Hi,
See
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_A…
I think that the proposal is sensible:
* ak is a macro language code ( https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/aka ), which
includes Twi (tw) and Fante (fat). Avoiding macro language codes is in line
with our general policy.
* Anecdotally, over the years, lots of people from Ghana told me about
their confusion about where they should write, and in which variety.
* Less anecdotally, there has been good activity in the incubator and
translatewiki in Fante (fat):
translatewiki: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Portal:Fat
incubator:
https://meta.toolforge.org/catanalysis/index.php?cat=0&title=Wp/fat&wiki=in…
* There are fewer than 600 articles in ak.wikipedia, and it won't be too
hard to move the good content to tw.wikipedia.
* There's much more activity in tw.wikipedia than in ak.wikipedia:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_A…
* There have been no objections on the discussion page since it was created
a month ago.
So I'd suggest approving that. I'd further suggest removing Akan as a
language for MediaWiki localization: there are almost no translations into
it, and almost all of those that exist are identical to the translations of
the same strings into Twi (
https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translate?filter=translated&action=p…
)
All that said, I have been talking a lot to editors from Ghana in the last
few years, and some of them are personal friends, so it's possible I have a
conflict of interest or an incomplete understanding of how things work
there. Other opinions are welcome.
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I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore
Dear Language committee members,
Hello!
I would like to ask for comments on the approval of *Wq/bn*. It has been
active since September 2021, and it has been 9 months that 3 or more
editors have been active[1]. There are about 565 pages including templates.
Most important core messages have already been translated(100%)[2]. The
request has already been submitted[3]. It already has
Wikipedia/Wiktionary/Wikibooks/Wikisource/Wikivoyage, and its contributors
are also contributing to Wq/bn.
I would like to ask for your opinion on the approval of this, thank you for
your consideration.
[1]
https://meta.toolforge.org/catanalysis/index.php?cat=0&title=Wq/bn&wiki=inc…
[2] https://codelookup.toolforge.org/bn
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikiquote_Bengali
Kind regards,
Sotiale
Hi,
As you may or may not have heard, there's a long process of adopting a
Universal Code of Conduct ("UCoC") for all Wikimedia platforms. You can
read more about it here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
One of the things that are being discussed now is how will this Code of
Conduct be enforced. A proposal under discussion is here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme…
It's a very long page, and you don't have to read it all if you don't want
to, but there is a part in it that seems to me to have a certain
non-obvious relationship to the Langcom. It recommends a list of people who
should explicitly confirm their adherence to the Code of Conduct once it's
ratified (section 2.1). The current suggestion is Board members, Wikimedia
Foundation staff, Wikimedia affiliates staff, their representatives, and
Wikimedia trademark users.
On the talk page there, I suggested that the Code of Conduct should also be
confirmed by people who request to create new wikis. Here's what I wrote:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enfo…
Perhaps some of you want to express their opinions there (and feel free to
disagree with me, of course).
Thanks! :)
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Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי
http://aharoni.wordpress.com
“We're living in pieces,
I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore