When you hear the word "''conlang''" ("constructed language") you can remember the Klingon language and ask "What it have to do with Wikimedia?". Well, not every constructed language is like Klingon... There are several types of conlangs (fictional, artistic, national, international auxiliary etc) which serve different purposes. The purpose of Klingon was to enhance an artistic work. The purpose of international auxiliary conlangs is to help with world-wide communication - that sounds much better to start a Wikimedia project in such language! In fact, there are already several of them, some of middle size. But, despite their early entry to Wikimedia world, their role in the Wikimedia movement is still bit ambiguous and unclear. In the lecture I am going to present the today situation on conlangs in Wikimedia environment (mostly as content language, not as a topic for content in another languages), their influence to wider Wikimedia community and possible paths to future.
Speakers: KuboF Hromoslav