Brion-
Certainly there are people who have derided the
existence of the
Esperanto-language Wikipedia,
Esperanto has an estimated number of 2 million speakers. That is larger
than many tribal cultures or ethnic groups which have their own language,
and far greater than the proposed 10,000 speaker requirement. It is the
most widely accepted artificial language. It is therefore hardly a valid
comparison to Toki Pona or Klingon.
I'm all for people enjoying themselves and working on Wikipedia because of
that, however, as with everything, you have to do a cost-benefit analysis.
And there is certainly a cost associated with letting every pet language
have its own Wikipedia.
Per enjoyment alone, we should probably set up a big-ass Wikimedia
gameserver, that would certainly attract thousands of possible Wikipedia
recruits. (No, I am *not* suggesting that we do so.)
Regards,
Erik