Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/Culture of Sudan

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) BRIAN 0918
 * 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? &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 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. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 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 &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2005-12-2 03:02
 * Also, there's a nice little article (if I do say so myself) at music of Sudan. Tuf-Kat