[Foundation-l] Allow new wikis in extinct languages?

[Marcus Buck]

Marcos Cramer hett schreven:
> I think that in the case of ancient languages, which no longer have native speakers, we should have the following two criteria additionally to the criterion of an active test project:
>
> * New literature is still being produced and published in the proposed language (whether translated or original)
> * The proposed language is taught in a number of institutions like schools or universities. 
In an earlier e-mail I pointed to the page 
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Slomox/Languages>, in which I have 
written down my thoughts on the matter. My idea was to set a limit of at 
least 1000 real (fluent) speakers (the number is based on recent 
decisions of the language subcommittee like approval of Sater Frisian, 
which has a number of speakers only slightly higher than 1000). This 
rule of 1000 real speakers makes every other rule like "produces 
literature" or "is taught in school" unnecessary. Cause there is no 
ancient language with 1000 real, fluent speakers except for some very 
few, which all are teached in schools and produce literature. The rule 
of 1000 speakers has the advantage that it is countable (better 
countable and more relevant than literature output or schools teaching 
it). The rule can be applied for living languages, ancient languages and 
constructed languages all the same without extra rules to outrule 
unwanted languages.

Marcus Buck