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

[David Gerard]

On 29/03/2008, Ben McIlwain <cydeweys at gmail.com> wrote:

> Certainly not in every extinct language.  But whether the language is
>  extinct or not is largely irrelevant; what really matters is whether
>  there would be a large enough community to sustain a Wikipedia in that
>  language.  If it's an extinct language that doesn't have a lot of
>  support and the wiki would languish in obscurity, don't create a new
>  Wikipedia for it.  If it's an extinct language with widespread interest
>  and the potential for a large community (such as Latin, which I see we
>  already have), go for it.


That would probably apply well to conlangs as well. Esperanto has a
vast interest and support base, Volapuk ... doesn't really.


- d.