[Wikimediauk-l] Celtic languages Internet project

2009-09-20 Thread Michael Peel
Hi all, I propose that a Celtic Wikipedia Project be undertaken to significantly increase the number of articles available in the Celtic languages http://www.agencebretagnepresse.com/fetch.php?id=16115title=Celtci% 20languages%20Internet%20project Don't we already have a Celtic language

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Celtic languages Internet project

2009-09-20 Thread Casey Brown
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: I propose that a Celtic Wikipedia Project be undertaken to significantly increase the number of articles available in the Celtic languages Looking around, there seems to be a fair number of varieties of Celtic languages

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Celtic languages Internet project

2009-09-20 Thread Sam Blacketer
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: Don't we already have a Celtic language Wikipedia? Looking around, there seems to be a fair number of varieties of Celtic languages [1] , including Gaelic and Welsh. Can anyone clarify this - perhaps they were meaning

[Wikimediauk-l] Ease of becoming a member

2009-09-20 Thread Jarry1250
Hey all. Before the proper debate begins, I was just trying to work out my own views on how easy it should be for donors to officially join WMUK, it occurred to me that there is a huge black hole in my knowledge, and I was hoping someone might be able to fill it. Is there a /negative/ effect

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Celtic languages Internet project

2009-09-20 Thread Andrew Gray
2009/9/20 Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net: Don't we already have a Celtic language Wikipedia? Looking around, there seems to be a fair number of varieties of Celtic languages [1] , including Gaelic and Welsh. Can anyone clarify this - perhaps they were meaning Manx? The Celtic languages - as

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ease of becoming a member

2009-09-20 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/9/20 Jarry1250 jarry1...@googlemail.com: Hey all. Before the proper debate begins, I was just trying to work out my own views on how easy it should be for donors to officially join WMUK, it occurred to me that there is a huge black hole in my knowledge, and I was hoping someone might be

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ease of becoming a member

2009-09-20 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/9/21 Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com: Thanks for raising this - good question. My understanding is that a large proportion of members in Wikimedia Germany, for instance, are sleeping members who pay their dues and do nothing else. I don't think is particularly problematic -