On Dec 27, 2007 6:56 PM, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
In effect, it perfectly fits the definition of a dying minority lanugage :-)
Which should, like constructed languages IMHO, not have a Wikipedia. Wiki-other might be fine, but the original subject here is the constructed language .vo Wikipedia. You can't help the dissemination of information if the information is written in a language no one speaks, and what is the point of writing it in a language some people speak but no one natively (i.e. they all speak other languages better)?
In my opinion, the .vo Wikipedia should be nixed. If someone wants to create a x-pedia in Volapuk, they can use MediaWiki software and host it themselves. That nicely makes the issue of bot-created content irrelevant. On the other hand, if the consensus of the community is that the .vo 'pedia should remain that makes the issue of its content creation also irrelevant (notwithstanding accusations of 'cheating' whatever that means in this context). The content is the point, not the manner of its creation, and content rules outside of the main principles of the Foundation should be decided by the local community.