Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia
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What Simple English Wikipedia is
The Simple English Wikipedia uses fewer words and simpler grammar than the original English
In general, Simple English articles are simplifications of the most important points in existing articles, rather than being new. This is likely to make Simple English articles a good way to introduce those written in complex English; if someone has trouble understanding a concept in complex English they can "fall back" to the Simple version.
However, vandals often vandalize in the Simple English Wikipedia instead of the regular English Wikipedia, for the purpose of having a lesser chance of being caught, as it is visited less frequently.
Simple English
Simple English is a simplified form of the English language. Its intention is to make content more understandable to those less familiar with the language.
It is suggested that articles be simplified using only the 1000 most common and basic words in English and fewer complex grammatical structures—such as shorter sentences—or to conform to a certain skill level in one of the standard indices. Of course, original submissions are also welcome; in that case, they could be submitted both to this and to the main Wikipedia (where it is written in the normal level of English). Most articles will draw from a 2000-word defining vocabulary useful for expressing concepts in English. This is still simpler English than most "
- Main Page – The front page of the Simple English Wikipedia project.
- Simple English Wikipedia – An expanded description of the project's goals and the simple form of English used there.
- An English Wikipedian's guide – The differences between the English Wikipedia and the Simple English Wikipedia.
See also
- Firefox search plugin for the Simple English Wikipedia
- Simple English Wikipedia — article about Simple English Wikipedia in the main namespace.
- Vikidia – A related MediaWiki Project that is designed for children ages 8–13.