[Wikipedia-l] Re: [Wiktionary-l] English orthographies

[Jack & Naree]

On 21/09/05, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > If Norwegian can have two wikipedias, then so should English, for the
> same
> > > reasons.
> >
> > Or, alternatively, Norwegian shouldn't have two Wikipedias; if the
> > situations are as analagous as you imply, I would support their
> > merger. What Norwegian speakers would have to say on the matter is a
> > whole other debate (and one of which plenty can probably be found in
> > the list archives, if you look).
>
> The Norwegian issue was discussed extensively.
>
> In addition to massive (rather than minor) orthographic differences,
> Bokmål and Nynorsk have very different grammars (some examples: the
> word "I" is "Jeg" in Bokmål and "Eg" in Nynorsk, the word "not" is
> "ikke" in Bokmål and "ikkje" in Nynorsk, even the word "Norway" is
> "Norge" in Bokmål and "Noreg" in Nynorsk.)
>
> Now, the heart of this issue is: it isn't just a consensus of
> Americans that has led to the status quo. It is a consensus of people
> from America as well as from all over the Commonwealth, including but
> not limited to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New
> Zealand, India...
>
> If you want, you can open a poll on Meta-Wiki. If even 10 established
> members of any Wikipedia vote in favour of a split, I will be very
> surprised.
>
> Until such time as you open that poll, I respectfully request that you
> STFU.
>
> make me.

>
>
> Mark
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