[Wikipedia-l] New request for Cantonese Wikipedia: vote at 29-6

[Jimmy Wales]

Walter van Kalken wrote:
> It doesn't happen many times but I kinda agree with node on this issue.
> Never before has it been made an issue that people from another
> languagewikipedia should be informed when a new languagewikipedia from a
> related language is being requested. Never in the two years that I have
> been on wikimediaprojects has it been an issue.

It has never been an issue because I have never before seen a case in
which someone deliberately rigged a poll by not including relevant
people in the announcement.

--Jimbo