That is only appropriate if the current content is actually junk. If it's 
legitimate, either it gets transferred or the original project stays open.

MA, current policy is not to close projects unless they are infested with spam. 
I am quite worried that if we close this we will end up closing many others. 
That might well make the lives of stewards and GS a little easier, but it 
mostly runs against the grain of WMF's mission.

Steven White



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1 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:28:31 +0100 From: MarcoAurelio To: Wikimedia 
Foundation Language Committee Subject: Re: [Langcom] Proposal to close Malagasy 
Wikibooks Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We can lock and 
leave the "content" there and inform people that if they wish to contribute 
further they can start a test project on the Incubator if that's okay. 
2018-03-21 15:33 GMT+01:00 Gerard Meijssen : > Hoi, > Having a project locked 
is different from having it moved to Incubator.. I > do not object to the 
project being locked. > Thanks, > Gerard > > On 21 March 2018 at 14:39, 
MarcoAurelio wrote: > >> Issue is that we're serving a project for just 15 
pages. I'd argue that >> is, indeed, absence of content since the wiki 
creation. Combined with no >> users interested in the project, etc., the best 
we can do, IMHO, is to lock >> the project and return it back to Incubator. 
Respectfully submitted, MA. >> >> 2018-03-20 7:38 GMT+01:00 Gerard Meijssen : 
>> >>> Hoi, >>> As there is nothing new, no change in the maintenance needed 
for this >>> particular project I see his point but I do not see the need. >>> 
Thanks, >>> GerardM >>> >>> On 19 March 2018 at 23:54, Steven White wrote: >>> 
>>>> Please see Proposals for closing projects/Closure of Malagasy Wikibooks 
>>>> on >>>> Meta. >>>> >>>> >>>> The general argument here is that this 
project has been dormant for >>>> about ten years, and should be closed. There 
is not a vandalism problem on >>>> the project, and indeed I argued that 
LangCom's current position is that it >>>> is better to leave dormant projects 
alone than to close them and move them >>>> to Incubator. >>>> >>>> >>>> 
User:MarcoAurelio, a steward who has posted here occasionally, argues >>>> that 
it's one more dormant project for stewards and global sysops to watch, >>>> and 
that in his view, it would be better to close this project. Two people >>>> in 
the community have responded: one user who really the only material >>>> 
contributor in the last ten years, along with an active sysop from Malagasy 
>>>> Wikipedia. Both effectively take the position that they're OK either way. 
>>>> >>>> >>>> I would personally argue against closing, because I don't see 
this as >>>> being a special case, and I'm concerned that it would open the 
doors to >>>> many more requests to close small projects. But I'd like to hear 
some >>>> other opinions about this. >>>> >>>> >>>> Steven >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent 
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+0100 From: Gerard Meijssen To: Wikimedia Foundation Language Committee 
Subject: Re: [Langcom] Proposal to close Malagasy Wikibooks Message-ID: 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hoi, When it is about a Wikibooks, I 
do not need a period in the Incubator. As far as I am concerned, they can just 
move forward. Thanks, GerardM On 21 March 2018 at 16:28, MarcoAurelio wrote: > 
We can lock and leave the "content" there and inform people that if they > wish 
to contribute further they can start a test project on the Incubator > if 
that's okay. > > 2018-03-21 15:33 GMT+01:00 Gerard Meijssen : > >> Hoi, >> 
Having a project locked is different from having it moved to Incubator.. >> I 
do not object to the project being locked. >> Thanks, >> Gerard >> >> On 21 
March 2018 at 14:39, MarcoAurelio wrote: >> >>> Issue is that we're serving a 
project for just 15 pages. I'd argue that >>> is, indeed, absence of content 
since the wiki creation. Combined with no >>> users interested in the project, 
etc., the best we can do, IMHO, is to lock >>> the project and return it back 
to Incubator. Respectfully submitted, MA. >>> >>> 2018-03-20 7:38 GMT+01:00 
Gerard Meijssen : >>> >>>> Hoi, >>>> As there is nothing new, no change in the 
maintenance needed for this >>>> particular project I see his point but I do 
not see the need. >>>> Thanks, >>>> GerardM >>>> >>>> On 19 March 2018 at 
23:54, Steven White wrote: >>>> >>>>> Please see Proposals for closing 
projects/Closure of Malagasy >>>>> Wikibooks >>>>> on >>>>> Meta. >>>>> >>>>> 
>>>>> The general argument here is that this project has been dormant for >>>>> 
about ten years, and should be closed. There is not a vandalism problem on 
>>>>> the project, and indeed I argued that LangCom's current position is that 
it >>>>> is better to leave dormant projects alone than to close them and move 
them >>>>> to Incubator. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> User:MarcoAurelio, a steward who has 
posted here occasionally, argues >>>>> that it's one more dormant project for 
stewards and global sysops to watch, >>>>> and that in his view, it would be 
better to close this project. Two people >>>>> in the community have responded: 
one user who really the only material >>>>> contributor in the last ten years, 
along with an active sysop from Malagasy >>>>> Wikipedia. Both effectively take 
the position that they're OK either way. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I would personally 
argue against closing, because I don't see this as >>>>> being a special case, 
and I'm concerned that it would open the doors to >>>>> many more requests to 
close small projects. But I'd like to hear some >>>>> other opinions about 
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[Langcom] Proposal to close Malagasy Wikibooks Message-ID: Content-Type: 
text/plain; charset="utf-8" Do you even know what you are talking about? Am 
21.03.2018 5:52 nachm. schrieb "Gerard Meijssen" < [email protected]>: 
> Hoi, > When it is about a Wikibooks, I do not need a period in the Incubator. 
As > far as I am concerned, they can just move forward. > Thanks, > GerardM > > 
On 21 March 2018 at 16:28, MarcoAurelio wrote: > >> We can lock and leave the 
"content" there and inform people that if they >> wish to contribute further 
they can start a test project on the Incubator >> if that's okay. >> >> 
2018-03-21 15:33 GMT+01:00 Gerard Meijssen : >> >>> Hoi, >>> Having a project 
locked is different from having it moved to Incubator.. >>> I do not object to 
the project being locked. >>> Thanks, >>> Gerard >>> >>> On 21 March 2018 at 
14:39, MarcoAurelio wrote: >>> >>>> Issue is that we're serving a project for 
just 15 pages. I'd argue that >>>> is, indeed, absence of content since the 
wiki creation. Combined with no >>>> users interested in the project, etc., the 
best we can do, IMHO, is to lock >>>> the project and return it back to 
Incubator. Respectfully submitted, MA. >>>> >>>> 2018-03-20 7:38 GMT+01:00 
Gerard Meijssen : >>>> >>>>> Hoi, >>>>> As there is nothing new, no change in 
the maintenance needed for this >>>>> particular project I see his point but I 
do not see the need. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> GerardM >>>>> >>>>> On 19 March 2018 
at 23:54, Steven White >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Please see Proposals for 
closing projects/Closure of Malagasy >>>>>> Wikibooks >>>>>> on >>>>>> Meta. 
>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The general argument here is that this project has been 
dormant for >>>>>> about ten years, and should be closed. There is not a 
vandalism problem on >>>>>> the project, and indeed I argued that LangCom's 
current position is that it >>>>>> is better to leave dormant projects alone 
than to close them and move them >>>>>> to Incubator. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 
User:MarcoAurelio, a steward who has posted here occasionally, argues >>>>>> 
that it's one more dormant project for stewards and global sysops to watch, 
>>>>>> and that in his view, it would be better to close this project. Two 
people >>>>>> in the community have responded: one user who really the only 
material >>>>>> contributor in the last ten years, along with an active sysop 
from Malagasy >>>>>> Wikipedia. Both effectively take the position that they're 
OK either way. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I would personally argue against closing, 
because I don't see this as >>>>>> being a special case, and I'm concerned that 
it would open the doors to >>>>>> many more requests to close small projects. 
But I'd like to hear some >>>>>> other opinions about this. >>>>>> >>>>>> 
>>>>>> Steven >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Outlook >>>>>> >>>>>> 
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