I just added the Gaelic blessing to theASL literature SignPuddle. I tried to send SignMail but there doesn't seem to be a SEND button.<br><br><b><i>Valerie Sutton <signwriting@MAC.COM></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> SignWriting List<br>April 11, 2007<br><br>Hello Adam!<br>Yes...and thanks for that...<br><br>I just printed out the entire discussion that is posted on the <br>Wikimedia comments area. That way I could read all the comments <br>carefully...sometimes my eyes get tired reading on a screen...<br><br>So leafing through it I noticed you had posted some messages, and <br>also Charles and Stuart and Steve - An interesting discussion! I am <br>looking forward to reading it in detail now...I notice there is a <br>contributor from Norway and Texas, both very positive. Only one <br>negative post, and that post doesn't have a name connected with the
<br>message...only a number! So he or she will remain anonymous ;-))<br><br>Nice to see the interest in an ASL Wikipedia...and I hope SignPuddle <br>1.5 can be of service...<br><br>Val ;-)<br><br><br>On Apr 11, 2007, at 8:30 PM, Adam Frost wrote:<br><br>> This would be a good thing when this happens. (And I commented so <br>> on Wikimeta). I had even mentioned this a little before that I <br>> thought that this would be possible, but it is always better to <br>> have it said several ways by different people at random times. ;-)<br>><br>> Adam<br>><br>> On 4/11/07, Valerie Sutton <signwriting@mac.com> wrote: SignWriting <br>> 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 <br>> 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 <br>> proposed<br>> > methods for inputting SignWriting onto the wiki would be very <br>> helpful.<br>> ><br>> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/<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>> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle<br>><br>> ASL Dictionary Online in SignPuddle 1.5<br>> http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=4<br>><br>> ASL Literature Online in SignPuddle 1.5<br>> http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=5<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>> Sutton@SignWriting.org<br>><br>> 1. SignWriting<br>> Read & Write Sign Languages<br>> http://www.SignWriting.org<br>><br>> 2. SignBank<br>> Create Sign Language Databases<br>> http://www.SignBank.org<br>><br>> 3. SignPuddle<br>> Create Sign Language Dictionaries<br>> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle<br>><br>> 4. Non-profit Organization<br>> Center for Sutton Movement Writing<br>>
http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/sponsors<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: 66.27.57.178<br>> Skype Name: valeriesutton<br>><br>><br><br><br></signwriting@mac.com></blockquote><br>