[Wikipedia-l] A Three Way Split

[lcrocker at nupedia.com]

>While I understand the motivation, I think a better
>plan would be to put some effort into the Basic
>English Wikipedia. One person started it, but it
>hasn't caught on yet.

I couldn't disagree more--I think that separate wiki is
a complete waste of time and effort.  After all, it's
based on a premise that has itself been thoroughly
discredited ("Basic English" is based on the idea that
limited vocabulary is what makes a language simple--
linguists know better), and it can only serve to
distract and divide the labor of good contributors.
Far better we should work to make all articles on the
main site more lucid.