Proposal:Language demand statistics
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Summary
We need to come up with a better way to account for the expected number of people we can serve with various incremental improvements to language offerings such as in Category:Proposals for new languages.
Proposal
Some alternative to cost center accounting needs to be developed and articulated so that we aren't dependent on the whims and whimsy of standards bodies which are not always transparent.
Motivation
There is currently no way to measure the point at which returns for investment in wider language coverage diminish. If we had better statistics about demand, we could explain our decisions about supporting various communities in a more accurate way.
Key Questions
Where do existing standards bodies fall short in explaining their decisions about languages?
Where are the best ways to measure the expected value from supporting additional languages documented?
Potential Costs
Significant in volunteer time, the Foundation's most precious resource, servers, electricity, etc.
References
as requested in Key Questions above
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