The last request was a 2 line proposal added by an anon ip[1] in passing, their only edit. I wouldn't call that a community.
Theo [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_new_languages%2FWikipedia_Simple_German_4&action=historysubmit&diff=2519024&oldid=2087184 On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Milos Rancic <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/20/2011 08:23 PM, Milos Rancic wrote: > > The logical line of my thoughts was to allow *any* project in simple (or > > equivalent) language if there is a scientific basis. Mostly because > > there could be created valid communities around non-world-languages with > > large number of speakers (German and Japanese are examples). > > Just to add one personal note: Four requests [1][2][3][4] for Simple > German Wikipedia have influence on my position. > > As I said on LangCom list, I am personally opposed to the projects in > simple languages, as, out of English one, their purpose tend to be > censored "family friendly" projects. Including the request for the > request in Simple German. > > However, if there is a valid community which aims to create educational > project -- encyclopedia, to be precise --, I don't think that we have > right to forbid them that. > > [1] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Simple_German > [2] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Simple_German_2 > [3] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Simple_German_3 > [4] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Simple_German_4 > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
