What scholarship exists behind the WikiSource translation of the Bible? In response to a question about Onan, @RonMaimon chose the WikiSource translation. Not being familiar with it, I tried to examine it's pedigree, but could not find one. I'd like to know a little about the scholarship of this translation. 

I see that it has been in progress since 2006, but can't seem to locate much more than that.

Additionally, Bible Gateway, which has a lot of translations, does not source this one.

I like the idea behind an open source translation, but can't decide if this one is quality or not. 


From what base manuscripts is the text drawn? What key manuscripts are referenced (Are we talking Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, papyri, etc.. Or is this based on later translations such as the LXX or even English translations. ) Is Nestle-Aland 27 considered, etc... 
What are the credentials of the translators? Put another way, how do I even know if they can read Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic? Unfortunately, I couldn't locate the base manuscripts to do any investigation. 
What is the translation philosophy of WikiSource? Is it dynamic or formal equivalence?


For Kjv, hcsb, esv, nrsv, and lots of others, you can easily find the answers, but i had no luck on Wikisource. Even for the NET bible - a public domain bible, I can answer these questions and still retain full insight into the translation choices, but i couldn't locate such a statement for this one.
The Wiki page for the Bible translation project is here: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/WS:WPWB

I wouldn't really trust it so much because it says stuff like this: 


  If you know Greek or Hebrew, add your name to the list of participants
  and claim a chapter! Or if you don't want to make that commitment yet,
  check somebody else's work. If you don't know Greek or Hebrew, we can
  still very much use your English skills in proof-reading and tweaking
  the text.


And when it lists out the participants in the project, it says:


  Type #~~~ at the end of the list to add you name. If you want the
  current date and time after your name add one more "~". If you
  understand Greek or Hebrew very well please add " - Translator" after
  the #~~~. If you don't understand Greek and Hebrew very well then you
  can add " - editor" after you name.


They don't seem to understand that it takes a lot more than "knowing Greek and Hebrew" to be able to translate the Bible or any ancient text for that matter. You not only need to be a master of these languages AS THEY WERE SPOKEN back then but also need to know the culture of the time like the back of your hand.

My advice, don't take WIKI anything without a grain of salt. It should raise a lot of alarms in the case of the Bible, especially because anyone thinking they can do it, will try to do it. They are probably trying to stay true to the translation (I don't know what their intentions are), but I just wouldn't trust them. I have a hard time trusting some of the translations out there already, I would steer clear of Wiki stuff.

I should make it clear though, I like open source stuff, but this stuff is something I would probably not want to take any chances with.