jens Ropers wrote:
I have NO opinion on the matter, but PURELY as a
''suggestion'': If
Wikispecies was implemented as a portal, after the example of the
German
Wikipedia (eg. cf.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_Medizin) --
with
all the individual articles inside the WP, maybe named
[[Species:Whatever]] -- would that be a compromise that people might
be
more happy to accept?
This project is about indexing 1 or 2 million species - in addition
Wikispecies was intended to be a language-independent project, so in
which
Wikipedia would you want to have it? And who would want to have 2
Million
database entries scattered over Wikipedia?
Good points.
I was on the fence but your points have just convinced me that
Wikispecies as currently implemented is the way to go.
I would still encourage making cross-linking between Wikispecies and
the various Wikipedias as widespread and as easy as possible, but
frankly I think you're right.
However, I start to think that this Wikispecies
project is not worth
the
trouble. If people feel that they must leave Wikipedia just because
this
project is started then I tend to say forget it.
Mirko
Please stay and bear with us.
Noise and discontent is all part of the democratic process.
-- Jens