Wikipedia talk:WikiProject El Salvador

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[edit] El Salvador discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals

Description 

This Wikiproyecto has like purpose of extending, of improving, of organizing and of coordinating the creation and writing of all articles related to the republic of El Salvador..

Interested Wikipedians (please add your name)

1. Juan Miguel (talk • contribs)

Comments ; (Feel free to add any comments)

• Hello, I am Alan. I have been invited to this project (see list below). I have an important criticism to make of what has been projected here so far, and it is the lack of attention to the country's indigenous peoples. (There may be other deficiencies too, I'm not saying indigenous issues are the only important problem not covered, but they are one such.) Including "Pipil mythology" is not enough! Ignoring the "native El Salvadoreans" is the norm in most official and dominant viewpoints regarding El Salvador, and is also the attitude of most people in El Salvador themselves, unfortunately; therefore the project outlined on this page at present can be said to reflect such "mainstream" behaviour. In my opinion, that is no justification (the widespread existence of discrimination cannot justify continuing to discriminate). Personally I do not feel attracted to working in a forum which systematically overlooks the very issue in connection with I might be interested in contributing, and there are other fora in which I can work where the importance of the original peoples of El Salvador and their concerns is appreciated and recognised. I am not prepared to adopt the position of a lonely voice with an audience of one: when I lived and worked in El Salvador I had to put up with that too often because of the apathy of people around me - I don't desire to act out that role again here, thank you very much. If I see any sign that there is a community interested in working on indigenous themes here, please invite me again and I promise to join you. If not, then Te nikneki. (Note: If anyone disagrees with or is scandalised by this reply or considers it unjustified, please have a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.) --A R King 08:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I think you may be reading too much into the front page. The fellow started it and put in articles he saw to be missing. Everyone writes on what they are knowledgeable of. I live in the United States, that doesn't mean I can add anything to the articles on the National Basketball Association, the Nez Perce, or Twinkies. Everyone is welcome to write on what appeals to them. Chris 03:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Potential participants to invite

1. A R King 06:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC) I lived in El Salvador from 2002 to 2005 working as a linguist on Nawat, the only surviving (but endangered) native language in ES, and helped found the Iniciativa para la Recuperación del Idioma Náhuat (IRIN). I am now based in the Basque Country but continue to support the effort and also have a scholarly interest in other CA languages (and minority languages generally). My main contribution will be language-related articles.
2. -- guacamaya i grew up in El Salvador i stay in El Salvador atleast once a year for months at a time i know much about the country and i would like to contribute all my knowledge to the article.
3. -- Matteo747 lived in El Salvador since 2002, i have a MBA in international business and am currently working here on various business projects and proposals. I consider myself to know a lot about the culture,economic development, and tourism here first hand.