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Note: This page is about the
rules for voting
. To place an
actual vote
requesting a language domain, go to the
Language domain requests
page.
Introduction
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Wikisource has
adopted language subdomains
as an official policy. There are three basic possibilities in setting the criterion for each
language domain request
: a liberal policy, a conservative policy, or a moderate policy.
These various possibilities are discussed on the
talk page
. Feel free to discuss them there, to make alternative suggestions, and to modify the policy suggested here based upon the results of that discussion.
The text below is is an initial suggestion for voting policy on
language domain requests
Suggested policy
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Votes
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In order to start a new language edition, requests for that language must meet
one
of the following
three
criteria:
At least
one experienced contributor
at
wikisource.org
. An
experienced contributor
is someone who has been a logged-in user at
wikisource.org
for at least
two months
, with at least
250
Wikisource edits.
At least
two experienced contributors
at
other Wikimedia projects in the specified language
. In other words, two different users, each of whom has been logged-in for at least two months at a Wikimedia project (other than Wikisource) in the language that they have requested and made at least 250 edits in that project.
If there are insufficient
experienced contributors
, then a language request will be honored if it has at least
three
votes from
active contributors
in that language. An
active contributor
will be defined as someone who has been a logged-in user for
one month
at a Wikimedia project in the specified language, with at least
100
edits .
Any user requesting a language domain must create a user page at Wikisource, and provide within it a link to the Wikimedia project(s) in which s/he is active (otherwise the vote is invalid).
Bureaucrat
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There must be a candidate for bureaucrat in each new language, so that sysops can be appointed when needed via local community decision. The candidate should be known as a responsible contributor to a Wikimedia project (preferably to wikisource.org when possible).
Other criteria
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A viable, well-crafted "Main Page" must
already exist
at wikisource.org, ready to be copied to a language domain, before that domain is set up.
Exceptions: Languages that are technically difficult to edit at wikisource.org (such as right-to-left languages). For such languages, the sample "Main Page" may be linked to, while temporarily hosted at the Wikipedia of that language.
Links to the new language edition of Wikisource must all be made immediately prior to the launching of that language:
Links from all of the sister-projects in that language
Links from the Wikisource Portal (
Main Page
A link from that language's local wikisource.org "Main Page" (a redirect?)
Opposition
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General Wikisource policy for all recognized Wikimedia languages (in which other projects already exist) will be that language requests are honored when there is sufficient interest.
There is normally no "oppose" vote (except in unusual circumstances such as the examples below, and other exceptional cases). This general policy is in accordance with the outstanding goal of Wikimedia to make its content readily available to people in the languages that they speak, read, and write.
Still, there are certain borderline cases where opposition to creation of a language domain may exist, such as extinct ancient languages, artificial languages (Klingon), etc. There are also closely related languages where it is not always clear when a separate wiki is needed. In all such borderline examples, a case-by-case decision should be made based on the circumstances, in consultation with the community, and in accordance with Wikimedia policy. Local "Main Pages" at wikisource.org may always be set up in any case, for any language.
There may, however, be opposition to specific
votes
for a language domain, or for bureaucrat status. The clearest example of this is in a case where the vote in favor of a language domain is by a user known as a troll, vandal, or a someone who violates Wikimedia policy in other projects.
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