Hoi, The language policy does not allow for Wikipedia in extinct languages. However, a Wikisource for the old Greek languages does make sense.
When such a Wikisource would be created, the user interface would by default not be in modern Greek because more people study old Greek outside Greece then inside Greece. We do not accept a user interface in old Greek for the same reasons we do not accept a Wikipedia in old Greek. Thanks, GerardM
2011/9/21 とある白い猫 to.aru.shiroi.neko@gmail.com
Yes but isn't multilingual wikisource more of an incubator rather than exclusively for historic texts? It would make more sense to separate the two as inherently the two tasks have different goals in mind.
-- とある白い猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
2011/9/20 John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com
2011/9/21 M. Williamson node.ue@gmail.com:
Holy ancient thread revival, Batman!
This seems like a good idea... but in the case of Wikisource, wouldn't
that
already be covered by multilingual Wikisource?
Yes, extinct/historical languages are collected by the multilingual Wikisource project.
http://wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Classical_and_historical_languages
Ancient Greek works can also be found on the Greek Wikisource project.
http://el.wikisource.org/w/index.php?oldid=19792 (Category:Αρχαία Ελληνικά)
Old English can also be found on the English Wikisource project.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Old_English_works
-- John Vandenberg
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