Erik Moeller a écrit:
Jimmy-
Yes, this is what I had in mind. The French Wikinews was started according to existing policy, but clearly that policy is inadequate to ensure a proper launch with solid community support. When we were in Brussels a while back Delphine/notafish was making a valiant effort to get it going/get it organized/make it work, but to my knowledge this hasn't been successful.
it is important to note that Wikinews is currently the *only* project that follows a strict language creation policy. There are:
- 12 Wikinews editions
- 87 Wikiquote editions
- 121 Wikibooks editions
- 173 Wiktionary editions
- ~200 Wikipedia editions
Suffice it to say that a very large number of these Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wiktionary and Wikipedia editions are dead or, worse, spam magnets. :-(
The elaborate processes for Wikinews as well as the nature of the project have certainly put it in the spotlight of community attention. But the situation with Wikinews is much better. Of all the editions, only one (Bulgarian) is completely dead. It was launched according to the old, minimal policy. If nothing happens within the next couple of months, or if it starts attracting spam, I'd recommend locking it down.
The French Wikinews is now in a somewhat strange state; it is being updated regularly, but not in the way Wikinews should be. Instead of writing full-length stories, contributors are writing in "Current events" summary style right on the Main Page:
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You are correct in everything you say here...
Just one point. I could not help think that the "it is being
updated regularly, but not in the way Wikinews should be" is possibly
something to avoid saying.
I do not like how the french wikipedia is developing. However, I do not think we should necessarily force it to develop in a certain way. And I certainly do not think we should claim the current english way of doing wikinews is "what it should be" while others are not doing the proper way.
Only point. I otherwise agree with you.
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