[Foundation-l] Please REJECT the latin wikinews project. inmediatly

Thu Jun 19 23:08:12 UTC 2008

The key is that there are no native speakers. I can write a letter to
somebody in Sumerian, it is still considered an extinct language. Iraq
could decide to issue all of their laws in Sumerian, and it would
still be extinct.

Mark

2008/6/19 Przykuta <przykuta at o2.pl>:
>> there is a request to a new project of wikinews in latin:
>>
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikinews_Latina
>>
>> accordying to the new policy: only wikisource is allowed in ancient,
>> classical, historical, extinct or dead languages.
>>
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Language_proposal_policy
>>
>> and now, the language committee is competent in the request of new projects.
>> such as recently reject the project of wikinews in simple english, for the
>> currently policy, of course, (in this case for not having a valid ISO code).
>>
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikinews_Simple_Engli
>> sh
>>
>> and, now, please apply the rules and reject the latin wikinews project.
>>
>>
>
> Hmm Is Latina only historical/extinct language?
>
> "Official documents of the Holy See are issued mainly in Latin."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City
>
> I'm not sure.
>
> Przykuta
>
> _______________________________________________
> foundation-l mailing list
> foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
>