On 29/03/2008, Ben McIlwain <cydeweys(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Certainly not in every extinct language. But whether
the language is
extinct or not is largely irrelevant; what really matters is whether
there would be a large enough community to sustain a Wikipedia in that
language. If it's an extinct language that doesn't have a lot of
support and the wiki would languish in obscurity, don't create a new
Wikipedia for it. If it's an extinct language with widespread interest
and the potential for a large community (such as Latin, which I see we
already have), go for it.
That would probably apply well to conlangs as well. Esperanto has a
vast interest and support base, Volapuk ... doesn't really.
- d.