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The [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia] | The [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia] has short articles on many of the [[glossary]] items, using, predictably, simple English. | ||
It has been suggested that Consumerium should link to those, not to the [http://wiktionary.org Wiktionary] or [http://wikipedia.org Full English Wikipedia] ones, for the following reasons: | |||
*It is far more likely that a short limited-vocabulary article will suit our purposes better than a long one in a 10,000 word (or worse) vocabulary. | *It is far more likely that a short limited-vocabulary article will suit our purposes better than a long one in a 10,000 word (or worse) vocabulary. | ||
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[[Consumerium Contract]]s (sort of a [[social contract]] around which [[social capital]] or reputation collects) form the basis of [[faction]]s, so they must also be easy to understand, which means writing them in Simple English as well. | [[Consumerium Contract]]s (sort of a [[social contract]] around which [[social capital]] or reputation collects) form the basis of [[faction]]s, so they must also be easy to understand, which means writing them in Simple English as well. | ||
See also: [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki | See also: [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Recentchanges RecentChanges at the Simple English Wikipedia] - and [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Newpages New Articles] | ||