By the same
logic, the wikipedia: namespace shouldn't be part of the English
wikipedia.
Each wikipedia will have its own wikipedia: namespace, in that language, for
that wikipedia. The idea is to have a separate "meta" for discussion that
concerns all the 'pedias, in English, as it is "the" Internet language (and
Jimbo's American;)
The benefits to having it integrated are greater than
having it separate.
Less maintenance, maybe.
I'm pretty sure the only real reason it hasn't
been integrated is
because it
would be something of a pain to do.
Not at all. Adding yet another namespace is easier than having another
script to maintain, even though it would share most stuff with the English
Wikipedia one. It would take, say, 5 minutes to set it up and test a new
namespace, and a script (or manual labor:) to move the contents.
But, the idea is to have a "neutral" discussion place for "where we
go"
etc., incidentially in English.
Magnus