Hoi,
The ASL Wikipedia will be the first Wikipedia that has a top down orientation. This is something that will affect MediaWiki, Commons and Wikidata. I disagree that we have a fully functioning ASL in the incubator. It is why a project in this way will be beneficial

We have always had the option to allow for a change from the rules when the situation warrants it. This is one. It is an organisation that will continue to support this project. It is completely and utterly in line with what we stand for.

So yes for all the above reasons we should.
Thanks,
       GerardM

On 25 May 2016 at 19:38, MF-Warburg <mfwarburg@googlemail.com> wrote:


2016-05-24 17:12 GMT+02:00 Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com>:
Hoi,
It takes a font that is available from the MediaWiki software. I know that ASL does not fulfill our formal requirements but the flipside is that there are many technical issues that do not come to light in the Incubator.



Do you mean that ASL in Incubator has technical problems which would be solved by moving to a subdomain?
The opposite was said by Valerie: "Meanwhile, we already have functioning Sign Language Wikipedias on the Wikimedia Incubator, without Unicode, and we can type the edits directly on the web in full correctly-written SignWriting, and we have all the layout issue solved and we are reading in vertical columns...all this without Unicode." etc. "I predict that articles will continue to be written in the Incubator and that is wonderful!"


 
The purpose of having a Wikipedia in ASL is that we will learn how to do a top down oriented language. It is a first. What it also does is give a ton of positive attention to both Wikipedia and the use of Sign Writing. So as I have indicated, the formal requirements are in this a hindrance. With ASL live, we will gain the technical issues clear. We will find that more people will start writing ASL and focus it on Wikipedia. 


With this argumentation, we could approve just anything because it will give positive attention to language XY. No thanks.

 
All reasons why we should.
Thanks,
      GerardM

On 24 May 2016 at 15:16, MF-Warburg <mfwarburg@googlemail.com> wrote:

I take it you didn't read my mail.

Am 24.05.2016 14:23 schrieb "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com>:
Hoi,
I take it that there are no objections and I intent to move forward.
Thanks,
      GerardM

On 15 May 2016 at 08:47, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi,
Have a look at this [1]. It clearly shows that a lot of work needs to be done to get MediaWiki right for sign languages with SignWriting.

I propose that we let ASL be a Wikipedia It enables all the work that needs doing to make it work properly. It deserves it imho as well.
Thanks,
     GerardM


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