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I have been talking with Michael Dempster of the Scots Language Centre here about this matter. He is well aware of the issue and has been inundated with calls for radio interviews even from NPR in the US. I would like to recommend that he be added to this mailing list so that we can discuss approaches to the issue. Michael _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom

On 27 Aug 2020, at 20:57, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hoi, I am in two minds about this one. Yes, the sco.wikipedia is a fiasco. However, when we concentrate on what is bad, there will be people who will obsess with using this mechanism on other Wikipedias. The Cebuano Wikipedia comes to mind, Waray-Waray. Given language constructs, with a little bit of luck we can replace languages structures that are wrong. We can ask the people of Abstract Wikipedia to consider this. For them it is an exercise that is relatively easy (only one language other than English) and it solves an actual problem. How do you like this suggestion? Thanks, GerardM On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 at 20:33, Michael Everson <everson(a)evertype.com> wrote: On the Scots Language Forum on Wikipedia the following was said: One reads that a group of volunteers will endeavor to correct the Scots Wikipedia pages. Might it be a good idea if they were to flag the pages they have corrected, or judged to be devoid of unreliable language, so visitors know whether a page can be trusted or not ? A response was made: We certainly need a process for this. I think Wikipedia can do a lot of flagging with automatic bots. There are two parties to this. One is WikiMedia and the various volunteer admins, who have the tools and technical knowledge to deal with critical incidents like this. The other is the Scots language 'community'. The online discussion yesterday was mostly among the former, but they were clearly looking for guidance from the latter on what to do ========== Can this be facilitated? Michael _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom

On 28 Aug 2020, at 07:21, Michael Dempster <m.dempster(a)scotslanguage.com> wrote: Thank you, I'm very happy to advise on behalf of the Scots Language Centre. Michael On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 at 18:36, Michael Everson <everson(a)evertype.com> wrote: I have been talking with Michael Dempster of the Scots Language Centre here about this matter. He is well aware of the issue and has been inundated with calls for radio interviews even from NPR in the US. I would like to recommend that he be added to this mailing list so that we can discuss approaches to the issue. Michael -- Dr Michael Dempster Director Scots Language Centre A K Bell Library York Place Perth PH2 8EP Tel: 01738 440199 m.dempster(a)scotslanguage.com www.scotslanguage.com Registered in Scotland as an Industrial & Provident Society No. 2451R(S). Scottish Charity No. SCO21747

I would like a response from members. Michael Dempster informs me: “Hey, the ediathon seems to be going well. However an editor has said to the community they don't want to edit any more because there's "a likelihood that a whole lot of articles will be deleted" is that still the case, do you know?” Well, I don’t know, but we should NOT delete any of the articles. What we NEED to do is make some sort of indicator on the site so that people know that an article has been reviewed, edited, and approved. How can we (1) inform the editors and (2) make this happen? Thanks, Michael Everson received this from Michael Dempster. m.dempster(a)scotslanguage.com> wrote: Centre. wrote: here about this matter. He is well aware of the issue and has been inundated with calls for radio interviews even from NPR in the US. I would like to recommend that he be added to this mailing list so that we can discuss approaches to the issue. 2451R(S). Scottish Charity No. SCO21747 _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom

I can’t do it. I don’t know anyone who can apart from maybe people here. I doubt they have anyone making bots. So can we take charge of this? Michael review. Then have a bot add that template to all articles in article space. As articles are removed people can simply remove the template. One can also make a template to indicate that an article has passed review. within the Scots community. wrote: to the community they don't want to edit any more because there's "a likelihood that a whole lot of articles will be deleted" is that still the case, do you know?” people know that an article has been reviewed, edited, and approved. wrote: received this from Michael Dempster. m.dempster(a)scotslanguage.com> wrote: Centre. wrote: Centre here about this matter. He is well aware of the issue and has been inundated with calls for radio interviews even from NPR in the US. I would like to recommend that he be added to this mailing list so that we can discuss approaches to the issue. 2451R(S). Scottish Charity No. SCO21747 _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom