2005/11/23, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com:
ilooy wrote:
I'd like to suggest that taking into consideration ISO codes or SIL codes may [...]
This is exactly the policy we adopted several years ago, which has proved insufficient. Relying on existence of ISO codes brings us:
- split Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian replacing Serbocroatian [controverial]
- Klingon
etc and denies various languages/dialects/whatever which don't have their own codes but which are oft asked for.
Hi Brion, kaj saluton,
Actually I was suggesting it as a means to pre-sift through new language requests. Then those situations which require further attention could be handled more delicately.
As it is the situation gets pretty charged up. I offered my suggestion in the hope that maybe this way some requests, like the one for Murcian or Andalusian would be handled right off without the need for a lot of discussion.
I hope I was able to explain what I had in mind with this suggestion. I know somethings have been tried already. But there is also the idea that precedents have been made, a forum which deals with the more delicate issues would be a welcomed situation, I too agree with this, and my suggestion of the ISO and SIL codes was meant to help in this regard not to take its place of course.
With regards, Jay B. [[meta:User:ILVI]]
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