[Foundation-l] Allow new wikis in extinct languages?

Sat Mar 29 22:50:16 UTC 2008

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Jesse Martin (Pathoschild) wrote:

> But that is my opinion. What do you think; should wikis be allowed in
> every extinct language?

Certainly not in every extinct language.  But whether the language is
extinct or not is largely irrelevant; what really matters is whether
there would be a large enough community to sustain a Wikipedia in that
language.  If it's an extinct language that doesn't have a lot of
support and the wiki would languish in obscurity, don't create a new
Wikipedia for it.  If it's an extinct language with widespread interest
and the potential for a large community (such as Latin, which I see we
already have), go for it.

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Ben "Cyde Weys" McIlwain    ( http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/ )
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