Hoi,
Thank you
Gerard

On 28 October 2015 at 19:10, Michael Everson <[email protected]> wrote:

> LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
>
> 1. Name of requester: Michael Everson
> 2. E-mail address of requester: everson @ evertype.com
> 3. Record Requested:
>
>   Type:   variant
>   Subtag: wpsimple
>   Description: Wikipedia Simple English
>   Prefix: en
>
> 4. Intended meaning of the subtag:
>
> The subtag is intended to represent the controlled language used on
> http://simple.wikipedia.org. This language is a mix of Basic English, VOA
> Special English, and some more guidelines.
>
> 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):
>
> Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia
> https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_English_Wikipedia
>
> Wikipedia:How to write Simple English pages
> https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_Simple_English_pages
>
> 6. Any other relevant information:
>
> Problem: The Simple English Wikipedia uses "simple" for the domain (
> simple.wikipedia.org) and "en" for its language. This is a problem
> because:
> * The domain is different from the language code.
> * The language code is the same as in the English Wikipedia.
>
> These two problems definitely create several issues for the
> ContentTranslation extension and possibly other components. It's possible
> to work around them, but it's better to straighten things out by changing
> the language code.
>
> This will lead to en-wpsimple.wikipedia.org
>
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