Simple English Wikipedia
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Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Available in | |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | simple |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 1,468,789 users, 18 administrators as of 29 June 2024 |
| Launched | September 18, 2001[1] |
TheSimple English Wikipediais a modifiedEnglish-languageedition ofWikipediawritten primarily inBasic EnglishandLearning English.[2]It is one of seven Wikipedias written in anAnglic languageor English-basedpidginorcreole.The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults withlearning difficulties,and people who are trying to learn English. "[3]
Simple English Wikipedia's basic presentation style makes it helpful for beginners learning English.[4]Its simpler word structure and syntax, while missing some nuances, can make information easier to understand when compared with the regularEnglish Wikipedia.
History[edit]
Simple English Wikipedia was launched on September 18, 2001.[1]
In 2012,Andrew Lih,aWikipedianand author, toldNBC News' Helen A.S. Popkin that the Simple English Wikipedia does not "have a high standing in theWikipedia community,"and added that it never had a clear purpose:" Is it for people under the age 14, or just a simpler version of complex articles? ", wrote Popkin.[5]
Material from the Simple English Wikipedia formed the basis for One Encyclopedia per Child,[6]a project inOne Laptop per Child[7]that ended in 2014.[8]
As of June 2024, the site contains over 253,000 content pages. It has more than 1,469,000 registered users, of whom 1,409 have made an edit in the past month.[9]
Website structure[edit]
The articles on the Simple English Wikipedia are usually shorter than theirEnglish Wikipediacounterparts, typically presenting only basic information. Tim Dowling ofThe Guardiannewspaper explained that "the Simple English version tends to stick to commonly accepted facts".[10]The interface is also more simply labeled; for instance, the "Random article" link on the English Wikipedia is replaced with a "Show any page" link; users are invited to "change" rather than "edit" pages; clicking on ared linkshows a "page not created" message rather than the usual "page does not exist".[11]The project encourages, but does not enforce, the use of a vocabulary of around 1,500 commonly used English words[2]that is based onBasic English,an 850-word controlled natural language created byCharles Kay Ogdenin the 1920s.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Simple English Wikipedia".Meta.Retrieved6 August2023.
- ^abParris, Sheri R. (2009).Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested: Effective Solutions for Every Classroom.International Reading Assoc. p. 76.ISBN978-0-87207-695-2.
A version of Wikipedia, called Simple English Wikipedia, contains entries using the 2,000 or so most common words in English, and is well suited for younger readers.
- ^Simple English Wikipedia, 2009.Retrieved 26 January 2016
- ^Fabien Snauwaert (2010).How to Learn English, the ebook 📘.how-to-learn-english.com. p. 34.Retrieved18 June2011.
- ^Popkin, Helen A.S. (7 December 2012)."You're not smart enough to read Wikipedia".NBC News.Retrieved3 April2024.
- ^"One Encyclopedia Per Child".Wiki.laptop.org.Retrieved29 July2009.
- ^Lawrence A. Tomei, Robert Morris (2008).Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration.Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 544.ISBN978-1-59904-881-9.
- ^Robertson, Adi (16 April 2018)."OLPC's $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong".The Verge.Retrieved13 June2020.
- ^Special:Statistics.Retrieved June 29, 2024
- ^abTim Dowling (14 January 2008)."Wikipedia too long-winded for you? Try the simple version".The Guardian.Retrieved17 May2009.
- ^Ayers, Phoebe;Matthews, Charles; Yates, Ben (2008).How Wikipedia works: and how you can be a part of it.No Starch Press. p.417.ISBN9781593271763.
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