From: Mark Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mark Williamson <node.ue@gmail.com>,wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org
To: wikipedia-l(a)wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Idea for a new Wikipedia
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:20:58 -0700
I don't think we should build a Simple German Wikipedia, and I think
we need to try to gradually phase the Simple English one into
nothingness.
Mark
On 15/04/05, Wouter Steenbeek <musiqolog(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
On 4/15/05, Wouter Steenbeek
<musiqolog(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
the existance of a Simple
English wikipedia justifies a Simple German wikipedia anyway.
That might be the case if the Simple English Wikipedia had been a
success, but, in my opinion, it has not. The project still has very
unclear goals, and few guidelines about which level editors should be
writing at. It is not even clear whether the wiki is meant for
children or learners of English as an additional language. The
majority of articles are stubs and there has been little interest in
extending them. Very little, if any, community has ever formed at the
site. Suggesting the Simple English wiki be closed seems a better
option to me than using its existence to justify the creation of other
projects.
If enough people believe the Simple German one can work, then that
could be trialed, but the existence of the failing English version
should not be used as the reason for creating this.
Angela
Administrator of the Simple English Wikipedia
The fact that the Simple English wikipedia did not succeed so far (I
won't
say failed, because that sounds far too
definitive to me) is certainly a
reason for serious contemplation en reconsideration of this proposal. On
the
other hand, we could learn from what went wrong
so far on simple: when
starting einfach:, and build a frim community with clear goals and
arrangements first. And attract enough willing contributors, of course.
Wouter
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