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===Simple German Wikipedia===

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{{New language proposal

|language = [[w:German language|German]] (''deutsch'', de ISO 639-1 )

|community = [[User:Midnight Star|Midnight Star]] ('''NP''')

|links = [[incubator:Wp/sde|development wiki project]] does not exist yet

|external = to be added

}}

===Arguments in favour===

* It's always good to think of all people. There are more people who can't really be on the ball with Wikipedia's contents than you can imagine - even among enthusiastic regular WP readers.

* German is one of the most difficult occidental languages. A Simple German Wikipedia could help.

* The Simple English Wikipedia runs quite successfull and the German Wikipedia is the second largest Wikimedia Project.

* A Simple German Wikipedia might attract new collaborators.

* Projects need time to grow. Better to start this project soon then to wait some more years.

===Arguments against===

* German isn't comparable to English at all, so one can't account for a Simple German Wikipedia just because the Simple Englisch Wikipedia is a meaningful and well running project.

* The emergence of a Simple German Wikipedia might irritate people.

===Other discussion===

* Probably it is an experiment. It can run slow as well as become a hit.