[Wikipedia-l] Re: Why do we have them??

[Michael Snow]

Tim Starling wrote:

>Mark Williamson wrote:
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>>Hi all,
>>I have a question: why do we have separate Wikipedias for Malay and Indonesian?
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>I've often asked the same question, this is my personal favourite
>linguistic hobby horse. Presumably any merge would have to occur with
>much input and help from the editor communities on each wiki, and I'm
>yet to make contact with any of them. They don't seem to be too
>concerned about the issue themselves, judging by the fact that none of
>them has brought a merge proposal to the Board, the developers or this
>list.
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Is there anybody who happens to participate in both communities? If so, 
they might be best placed to explain the situation.

--Michael Snow