[Foundation-l] more classical languages wikipedias approved by langcom and board of trustees.

Mon Sep 8 12:59:21 UTC 2008

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 10:12 AM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/9/5 David Moran <fordmadoxfraud at gmail.com>:
>
>> *The Languages committee is usually pretty proud of the fact that since
>> they were created, not a single project that they've approved has died
>> or been closed as a failure. *
>> Huh.  I didn't know that.  That is pretty impressive, actually.
>
>
> Uh, this indicates their rules are *way* too conservative. It's easy
> to have no failures if you say "no" a lot.

I disagree with that statement. The langcom does a good job of weeding
out the obvious bozo projects. For the rest, it does a very good job
of supporting and guiding them through the initial process. Setting up
milestones such as interface translation is important for getting a
community together and demonstrating long-term efficacy. Using the
incubator to help develop content until the project goes live is
another important step.

We have a high success rate not because the langcom is "way too
conservative" but because they have a larger development plan that is
supportive of the fledgling communities and proactive in getting them
started correctly.

Treating the languages committee as merely a gating step is a gross
underestimation of them, I think.

--Andrew Whitworth