[Foundation-l] Language Requests at Wikimedia Incubator

Anthere Anthere9 at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 25 21:38:17 UTC 2006


Daniel Bregman wrote:
> Wikimedia Incubator is there for testing new languages and new project
> ideas. To this end we feel that it would make sense to move the
> existing Meta page (Requests for new languages, Proposed projects
> etc.) to Incubator.

Hello

I did not notice any comment on your email, so here is mine

> We've had a couple of ideas about how to do this (specifically for the new
> language requests).
> 
>    1.
>     New requests are made at Incubator, old requests finish as they
> would at Meta until the Meta page is empty.
>    2. All the current requests are moved to the Incubator and continued
>    there.
>    3. All the current requests are finished without consensus, and left
>    to start again at Incubator.

I'd say moving requests for new languages over there makes sense.

> What do you lot think? Similar things could happen with new project
> proposals, although it is more complicated (because of project description
> pages etc.).

However, I'd say that request for new projects should stay on meta. New 
languages only need opinions collected on one page. projects requires 
description, discussion, vote etc... taht's meta stuff

> Thanks, Daniel.
> 
> -http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dbmag9
> 
>    1.






Thanks

Ant




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