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==Toki Pona Wikipedia==
==Toki Pona Wikipedia==
[[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-tok.svg|thumb|120x120px|Proposed Toki Pona Wikipedia logo from 2022]]
On 31 March 2004, Lang asked on the Wikipedia-l mailing list how to add a Toki Pona language edition of Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-March/014972.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Adding a new language|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Sonja Lang|date=2004-03-31|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-September/017330.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Re: Gothic Wikipedia|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Andre Engels|date=2004-09-19|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> On 4 April, an official '''Toki Pona Wikipedia''' was created under the domain tp.wikipedia.org.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015010.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Brion Vibber|date=2003-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> The choice of this subdomain was debated. Other proposals included <code>art-toki-pona</code>, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015019.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Timwi|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikipedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/VFRKVVPE4BNOCANDFWY3ABOXNTWD42TU/|title=[Wikipedia-l] Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Karl Eichwalder|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> <code>art-tp</code>, <code>x-toki-pona</code>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015031.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Evan Prodromou|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> and <code>x-tp</code>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015024.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Ralesk Ne'vennoyx|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> There were disputes about the address and about the existence of this edition of Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/thread.html#start|title=April 2004 Archives by thread|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-May/thread.html|title=May 2004 Archives by thread|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>
On 31 March 2004, [[Sonja Lang]] asked on the Wikipedia-l mailing list how to add a Toki Pona language edition of Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-March/014972.html|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> Adding a new language|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Sonja Lang|date=2004-03-31|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-September/017330.html|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> Re: Gothic Wikipedia|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Andre Engels|date=2004-09-19|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> On 4 April, a '''Toki Pona Wikipedia''' was created at tp.wikipedia.org.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015010.html|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Brion Vibber|date=2003-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> The choice of subdomain was debated; other proposals included <code>art-toki-pona</code>, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015019.html|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Timwi|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikipedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/VFRKVVPE4BNOCANDFWY3ABOXNTWD42TU/|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Karl Eichwalder|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> <code>art-tp</code>, <code>x-toki-pona</code>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015031.html|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Evan Prodromou|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> and <code>x-tp</code>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/015024.html|title=<nowiki>[Wikipedia-l]</nowiki> Re: New wikipedias: tpi, tp, io|website=lists.wikimedia.org|author=Ralesk Ne'vennoyx|date=2004-04-04|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> There were disputes about the address and about the existence of this edition of Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-April/thread.html#start|title=April 2004 Archives by thread|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2004-May/thread.html|title=May 2004 Archives by thread|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>


The Toki Pona Wikipedia reached 100 articles on 28 May 2004;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_News/2004#May_2004|title=Wikimedia News/2004|website=Wikimedia}}</ref> the 100th article was "{{tok|Jan Juta}}".
The Toki Pona Wikipedia reached 100 articles on 28 May 2004;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_News/2004#May_2004|title=Wikimedia News/2004|website=Wikimedia}}</ref> the 100th article was "{{tok|Jan Juta}}".


On 16 November 2004, Wikipedia cofounder {{w|Jimbo Wales}} closed the Toki Pona Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_C#Closed_wikipedia(s)|title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_C § Closed_wikipedia(s)|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref><ref>http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=342</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122013238/http://tokipona.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/lipu_lawa|title={{tok|lipu lawa}}|website={{tok|lipu Wikipesija}}|access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Klingon_Wikipedia|title=History of the Klingon Wikipedia|website=Wikimedia}}</ref> It later{{citation needed|reason=when?|date=2024-03-11}} moved to {{w|Wikicities}} (later Wikia, Fandom) before being independently hosted as {{tp|[[lipu Wikipesija]]}}.
On 16 November 2004, Wikipedia cofounder {{w|Jimbo Wales}} closed the Toki Pona Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_C#Closed_wikipedia(s)|title=User talk:Jimbo Wales/Archive C {{sect}} Closed wikipedia(s)|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref><ref>http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=342</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122013238/http://tokipona.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/lipu_lawa|title={{tok|lipu lawa}}|website={{tok|lipu Wikipesija}}|access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Klingon_Wikipedia|title=History of the Klingon Wikipedia|website=Wikimedia}}</ref> It later{{when?|date=2024-03-11}} moved to {{w|Wikicities}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Later known as Wikia and Fandom</ref> before being independently hosted as {{tp|[[lipu Wikipesija]]}}. By 2010, "[a]fter being closed and its database locked some time ago, the Tokipona Wikipedia ha[d] been completely removed."<ref>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_News/2010#March_2010</ref><ref>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Deletion_of_Toki_Pona_Wikimedia_projects</ref>


[[Tokiponists]] have occasionally speculated on whether a new Toki Pona Wikipedia will be created or migrated from {{tp|Wikipesija}}. In 2022, one was requested using {{tp|Wikipesija}} as the required "test project". The request is still open but mostly supported as of March 2024.<ref>[[metawikimedia:Requests for new languages/Wikipedia Toki Pona 2]]. Retrieved 31 March 2024.</ref>
As of 21 March 2010, "[a]fter being closed and its database locked some time ago, the Tokipona Wikipedia ha[d] been completely removed."<ref>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_News/2010#March_2010</ref><ref>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Deletion_of_Toki_Pona_Wikimedia_projects</ref>

[[Tokiponists]] occasionally speculate on whether a new Toki Pona Wikipedia will be created or migrated from {{tp|Wikipesija}}.


==History of articles about Toki Pona==
==History of articles about Toki Pona==
===English Wikipedia article===
===English Wikipedia article===
On 8 April 2002, Chuck Smith created an article about Toki Pona on the {{w|English Wikipedia}}, titled "Toki Pona language".<ref>Chuck Smith (8 April 2002). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?t=13 Toki Pona - Wikipedia article]. ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref> At this time, the English Wikipedia had only around 30 thousand articles<ref>[https://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm Wikipedia Statistics English]. Wikimedia. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref> (compared with around 6.7 million articles as of November 2023).<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Statistics]. English Wikipedia. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref>
On 8 April 2002, with the English Wikipedia at only about 30&nbsp;000 articles,<ref>[https://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm Wikipedia Statistics English]. Wikimedia. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref> Chuck Smith created the article "Toki Pona language".<ref>Chuck Smith (8 April 2002). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?t=13 Toki Pona - Wikipedia article]. ''[[Toki Pona Forums]]''. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref>


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In 2005, the article was proposed for deletion but was kept.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona|title=Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toki Pona|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> In 2007, it was deleted,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(2nd_nomination)|title=Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toki Pona (2nd nomination)|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> then reinstated with newfound sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_July_9|title=Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 July 9|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>
====First and second deletion nominations====
On 3 January 2005, the Toki Pona article was nominated for deletion for the first time. Discussion ended on 21 January, and consensus was to keep the article.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona|title=Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toki Pona|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>


In 2008, "Toki Pona" became a {{w|Project:Good articles/Language and literature|language and literature good article}}, albeit through a vague review.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA1</ref> In 2010, it was delisted due to unreferenced sections, inconsistent citation formatting, overreliance on primary sources and [[personal website]]s, and excess detail. The reassessment's only reply agreed, "As a major writer of the article, &hellip; it doesn't feel particularly {{abbr|GA|good article}} to me. More fun than encyclopedic."<ref name=":12">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA2</ref>
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On 30 May 2007, the article was nominated for deletion for the second time. Discussion ended on 6 June, with consensus being to delete the article.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(2nd_nomination)|title=Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toki Pona (2nd nomination)|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> However, on 9 July, this decision was discussed in a deletion review. On 14 July, the deletion was overturned "in light of new information" discussed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_July_9|title=Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 July 9|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> On 25 July, the deleted article moved back to mainspace.


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Two more deletion proposals failed in 2012<ref name=":0">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(3rd_nomination)</ref> and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(4th_nomination)|title=Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toki Pona (4th nomination)|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref><ref name="wikipedia-deletion-forums">{{cite web|url=http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2203|title=toki pona article on wikipedia up for deletion|website=[[Toki Pona Forums]]|name={{tok|jan Mato}}|username=janMato|date=2013-03-16|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>
====First good article nomination and reassessment====
On 3 September 2008, the Toki Pona article on Wikipedia was nominated for a Language and literature good article for the first time. The review seems to be quite a weak one, considering Wikipedia's reviewing guidelines are already in existence.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Good_article_criteria&oldid=228989565</ref> The review simply reads:<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA1</ref>
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I believe that this article is worthy of Good Article status. It's [''{{w|sic}}''] prose is excellent, and goes into depth about its subject. Certain sections of the article could be expanded slightly, but it has done enough to recieve [''sic''] good article status.
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In 2018, the article peaked in viewership<ref>https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2018-02-24&end=2018-04-24&pages=Toki_Pona Before the video usually about 200 people visited the page every day. On the day of the publication it is 650, the next day the number reaches as high as 1819, and the two following days, 997 and 633, respectively.</ref> from the [[Videos by non-Tokiponists|Langfocus video on Toki Pona]].
On 13 March 2010, it was requested to check whether the good article (GA) status of the Toki Pona article needed reassessment. The reviewer criticized many unreferenced sections, inconsistent citation formatting, overreliance on primary sources and personal websites, and excessive detail. The assessment was placed on hold to give contributors a chance to improve the article. The only reply was by a self-described major contributor to the article, who said "it doesn't feel particularly GA to me. More fun than encyclopedic".<ref name=":12">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA2</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sonjaaa&oldid=371038617#GA_reassessment_of_Toki_Pona</ref> On 20 March, the article was delisted from "Language and literature good articles".<ref name=":12" />


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A good article renomination took most of 2019 to pass.<ref name=":16">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona</ref><ref name=":18">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA4</ref> Select facts were then filed for the {{w|main page}}'s "Did you know" column.<ref name=":19">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Toki_Pona</ref> A fact about the [[number of words]] (as recognized [[Post-pu era|pre-{{tp|ku}}]]) ran on 4 November,<ref name=":16" /><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions#5_November_2019</ref> to another view spike.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Statistics#November_2019</ref><ref>https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2019-10-20&end=2019-11-05&pages=Toki_Pona (over 9,000 views, compared to a typical 280&ndash;380 views)</ref>
====Third and fourth deletion nominations====
On 5 February 2012, the article on Wikipedia was nominated for deletion for the third time.<ref name=":0">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(3rd_nomination)</ref> Discussion ended on 13 February, and consensus was to keep the article.<ref name=":0" />

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On 15 March 2013, the Toki Pona article on Wikipedia was nominated for deletion for the fourth time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(4th_nomination)|title=Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toki Pona (4th nomination)|website=English Wikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref><ref name="wikipedia-deletion-forums">{{cite web|url=http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2203|title=toki pona article on wikipedia up for deletion|website=Toki Pona Forums|name={{tok|jan Mato}}|username=janMato|date=2013-03-16|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> Discussion ended on 23 March; consensus was to keep the article.

====Increased viewership and second good article nomination====
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On 23 March 2018, the article reached a peak in viewership<ref>https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2018-02-24&end=2018-04-24&pages=Toki_Pona Before the video usually about 200 people visited the page every day. On the day of the publication it is 650, the next day the number reaches as high as 1819, and the two following days, 997 and 633, respectively.</ref> after the YouTube channel Langfocus published a video on Toki Pona.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4y7tf3VJAM</ref>

On 8 January 2019, the article on Wikipedia was nominated as a language and literature good article for the second time.<ref name=":16">https://tinyurl.com/y2qy24pk</ref> The nomination process continued throughout most of the year. As of 3 September, the reviewer of the good article nomination was not responding,<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA3</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:IJzeren_Jan#Talk:Toki_Pona/GA3</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations&diff=908513028&oldid=908492735</ref> so another reviewer took his place.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations&diff=913905283&oldid=9138964</ref> Later on 30 September, the page passed good article criteria, becoming a language and literature good article.<ref name=":16" /><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Toki_Pona&diff=918875037&oldid=913905169</ref><ref name=":18">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA4</ref> After this, the former reviewer appeared with additional comments.<ref name=":18" />

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On 4 October 2019, some facts from the Toki Pona article on Wikipedia were nominated to appear in the "Did you know …" column on the Wikipedia main page.<ref name=":19">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Toki_Pona</ref> As of 13 October, an editor had indicated willingness to review the nomination.<ref name=":19" /><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Toki_Pona&diff=921067761&oldid=919691978</ref> A fact about the [[number of words]] (as recognized [[Post-pu era|pre-{{tp|ku}}]]) was approved on 28 October<ref name=":19" /><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Toki_Pona&diff=923370531&oldid=923282973</ref> and later appeared on 4 November,<ref name=":16" /><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions#5_November_2019</ref> generating over 9,000 views (compared to about 280–380 views on a regular day).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Statistics#November_2019</ref><ref>https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2019-10-20&end=2019-11-05&pages=Toki_Pona</ref>
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Did you know ... that Toki Pona, a constructed language devised in 2001, uses only around 120 to 125 root words?
Did you know ... that Toki Pona, a constructed language devised in 2001, uses only around 120 to 125 root words?
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===Articles on other Wikipedias===
===Articles on other Wikipedias===
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On 30 January 2020, the English Wikipedia article on Toki Pona was translated onto Slovak Wikipedia and assigned a good article status there.<ref>https://sk.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toki_pona&diff=6975108&oldid=6394863</ref><ref>https://sk.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikip%C3%A9dia:Zoznam_dobr%C3%BDch_%C4%8Dl%C3%A1nkov&diff=6975154&oldid=6876304</ref><ref>https://sk.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toki_pona&diff=6975264&oldid=6975190</ref>
In 2020, the English Wikipedia's article was translated onto Slovak Wikipedia and designated a good article there.<ref>https://sk.wikipedia.org/?diff=6975108</ref><ref>https://sk.wikipedia.org/?diff=6975154</ref><ref>https://sk.wikipedia.org/?diff=6975264</ref>

==={{tp|sitelen pona}} article===
Articles on {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} had existed on the Spanish and Hebrew Wikipedias since 2021. An English Wikipedia article for the script, which was previously covered in a section of "Toki Pona", was {{wt|mainspace}}d on 4 April 2024.

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==

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Wikipedia is a free-content, open-collaboration online encyclopedia hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. The original edition is the English Wikipedia, with hundreds of other language editions available. Wikipedia's coverage of Toki Pona has varied over the language's history.

Toki Pona Wikipedia[edit | edit source]

Proposed Toki Pona Wikipedia logo from 2022

On 31 March 2004, Sonja Lang asked on the Wikipedia-l mailing list how to add a Toki Pona language edition of Wikipedia.[1][2] On 4 April, a Toki Pona Wikipedia was created at tp.wikipedia.org.[3] The choice of subdomain was debated; other proposals included art-toki-pona, [4][5] art-tp, x-toki-pona,[6] and x-tp.[7] There were disputes about the address and about the existence of this edition of Wikipedia.[8][9]

The Toki Pona Wikipedia reached 100 articles on 28 May 2004;[10] the 100th article was "Jan Juta".

On 16 November 2004, Wikipedia cofounder Jimbo Wales closed the Toki Pona Wikipedia.[11][12][13][14] It later[when?] moved to Wikicities[a] before being independently hosted as lipu Wikipesija. By 2010, "[a]fter being closed and its database locked some time ago, the Tokipona Wikipedia ha[d] been completely removed."[15][16]

Tokiponists have occasionally speculated on whether a new Toki Pona Wikipedia will be created or migrated from Wikipesija. In 2022, one was requested using Wikipesija as the required "test project". The request is still open but mostly supported as of March 2024.[17]

History of articles about Toki Pona[edit | edit source]

English Wikipedia article[edit | edit source]

On 8 April 2002, with the English Wikipedia at only about 30 000 articles,[18] Chuck Smith created the article "Toki Pona language".[19]

In 2005, the article was proposed for deletion but was kept.[20] In 2007, it was deleted,[21] then reinstated with newfound sources.[22]

In 2008, "Toki Pona" became a language and literature good article, albeit through a vague review.[23] In 2010, it was delisted due to unreferenced sections, inconsistent citation formatting, overreliance on primary sources and personal websites, and excess detail. The reassessment's only reply agreed, "As a major writer of the article, … it doesn't feel particularly GA to me. More fun than encyclopedic."[24]

Two more deletion proposals failed in 2012[25] and 2013.[26][27]

In 2018, the article peaked in viewership[28] from the Langfocus video on Toki Pona.

A good article renomination took most of 2019 to pass.[29][30] Select facts were then filed for the main page's "Did you know" column.[31] A fact about the number of words (as recognized pre-ku) ran on 4 November,[29][32] to another view spike.[33][34]

Did you know ... that Toki Pona, a constructed language devised in 2001, uses only around 120 to 125 root words?

Articles on other Wikipedias[edit | edit source]

Under construction This section needs work. If you know about this topic, you can help us by editing it. (See all)

In 2020, the English Wikipedia's article was translated onto Slovak Wikipedia and designated a good article there.[35][36][37]

sitelen pona article[edit | edit source]

Articles on sitelen pona had existed on the Spanish and Hebrew Wikipedias since 2021. An English Wikipedia article for the script, which was previously covered in a section of "Toki Pona", was mainspaced on 4 April 2024.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Later known as Wikia and Fandom

References[edit | edit source]

English Wikipedia has an article on
Wikipedia.
  1. ↑ Sonja Lang. (31 March 2004). "[Wikipedia-l] Adding a new language". lists.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Andre Engels. (19 September 2004). "[Wikipedia-l] Re: Gothic Wikipedia". lists.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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  24. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA2
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  28. ↑ https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2018-02-24&end=2018-04-24&pages=Toki_Pona Before the video usually about 200 people visited the page every day. On the day of the publication it is 650, the next day the number reaches as high as 1819, and the two following days, 997 and 633, respectively.
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  30. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA4
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  35. ↑ https://sk.wikipedia.org/?diff=6975108
  36. ↑ https://sk.wikipedia.org/?diff=6975154
  37. ↑ https://sk.wikipedia.org/?diff=6975264
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