[Foundation-l] Now accepting projects!

Mon Apr 14 09:37:13 UTC 2008

Hoi,
How do you know ?
Thanks,
     GerardM

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:

> I believe you have misread the original message in this thread.
>
> When would Wikia ever except a Wiki that could very possibly be
> approved, and then offer to help transfer it to the new wiki after its
> creation? That never happens.
>
> Mark
>
> On 14/04/2008, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hoi,
> >  Wikia has been accepting the projects that we have not accepted in the
> >  Wikimedia Foundation for a long time. It is nice to find that people
> have a
> >  choice where they want to host their project, they could even start
> their
> >  project on their own domain.
> >
> >  When people aspire to have a Wikimedia project, the normal way is to
> start a
> >  project at the Incubator.
> >  Thanks,
> >      GerardM
> >
> >
> >  On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 12:56 AM, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >  > The following was just posted to the Veropedia.com blog,
> >  > and I am copying it to Foundation-l as much related
> >  > discussion regarding pending projects has been occurring
> >  > here. Additionally, many of those seeking a project in the
> >  > WMF will find this interesting. Thanks.
> >  >
> >  > >>
> >  > >> A Veropedia for a Wikipedia
> >  > >>
> >  > >> Wikipedia is designed to be an encyclopedia available in
> >  > >> various languages. However, it is up to the Language
> >  > >> Committee (LangCom) to decide the appropriateness
> >  > >> of a language prior to its inclusion in the set.
> >  > >>
> >  > >> Recently, it has become more difficult for a language to
> >  > >> get approved, and people wishing to write in languages
> >  > >> such as Ancient Greek, Erzya, Extremaduran and Gan
> >  > >> cannot do so.
> >  > >>
> >  > >> As a sign of good faith and cooperation, Veropedia
> >  > >> would be happy to host wikis (*pedias or other projects)
> >  > >> for any languages that have not yet been accepted by the
> >  > >> Language Committee or are otherwise "on hold." Should
> >  > >> they get accepted and a wiki is created for them, we will
> >  > >> be happy to assist them in moving over any content that
> >  > >> they have developed on the Veropedia site to the
> >  > >> Wikimedia-based project.
> >  > >>
> >  > >> We realize that this does not compensate for a fully
> >  > >> integrated Wikimedia project, but hope that it will enable
> >  > >> users to create content while their projects are being
> >  > >> approved. If you have any questions or wish to request a
> >  > >> wiki to be set up, please contact Chad or Danny at
> >  > >> <veropedia.info at gmail.com>. Thanks.
> >  > >>
> >  >
> >  > (Link: http://blog.veropedia.com/a-veropedia-for-a-wikipedia/)
> >  >
> >  > Always,
> >  >
> >  > Chad
> >  >
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