Requests for new languages/Wikibooks Javanese 2

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[edit] Javanese Wikibooks

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Proposal summary
Language details:
Javanese (Basa Jawa, jav ISO 639-3)
Users interested in forming an editing community:
Add N beside users that are native speakers, and P beside the original proposers' names.
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  • Number of speakers: 80–100 million total (including second language speakers)
  • Locations spoken: Java, Suriname and New Caledonia

[edit] Arguments in favour

  1. &Y  Support This language has a rich written history spanning from 804 AD and many, many native speakers. Therefore this language deserves a wikibooks domain. Meursault2004 08:10, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
  2. &Y  Support around 70% of indonesian people can speak javanese. Winana 19:07, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
  3. &Y  Support Language with old written tradition Kneiphof 12:44, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
  4. &Y  Support a "classical" literary language, hence a good plan. --ARBE0 16:07, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
  5. &Y  Support Same as Kneiphof Azmi1995 06:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
  6. &Y  Support Will be useful for everyone, especially Javanese language also well know in overseas sucha as Netherlands and Suriname --Andri.h 04:34, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
  7. &Y  Support Good idea. --Jeroen 02:12, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
  8. &Y  Support As Jeroen --ArttuS 12:47, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
  9. &Y  Support Per Meursault2004. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 09:08, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
  10. &Y  Support Badly needed to preserve, for the benefit of recent and future generation.Pras 13:30, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
  11. &Y  Support Interesting classics language, I support this. TracySurya 00:22, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Arguments against

  1. &N  Oppose No activity --OosWesThoesBes 06:56, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
    That is not true. Meursault2004 23:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
    Please see Shanels comment above: If the community is still interested, please edit the test project. If not already done so, please translate the necessary localization files. It is not active. --OosWesThoesBes 05:47, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
    The interface is fully translated. Meursault2004 12:35, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  2. &N  Oppose No activity and no translations since May (= conditionally approval). SPQRobin 12:53, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] General discussion

[edit] Localisation update

The localisation of Javanese is one of the requirement for approval. Currently the statistics show 35.08% 0.35% 18.79% 0.10%. The first three should be at 100%. GerardM 20:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

The core messages have been fully translated. Meursault2004 12:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
I have been watching your progress with a lot of satisfaction .. It will really make a big difference not only for Wikibooks but also for Commons :) GerardM 21:08, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks and possibly also OmegaWiki in future! Meursault2004 10:35, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Currently 96.81% of the MediaWiki messages and 83.93% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at Betawiki. This is the recent localisation activity for your language. Thanks, GerardM 10:26, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

I am very interested in volunteering for this Wikipedia. How may I do it?

  • Currently 97.56% of the MediaWiki messages and 59.59% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Localisation of these messages is a requirement before your request is finally assessed. This is the recent localisation activity for your language. Thanks, GerardM 11:01, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
  • Currently 94.83% of the MediaWiki messages and 72.66% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Localisation of these messages is a requirement before your request is finally assessed. This is the recent localisation activity for your language. Thanks, GerardM 22:01, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
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