The Wikipedia English Wikipedia is the English edition of the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, mainly written in basic English and special English. It was launched on November 17, 2003. It is one of five Wikipedia written in Anglic, the other being English Wikipedia, Wikipedia Pitkern-Norfuk, Scottish Wikipedia, and Old English Wikipedia, although the latter is largely unintelligible. modern language speakers. This site has the stated purpose of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties, and those who are trying to learn English". As of June 2018, the site contains over 135,000 pages of content, and has over 731,000 registered users, of which 968 are currently active.
Articles on Wikipedia English Wikipedia is usually shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts, usually providing only basic information: The Dowling Team from The Guardian newspaper explains that "the Simplified English version tends to stick to facts -facts that are generally accepted ". The interface is also easier to label; for example, a "Random article" link on the English Wikipedia is replaced with a "Show any page" link; users are invited to "change" instead of "edit" the page; clicking on the red link indicates a "page not created" message instead of the usual "page does not exist". The project uses about 1,500 common English words, and is based on Basic English, an international auxiliary language of 850 words made by Charles Kay Ogden in the 1920s.
Simple English basic Wikipedia basic presentation style makes it ideal for beginners who learn English. The simpler word structure and syntax, while reducing from the standpoint of raw information, can make information easy to understand. The material from Wikipedia English Wikipedia forms the basis for the One Encyclopedia project per Child, One Laptop per Child.
The English edition of the wikis children's encyclopedia of Vikidia has also been compared with Wikipedia English but is more targeted to younger readers than language learners.
On June 19, 2018, a third proposal was launched on Meta-Wiki, to close the Simple English Wikipedia. The reason given for this, is that the project has not reached its target or reached its target audience.
Video Simple English Wikipedia
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- Simple English Wikipedia main page
- Simple Wikipedia mobile version of
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