On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:04:41 -0700, Mark Williamson node.ue@gmail.com wrote:
I say, all those who are native speakers of the language and are interested in building a Wikipedia in it should be allowed to vote. It shouldn't be anybody else's decision if they get a Wikipedia in their language or not.
Mark,
I don't think you're thinking clearly here. Any Wikipedia, any Wikimedia project, has potential repercussions on the other projects, and certainly on those who are involved in coordinating and maintaining those projects.
If native speakers want to start a wiki using the MediaWiki software, they are of course welcome to. But if it is going to be one of the WikiMedia Foundation projects, it's an absolute requirement that there be some community discretion involved.
-Rich Holton