Novial is already notable.
As to native readers -- close down the Interlingua, Lojban, Interlingue, etc. Wikipedias before trying to stop the creation (belatedly) of new Wikipedias in conlangs with no native readers.
Mark
On 05/10/06, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
The fact that some number of hobbyists want to put attention into a test WP doesn't change the fact that the language has no native readers. As long as the purpose of Wikipedia is to make knowledge available to the world, just what knowledge is being made available to what people?
It should not be up to us to generate the notability for this material.
Ec
Mark Williamson wrote:
Well, it was justified on the following grounds:
- It was one of the "original" IntAuxLangs
- It has enjoyed a recent revival of interest
- Its test WP grew to a considerable size.
I imagine the debate over Klingon would've been a bit less one-sided if the Klingon WP had had more articles.
Mark
On 30/09/06, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
I think we can do without Novial in the same way we can do without Klingon. The arguments in its favour seem to give it an importance that is not matched with reality. The inclusion of Novial words in the English Wiktionary does not imply that a full project for this language is warranted. The Wikibook about Novial quite properly explains the language; it does nothing to establish that there is anything other than translations or books about Novial written about the language. Who is the audience for this language?
I would even question the legitimacy of many of the votes in support of the language.
Ec
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