Well, it couldn't coexist on de-wp, because dialect wouldn't be accepted
there, and it couldn't coexist on bar-wp, because Main Franconian is
simply too different from Bavarian. So I'd say it does meet the
uniqueness requirement.
As for what "vmf" refers to, the older edition of Ethnologue said it was
spoken west of Frankfurt and in Mainz, which is untrue of Main
Franconian, but the new edition has been corrected and it now says "east
of Mainz and Frankfurt" <http://www.ethnologue.com/language/vmf>, which
does match up with the usual understanding of Main Franconian.
So, since the issue of what the code is supposed to refer to has
apparently been cleared up, and since Main Franconian is a language with
native speakers, I see no reason for it not to be eligible.
Best,
Antony
On 22.10.2013 14:35, MF-Warburg wrote:
Is this eligible?
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_East_F…
My personal opinion is No, but that's just because I hate all German
dialects except my own.
Jokes aside, let's consider whether there is a valid ISO code, and
whether the language is "sufficiently unique that it could not coexist
on a more general wiki. In most cases, this excludes regional dialects
and different written forms of the same language." (per Language
proposal policy).
There is a valid ISO 639-3 code, vmf, but there seems to be some
confusion as to what this code comprehends (see the Request on Meta).
Cf. also on Incubator the category for the different dialects in which
they write articles there:
<https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wp/vmf/Adigl_nach_Dial%C3%A4gd>
I don't think there could be a more general wiki, however the exact
definition of which dialects this wiki (vmf) should cover might be
controversial.
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