Ting Chen wrote:
Hi folks,
since its creation I wondered why this happend. Why is there a classical chinese Wikipedia? This language has no native speakers and is not used by any relitious or official institution as official language.
Because at the time it was created, we had not yet given GerardM and his team of rules lawyers the power to decide all wiki creation issues. There was a sentiment that we as a community should make our own decisions on language issues, rather than to delegate it to some standards body who might not have similar interests at heart. And some people held the opinion that while language study and preservation is not our core mission, it'd be nice if it happened anyway, especially if there is no significant cost to the organisation.
-- Tim Starling