Hoi,
I am not happy to add the additionel level of a wiki.
Thanks,
GerardM
Op za 11 feb. 2017 om 05:54 schreef Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Michael Everson
<everson(a)evertype.com>
wrote:
On 9 Feb 2017, at 14:30, Milos Rancic
<millosh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
* LangCom members should read messages in a
timely fashion (at least
twice per week), and to contribute on such decisions, where
appropriate, within the deadline, or otherwise presumably at least
once per month (this could be a simple +1). Lapses in participation
would result in a "warning" after three months, and revocation of
membership after six. (Note: This is actual proposal for the policy
change!)
This is hard to do. There is a lot of discussion on this list and lots
of it is
not relevant to an actual vote. Subject lines don’t indicate where
a vote actually is. Perhaps we could use wiki pages for actual voting? That
would also track both voters and non-voters.
I've read Oliver's proposal as "if you don't have something
substantially to add, you could just put +1 while making projects
eligible/approved". Participating in substantial discussions is of
more value than putting just +1, so I don't think anybody would get a
warning with substantial participation and not voting.
But, yes, your proposal to vote on wiki is a good idea. I will add it
into the proposal.
How many of those have populations large enough
to want or need an
encyclopaedia? The Tok Pisin Wiki exists and Hiri Motu is in the
incubator.
Wikipedia says “Papua New Guinea has more languages than any other country,
with over 820 indigenous languages, representing 12% of the world's total,
but most have fewer than 1,000 speakers”; Enga might be a candidate.
I am sure that at least few dozens of those languages would be able to
create a valid small encyclopedia if they get opportunity.
But, as I've already written, I agree that the languages of New Guinea
should be covered by Oliver's "extended expertise" :)
I would
also like to see a little bit of ethnnolinguistic diversity
inside of the committee. At the moment we are 16/17 native
Indo-European speakers and just two members are not of European
ancestry. In other words, I think another African member should be
welcome, as well.
One problem is that little is known (in the Anglophonie anyway) about
many of
these languages. Many of the articles on African languages are very
short and sketchy.
This was more about the fact that we are dominantly white men in
middle ages and that we are making decisions that affect the whole
world.
André Müller might be good for (2). I don’t know
if he’s a Wikipedian.
But areal experts like these may well be hard to find.
Agreed. I've suggested Andre as our new member, if possible.
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