2008/4/2, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net:
So much for creativity and innovation, Thomas :-(. A person is usually advised not to attempt something because of possible negative effects and/or outcome. Is that the case here? I think not.
Sounds like a worthwhile project to me.
If someone says that Wikipedia is not a good place for a certain article, language, or any other kind of project, it doesn't mean that a project isn't worthwhile.
A huge number of people are frustrated when confronted with Wikipedian policy on Notability and Original Research, or, in this case, with the Meta policy on starting new language projects.
Is it something about the Wikipedia brand? Is it so strong? Do people think that if the community of Wikipedia editors rejects something, then it is such a tragedy?
Seriously - there are excellent alternatives for content which doesn't fit into Wikipedia. Wikia and Everything2 spring to mind, and there are obviously many more sites.