Hoi, The current situation is as follows: We have promised not to continue the closure procedure for a month. This was agreed at Wikimania. When the month is over and there has been no editing activity or localisation activity, a closure procedure will start that takes some two months. When there is no editing or localisation activity the content of the Sotho Wikipedia will be moved to the Incubator awaiting editing and localisation activity. In order to get out of the Incubator, a project has to comply with the requirements of a new project. This includes activity by multiple people over a couple of months. It also includes a minumum number of articles and a minimal localisation of the user interface. The requirements are designed to give a project a good chance to grow and prosper. As you can read in my reply, what we are looking for is people caring for their language, caring for their Wikipedia. Thanks, GerardM 2011/8/30 Achal Prabhala <aprabhala(a)gmail.com> Dear Gerard, Can this be true? Doesn't sound to me like it is. (Or at least I didn't know that LangCom even had a 'delete' policy). Would like to know more if possible. Thanks, Achal -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Wikimedia ZA] Fwd: Sotho Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:50:27 +0200 From: David Richfield <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> To: Kerryn McKay <kerryn(a)africancommons.org> CC: wikimediaza(a)lists.wikimedia.org, Heather Ford <hford(a)ushahidi.com> What happens if it's deleted and we later get interest? Can we "undelete"? -- David Richfield e^(πi)+1=0 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza

Hi, There is no deadline. The wiki closure proposal was closed because of a new policy that was implemented (which gives us, the language committee, control over closing wikis). Anyone can re-submit a proposal. But as long as you are actively looking for contributors, the Wikipedia will not be closed. Regards, Robin 2011/8/31 Heather Ford <hfordsa(a)gmail.com>om>:

Wikipedia made the front page of IOL today, thanks to persistent vandalism of the ANC article in protest at the secrecy bill: http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-lashes-out-at-wikipedia-censorship-1… It may be a good time to contact them about doing an article with a more positive angle, such as about the Northern Sotho and Afrikaans milestones. I'll get in touch. -- Ian Gilfillan www.greenman.co.za _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza