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- If you are willing to take the blame for it, post it here.
- Otherwise, post it on the discussion page.
If you want to propose a new project for an existing language, please do so on proposals for new projects.
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[edit] Instructions
Read this as well as the before proposing a new language.
- Create an account and a user page on this wiki, so people can address their questions to you.
- It is recommended that you advertise the project:
- on Runnings-on.
- on the Foundation-l mailing-list to announce your proposal, since UnMeta-Wiki is a low-traffic site.
[edit] Basic Information
- Project name.
- Language, messages & mainpage name If this is a MediaWiki project in a relatively-common natural language, odds are that the language files are already provided, either as part of MediaWiki itself or (if that fails) as part of existing open-content wikis in the same language. If not, the user interface for any software used (a list of translated messages like Special:Allmessages) will need translation before the new project can be created.
- ISO 639 language codes are here and match those of other MediaWiki sites. If multiple codelengths exist, the two-letter version is most often preferred.
- Existing content. It's possible to create a new, empty project but often not advisable - especially if the target is specialised in nature. It's best to start with some level of "seed" content, otherwise prospective visitors will see an empty database and leave instead of seeing an active project and contributing. Empty wikis therefore often stay empty. In some cases, you may want to split an existing namespace or language from an existing wiki (an individual Babel: language, for instance) and allocate it an independent project - this can be done by using XML to export the full page history in a form that can be easily imported into your new project.
- Software and license. Unless otherwise indicated, software is MediaWiki and license is CC-BY-NC-SA (as this combination is compatible with Uncyclopedia, Ikkepedia and the like). If there are specific applications or extensions which will be needed to start your project, say so.
[edit] Domain names
In general, there are four categories of domain names:
- Names (or subdomains of existing names) which you have registered yourself. You own them outright. Just update your domain name server settings and they should be usable directly.
- Names which are already registered and controlled by persons participating in this project. There are a few (such as [whatever].pedia.ws, [xx].uncyclopedia.info, [xx].uncyc.org) which are already available for our use as a source of subdomains as needed.
- Names which are registered to outsiders, such as .unnews.org or .wikia.com - they're not ours to add to or modify so, unless whomever owns unnews.org wants to host (or provide DNS to) your project, no point in proposing [whatever].unnews.org here.
- Names which are currently not registered to anyone. Fair game, but you may want to avoid posting your proposed domain name to any public forums until you've registered it. There is always a risk that anyone reading this may register it themselves.
[edit] Existing languages
Here is the list of Uncyclopedia languages, no more*, no less**.
- = Language (e.g English)
- = Sub-Language (e.g American English)
- = Dialect (e.g Texan)
- = Sub-Language (e.g American English)
[edit] Human Language Family
[edit] English Language Sub-Family
[edit] Germanic Language Sub-Family
[edit] Romance Language Sub-Family
[edit] Ancient Language Sub-Family
[edit] Youth in Asia
[edit] MAD Magazine™ Sub-Family
[edit] Finno-Ugric-Nonsensical-Blatter-Mongerel Sub-Family
* well, there's some nonsense as well.
** because it would contradict with the above point.
If you want to expand an existing language into a new project, please see proposals for new projects.
[edit] Be ashamed
Any critisim your proposal gets is aimed at you. Next time think longer, and harder about your ideas before submitting them to us. Although we will probably still insult them anyway. Why? Because it's policy. Why is it policy? Because we said so.
[edit] Requests with Main Pages demos
- Project name.
Urgîn/Argalish. A new language.
- Language.
Urgîn/Argalish. I don't think men on the earth would know what it is. This is an ancient language that it even forgot itself.
- Existing content.
The first page is to state what Argalish is; a å b c d ǽ e f g h i î j k l ll m n o p q r rr s t u v w x y z are the letters used in Argalish.
- Software and license. Unless otherwise indicated, software is MediaWiki and license is CC-BY-NC-SA (as this combination is compatible with Uncyclopedia, Ikkepedia and the like). If there are specific applications or extensions which will be needed to start your project, say so.
A proposal must have +2 score to have significant support. IP votes count as half a vote.
[edit] Српски/Srpski/Serbian (cirilic/latin)
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Срби/Srbi/Serbians(N)
None as of yet. |
| Project name: Нециклопедија/ Neciklopedija |
| Language code: |
| Proposed domain: sr/ ser/ srb.uncyclopedia.org, sr.uncyc.org |
| Main Page name: sr:Главна страна |
| Local message list: (already provided by MediaWiki.org) |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None as of yet. |
"I think many people from this region would be interested in writing and reading Uncyclopedia in their own language. Serbian Wikipedia is not a small one, why there is no an Uncyclopedia?"
~ User:VranjeSurviver on srb.uncyclopedia.org
[edit] Croatian
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]:
None as of yet. |
| Project name: Neciklopedija |
| Language code: hr: |
| Proposed domain: http://hr.uncyc.org/wiki/$1 |
| Main Page name: Glavna stranica |
| Local message list: (already provided by MediaWiki.org) |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None as of yet. |
[edit] Bangla
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]:
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| Project name: Bangla Uncyclopedia |
| ISO 639 language code: bn: |
| Proposed domain: http://bn.uncyclopedia.org |
| Main Page name: Bangla Uncyclopedia |
Relevant infos:
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Score: +0
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[edit] Welsh
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Kymro (N)
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| Project name: Celwyddoniadur |
| ISO 639 language code: cy: |
| Proposed domain: http://cy.uncyclopedia.org.uk or http://cy.uncyc.org |
| Main Page name: Hafan |
Relevant infos:
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Score: +1
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[edit] Malaysian
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Adikhebat(N), G&K(G_K)
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| Project name: Ms.Bodohpedia/Bodohpedia |
| Language code: ms: |
| Proposed domain: http://bodohpedia.org |
| Main Page name: ms:Laman Utama |
| Local message list: (already provided by MediaWiki.org) |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: about to find out |
n... how to create a Interwiki?
P.S:My English is bad G K 11:39, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Significant support
[edit] Portuguese (Portugal)
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Portuguese (Portugal) (N)
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| Project name: Aciclopedia |
| Language code: pt: |
| Proposed domain: http://aciclo.pedia.ws |
| Main Page name: Aciclopédia |
| Local message list: (already provided by MediaWiki.org) |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None as of yet. |
Score: -1
- I agree --stephanedoliveira 07:57, 1 September 2008 (EST)
- Oppose. Slade 17:58, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- Oppose. -Kohl 22:02, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
- Comment: There already is a desciclopedia.pt and it has a brazillion pages. How will this one differ? --66.46.167.154 22:11, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- Because the portuguese language is divided into European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. The Stephanedoliveira's proposal is to create a pt-pt.uncyclopedia, which uses the european version of portuguese. IMHO, useless. Slade 20:13, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] New requests
If you are thinking about making a new proposal, please make sure that the same language has been previously proposed. If not, try again later.
[edit] L33t
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{class |- | Local message list: Done by MediaWik |Project name: |_|/\/(3y3(!0|>3|)14 |Proposed domain: leet.uncyclopedia.org |- | Relevant infos: }
[edit] Moldovan
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: niku(N)
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| Project name: Neciclopedia |
| ISO 639 language code: ro |
| Proposed domain: neciclo.pedia.ws |
| Main Page name:Pajina de capatai |
| Local message list: Done by MediaWik |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None, yet. |
I'm sure lots of Moldovans would love it. We've got a big commnunity at muligambia.com (2000 visits/day) ready to help on it. niku 21:36, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- There already appears to be an Uncyclopedia in this language, http://uncyclopedia.ro (Neciclopedie, ro: enciclopedia liberă pe care oricine o poate modifica). --Carlb 03:01, 8 December 2008 (GMT)
- I know that, but Moldovan is not exactly the same as Romanian. These are 2 similar languages. Just like... mmm.... let's say..... Dutch and German. Here's the [7] Moldovan Wikipedia and the [8] Romanian one. You can see the differences. --Niku 12:17 PM, 8 December 2008 (GMT +2)
- PS: The Moldovan ISO language code was replaced to "ro" a month ago (or so).
Support. I'm from Moldova but live outside of it now. I would love to have Uncyclopedia in my native language.
- OK, but the majority of the people use the latin alphabet, so I think you should be the default one. There could be a tab for automatic conversion to the cyrillic one (http://sr.neciklopedija.org/). I'll have to translate the Local Messages but that's ok. Niku 14:24, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- Can you make me an admin? I have to edit Special:Allmessages. Right now, it's half Romanian and half Moldovan. Niku 15:44, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Here's the translated messages list [9]. Overwrite the existing one. Niku 21:42, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Singlish
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Anti.Exams(N)
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| Project name: Singlish Uncylopedia |
| ISO 639 language code: en-sg |
| Proposed domain:sg.uncyclopedia.org |
| Main Page name:Main Page |
| Local message list: |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None, yet. |
I'm quite sure lots of Singaporeans would love to be able to use Singlish freely officially. Can check out the number of Singaporean Wiki users to see the number of potential contributors. Anti.Exams 21:36, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Newspeak (Minitrue work uneasywise)
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: BB(N)
Young Kim, Jacques Pirat (unand BB help) |
| Project name: Doubleplusuntruecollectfulbooks |
| Language code: nws: |
| Proposed domain: http://nws.uncyc.org/$1 |
| Main Page name: centerfulpaper |
| Local message list: (missing - only limited fragments of the Newspeak dictionary exist, and then only as part of Eric Blair's novel 1984: doubleplusungood) |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: none as of yet |
Score: +1
- Unwithful, too close to English. Smiddle 15:22, 1 June 2007 (UTC) Note: Unagreeful unwrd bc agree unwrd. Unwithful wrd. Use unwithful (Disclaimer: unagreeful is not a Newspeak word since "agree" does not exist in Newspeak. Instead, you have to say unwithful)
- Meh... Smiddle 15:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
- Use of "unagreeful" proves that Smiddle is not fluent speaker of Newspeak. (simple English: See? You can't speak Newspeak)
- Comrade ref "Newspeak" and und Newspeak doubleplusunoldspeakfulwise. It unoldspeakfuler bc minitrue wrk uneasywise rectify wrds. Newspeak in fourtenful edition. comrade und meful wrds? - Und allwise: BB watch yu (Comrade, if you read "Newspeak" article then you will find out that Newspeak is truly unique and is not similar to English in any regards. Also, It is becoming more unique as Minitrue is working hard eliminating and modifying words. Currently, Newspeak is in its fourteenth edition. Do you understand what I'm sayin'?? - remember: Big Brother is watching you.)
- Know:
Miniluv luv Smiddle Miniluv remake Smiddle fullwise. Smiddle vaporized fullwise. Smiddle doubleplusunpersonSmiddle? Who? - Newspeak unoldspeakwise Smiddle
- Don't you think speakers of Newspeak would be able to understand Modern English? Smiddle 07:45, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
- Unlightful (negative)
- bc we doubleplusreq speak (Because we gotta speak something)
- Und plentful paper in doubleplusuntruecollectfulbooks nowwise. Four or fiv newspeakfulpaper in doubleplusuntruecollectfulbooks. Newspeak is. Newspeak doubleplusunoldspeakwise. (You should realize that there are lots of articles in Newspeak already present in Uncyclopedia (under the name of English.) If I am correct, there are at least four or five articles. Therefore Newspeak does exist, and is not close to English at all.
- Try to fill in all of the above with relevant facts and we'll talk. I don't think "BB watch you" means "main page" in Newspeak. Smiddle 16:07, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
- Conditional for. If there are ten articles in newspeak in the newspeak category in Uncyclopedia. --Jacques Pirat 23:06, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- For --Nipkov 19:13, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Vipper
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Horaizon Naito(N)
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| Project name: UncycloVippedia |
| Language code: vip: |
| Proposed domain: vip.uncyclopedia.org |
| Main Page name: メインｗｗｗ |
| Local message list: (do not currently exist - would be needed) |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None as of yet |
Score: +0
[edit] Limburgish
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: Ooswesthoesbes (N)
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| Project name: Kwatsjpedia |
| ISO 639 language code: li: |
| Proposed domain: li.uncyclopedia.org, http://kwatsjpedia.org |
| Main Page name: Veurblaad |
| Local message list: somewhere at mediawiki or so |
Relevant infos:
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| Link to request on a mailing list: None, yet. |
[edit] Dalmatian
People interested
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| Project name: Neciklopedija |
| ISO 639 language code: dlm |
| Proposed domain: dl.neciklopedia |
| Main Page name:Glavna Strana |
[edit] Norvegian Illogicopedia
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: CartoonistHenning (N)
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| Project name: Artigpedia |
| ISO 639 language code: no: |
| Proposed domain: http://no.illogicopedia.com/ |
| Main Page name: Hovedside |
Relevant infos:
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Score: 0
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- Maybe look here? Good luck 80.126.107.75 11:53, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Gaeilge/Irish
People interested [if native speaker, please mark (N)]: aaronapplis (N)
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| Project name: Frithchiclipéid |
| ISO 639 language code: ga: |
| Proposed domain: http://ga.uncyclopedia.org or http://ga.uncyc.org |
| Main Page name: Príomhleathanach |
Relevant infos:
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Score: 2
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- +1 Slade [talk] @ 20:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
- +1 UltraJohnny 08h08min de 10 de Junho de 2009 (BRT)
[edit] Old proposals
[edit] Rejected proposals
If a proposal has -2 or less it counts as a rejected proposal.
