For now I solved it like this:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_new_languages%2FWikipedia_Kamassian&type=revision&diff=20762189&oldid=20718584

Am Mo., 30. Nov. 2020 um 21:18 Uhr schrieb MF-Warburg <
[email protected]>:

> I would like to get rid of this request as well as most of those listed at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MF-Warburg/ValtteriLahti12#Requests_for_new_languages
> - by get rid I mean: deletion. Maybe preserve the discussions somewhere
> else.
> We can also just mark them as rejected, but I would prefer if such
> frivolous proposals wouldn't be there if some genuine interest pops up and
> the first thing the interested people see is "REJECTED".
> Thoughts?
>
>
> Am Di., 24. Nov. 2020 um 16:15 Uhr schrieb Kimberli Mäkäräinen <
> [email protected]>:
>
>> As this language has not a single documented word that can be used to
>> translate the UI and no native speakers left to create these words (this is
>> not the job of outsiders), it will never be a viable project.
>>
>> Even a simple task like creating articles on the countries of the world
>> is impossible, because the names of all of these countries simply don't
>> exist in Kamassian. The 1600+ documented, actual Kamassian words could
>> be taken to Wiktionary and documents when allowed to Wikisource. By taking
>> words, syntax, etc. from Russian or other languages and claiming it as
>> Kamassian, this will have a negative impact on any computational
>> linguistics applications that use this material, etc. Claiming that
>> Kamassian articles can be written based on having another Finno-Ugric
>> language as one's mother tongue is like saying one can write articles in
>> Hindi because one's mother tongue is English.
>>
>> I'm concerned that this does not seem to be understood, especially
>> considering that this has already occurred with other languages that
>> non-native speakers have taken upon themselves to "revive". There are
>> already a number of incubator projects that need to be deleted because the
>> community refuses to touch them because of the project's low quality thanks
>> to non-natives with good intentions. There is, as we speak, a massive
>> community-led effort to rid the Scots Wikipedia of the contributions of a
>> non-native outsider who claimed to know the language. It is not mean to say
>> so; it is a reality that needs to be understood.
>>
>> -K
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Langcom <[email protected]> on behalf of
>> Valtteri Lahti <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 24, 2020 9:34 AM
>> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Langcom] Wikipedia Kamassian
>>
>> Hello, does the kamassian wiki pages have to be deleted? The russian
>> loans are very small in number because 1600+ words are documented. Also
>> even if it cant get accepted, instead of deleting all pages can it be left
>> like the enets wikiincubator, people can see the pages but is rejected.
>> -ValtteriLahti12
>>
>> Отправлено с iPhone
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