[Foundation-l] Community Assembly

[Pharos]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Casey Brown <cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Yes, maybe there is need for something like Chapcom for projects?
>>
>
> No, we already have a way to make new projects. Proposals for new
> projects are made on Meta-Wiki and if they are convincing enough, the
> *community* will comment that they really want this project and the
> board has the final approval.  Langcom handles the individual language
> requests through specific criteria.

Langcom handles individual language requests efficiently.  The problem
is, that Langcom, which for most purposes has an effective membership
of two, is also setting language policy, and the two active members
disagree profoundly on the most contentious issues ("extinct" and
constructed languages), and there is no mechanism for community input
other than attempts at personal persuasion.

Jesse and Gerard mean very well, and work hard, but I do think that
setting the broad language policy should be up to the community at
large.

Thanks,
Pharos