[Wikipedia-l] Re: Klingon Wikipedia

[Jay Bowks]

For the benefit of community
building... if there is a Klingon
language using community and
they wish to use Wikimedia supported
space and software, then what is the
real obstacle to their being able 
establish and maintain their own
language wiki? The benefit is that
it provides yet another hangout
for Klingon language enthusiasts
to meet, collaborate and exchange
pats on the back... Not to mention
the interstellar goodwill that it 
promotes ;-) But that aside, Klingon
is as much a part of the American
culture as Valley Girl Speak, or
Basic English as spoken in the old
Radio Free Europe.

The omission of Klingon, despite the
existence of a Klingon language using
community who are willing to maintain
their own wikipedia language space, that
would be a suppression of the openness
goals that the Wikipedia and Wikimedia
were founded on. 

Let's have Klingon back and on good 
terms. The addition of Klingon language
to Wikipedia is similar to its presence in
Google. Does it do Google any harm? Will
it harm Wikipedia? The only harm is in the
exclusion of folks who are very motivated
and could be a support for Wikipedia. And
their exclusion would be a regrettable and
bad example. Let's get those 'Wiki-klingers' 
back.

Sincerely,
Jay B.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timwi" <timwi at gmx.net>
To: <wikipedia-l at wikipedia.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:34 PM
Subject: [Wikipedia-l] Re: Klingon Wikipedia


> Angela wrote:
> 
> > I think the users not on the mailing lists should have
> > a chance to discuss this as well before a vote is
> > started. There is an ongoing discussion at
> > http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_languages,
> > formerly at the English Wikipedia's Village Pump.
> 
> Interesting. Quick skim shows a two-line objection statement, and two 
> screensful of support for a Klingon Wikipedia.
> 
> Please can you un-suspend it now? Please may I remind you that there are 
> people waiting to be able to ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE to it?
> 
> Thanks.
> Timwi
> 
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