Talk:First Linguifex Relay

There are some problems I see with this relay. The first is that the text to be translated will be posted on the site, which makes it hard not to cheat. In most conlang relays, a relay-master has the emails of all conlangers involved and acts as an intermediary between the conlangers. Secondly, why have a limited number of spots? We want to encourage participation by as many people as possible, no? Zev (talk) 08:46, 2 September 2013 (CEST)

Aye, I know about the cheating issue. I just figured (perhaps naively) that people wouldn't want to cheat much (I mean, where's the fun?). And I was thinking more of this as a trial run, thus the small number of spots. Just to get it running soon-ish and see how it turns out. This way we'll have some data on issues, turn-out, wiki-usage and can design a larger, more intercommunitarian run later. :) -- Chrysophylax 08:50, 2 September 2013 (CEST)-- Chrysophylax 08:50, 2 September 2013 (CEST)

Yes, but on a wiki this small, it will be hard not to cheat. Just scanning RC could spoil it by accident, and it prohibits people from joining late if they check the text out of curiosity. PS: Restricting the sample size will of course invalidate most reasonable data-driven conclusions you could have drawn, you know.

All this is just my opinion, really, and I'll participate gladly regardless, but these are concerns that I think could hinder the success of the game. Zev (talk) 08:57, 2 September 2013 (CEST)