Re: Langmaker and FrathWiki (was Re: Wikipedia:Verifiability - Mailing lists as sources)

On 05/03/2008, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote:

> How about something like this:
>
>  Every page that is about a specific conlang or otherwise a matter
>  where this concern over author's creative purview is relevant, carries
>  a template at the top specifying what the appropriate participation
>  level is for that page.
>
<snip very appropriate and laudable suggestions>
>
>  This way, there can be a reasonable default, and the author can be
>  encouraged to write up their purposes and thus encourage / allow
>  others to participate in a meaningful way, while still giving them the
>  ability to show what their limits are.
>
>  Respect vs fear is, of course, a continuum. Again, IMO this is very
>  much about communication and recognizing that people have differing
>  value-sets. Make clear the boundaries and the valuation from which to
>  work, and things flow more smoothly.
>
>
>  - Sai
>
That is a great idea, Sai, and in fact, we probably should have
thought of it earlier, but kudos to you! In light of that, perhaps the
Main Page of Frath is also due for a makeover -- to make it more
welcoming, maybe, to aspiring "editors". I've been kind of wondering
for a rather long time how Pedia did its alternative languages thing
in the sidebar, and whether we couldn't do the same with Frath's,
instead of just having "this page in Piscean/Satirocitan/etc.", for
example.

I'd like to help, but have no knowledge about programming, and am not
confident will come up with something everyone's satisfied with (dang,
people might even dislike what I can give), so if anyone has the time,
or doesn't find me a pain in the ass... (:

Eugene

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