[Foundation-l] Simple English Encyclopedia

Brian Salter-Duke b_duke at bigpond.com.au
Mon Feb 23 00:57:54 UTC 2009


On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:31:47 +0000, Chris Down <neuro.wikipedia at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I see no '100 edits at meta' restriction. Am I missing something?

http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proposals_for_closing_projects%2FClosure_of_Simple_English_(2)_Wikipedia&diff=1400782&oldid=1400771

and

http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Simple_English_(2)_Wikipedia&diff=next&oldid=1401650

> - Chris
>
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:27 PM, Brian Salter-Duke
><b_duke at bigpond.com.au>wrote:
>
>> I am rather disturbed at the discussion on meta here:-
>>
>>
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Simple_English_(2)_Wikipedia<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Simple_English_%282%29_Wikipedia>
>>
>> about closing this project and I am surpried that the issue has not come
>> up here. While the consensus is clearly against closure, so it likely
>> will not happen, there are issues. Is this kind of discussion on Meta
>> really the best way to handle this kind of issue? I am particularly
>> concerned about the suggestion that only meta regulars (with more than
>> 100 edits there) can contribute. This prevents or at least discourages
>> the users of Simple from going to Meta to comment. I also wonder whether
>> Simple editors really know about this issue, although I see it is
>> mentioned on their main page.
>>
>> There is also a similar discussion about closing the Simple Wiktionary.
>>
>> These issues need a much wider and intelligent debate than they are
>> receiving. They are too important for there to be any chance that they
>> just dissappear one day, with most people not knowing about it.
>>
>> Brian.
>>
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          Brian Salter-Duke            b_duke at bigpond.net.au  
[[User:Bduke]] is single user account with en:Wikipedia main account.
       Also on Meta-Wiki, Wikiversity, fr:Wikipedia and others.
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