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

[Ziko van Dijk]

2008/3/29, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com>:
>
> If the purpose of a Wikipedia or wiki in general is to communicate
> information...
> then creating a wiki to serve a small group of people who are already
> fluent
> in
> other major languages does not serve the purpose.



Not quite that. Nearly every Sorabian speaks German, but the Sorabians do
have a linguistic community that has activities. A Wikipedia in that case
makes very much sense. - Don't forget that a language is more than a tool to
communicate, it also deals with identity.
Ziko van Dijk



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