From: "Ray Saintonge" saintonge@telus.net
[...] Wikipedia should not reduce itself to being solely a refuge for
academic
elitists.
Well said, the Webby was after all for "community". Have you ever met a person who is an active learner or user of Klingon? I have. Does 'he' look any different than the regular Joe? Nope. And yet his choice of 'hobby' is the study of an artificial language inspired by a SciFi show... :-\ But then again, have you met folks who are so devoted to the idea that a free online encyclopedia where anyone can edit just about anything can actually exist? And how!
I'm not a supporter of the Klingon language. But I would support the right of those who use the Klingon language to exist and maybe thrive. Otherwise the term "community" may not have much meaning, really. What can one lose? But it will mean some links and visits by those in the Klingon language community who will find Wikipedia a tolerant and welcoming project, indeed, Google is a good example of how it does no harm to include, but to exclude would definitely be harmful to our community.
Sincerely, Jay B.