On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:04:41 -0700, Mark Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I say, all those who are native speakers of the
language and are
interested in building a Wikipedia in it should be allowed to vote. It
shouldn't be anybody else's decision if they get a Wikipedia in their
language or not.
Mark,
I don't think you're thinking clearly here. Any Wikipedia, any
Wikimedia project, has potential repercussions on the other projects,
and certainly on those who are involved in coordinating and
maintaining those projects.
If native speakers want to start a wiki using the MediaWiki software,
they are of course welcome to. But if it is going to be one of the
WikiMedia Foundation projects, it's an absolute requirement that there
be some community discretion involved.
-Rich Holton
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