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.
Ec