Simple English Wikipedia

Infobox website
name = Simple English Wikipedia


collapsible = yes

caption =
url = [http://simple.wikipedia.org/ simple.wikipedia.org]
commercial = No
location = Miami, Florida
type = Internet encyclopedia project
language = Basic English
registration = Optional
owner = Wikimedia Foundation
author =

The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the Wikipedia encyclopedia, written in primarily Basic English and Special English. The site's stated aim is to be useful for children, those learning English, [Lim, Daryl. (January 30, 2007) Digital Life. " [http://derekbaby.spaces.live.com/ Vandals beware:Wikipedia, the free-to-edit online encyclopaedia, doesn't maintain itself.] " Section: Digital Life - Internet.] those wanting to know basic information about a topic (not in depth), [Blakely, Rhys. (March 24, 2007) "The Times". " [http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=TIM&SrchText=Simple+English+Wikipedia&DateFromDD=24&DateFromMM=Mar&DateFromYY=2007&DateToDD=24&DateToMM=Mar&DateToYY=2007&ResultListMax=100&head=&byline=&sect=&Caption=&edn=&page=&SortOrder=Desc&SortField=SDate&Submit1=Search&BackDD=Day&BackMM=Month&BackYY=Year&source=thetimes&SortField=Pub&SortOrder=asc&SortField=EDN&SortOrder=asc&SortField=Page&SortOrder=asc&ST=NS&SortSpec=&ResultMaxDocs=100&Site=ALL&Collection=NI&ResultCount=20&summreqd=yes&indexkey=2C1B865934004239937E160&advsrch=0&QueryText=%28Simple+English+Wikipedia%29+%3CAND%3E+%28PUB%3DTIM%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D3%2F24%2F2007%29+%3CAND%3E+%28SDate%3C%3D3%2F24%2F2007%29%29&_P=1 The week on the web.] " Section: Home news; Page 36.] those who are partially literate in English, and those who have learning disabilities. It also intends to serve as a basis for translating articles to other Wikipedias. [ [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_English_Wikipedia Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia] (from the Simple English Wikipedia), retrieved on November 17, 2006.]

Many articles are shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts. [cite web|url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2240303,00.html | title = Wikipedia too long-winded for you? Try the simple version | publisher = The Guardian | date = January 14, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-02-28 | first = Tim | last = Dowling]

On July 26 2006, the Simple English Wikipedia reached 10,000 articles. As of October 8, 2008, it has over 38,000 articles, over 100,000 pages, and over 28,000 registered users. [ [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Special:Statistics] (from the Simple English Wikipedia), retrieved on October 8, 2008.]

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External links

* [http://simple.wikipedia.org/ Simple English Wikipedia main page]