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> Simple English Wikipedia, 50 times smaller, but still more stupid
FurWissen2
post Wed 28th January 2009, 8:09am
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The Simple Wikipedia is about 50 times smaller than English Wikipedia, but the unprofessional behavior of the editors, the policies, and the way the policies are enforced are idiotic. Most editors there are Western European kids who have nothing to do. The Wikipedia lovers abound there, people who are extremely opposed to changes in Wikipedia, administrators who are hasty to use the tools when not completely informed about a situation, and people who are just immature.

The people there worship Wikipedia. Most of them hardly ever question policy, they instead blindly follow it as if it's dogma. The ones that frequently appear demonstrate their lack of seriousness and consideration for the real-life consequences of Wikipedia, by treating a collaborative website of its nature as a game, competitions like the WikiCup being obsessed over. Also see how the Simple Wikipedians are objecting so highly to flagged revisions, though they seem to provide no rational argument against it. They all just act like a bunch of inconsiderate children that have been indoctrinated into Wikipedia at a young age. I have nothing against children, though they should learn about the consequences of allowing Wikipedia biographies to remain so unmonitored, with such a small amount of regulation before they go spouting "All for the Wiki" propaganda. I was browsing the Christopher Columbus article and I saw something about him reaching Pelham, New York instead of India (when he actually came to a Bahamian island). It was there for three months. What if that was a biography being vandalized with plausible, but false, information?

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post Wed 28th January 2009, 1:13pm
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Incidentally, the discussion on Simple linked to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7851400.stm which has got to have the most attractive photo of Jimbo ever.

FürWissen2, do you have an account on Simple? It might make discussion easier if you were to reveal its name here. I mostly agree with what you've said, though.
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FürWissen2   Simple English Wikipedia   Wed 28th January 2009, 8:09am
FürWissen2   Another large problem is hypersensitivity. The mai...   Wed 28th January 2009, 8:30am
FürWissen2   Wikipedia gets youths engaged in the unethical pro...   Wed 28th January 2009, 9:20am
Moulton   I enjoyed your analysis, most of which is spot on ...   Wed 28th January 2009, 11:49am
Skinny87   I enjoyed your analysis, most of which is spot on...   Thu 29th January 2009, 11:33am
The Wales Hunter   I agree with most of what has been said above, alt...   Wed 28th January 2009, 1:23pm
dtobias   The Wikipedia lovers abound there I don't s...   Wed 28th January 2009, 1:43pm
LaraLove   The Simple Wikipedia is about 50 times smaller th...   Wed 28th January 2009, 2:05pm
Giggy   I consider Simple to be comparable to New South W...   Wed 28th January 2009, 2:20pm
The Wales Hunter   Against my better judgement I took a peek over the...   Wed 28th January 2009, 2:28pm
LaraLove   notice how many are banned from EN! That...   Wed 28th January 2009, 5:28pm
The Wales Hunter   notice how many are banned from EN! That...   Wed 28th January 2009, 5:36pm
Kato   [quote name='LaraLove' post='153511' date='Wed 28...   Wed 28th January 2009, 5:37pm
The Wales Hunter   Yes. But the difference, as I see it, is that whil...   Wed 28th January 2009, 5:57pm
Somey   The thing about the Simple English Wikiipedia is t...   Thu 29th January 2009, 5:26am
Milton Roe   The thing about the Simple English Wikiipedia is ...   Thu 29th January 2009, 5:50am
michael   Simple is so ridiculously bureaucratic, I can...   Thu 29th January 2009, 6:16am
FürWissen2   To The Wales Hunter: I am not completely against c...   Thu 29th January 2009, 8:03am
Giggy   Sorry, but no. I will tell you by e-mail, if you...   Thu 29th January 2009, 11:33am
LaraLove   Simple is so ridiculously bureaucratic, I can...   Thu 29th January 2009, 1:19pm
Jaranda   Simple has so many issues, I agree with this post ...   Thu 29th January 2009, 3:37pm
Sylar   Simple has so many issues, I agree with this post...   Thu 29th January 2009, 11:24pm
The Wales Hunter   Anybody checked in over there lately? Lots of adm...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:07am
Milton Roe   Anybody checked in over there lately? Lots of ad...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:13am
GlassBeadGame   ...and there is a discussion about whether to cre...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:13am
tarantino   Edit: By my count, they have 11 active admin, one...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:30am
Bottled_Spider   There's [url=http://simple.wikipedia.org/w/ind...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 8:52am
Wikileaker   Anybody checked in over there lately? Lots of ad...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:54am
The Wales Hunter   Using Basic English on Simple English? Whatever ne...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:16am
Razorflame   Sorry, but I do not crave power and I am not a ...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am
Bottled_Spider   Sorry, but I do not crave power Of course. Ten fai...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 9:18am
Alex   [quote name='Razorflame' post='154283' date='Tue ...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:31pm
The Wales Hunter   This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whin...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:44pm
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154309' date='T...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:07pm
Razorflame   [quote name='Razorflame' post='154283' date='Tue...   Wed 4th February 2009, 1:13am
Eva Destruction   I'm not really taking anything that is said h...   Wed 4th February 2009, 1:44am
Milton Roe   I'm not really taking anything that is said ...   Wed 4th February 2009, 1:58am
GlassBeadGame   I'd like a simple argument, please No you wo...   Wed 4th February 2009, 2:06am
Milton Roe   I'd like a simple argument, please No you w...   Wed 4th February 2009, 3:17am
CrazyGameOfPoker   [quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154473' date=...   Wed 4th February 2009, 5:07am
Milton Roe   [quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154473' date...   Wed 4th February 2009, 9:18am
michael   "Bottled Spider" - how about you go bac...   Wed 4th February 2009, 6:07am
Bottled_Spider   Wow, Majorly...... You are one of the few supporte...   Wed 4th February 2009, 9:38am
LaraLove   Let's be honest, here. The slimy little shit ...   Wed 4th February 2009, 2:49pm
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154511' date='W...   Wed 4th February 2009, 6:09pm
Somey   This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whinin...   Wed 4th February 2009, 8:05am
Alex   [quote name='Alex' post='154330' date='Tue 3rd Fe...   Wed 4th February 2009, 4:04pm
dogbiscuit   I joined this forum during the Essjay controversy...   Wed 4th February 2009, 4:28pm
Eva Destruction   The problem with Simple is that nobody understand...   Wed 4th February 2009, 5:17pm
Milton Roe   For example, as I write this your main page inclu...   Wed 4th February 2009, 6:53pm
Lar   PS: later edit. I've told the story before ab...   Wed 4th February 2009, 10:26pm
Milton Roe   [quote name='Milton Roe' post='154563' date='Wed ...   Wed 4th February 2009, 10:35pm
Milton Roe   The second quote about programs is just as pithy....   Wed 4th February 2009, 10:54pm
Lar   The second quote about programs is just as pithy...   Thu 5th February 2009, 5:03am
Giggy   I love reading Simple Talk for the inadvertent hum...   Tue 3rd February 2009, 12:54pm
Sarcasticidealist   Edit: removed. Unduly snarky.   Tue 3rd February 2009, 2:14pm
LaraLove   Majorly has been granted checkuser (after a one d...   Wed 4th February 2009, 5:30am
A Horse With No Name   [quote name='The Wales Hunter' post='154265' date...   Thu 5th February 2009, 4:28pm
GlassBeadGame   Do Checkusers have that privledge across projects ...   Wed 4th February 2009, 3:30pm
Sarcasticidealist   Do Checkusers have that privledge across projects...   Wed 4th February 2009, 3:33pm
GlassBeadGame   Do Checkusers have that privledge across project...   Wed 4th February 2009, 3:35pm
Wikileaker   [quote name='Sarcasticidealist' post='154537' dat...   Wed 4th February 2009, 3:46pm
The Wales Hunter   They have access to the global checkuser list th...   Wed 4th February 2009, 3:58pm
Jon Awbrey   Do Checkusers have that privledge across projects...   Wed 4th February 2009, 4:00pm
Kennedy   I love this website! Always good for a laugh. ...   Thu 5th February 2009, 3:34pm
Eva Destruction   I love this website! Always good for a laugh....   Thu 5th February 2009, 4:05pm
Wikileaker   I love this website! Always good for a laugh....   Thu 5th February 2009, 4:19pm
Eva Destruction   [quote name='Kennedy' post='154654' date='Thu 5th...   Thu 5th February 2009, 4:35pm
LaraLove   The "A young brain is good for the Wiki...   Thu 5th February 2009, 5:38pm
dogbiscuit   I love this website! Always good for a laugh....   Thu 5th February 2009, 4:22pm
Bottled_Spider   Although I must say I am impressed you can read Si...   Thu 5th February 2009, 5:48pm
Milton Roe   Although I must say I am impressed you can read S...   Thu 5th February 2009, 6:15pm
Eva Destruction   [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154690' date='...   Thu 5th February 2009, 7:26pm
Milton Roe   [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='154690' date=...   Thu 5th February 2009, 8:06pm
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Milton Roe' post='154693' date='Thu 5...   Fri 6th February 2009, 11:33am
The Wales Hunter   On the subject at hand, the worst aspect is the Si...   Thu 5th February 2009, 7:34pm
Kennedy   [quote name='Kennedy' post='154654' date='Thu 5t...   Fri 6th February 2009, 9:00am
Wikileaker   Look, we know you're trying to help Wikipedia....   Fri 6th February 2009, 9:20am
Kennedy   Look, we know you're trying to help Wikipedia...   Fri 6th February 2009, 9:34am
Giggy   its not as bad as it seems. Examples? Also a no...   Fri 6th February 2009, 10:18am
Moulton   All the world's a stage. [quote name='Kennedy...   Fri 6th February 2009, 12:04pm
JoseClutch   [b][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_The_Worl...   Fri 6th February 2009, 1:23pm
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Moulton' post='154809' date='Fri 6th ...   Fri 6th February 2009, 3:02pm
UseOnceAndDestroy   I am trying to help Wikipedia, You seem to assume...   Fri 6th February 2009, 9:45am
Eva Destruction   [blah blah blah I don't agree with you, sewik...   Fri 6th February 2009, 7:52pm
dogbiscuit   England. (The last in particular is a fiasco on s...   Fri 6th February 2009, 8:01pm
carbuncle   [quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154897' date=...   Fri 6th February 2009, 8:19pm
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154897' date='...   Fri 6th February 2009, 8:24pm
JoseClutch   [quote name='Eva Destruction' post='154897' date=...   Fri 6th February 2009, 8:31pm
Kennedy   [quote name='Kennedy' post='154796' date='Fri 6th...   Fri 6th February 2009, 9:09pm
Kennedy   [quote name='Kennedy' post='154799' date='Fri 6th...   Fri 6th February 2009, 10:22am
dogbiscuit   Try this, I learnt it at school: His, hers, yours...   Fri 6th February 2009, 10:44am
Milton Roe   Try this, I learnt it at school: His, hers, your...   Fri 6th February 2009, 4:29pm
Eva Destruction   I'm particularly taken by "After this , t...   Fri 6th February 2009, 8:35pm
Bottled_Spider   Oh, and just noticed "James left the country ...   Fri 6th February 2009, 9:13pm
Razorflame   You guys obviously have nothing better to do than ...   Fri 6th February 2009, 10:09pm
Sarcasticidealist   You guys obviously have nothing better to do than ...   Fri 6th February 2009, 10:15pm
Eva Destruction   [quote name='Razorflame' post='154912' date='Fri ...   Fri 6th February 2009, 10:36pm
Bottled_Spider   .... then you wouldn't have the time that you ...   Sat 7th February 2009, 12:43am
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