Simple English Wikipedia
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"Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the Wikipedia encyclopedia, written in Basic English or "layman's terms". The site's stated aim is to be useful for children, those learning English, and those wanting to know basic information about a topic (not in depth). It also intends to serve as a basis for translating articles to other Wikipedias.[1]
Many articles are shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts.
On July 26, 2006, the Simple English Wikipedia reached 10,000 articles. As of April 28, 2007, it has 15,720 articles, 42,845 pages and 9,599 registered users.
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1. ^ Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia (from the Simple English Wikipedia), retrieved on November 17, 2006"