Erik Moeller wrote
== Mission Statement ==
'''The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop knowledge under a free license, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.'''
'''In collaboration with a network of chapters, the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki projects and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation is committed to making and keeping all information from its projects available on the Internet free of charge, in perpetuity.'''
You are encouraged to translate the proposed Mission & Vision statements, and to carry this discussion into other languages -- see the language links at the top of the above-referenced pages to get started.
I have one very broad complaint about this mission statement, apart from any specific points within it. My vocabulary is reasonably good, and I can understand what appears to be said.
Has anyone considered a translation that would benefit the people at Simple English? I've heard it said somewhere that simple language can be very effective.
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