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Multilinguism ''within'' any one wiki gets messy, and it's beginning to be noticeable here. Wikipedia is segregated by language, each wikipedia led by different administrators and governed by different policies. There exists a French equivalent to Familypedia ([http://familles.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil Wiki Familles]), which is linked on our main page; however, Familypedia also houses several articles in French and other languages (see [[:Category:Pages by language]]), although they are the relative minority compared to the number of articles in English. '''I propose making this an English-language-only wiki'''. Continuing to promote multilinguism on Familypedia will make administration and organization more difficult as it grows; and multilinguism here hampers the growth of non-English articles since they are secondary on this wiki [e.g., ''Article name'' '''''(.es)''''']. We can still collaborate research-wise with non-English speakers by providing a link on our articles to those on the sister wikis, but I feel continuing to promote grassroots multilinguism here is counterproductive and will only create headaches as we grow. What say you? —'''''[[User:DeGraffJE|DeGraffJE]]''''' <sup>''[[User talk:DeGraffJE|talk]]''</sup> 20:30, December 6, 2009 (UTC) |
Multilinguism ''within'' any one wiki gets messy, and it's beginning to be noticeable here. Wikipedia is segregated by language, each wikipedia led by different administrators and governed by different policies. There exists a French equivalent to Familypedia ([http://familles.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil Wiki Familles]), which is linked on our main page; however, Familypedia also houses several articles in French and other languages (see [[:Category:Pages by language]]), although they are the relative minority compared to the number of articles in English. '''I propose making this an English-language-only wiki'''. Continuing to promote multilinguism on Familypedia will make administration and organization more difficult as it grows; and multilinguism here hampers the growth of non-English articles since they are secondary on this wiki [e.g., ''Article name'' '''''(.es)''''']. We can still collaborate research-wise with non-English speakers by providing a link on our articles to those on the sister wikis, but I feel continuing to promote grassroots multilinguism here is counterproductive and will only create headaches as we grow. What say you? —'''''[[User:DeGraffJE|DeGraffJE]]''''' <sup>''[[User talk:DeGraffJE|talk]]''</sup> 20:30, December 6, 2009 (UTC) |
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:You are free to contribute english articles if that is your preference, but I think you will find very little support for your proposal to bar people from entering articles in their own language. Further, I for one intend to heavily promote multilingualism here. Genealogy is inherently multilingual and this spring there will be a substantial increase in the amount of multilingual articles in Familypedia. I couldn't disagree with you more about which approach is more tidy. The idea of cross collaboration between separate wikis with separate databases is the epitome of messiness, disorganization and defeat of collaboration between researchers in multiple countries. I believe you are as mistaken about this as you are about your opposition to form based editing and to semantic mediawiki. It seems to me that your understanding of multilingual capability of this wiki is quite limited, so perhaps it would be useful for you to educate yourself more about the multilingual capabilities on this wiki before profering an expert opinion on the subject. {{User:Phlox/Sig}} 06:54, December 7, 2009 (UTC) |
:You are free to contribute english articles if that is your preference, but I think you will find very little support for your proposal to bar people from entering articles in their own language. Further, I for one intend to heavily promote multilingualism here. Genealogy is inherently multilingual and this spring there will be a substantial increase in the amount of multilingual articles in Familypedia. I couldn't disagree with you more about which approach is more tidy. The idea of cross collaboration between separate wikis with separate databases is the epitome of messiness, disorganization and defeat of collaboration between researchers in multiple countries. I believe you are as mistaken about this as you are about your opposition to form based editing and to semantic mediawiki. It seems to me that your understanding of multilingual capability of this wiki is quite limited, so perhaps it would be useful for you to educate yourself more about the multilingual capabilities on this wiki before profering an expert opinion on the subject. {{User:Phlox/Sig}} 06:54, December 7, 2009 (UTC) |
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| + | ::I value your opinion, but your tone is [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Civility|incivil]] and inappropriate. —'''''[[User:DeGraffJE|DeGraffJE]]''''' <sup>''[[User talk:DeGraffJE|talk]]''</sup> 13:32, December 7, 2009 (UTC) |
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Forums: Index > Watercooler > Language separation
Multilinguism within any one wiki gets messy, and it's beginning to be noticeable here. Wikipedia is segregated by language, each wikipedia led by different administrators and governed by different policies. There exists a French equivalent to Familypedia (Wiki Familles), which is linked on our main page; however, Familypedia also houses several articles in French and other languages (see Category:Pages by language), although they are the relative minority compared to the number of articles in English. I propose making this an English-language-only wiki. Continuing to promote multilinguism on Familypedia will make administration and organization more difficult as it grows; and multilinguism here hampers the growth of non-English articles since they are secondary on this wiki [e.g., Article name (.es)]. We can still collaborate research-wise with non-English speakers by providing a link on our articles to those on the sister wikis, but I feel continuing to promote grassroots multilinguism here is counterproductive and will only create headaches as we grow. What say you? —DeGraffJE talk 20:30, December 6, 2009 (UTC)
- You are free to contribute english articles if that is your preference, but I think you will find very little support for your proposal to bar people from entering articles in their own language. Further, I for one intend to heavily promote multilingualism here. Genealogy is inherently multilingual and this spring there will be a substantial increase in the amount of multilingual articles in Familypedia. I couldn't disagree with you more about which approach is more tidy. The idea of cross collaboration between separate wikis with separate databases is the epitome of messiness, disorganization and defeat of collaboration between researchers in multiple countries. I believe you are as mistaken about this as you are about your opposition to form based editing and to semantic mediawiki. It seems to me that your understanding of multilingual capability of this wiki is quite limited, so perhaps it would be useful for you to educate yourself more about the multilingual capabilities on this wiki before profering an expert opinion on the subject. ~ Phlox 06:54, December 7, 2009 (UTC)