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Requests for new languages (Wikibooks Javanese 2)

Discussion verification final decision This language has been verified as eligible. Although the language is eligible for a project, the community still needs to meet some requirements described in the language proposal policy. In the meantime, you can discuss the creation of this language project on this page. (See an unofficial analysis of this request.)

Contents 1 Javanese Wikibooks 1.1 Arguments in favour 1.2 Arguments against 1.3 General discussion 1.3.1 Localisation

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. Anggoro (PN), Meursault2004 (N), Slamet Serayu (N)
Relevant pages: Test project Previous request
External links: Javanese Wikipedia Budaya Jawa
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• Number of speakers: 80–100 million total (including second language speakers)
• Locations spoken: Java (Indonesia), Suriname, New Caledonia

[edit] Arguments in favour

1. 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. around 70% of indonesian people can speak javanese. Winana 19:07, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
3. Language with old written tradition Kneiphof 12:44, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
4. a "classical" literary language, hence a good plan. --ARBE0 16:07, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
5. Same as Kneiphof Azmi1995 06:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
6. 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)

[edit] Arguments against

1. 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. Oppose. No activity and no translations since May (= conditionally approval). SPQRobin 12:53, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] General discussion

• Maybe the proposers of this Wikibooks need a pointer to the test project: http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Javanese_Wikibooks. Malafaya 14:30, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Localisation

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)