Well, the word "portal" wrt. Wikipedia actually refers to a [[Web
portal]] - a very recent (oh wait, they don't know what /that/ means
either) - um, new - concept (do they know what that means?) - idea which
is very hard to make any more simple. Kind of like an axiom in mathematics.
Many articles in "Simple English Wikimedia" are defining and
expanding on terms outside the Simple English vocubulary. So why not
the menu items??!?!?
And I know what an axiom is. I think we are talking more about "atoms".
What seems to
be missing, as with much in Wikipedia, is semantic
content. Links are created all over Wikipedia (Full English) which
link on word meaning and ignore the context (meaning).
You're always welcome to link to Wiktionary articles by prefixing the
link with wikt: - eg. [[wikt:verb]].
I looked in recent Featured Articles, and could
not find a good
example. Maybe these semantic blips are weeding out under a fuller
review.
And people who write Simple English pages are creating some very
strange English. Does this help the reader?
Thanks for your suggestion. Wikipedia is a wiki, which means that anyone
can edit...
But editors must write in "Simple English"
http://simple.wikipedia.org/ and nothing else? Or am I missing
something?
I want to change the menus on
http://simple.wikipedia.org/.
Therefore, I must become an admin and gain a common agreement. Only
sysops can change a menu item.
Yes, I want to edit the menu.
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