On Jan 17, 2016 16:20, "Michael Everson" <everson(a)evertype.com> wrote:
On 17 Jan 2016, at 07:35, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen(a)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.