For the benefit of community building... if there is a Klingon language using community and they wish to use Wikimedia supported space and software, then what is the real obstacle to their being able establish and maintain their own language wiki? The benefit is that it provides yet another hangout for Klingon language enthusiasts to meet, collaborate and exchange pats on the back... Not to mention the interstellar goodwill that it promotes ;-) But that aside, Klingon is as much a part of the American culture as Valley Girl Speak, or Basic English as spoken in the old Radio Free Europe.
The omission of Klingon, despite the existence of a Klingon language using community who are willing to maintain their own wikipedia language space, that would be a suppression of the openness goals that the Wikipedia and Wikimedia were founded on.
Let's have Klingon back and on good terms. The addition of Klingon language to Wikipedia is similar to its presence in Google. Does it do Google any harm? Will it harm Wikipedia? The only harm is in the exclusion of folks who are very motivated and could be a support for Wikipedia. And their exclusion would be a regrettable and bad example. Let's get those 'Wiki-klingers' back.
Sincerely, Jay B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timwi" timwi@gmx.net To: wikipedia-l@wikipedia.org Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:34 PM Subject: [Wikipedia-l] Re: Klingon Wikipedia
Angela wrote:
I think the users not on the mailing lists should have a chance to discuss this as well before a vote is started. There is an ongoing discussion at http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_languages, formerly at the English Wikipedia's Village Pump.
Interesting. Quick skim shows a two-line objection statement, and two screensful of support for a Klingon Wikipedia.
Please can you un-suspend it now? Please may I remind you that there are people waiting to be able to ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE to it?
Thanks. Timwi
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