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==Toki Pona Wikipedia==
[[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-tok.svg|thumb|120x120px|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.<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, an officiala '''Toki Pona Wikipedia''' was created under the domainat 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 this subdomain was debated.; Otherother 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}}".
 
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{{citation needed|reason=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>
 
In[[Tokiponists]] Marchhave 2022,occasionally speculated on whether a new Toki Pona Wikipedia waswill requested,be usingcreated theor independentmigrated from {{tp|lipuWikipesija}}. 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]] have occasionally speculated on whether a new Toki Pona Wikipedia will be created or migrated from {{tp|Wikipesija}}.
 
In March 2022, a new Toki Pona Wikipedia was requested, using the independent {{tp|lipu 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>
 
==History of articles about Toki Pona==
===English Wikipedia article===
On 8 April 2002, Chuck Smith created an article about Toki Pona onwith 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 hadat only aroundabout 30 thousand&nbsp;000 articles,<ref>[https://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm Wikipedia Statistics English]. Wikimedia. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref> (comparedChuck withSmith aroundcreated 6.7the millionarticle articles"Toki asPona oflanguage".<ref>Chuck NovemberSmith 2023(8 April 2002).<ref> [httpshttp://enforums.wikipediatokipona.org/wiki/Special:Statisticsviewtopic.php?t=13 Toki Pona - Wikipedia Statisticsarticle]. English''[[Toki WikipediaPona Forums]]''. Retrieved 19 November 2023.</ref>
 
====First and second deletion nominations====
From 3 to 21 January 2005, the Toki Pona article was first nominated 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>
 
On 30 May 2007, the article was renominated for deletion. By 6 June, consensus was 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> This decision was reviewed and overturned from 9 to 14 July due to finding new 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> the deleted article returned to {{wikt|mainspace}} on 25 July.
 
====First good article nomination and reassessment====
On 3 September 2008, the Toki Pona article was first nominated as a language and literature good article, albeit with a rather weak review compared to the guidelines,<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Good_article_criteria&oldid=228989565</ref> reading:<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.
</blockquote>
 
On 13 March 2010, another user requested reassessment, criticizing many unreferenced sections, inconsistent citation formatting, overreliance on primary sources and personal websites, and excessive detail. 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 good article status was delisted.
 
OnIn 30 May 20072005, the article was renominatedproposed for deletion but was kept.<ref>{{cite Byweb|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona|title=Wikipedia:Articles 6for June,deletion/Toki consensusPona|website=English wasWikipedia|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> toIn delete2007, theit article.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> Thisthen decisionreinstated waswith reviewed and overturned from 9 to 14 July due to finding newnewfound 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> the deleted article returned to {{wikt|mainspace}} on 25 July.
====Third and fourth deletion nominations====
From 5 to 13 February 2012, the article was renominated for deletion and kept again.<ref name=":0">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(3rd_nomination)</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>
In a fourth deletion nomination from 15 to 23 March 2013, the article was still kept.<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>
 
InTwo a fourthmore deletion nominationproposals fromfailed 15in to2012<ref 23name=":0">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Toki_Pona_(3rd_nomination)</ref> Marchand 2013, the article was still kept.<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>
====Increased viewership and second good article nomination====
On 23 March 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> after YouTube channel Langfocus published a [[Videos by non-Tokiponists|video on Toki Pona]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4y7tf3VJAM</ref>
 
On 23 MarchIn 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> afterfrom YouTube channel Langfocus published athe [[Videos by non-Tokiponists|Langfocus video on Toki Pona]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4y7tf3VJAM</ref>
A good article renomination started on 8 January 2019, and finally passed on 30 September.<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>
 
OnA 4good Octoberarticle renomination took most of 2019, factsto frompass.<ref thename=":16">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona</ref><ref Tokiname=":18">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toki_Pona/GA4</ref> PonaSelect articlefacts were nominatedthen filed for the {{w|main page}}'s "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> 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 appearedran 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 aanother typicalview 280&ndash;380 views)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>
<blockquote>
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===
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On 30 JanuaryIn 2020, the English Wikipedia's article on Toki Pona was translated onto Slovak Wikipedia and assigneddesignated 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>
 
==={{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 writingscript, systemwhich was movedpreviously tocovered thein maina namespacesection onof 4"Toki April 2024Pona", withwas {{tpwt|sitelen ponamainspace}} previously being covered in a sectiond on the4 articleApril about Toki Pona2024.
 
==Notes==