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

Sun Mar 30 14:29:09 UTC 2008

I personally don't know that there should be
completely rigid rules on this, but I have some
thoughts on Wikisources.

Most texts in extinct language can be hosted in a
derivative language Wikisource or on the multi-lingual
WS.  When "creating a Wikisource in an extint
language" is discussed; it really means "creating
system messages in an extinct language".  The texts
are static and will not change based on the language
used for navigation where they are hosted.  In case
anyone is unaware; en.WS has Anglo-Saxon, Middle
English, and Scots texts.

Birgitte SB

--- Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hoi,
> You attempt to answer a question that is not asked.
> The question is about
> Wikis not about Wikipedia.
> Thanks,
>     GerardM
> 
> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Claus Färber
> <GMANE at faerber.muc.de> wrote:
> 
> > Nathan schrieb:
> > > If the purpose of a Wikipedia or wiki in general
> is to communicate
> > > information... then creating a wiki to serve a
> small group of people
> > > who are already fluent in other major languages
> does not serve the
> > > purpose. I wouldn't object to a wiki of a type
> "Wikilang" if the idea
> > > is only to save the crucial and various aspects
> of the language
> > > itself for historical purposes in a way not
> conducive to a Wikipedia
> > > article, but a full Wikipedia or other project
> seems unnecessary.
> >
> > I think that depends on the project. A Wikipedia
> needs more people that
> > actively support it (i.e. write articles) than a
> Wikinews project, which
> > needs more people than a Wikisource project.
> >
> > IMO, it does not make sense to create projects in
> languages that have
> > too few speakers to make it viable. If a language
> has only 10000
> > speakers (native or second-language), there's no
> way they can produce a
> > full encyclopaedia in that language. However, it
> only takes a
> > few enthusiastic individuals to create a Wikinews
> project. A Wikisource
> > project would only need a single person who
> archives free texts.
> >
> > Claus
> >
> >
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