Mark Williamson wrote:
Some examples:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LanguageHsb.php (Upper Sorbian, which doesn't have a Wikipedia yet) http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LanguageGot.php (Gothic, translation in progress, no sysops on got.wiki) http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LanguageBsd.php (Baseldytsch, the Wikipedia will probably never be created but that doesn't mean there's never going to be a use for the file) http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LanguageSc.php (Sardinian, translation still in progress) http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LanguageMn.php (Mongolian, translation in progress, no sysops on mn.wiki)
I don't see why anybody feels the need to wipe these files.
Sorry I use a wrong word ('wipe'). The idea is to get ride of Language files on meta and instead use the cvs / patch / bugzilla / commit approach. It will make developer reviewing easier.
We can probably add Bsd, Got, Hsb, Mn and Sc support in Mediawiki even if there isn't a Wikipedia in those languages. This way the PHP code in the files will be maintained 'correctly'.
I flagged most LanguageXX.php files on meta with a template that warns people about file obsolescence and pointing them to the guide. Still need to carefully review each of those files and update the cvs files if needed!
Sorry If anyone understood that I was going to delete everything from meta :-/
cheers,