Wikipedia:Collaborations of the Week/Culture of Sudan

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[edit] Culture of Sudan

Nominated on 01:57, 28 November 2005 (UTC); needs 18 votes by January 8.

Both Languages of Sudan and Military history of Sudan failed. How about this?

Support:

1. BRIAN0918
2. Optimusnauta 21:52, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
3. Moonstone 21:53, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
4. File Éireann 21:04, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
5. --Revolución (talk) 23:02, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
6. Pharos 01:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
7. Darwinek 12:33, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
8. Gflores ^Talk 21:20, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
9. gren グレン 12:15, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
10. Smmurphy 18:29, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
11. – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 03:25, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
12. Yellowmellow45 14:22, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
13. Hahnchen 00:21, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
14. -- Astrokey44|talk 09:09, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
15. Tuf-Kat 07:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
16. Lapsed Pacifist 19:04, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I have to recommend not picking the most ignored victims of systemic bias because materials on the web and even in libraries are short on the subject. Even a committed attempt to build an article will be anemic because of total cluelessness about the subject. Lotsofissues 09:48, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

• So we should just not even try? Systematic bias on Wikipedia doesn't necessarily mean the same systematic bias on the web and/or in libraries. Are you suggesting that certain types of articles should not be allowed on COTW? — BRIAN0918 • 2005-11-28 11:51

Yes, we shouldn't even try because the quality would be embarrassing. Once that understanding has been accepted--why even nominate on COTW? I can tell you the libraries and web are short on these subjects. Remember the areas neglected by bias are outside of a Western worldview. Lotsofissues 01:08, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

I think it's pretty embarrassing as is that we have 90+ articles on the "History of..." for the United States, but, until I came along, only half an article for the History of Sudan. It remains true for most of the countries that our Histories are ridiculously small in comparison. A small article is always less embarrassing than no article, and I think you underestimate the abilities of the folks on COTW; they don't generally create small articles. — BRIAN0918 • 2005-11-30 01:12

I haven't participated in COTW in a while, and I have to say, Lotsofissues convinced me :) I'll go to ten research libraries if I have to (even if I'll really only have to go to one or two). This is going to be a fantastic article at the end of its week.--Pharos 01:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

• Also see this extremely helpful, public domain site: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sdtoc.html — BRIAN0918 • 2005-12-2 03:02
• Also, there's a nice little article (if I do say so myself) at music of Sudan. Tuf-Kat

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