Hoi,
As I stated before, I am quite happy when new projects for existing
languages are started. I said so in an earlier message. The only thing that
makes sense is that it is made sure that the localised messages are part of
MediaWiki because it prevents that the messages have to be done again.
When there is to be one policy, it will as far as I am concerned do exactly
what I outline above; leave in essence the policy and make sure that the new
project beneftits from the work that has been done before.
So you are (again) barking up the wrong tree.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 4/2/07, Mark Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I, for one, think it entirely unfair that you guys can just usurp a
so-far very successful process.
I think most people will agree that there were flaws with requests for
NEW languages, but I think you will find it more difficult to find
people who think we had any problem with Wikisource and Wikinews
requests.
I think (and this is just my opinion, but I would imagine at least
someone out there agrees with me) that you should leave Wikinews and
Wikisource be as they were before to process their own requests.
Mark
On 01/04/07, Jesse Martin (Pathoschild) <pathoschild(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
The developers usually want approval by the subcommittee or the board
before creating a new language subdomain. The language subcommittee
has developed the language proposal policy
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM:LPP> to provide a clear
step-by-step policy on getting approval, but the Wikisource creation
policy is not equivalent.
Unfortunately, this means that most or all requests on the
multilingual Wikisource do not fit the requirements and will need to
be re-opened under the language proposal policy, in particular
regarding the use of arguments rather than simple votes.
Fortunately, the existence of an active test project (whether on the
incubator or the multilingual Wikisource) will mean that the request
can be fast-tracked if there are insufficient arguments against in the
new request. Requests for more projects in a language already
established in another project can be fast-tracked even further.
I apologize for the delay and inconvenience; once the new process is
fully settled in there should be much less hassle.
Yours cordially,
Jesse Martin (Pathoschild)
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