[Foundation-l] [Langcom-l] Ancient Greek reconstructed an analysis of a proposal for a new Wikipedia

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
The language policy does not allow for Wikipedia in extinct languages.
However, a Wikisource for the old Greek languages does make sense.

When such a Wikisource would be created, the user interface would by default
not be in modern Greek because more people study old Greek outside Greece
then inside Greece. We do not accept a user interface in old Greek for the
same reasons we do not accept a Wikipedia in old Greek.
Thanks,
      GerardM

2011/9/21 とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com>

> Yes but isn't multilingual wikisource more of an incubator rather than
> exclusively for historic texts? It would make more sense to separate the
> two
> as inherently the two tasks have different goals in mind.
>
>  -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
>
>
> 2011/9/20 John Vandenberg <jayvdb at gmail.com>
>
> > 2011/9/21 M. Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>:
> > > Holy ancient thread revival, Batman!
> > >
> > > This seems like a good idea... but in the case of Wikisource, wouldn't
> > that
> > > already be covered by multilingual Wikisource?
> >
> > Yes, extinct/historical languages are collected by the multilingual
> > Wikisource project.
> >
> > http://wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Classical_and_historical_languages
> >
> > Ancient Greek works can also be found on the Greek Wikisource project.
> >
> > http://el.wikisource.org/w/index.php?oldid=19792
> > (Category:Αρχαία Ελληνικά)
> >
> > Old English can also be found on the English Wikisource project.
> >
> > http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Old_English_works
> >
> > --
> > John Vandenberg
> >
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