On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:00:43 -0800 (PST), Felix Wan felixwiki@earthsphere.org wrote:
After browsing the wonderful Wikicities for some time, I have a different idea. We do not need to be bound by the format of an encyclopedia. Why not start a wiki about Cantonese, written mainly in standard English and/or standard Chinese? I believe that wiki will be very useful, will attract contributors and readers, and should not be opposed.
Felix, I think it's an excellent idea. In fact I think it's a nice fit for what folks might be searching for in Cantonese - a cultural literacy guide, or something more freeform to capture the flavor and quirkiness of the language as a spoken, adaptive language. I can imagine whole sections on film, Cantopop, slang, literature and colloquialisms/differences in Cantonese found in HK, Guangdong, Southeast Asia, North America, etc.
Since that will be a different project, I would like to do a quick popularity survey here. Who will support that project? Who will contribute?
I think it would be a much more exciting project to Cantonese speakers on the 'net if it was more fun and able to morph to the interests of the community, rather than what would be dictated by a formal encyclopedia.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)