[Wikipedia-l] Requests for new Wikipedias?

[Jens Ropers]

On 3 Nov 2004, at 23:48, Mark Williamson wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I had gathered that people were getting fed up with requests from me
> for new Wikipedias, and now somebody has said it to my face.
>
> It's really a bit weird from where I am though because I have
> requested only two new Wikipedias, the first one having been created
> and now growing steadily, and the second one (Friulian) with popular
> support from speakers of the language that is surer than it was for
> Sicilian (people committed for Sicilian, but they weren't Wikipedians
> already).
>
> Now, in this message I don't want to ask your opinion about policy or
> about whether or not a certain Wikipedia should be created, I just
> want to know this:
> Are you fed up with the requests from me for new Wikipedias? Why?

Yes, I am "fed up" (as you say).
I put it to you that you have no reason to push for new Wikipedias 
other than hoping that in the future you'll be able to claim being the 
"founder" of said Wikipedias.

> I realise I may not be a fluent speaker of either of the languages I
> requested, but the way people are talking (somebody referred to me
> "flooding" this list with requests) makes it sound like I am selecting
> languages at random from a list and requesting them at a rate of 10
> per week or something, when in fact I had already asked fluent
> speakers if they would be interested, got a commitment, and so far
> have only requested two Wikipedias (a few months ago, I asked Brion to
> create sc: on IRC [but not this list!], and I recognise now that was
> probably a mistake)
>
> Mark
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