Hello,

I would like to thank you very much for the welcoming message, and also for
the explanations and the links.

I will read through them and will also observe the discussions so that I
can also give my insights hopefully soon.

Thank you again, and have a great evening!

Best regards,

Anass

On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 3:57 PM Jon Harald Søby <[email protected]> wrote:

> Welcome, Anass, sorry I forgot to send a welcome email when you joined!
> That's on me.
>
> As for this specific proposal, the discussion relates to one of the (in my
> opinion) most difficult parts of the Language Proposal Policy, namely
> eligibility point 3: "The language must be sufficiently unique that it
> could not coexist on a more general wiki. In most cases, this excludes
> regional dialects and different written forms of the same language."
> This point is very much open to interpretation, and it can be difficult
> for outsiders (which LangCom members will naturally be in 99% of the cases)
> to judge whether or not a language could co-exist on a more general wiki;
> therefore, we must try to seek outside experts to guide us in the
> decision-making.
>
> I almost completely forgot, but I emailed an expert on Sassarese back in
> June, and forgot to follow up on it with the list. I am forwarding his
> answer (with my original email) to the private list now for review. Sorry I
> forgot about it, it could have saved us time and trouble.
>
>
> tir. 4. okt. 2022 kl. 15:33 skrev MF-Warburg <[email protected]>:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> in general this is correct. The "requisites for final approval" are
>> listed in the Language Proposal Policy, which lists most of the steps done
>> by Langcom: <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_proposal_policy#Requisites_for_final_approval>.
>> As you can see, the two requirements (test-wiki activity and interface
>> translation) are not written in a hard-and-fast manner, but are open to
>> interpretation - except that for the first project in a language, the
>> translation of all "most-used" MediaWiki messages is required.
>> Elsewhere on the page it says "at least five active users must edit that
>> language regularly". A good rule of thumb is to see if the activity is
>> sustained over at least several months by at least several users. Incubator
>> info pages like https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/ddg give
>> convenient links to two tools, for checking localisation requirements and
>> wiki-activity, respectively.
>>
>> Also, <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee/Handbook_(committee)>
>> might be a useful walkthrough through some processes. But feel free to ask
>> away if anything (else) is unclear!
>>
>>
>> Am Di., 4. Okt. 2022 um 14:00 Uhr schrieb Anass Sedrati <
>> [email protected]>:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> (This is my first message to the list :)
>>>
>>> I hope that you are doing well.
>>>
>>> I would really be glad to participate and take part in the committee's
>>> discussions, but I do not know what is the current procedure. My
>>> understanding is that once you think a language version in the incubator
>>> starts coming closer to have its own project, you discuss it in an email
>>> thread. did I understand correctly?
>>>
>>> In case this is the procedure, are there any criteria I need to look
>>> into before giving my opinion?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance for your guidance and support, and I wish you all a
>>> good continuation of your Sunday!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Anass
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 11:05 AM Jon Harald Søby <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there anything we can conclude from the discussions on Meta? Despite
>>>> our tardiness, the activity level for Wp/sdc has remained good with 3–5
>>>> monthly active users since March. I would hate for the activity to "die
>>>> out" because we are slow in making conclusions.
>>>>
>>>> lør. 26. mar. 2022 kl. 13:15 skrev MF-Warburg <[email protected]
>>>> >:
>>>>
>>>>> There's another request which will also be affected:
>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Campidanese_Sardinian
>>>>>
>>>>> But I as well have not yet read into the issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Am Sa., 26. März 2022 um 11:04 Uhr schrieb Sotiale Wiki <
>>>>> [email protected]>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Although the discussion was not conducted on the RFL page,
>>>>>> discussions related to Wp/sdc are in progress in Wp/src belonging to the
>>>>>> same macro. Several major contributors to both projects are the same.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Logudorese_Sardinian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before we approve this, we may consider what is being discussed
>>>>>> here. I got a message about this right after I sent the mail. I have not
>>>>>> yet reviewed all of the claims made.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sotiale
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2022년 3월 26일 (토) 오후 3:42, Sotiale Wiki <[email protected]>님이 작성:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Language committee members,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello. Happy Saturday in March.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to ask for comments on the approval of *Wp/sdc*. It
>>>>>>> has been active since August 2021, and it has been 4 months(including 
>>>>>>> March
>>>>>>> 2022) that 3 or more editors have been active[1]; 11/21 ~ 03/22: 2, 3, 
>>>>>>> 5,
>>>>>>> 4, 4. There are about 1744 pages including templates.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Most used core messages have already been translated[2]. The request
>>>>>>> has already been submitted[3].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to ask for your opinion on the approval of this, thank
>>>>>>> you for your consideration.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>> https://meta.toolforge.org/catanalysis/index.php?cat=0&title=Wp/sdc&wiki=incubatorwiki#editors_per_month
>>>>>>> [2] https://robin.toolforge.org/?tool=codelookup&code=sdc
>>>>>>> [3]
>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Sassarese
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>> Sotiale
>>>>>>>
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