This would be a good thing when this happens. (And I commented so on Wikimeta). I had even mentioned this a little before that I thought that this would be possible, but it is always better to have it said several ways by different people at random times. ;-)
<br><br>Adam<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Valerie Sutton</b> <<a href="mailto:signwriting@mac.com">signwriting@mac.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;">
SignWriting List<br>April 11, 2007<br><br>On Apr 11, 2007, at 12:38 AM, Pharos wrote:<br>> I would encourage the members of the list to please have a look at the<br>> continuing discussions at the proposal page for the ASL Wikipedia; a
<br>> number of new issues have been raised since SignWriting community<br>> people last participated. In particular, any more detail on proposed<br>> methods for inputting SignWriting onto the wiki would be very helpful.
<br>><br>> <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/</a><br>> Wikipedia_American_Sign_Language_2<br>><br>> Just click "edit" to add a comment. Don't be overly concerned with
<br>> correct alignment of the different threads- I'll correct any<br>> formatting errors you may accidentally make.<br><br><br>Hello Pharos!<br>I just posted my message to the link you gave us above.<br><br>It was fun posting a message on
Wikimedia.org...I hope I did it half<br>correctly! ;-))<br><br>Val ;-)<br><br><br><br>Here is a copy of the message I posted....<br><br><br>==== ASL Wikipedia Can Be Setup On The SignPuddle 1.5 Online Site<br>Immediately ====
<br><br>SignPuddle 1.5 is software for SignWriting that has its roots in wiki-<br>based programming...<br><br>It provides a free-online dictionary and text editor (SignText) for<br>SignWriting right now, on the web, where people contribute both
<br>dictionary-entries of individual signs, and also longer literature<br>documents, in an online SignPuddle Community...<br><br>SignPuddle Online<br><a href="http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle">http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle
</a><br><br>ASL Dictionary Online in SignPuddle 1.5<br><a href="http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=4">http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=4</a><br><br>ASL Literature Online in SignPuddle
1.5<br><a href="http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=5">http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=5</a><br><br><br>I strongly suggest that we start a Wikipedia-Puddle for ASL on our
<br>SignPuddle 1.5 site, using our current software exactly as it<br>is...This would mean that we could start the ASL translations of<br>Wikipedia articles as early as tomorrow, if we have volunteers to do<br>the writing and permission from Wikimedia of course.
<br><br>To create the ASL documents and dictionaries for Wikipedia, authors<br>would be required to go to our SignPuddle 1.5 site to prepare the<br>documents and dictionary entries. Perhaps they could click on a<br>special link in Wikipedia that would take them to our Wikipedia-
<br>Puddle on the SignPuddle 1.5 site, to do the SignWriting data entry...<br><br>This way, we could get started immediately without doing any extra<br>programming...we can even upload video connected with the documents<br>
on our SignPuddle site, and the Wikipedia site could choose to load<br>those on their site or not, or just link to the Wikipedia-SignPuddle-<br>ASL site on our server.<br><br>The Wikimedia group could possibly transfer the documents from our
<br>SignPuddle site to the Wikipedia site if they prefer, after they are<br>created on SignPuddle...either way would work is my guess...it would<br>be easier to just leave everything on our server...and visitors to<br>Wikipedia could be directed to the ASL Wikipedia on the SignPuddle
<br>site...<br><br>If Wikimedia wants us to make SignPuddle function directly on the<br>Wikipedia site, that would take special programming changes and we<br>would have to write a grant together, as two 501c3 non-profit<br>
organizations, to ask for funds to help pay for the re-programming<br>necessary...that would take a year or two no matter what, because it<br>takes time to write the grants and get the funding and then do the<br>programming...and then start the translations...but i am open on
<br>starting the grant writing immediately too..<br><br>So I personally vote for us creating a special Wikipedia-SignPuddle<br>on our SignPuddle site soon...perhaps today...I really mean that...it<br>is that simple.<br><br>
If you agree, we can setup a special Wikipedia-ASL SignPuddle, and<br>get started immediately.<br><br>We will need volunteers to start the writing, because at this moment<br>we have no funding for the project...We are happy to help people
<br>learn to use the software.<br><br>Shall we do this? I look forward to your response!<br><br><br>Val ;-)<br><br><br>Valerie Sutton<br><a href="mailto:Sutton@SignWriting.org">Sutton@SignWriting.org</a><br><br>1. SignWriting
<br>Read & Write Sign Languages<br><a href="http://www.SignWriting.org">http://www.SignWriting.org</a><br><br>2. SignBank<br>Create Sign Language Databases<br><a href="http://www.SignBank.org">http://www.SignBank.org</a>
<br><br>3. SignPuddle<br>Create Sign Language Dictionaries<br><a href="http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle">http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle</a><br><br>4. Non-profit Organization<br>Center for Sutton Movement Writing<br>
<a href="http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/sponsors">http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/sponsors</a><br><br>SignWriting Literature Project<br>The DAC, Deaf Action Committee<br>Center For Sutton Movement Writing<br>an educational nonprofit organization
<br>P.O. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038, USA<br>tel 858-456-0098 fax 858-456-0020<br>D-Link Videophone: <a href="http://66.27.57.178">66.27.57.178</a><br>Skype Name: valeriesutton<br><br></blockquote></div><br>