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Latest comment: 7 years ago by Sir Beluga in topic Complex intro

To suggest that paralysed people are not alive because they can neither move nor react to conditions is clearly a nonsense. I've taken it out. Similar goes for mules, but I'm going to have a think about it before I make more edits. This unsigned comment was added by X2qat se (talk  contribs) .

My mistake, didn't read the preceeding line - reverted back. But still not clear I think. This unsigned comment was added by X2qat se (talk  contribs) .


Basically, this page mostly sucks.

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It must be more clear and to the point.

Complex intro

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The opening sentence of the page uses several terms that those with limited knowledge of English are unlikely to be familiar with. Is there a way to explain the idea presented in that sentence in a simple manner? - Sir Beluga (talk) 18:33, 20 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

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I noticed this comment on another talk page and copied it here:

The simple:Life article begins with a list of qualities that living things possess, then immediately starts listing exceptions to the criteria provided, to narrow the definition. Using strawman arguments to construct a definition is not conceptually simple, even if the language of the text is restricted to simple english words. An adult trying to learn a second language might be comfortable with this kind of logical grammar, but I doubt it is appropriate for a user with learning disabilities. I would think that the mere fact that the simple english wikipedia is not sufficiently focused in its purpose will lead to articles being written with different intention. 66.69.246.143 (talk) 19:01, 4 January 2010 (UTC)