What would people say to a wikipedia in ancient Greek? It has an ISO (grc), it's a pretty important language historically, and it's studied by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Most every classics department offers a course in Greek prose composition; so, there would be plenty of nerdy people wanting to write articles. Having a wikipedia in the language would help to encourage students to take composition seriously, and it would strengthen students' grasp of grammar tremendously. The first western encyclopedias (like Suidas) were written in Greek; so, there are plenty of public domain entries to get the ball rolling. There is a modern Greek wikipedia, but Ancient Greek is really different from Modern demotic Greek in all its most interesting qualities, like particles, prepositions, and its huge vocabulary. Greeks can more or less understand ancient Greek, but students of ancient Greek have little or no knowledge of Modern Greek. I'm a doctoral candidate in ancient Greek letters, and I'd be willing to get the ball rolling. Let me know what you think.
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