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

[Geoffrey Plourde]

But reviving a language does fulfill the mission as it brings the sum of all knowledge to everyone. Also, lawyers generally don't read Chumash. :D 



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From: "daniwo59 at aol.com" <daniwo59 at aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 4:08:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Allow new wikis in extinct languages?


In a message dated 3/29/2008 5:10:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
pathoschild at gmail.com writes:

But that  is my opinion. What do you think; should wikis be allowed in
every extinct  language?




To help me think about this question, I pulled out my handy dandy "Manual  of 
Akkadian" (David Marcus University Press of America, 1978) to see if I could  
translate anything on the Main Page. Unless there is some news report of  
Babylonian (Iraqi) troops from Nineveh (Mosul) attacking Ur (Basra) with  
iron-clad mules (tanks), it would be pretty much impossible, even if you can  type in 
cuneiform. Certain languages simply don't have the ability to relay  modern 
ideas, which is, essentially, what an encyclopedia should cover. If you  had to 
make up words for virtually every concept that did not exist in the  Fertile 
Crescent in 2000 BC, it would either not be an encyclopedia or not be  
Akkadian.

Danny



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