On Jan 17, 2016 16:20, "Michael Everson" everson@evertype.com wrote:
On 17 Jan 2016, at 07:35, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com
wrote:
There are several projects waiting for "the nod" and, it is not
happening.
Which are these?
I know for one, but the context is quite different and I am pretty well introduced into situation.
It's about Azerbaijani written in Perso-Arabic script.
Young Azerbaijanis from Iran prefer Latin script. Literacy rate among older is very low. Azerbaijani Wikipedia allows articles in both scripts.
But, most importantly, we have Iranian Azerbaijani among highly involved Wikimedians (a steward, member of the Election committee etc.), Mardetanha. His close friends (thus, Iranians, as well) actually lead Azerbaijani Wikipedia. Thus, asking for a new project on such basis is much more about POV-pushing than allowing a group to have a Wikipedia in their native written language.
If something has changed and the core of Iranian Azerbaijani Wikimedians are in favor of creating Azerbaijani Wikipedia in Arabic script, I will support it.
In contrast to this, the admin of the present Mongolian Wikipedia strongly supports creation of "Inner Mongolian Wikipedia", as well as I didn't see any objection by any Mongolian Wikipedian. Obviously, because there are deeper cultural differences between them than between Azerbaijanis.