There are two problems with Brion's proposal:
1.If conlang wikipedias get seperated, we won't have inter-language links connecting with them. However, inter-language links are essential for the growth of Wikipedia (for many people look at equivalent articles in other languages before creating/editing in their language, and this can also be done with conlangs).
Or is there a way keeping up inter-language links despite the fact it is a seperate project? But if so, wouldn't this defy the point of seperating them in the first place
2.The distinction between "old" conlangs and "new" conlangs is arbitrary for deciding whether a languge should be allowed in Wikipedia or not. Some old conlangs, like Ro, are less used than Toki Pona. Hence my previous proposal to measure whether a language is "actually used for communication" instead of measuring its age.
My proposal:
1.Define "actually used for communication" to mean that some people who couldn't communicate otherwise use it for actual communication (i.e. not just talking about the language itself).
2.Seperate the wikipedias of not actually used conlangs from the main project, and allow for the possibility of inter-language links, but these won't be shown unless a user chooses "conlang-links on" on his Preferences. I hope something like this is technically possible.
Maybe one could also use the same side-project for not actually used historical languages (like Ancient Egiptian, Gotic etc., but not Latin, because it is "actually used").
Any opinions?
Marcos.