Wikiquote:Announcements

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Milestones

August 29, 2009

Simple English Wikiquote now has 500 articles with the creation of Quotations by Snake311.

August 9, 2009

Simple English Wikiquote now has 400 articles with the creation of Thomas Fuller (physician) by Pmlinediter.

December 23, 2008

Simple English Wikiquote now has 300 articles with the creation of Ray Comfort by American Eagle. Wikiquote is still making good updates, changes and improvements, including a Christmas Main Page, many new templates and the foundation of The Wikiquote News!

September 1, 2008

Simple English Wikiquote now has 200 articles with the creation of Roberto Clemente by RyanCross. Wikiquote is also making many other changes and improvements, including creating a Quote of the Day that appears on the Main Page for each day of the year!

News about Wikiquote

Restart

The Simple English Wikiquote has now been restarted after a long time. However, some people have also asked for it to be closed. Archer7 17:27, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Simple English Wikiquote will not be closed

The discussion at meta:Proposals for closing projects/Closure of Simple English Wikiquote has been closed as "keep". This means that Simple English Wikiquote will not be closed and that the project will continue. -- RyanCross (talk) 06:47, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How the site works

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If you want to know more, read the version page.

Wikimania Scholarships

The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference. To apply, visit the Wikimania 2010 scholarships information page, click the secure link available there, and fill out the form to apply. For additional information, please visit the Scholarships information and FAQ pages:

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Volunteer Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation