I have been putting several comments on this discussion. My user name is icemandeaf. I know that Steve has also been contributing. I just proposed a question on the discussion of using all of the methods mentioned because there will always be people for and against this system and that. The reason I did this was because I have not seen an objection the having an ASL Wikipedia, just how to have it. I hope that this will be possible because, like I said in my question on the discussion, having a combination will give more access to more users to Wikipedia in ASL than any single one. I hope that this will get some thoughts going. :-)
<br><br>Adam<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Pharos</b> <<a href="mailto:pharosofalexandria@gmail.com">pharosofalexandria@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi, I'm Pharos on Wikipedia. I don't have any special skill with<br>computer programming, sign languages or writing systems. But I do<br>have some experience with Wikipedia, and I thought I could help a<br>little in the initial organization of an American Sign Language
<br>Wikipedia. Hence, my contacting of Valerie, etc.<br><br>I would encourage all folks on this mailing list to create accounts on<br>English Wikipedia ( <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/">http://en.wikipedia.org/</a> ) (or another language
<br>Wikipedia, if you prefer) and Wikimedia Meta (<br><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/">http://meta.wikimedia.org/</a> ). Then, you can gain some experience with<br>how Wikipedia works, and be able to contribute to the proposal
<br>discussion at Wikimedia Meta. If you tell me what usernames you have<br>registered under, I'll try to follow your contributions and guide you<br>in how to use the wiki. My English Wikipedia page is at User:Pharos .
<br> You can leave me comments there at User talk:Pharos .<br><br>Valerie raised the point that SignWriting can be used for many sign<br>languages, not just American Sign Language. Of course there is one<br>Wikipedia per language, not per writing system. American Sign
<br>Language has been proposed first because it's probably the most likely<br>to attract contributors. If the American Sign Language Wikipedia is a<br>success, Wikipedias in other signed languages are a possibility for
<br>the future.<br><br>Thanks<br><br></blockquote></div><br>