Hoi,
As far as the language committee is concerned, there is agreement that new
extinct languages will not be approved. The fact that they have been
approved before the language committee was started is the only reason why we
have an Old English Wikipedia. One of the best demonstrations why extinct
languages are so problematic is the "decision" of the Gothic Wikipedia to
write in the Latin script because otherwise it is so difficult. It clearly
shows how big a divide there is between what a language used to be and what
it becomes because of ill conceived ideas. The consequence is that reading
this travesty does not teach you at all to read historic texts and
consequently it does not add to the learning of the language and consequence
the reason for this Wikipedia is largely negated.
Thanks,
GerardM
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Amir E. Aharoni <amir.aharoni(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
2008/4/2, Mark Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com>om>:
Shame on you. You should never tell people not to
create content. If
that's what he wants to do, let him do it in peace. Don't tell him he
shouldn't.
The issue of extinct and constructed languages is one of the perennial
arguments in the Wikipedian culture.
You may find links to earlier discussions about it here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages
--
Amir Elisha Aharoni
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"We're living in pieces,
I want to live in peace." - T. Moore
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