Hoi,
I am not happy to add the additionel level of a wiki.
Thanks,
GerardM
Op za 11 feb. 2017 om 05:54 schreef Milos Rancic <[email protected]>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Michael Everson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > On 9 Feb 2017, at 14:30, Milos Rancic <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> * LangCom members should read messages in a timely fashion (at least
> >> twice per week), and to contribute on such decisions, where
> >> appropriate, within the deadline, or otherwise presumably at least
> >> once per month (this could be a simple +1). Lapses in participation
> >> would result in a "warning" after three months, and revocation of
> >> membership after six. (Note: This is actual proposal for the policy
> >> change!)
> >
> > This is hard to do. There is a lot of discussion on this list and lots
> of it is not relevant to an actual vote. Subject lines don’t indicate where
> a vote actually is. Perhaps we could use wiki pages for actual voting? That
> would also track both voters and non-voters.
>
> I've read Oliver's proposal as "if you don't have something
> substantially to add, you could just put +1 while making projects
> eligible/approved". Participating in substantial discussions is of
> more value than putting just +1, so I don't think anybody would get a
> warning with substantial participation and not voting.
>
> But, yes, your proposal to vote on wiki is a good idea. I will add it
> into the proposal.
>
> > How many of those have populations large enough to want or need an
> encyclopaedia? The Tok Pisin Wiki exists and Hiri Motu is in the incubator.
> Wikipedia says “Papua New Guinea has more languages than any other country,
> with over 820 indigenous languages, representing 12% of the world's total,
> but most have fewer than 1,000 speakers”; Enga might be a candidate.
>
> I am sure that at least few dozens of those languages would be able to
> create a valid small encyclopedia if they get opportunity.
>
> But, as I've already written, I agree that the languages of New Guinea
> should be covered by Oliver's "extended expertise" :)
>
> >> I would also like to see a little bit of ethnnolinguistic diversity
> >> inside of the committee. At the moment we are 16/17 native
> >> Indo-European speakers and just two members are not of European
> >> ancestry. In other words, I think another African member should be
> >> welcome, as well.
> >
> > One problem is that little is known (in the Anglophonie anyway) about
> many of these languages. Many of the articles on African languages are very
> short and sketchy.
>
> This was more about the fact that we are dominantly white men in
> middle ages and that we are making decisions that affect the whole
> world.
>
> > André Müller might be good for (2). I don’t know if he’s a Wikipedian.
> But areal experts like these may well be hard to find.
>
> Agreed. I've suggested Andre as our new member, if possible.
>
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